Ledger CLI MCP Server
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
No arguments | |||
Instructions
Guidance the server publishes about itself, which clients place ahead of the tool catalog so the model reads it before choosing anything.
This server publishes no instructions, or was last inspected before Glama recorded them.
Capabilities
Server capabilities have not been inspected yet.
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| ledger_balanceD | Show account balances |
| ledger_registerD | Show transaction register |
| ledger_accountsC | List all accounts |
| ledger_payeesC | List all payees |
| ledger_commoditiesC | List all commodities |
| ledger_printC | Print transactions in ledger format |
| ledger_statsC | Show statistics about the ledger file |
| ledger_budgetD | Show budget report |
| ledger_raw_commandD | Run a raw ledger command |
Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No prompts | |
Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| ledger://file |
TDQS
Scored across 9 tools
Every tool has a clearly distinct purpose with no ambiguity. Each targets a specific aspect of ledger functionality (e.g., accounts, balances, budget, commodities, payees, printing, raw commands, register, stats), and their descriptions make it easy to differentiate between them.
All tool names follow a consistent 'ledger_' prefix with a descriptive noun or noun phrase (e.g., ledger_accounts, ledger_balance). This predictable pattern enhances readability and makes the tool set easy to navigate.
With 9 tools, the count is well-scoped for a ledger CLI server. Each tool serves a distinct and useful function in managing financial data, and there are no redundant or unnecessary tools, making the set appropriately sized for its domain.
The tool set provides comprehensive coverage for querying and reporting on ledger data, including accounts, balances, transactions, and statistics. A minor gap is the lack of tools for creating or modifying ledger entries (e.g., add_transaction), but agents can work around this using ledger_raw_command for such operations.