Databases & StorageMCP RegistrymcpbB · 73

Zeno MCP server

Name: Zeno
Author: zenofirm.com

com.zenofirm · Updated today

Review-gated bookkeeping in QuickBooks Desktop on Windows: reports, SQL, batches, reversal.

At a glance

Zeno is an MCP server in the Databases & Storage category. It runs locally over stdio via `npx -y https://github.com/Zeno-Services/zeno-quickbooks-desktop/releases/download/v1.22.1/zeno-quickbooks-desktop-1.22.1.mcpb`, and needs QBMCP_License__Key. It scores B (73/100) on the MCP Skills Hub health score as of Oct 28, 2026.

Source 1

One-click install

VS Code VS Code Insiders Cursor

Opens your editor and pre-fills the config. Your editor will ask before adding it.

How to install Zeno in your AI client

Setup for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, Codex, Windsurf, Cline and VS Code — copy-paste ready.

How to install Zeno in Claude CodeAnthropic's agentic CLI

Add the server

bash

claude mcp add quickbooks-desktop -e 'QBMCP_License__Key=<QBMCP_LICENSE__KEY>' -- npx -y https://github.com/Zeno-Services/zeno-quickbooks-desktop/releases/download/v1.22.1/zeno-quickbooks-desktop-1.22.1.mcpb

Fill in your credentials
Replace <QBMCP_LICENSE__KEY> with your real value. Keep secrets out of any config file you commit.
3
Verify it's connected
bash
```
claude mcp list
```
Sharing it with your team?
Add `--scope project` to write it to .mcp.json in the repository root, which you can commit (with the secrets left as environment variables).
Use it in a session
Ask Claude to use the tools this server exposes. It discovers them automatically.

How to install Zeno in Claude DesktopDesktop app (MCP config)

Open your MCP config
macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json · Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

Add this server

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "quickbooks-desktop": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "https://github.com/Zeno-Services/zeno-quickbooks-desktop/releases/download/v1.22.1/zeno-quickbooks-desktop-1.22.1.mcpb"
      ],
      "env": {
        "QBMCP_License__Key": "<QBMCP_LICENSE__KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Fill in your credentials
Replace <QBMCP_LICENSE__KEY> with your real value. Keep secrets out of any config file you commit.
Restart Claude Desktop
The tools appear under the 🔌 menu once the app reloads.

How to install Zeno in CursorAI-first code editor

Create / edit .cursor/mcp.json in your project

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "quickbooks-desktop": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "https://github.com/Zeno-Services/zeno-quickbooks-desktop/releases/download/v1.22.1/zeno-quickbooks-desktop-1.22.1.mcpb"
      ],
      "env": {
        "QBMCP_License__Key": "<QBMCP_LICENSE__KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Fill in your credentials
Replace <QBMCP_LICENSE__KEY> with your real value. Keep secrets out of any config file you commit.
Enable it
Cursor Settings → MCP → toggle the server on. Tools become available to the Composer/Agent.

How to install Zeno in Codex CLIOpenAI coding agent

Add to ~/.codex/config.toml

toml

[mcp_servers.quickbooks-desktop]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "https://github.com/Zeno-Services/zeno-quickbooks-desktop/releases/download/v1.22.1/zeno-quickbooks-desktop-1.22.1.mcpb"]
env = { QBMCP_License__Key = "<QBMCP_LICENSE__KEY>" }

Fill in your credentials
Replace <QBMCP_LICENSE__KEY> with your real value. Keep secrets out of any config file you commit.
Run Codex
Codex loads MCP servers from config.toml on startup and exposes their tools to the agent.

How to install Zeno in WindsurfCodeium's agentic IDE

Edit ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "quickbooks-desktop": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "https://github.com/Zeno-Services/zeno-quickbooks-desktop/releases/download/v1.22.1/zeno-quickbooks-desktop-1.22.1.mcpb"
      ],
      "env": {
        "QBMCP_License__Key": "<QBMCP_LICENSE__KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Fill in your credentials
Replace <QBMCP_LICENSE__KEY> with your real value. Keep secrets out of any config file you commit.
Reload
Windsurf → Cascade → refresh MCP servers. Cascade can now call the tools.

How to install Zeno in ClineVS Code autonomous agent

Open Cline → MCP Servers → Configure
Adds to cline_mcp_settings.json.

Add the server

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "quickbooks-desktop": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "https://github.com/Zeno-Services/zeno-quickbooks-desktop/releases/download/v1.22.1/zeno-quickbooks-desktop-1.22.1.mcpb"
      ],
      "env": {
        "QBMCP_License__Key": "<QBMCP_LICENSE__KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Fill in your credentials
Replace <QBMCP_LICENSE__KEY> with your real value. Keep secrets out of any config file you commit.

How to install Zeno in VS CodeCopilot / MCP support

Create .vscode/mcp.json

json

{
  "servers": {
    "quickbooks-desktop": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "https://github.com/Zeno-Services/zeno-quickbooks-desktop/releases/download/v1.22.1/zeno-quickbooks-desktop-1.22.1.mcpb"
      ],
      "env": {
        "QBMCP_License__Key": "<QBMCP_LICENSE__KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Fill in your credentials
Replace <QBMCP_LICENSE__KEY> with your real value. Keep secrets out of any config file you commit.
Start it
VS Code shows a ▶ Start action above the server entry. Agent mode (Copilot Chat) can then use the tools.

What does Zeno need from you?

API key — Licence key from your Zeno order. Optional: without one Zeno runs as an evaluation.

QBMCP_License__KeyoptionalsecretEnvironment variable
Licence key from your Zeno order. Optional: without one Zeno runs as an evaluation.
QBMCP_ReadOnlyoptionalEnvironment variable
Set to true to refuse every write to the company file. Reports, questions and plans still work.

Pass secrets through your shell environment rather than committing them into a config file.

What tools does Zeno expose?

This server runs as a local package. We only query remote servers for their tool list — asking this one would mean executing it, so its tools are listed in the documentation below.

What the code can do

The published package could not be downloaded or read for analysis.

Before you install

Signals gathered from the source repo and package registry — not a safety verdict.

What it can reach

Runs code on your machine — Executes as a local process with your user's permissions, including filesystem access.
Downloads at launch — The package is fetched from its registry each run unless you pin a version.

Last commit today — Actively maintained.
Repository created 28 days ago — Very new project with little track record yet.
1 GitHub stars — Very little community usage so far.

Client compatibility

Claude Code: NativeClaude Desktop: NativeCursor: NativeCodex CLI: NativeWindsurf: NativeCline: NativeVS Code: Native

Health score

B · 73

Maintenance, adoption, transparency and packaging — not a safety audit. How this is calculated

Maintenance30%100%
Last commit 0 days ago.
Adoption20%9%
1 stars.
Transparency20%75%
3/4: ✓ public source repo, ✓ declared license, ✓ documentation, ✗ discoverable tool list.
Provenance15%75%
Links to its own repository; package linkage unverified.
Packaging15%100%
Publishes a pinned version (1.22.1).

Documentation

Full README

Zeno

Bookkeeping in QuickBooks Desktop with a person's review before anything posts. This plugin teaches Claude, Codex and the ChatGPT desktop app how to work a QuickBooks Desktop company file through Zeno: set up and register company files, answer questions from the books, prepare batches of bills, checks, journal entries, invoices and payments for a person to approve, correct work that is already posted, and leave a record the next session can pick up.

What you need

A Windows PC with QuickBooks Desktop (Pro, Premier, Accountant or

Enterprise) installed and the company file open.

Zeno, installed on that same PC from

zenofirm.com/quickbooks-desktop. The installer provides the qb_* tools and connects them to Claude, the ChatGPT desktop app and Codex. Quit and reopen your chat client after it runs.

Without the installed program these skills have no tools to call and will say so. The company file is read on the workstation and is never uploaded.

Skills

| Skill | Use it to | | --- | --- | | zeno-qb-setup | Connect company files, check licence and read-only status, get past the first QuickBooks authorization. | | zeno-qb-analysis | Answer questions: statements from QuickBooks' own reports, anything else from a local SQL copy. | | zeno-qb-batch | Prepare, review, apply and reverse batches. Nothing posts until a person approves. | | zeno-qb-corrections | Fix, void, delete or merge what is already in the books, smallest change first. | | zeno-qb-continuity | Resume pending work, follow playbooks, and record rules, knowledge and the work log. |

Try: "Set up Zeno with my QuickBooks company files", "What did we spend on fuel last quarter?", or "Show me the batches waiting for review."

What this plugin runs and sends

This plugin is instructions only. It contains no programs, hooks or MCP server declarations, runs nothing on install, and sends nothing anywhere.

The tools it describes come from the separately installed Zeno program, which runs on the workstation and talks to QuickBooks through Intuit's QuickBooks Desktop SDK. That program keeps its journal and local copy of the books on the same PC. It makes network calls only for these purposes: one anonymous check for a newer release at zenofirm.com, and, if the workstation is linked to a Zeno account for the bank feed add-on, the exchange with api.zenofirm.com that carries bank transactions to it. The licence check is offline. See the privacy policy and what it cannot do.

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