Receipts, mileage and expenses that turn into invoice lines. It logs an expense with its own currency and VAT split, records the receipt by path and sha256, and emits invoice lines that are not taxed twice.
Put expense_add and expense_summary in autoApprove and keep expense_mark_rebilled out, because it writes an invoice number onto receipts and clearing it is a separate call with its own flag.
| You say | Tool |
|---|---|
| I paid 61.50 EUR at Media Markt for a USB hub, Acme project, billable. | expense_add |
| What did I spend this month, by category? | expense_summary |
| Give me the invoice lines to rebill Acme this month with 10% markup. | expense_to_invoice |
The EUR 61.50 receipt above stored as amount_minor 6150, vat_rate 23, and rebilled at a net unit_price of 50.00, so the invoice did not tax it twice.
The file is mcp.json, and the key inside it is mcpServers.
| Scope | Path |
|---|---|
| Cline CLI | ~/.cline/mcp.json |
| The editor extension | opened from the Cline panel, not by path; the documentation deliberately calls it the MCP settings JSON used by the extension |
{
"mcpServers": {
"expense-tracker": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@theluckystrike/mcp-expense-tracker"],
"disabled": false,
"autoApprove": []
}
}
}No full-app restart. The MCP settings actions include restarting an unresponsive server if its tools do not appear.
The npm publish of @theluckystrike/mcp-expense-tracker is pending; until then use the .mcpb bundle or a clone and build from the latest release.
The same server runs at https://mcp.zovo.one/mcp/expense-tracker over MCP streamable HTTP, no install. Mint a free token with curl https://mcp.zovo.one/mcp/token, or use a Pro key. It has no filesystem, so a file comes back as a one-hour download link.
Write the transport in. Omitting type falls back to the legacy sse transport, which will not talk to this endpoint:
{
"mcpServers": {
"expense-tracker": {
"type": "streamableHttp",
"url": "https://mcp.zovo.one/mcp/expense-tracker",
"headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer <token>" }
}
}
}Cline is the one client here with an unsafe transport default. `type` selects it, and omitting `type` falls back to the legacy sse transport, so a streamable HTTP endpoint needs it written in or you will debug a server that is fine. Local entries carry "disabled" and an "autoApprove" array.
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The CLI reads ~/.cline/mcp.json. For the extension, do not hunt for a path: MCP Servers icon, Configure tab, Configure MCP Servers. cline mcp opens a wizard, and cline config mcp --json is the non-interactive form.
Set the transport explicitly. Omitting type falls back to the legacy sse transport, so streamable HTTP needs "type": "streamableHttp" written in. It is the one default here that sends you debugging a server that works.
Approve the read-only ones and leave the writing ones behind a click: each entry carries an autoApprove array and a disabled flag.
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