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What is the Aden MCP Server?

The Aden MCP Server exposes Aden’s General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and financial reporting APIs to AI agents like Claude through the Model Context Protocol (MCP). This enables AI assistants to:
  • Create and manage journal entries
  • Process bills and invoices
  • Generate financial reports
  • Execute approval workflows
  • Manage chart of accounts and accounting periods

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Features

82 Financial Tools

Comprehensive toolset covering all financial operations

Multi-Level Approvals

Full support for approval workflows with L1/L2 approvals

Multiple Transports

stdio for Claude Desktop, HTTP/SSE for web clients

Audit Trail

Complete audit logging with idempotency keys

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Tool Categories

CategoryToolsDescription
Reports10Trial Balance, Income Statement, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow, GL Report, Account Activity, Aged Receivables/Payables, Budget vs Actual, Custom Reports
Journal Entries16Full CRUD + multi-level approval workflow
Bills (AP)18Full CRUD + approval workflow + payments
Invoices (AR)19Full CRUD + approval workflow + payments + email
Accounting Periods10Period management, close/reopen, sub-ledger locks
Chart of Accounts9Account management, hierarchy, balances

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Approval Workflow

The MCP server supports Aden’s multi-level approval workflow: 
Draft → Submit → Approve L1 → Approve L2 → Post
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     Reject / Request Change / Hold
All workflow actions include:
  • Idempotency keys for safe retries
  • Full audit trail for compliance
  • Hold/Unhold actions for temporary pauses

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Tool Naming Convention

All tools follow the pattern: finance_{domain}_{action} Examples:
  • finance_journal_entry_create
  • finance_bill_approve_l1
  • finance_report_trial_balance
  • finance_period_close

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Next Steps

Installation

Set up the MCP server

Configuration

Configure authentication and transport

Tools Reference

Browse available tools