Accounting Ops Bot
Tools that let you do multi-instance accounting.
If you only deal with one set of accounts, use the Xero MCP. If you work with multiple clients or multiple entities every day, use accountingops.
Ditto for Intuit's QuickBooks MCP and a community-built Deputy MCP: if you only deal with one set of accounts at a time, use that. If you need multiple, use accountingops.
Integrations
Free
Xero have a well-thought out AI integration strategy. Local OAuth authentication means there is no hosted subscription requirement.
Included in Pro
Supported accounting workflows through the hosted authentication broker.
Included in Pro
Workforce information can move into the same repeatable accounting workflows.
Some QuickBooks banking and bank-feed operations depend on the API surfaces Intuit exposes for a given company. One Pro subscription covers unlimited supported QuickBooks and Deputy connections.
The toolkit can use context and carry supported multi-step operations through from request to result.
“Please invoice Acme Corp again for the usual amount, but add an extra $50 charge for freight.”
“Did we record the depreciation for the car?”
“Show me all unpaid invoices from November.”
“Create an invoice for XYZ Company for $2,500 for consulting services.”
“What’s the current balance for our main operating account?”
“Get timesheets for last week and summarise total hours.”
Interfaces
Conversational accounting through the packaged QuickBooks, Xero, and Deputy skills.
The acct interface supports scripting, automation, and direct queries.
Cross-platform Qt applications provide direct access without a conversational layer.
Client libraries support custom integrations and purpose-built accounting tools.
# Connect to QuickBooks
acct connect --profile "My Company" qbo
# Query customers
acct query customers --profile "My Company" --where "DisplayName LIKE '%Acme%'"
# Create an invoice
acct create-invoice --profile "My Company" --customer 123 --amount 500 --description "Consulting"
# Find unpaid invoices
acct query invoices --profile "My Company" --where "Balance > 0"
Local authentication
$0
Xero doesn't need a subscription. Just use it.
Hosted access
$12 AUD/month
For QuickBooks and Deputy, the hosted broker completes OAuth sign-in and refreshes tokens because those providers require a server-held client secret. The toolkit keeps the returned credentials on your device.
Designed for real operations
We don't see your accounting operations, we only sort out authentication.
No concerns about us using your data for naughty stuff -- we don't ever see it.
Installation
macOS
Download the current installer package for Intel or Apple Silicon.
Browse macOS packagesWindows
Install the MSIX package through Windows App Installer.
Download the MSIXLinux
echo "deb https://packages.industrial-linguistics.com/accounting-ops/apt/ stable main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/accounting-ops.list
sudo apt update
sudo apt install accounting-ops
Check the command-line tool, then run either first-time setup interface.
acct --version
first_run_gui_tool
first_run_cli_tool
Getting started
Open the setup wizard or use the command-line setup tool.
Start with Xero, QuickBooks Online, or Deputy.
For QuickBooks or Deputy, subscribe and register the API key.
Use the skills, desktop tools, or CLI to carry out the operation.
Use your AI platform's automation capability to have it start work before you get into the office and do processing late into the night.
Install the toolkit, connect Xero for free, or start a trial for hosted QuickBooks and Deputy access.