Odoo 19 MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides tools to interact with Odoo 19's External JSON-2 API. This server enables Claude and other MCP clients to perform CRUD operations and queries on Odoo databases.

Features

• Multi-Company Support: Manage multiple Odoo instances/companies from a single MCP server

• Full CRUD Operations: Create, read, update, and delete records

• Advanced Search: Search with complex domain filters

• Batch Operations: Perform operations on multiple records

• Image Processing: Built-in support for processing images with Pillow (resize, format conversion)

• Robust Error Handling: Automatic retry with exponential backoff for transient failures

• Connection Pooling: Efficient HTTP connection reuse for better performance

• Configurable Timeouts: Prevent hanging on slow/unresponsive servers

• Type-Safe: Proper input validation and error handling

• Docker Support: Multi-stage builds with optimized image size and security

• Production Ready: Non-root user, health checks, and comprehensive logging

Available Tools

1. odoo_list_companies

List all available company configurations.

Parameters: None

Returns: List of configured company names

2. odoo_search_read

Search and read records from an Odoo model.

Parameters:

• company (required): The company configuration name (from .env sections)

• model (required): The Odoo model name (e.g., res.partner, account.move)

• domain (optional): Search criteria as a list (e.g., [["name", "=", "John"]])

• fields (optional): List of field names to retrieve

• limit (optional): Maximum number of records

• offset (optional): Number of records to skip

• order (optional): Sorting order (e.g., "name asc")

3. odoo_create

Create a new record in an Odoo model.

Parameters:

• company (required): The company configuration name

• model (required): The Odoo model name

• values (required): Dictionary of field values

4. odoo_write

Update existing records.

Parameters:

• company (required): The company configuration name

• model (required): The Odoo model name

• ids (required): List of record IDs to update

• values (required): Dictionary of field values to update

5. odoo_unlink

Delete records from an Odoo model.

Parameters:

• company (required): The company configuration name

• model (required): The Odoo model name

• ids (required): List of record IDs to delete

6. odoo_search

Search for record IDs without reading full records.

Parameters:

• company (required): The company configuration name

• model (required): The Odoo model name

• domain (optional): Search criteria

• limit, offset, order (optional): Same as search_read

7. odoo_read

Read specific records by their IDs.

Parameters:

• company (required): The company configuration name

• model (required): The Odoo model name

• ids (required): List of record IDs

• fields (optional): List of field names to retrieve

8. odoo_search_count

Count records matching search criteria.

Parameters:

• company (required): The company configuration name

• model (required): The Odoo model name

• domain (optional): Search criteria

Prerequisites

• Python 3.10 or higher (for local development)

• Docker and Docker Compose (for containerized deployment)

• Odoo 19 instance with External API enabled

• Odoo API key (see Configuration section)

Configuration

Getting an Odoo API Key

1. Log in to your Odoo instance

2. Go to Settings → Users & Companies → Users

3. Select your user

4. Go to the Preferences tab

5. In the API Keys section, click New API Key

6. Give it a description and click Generate

7. Copy the generated API key (it will only be shown once)

Multi-Company Configuration

The server supports managing multiple Odoo instances/companies through a single MCP server instance. Each company is configured in the .env file using INI-style sections.

Create a .env file in the project root:

cp .env.example .env

Edit .env with your company configurations:

# Company 1
[company1]
ODOO_URL=http://localhost:8069
ODOO_DATABASE=database_name
ODOO_API_KEY=your_api_key_here
COMPANY_ID=1  # Optional, defaults to 1

# Company 2 - same database, different company
[company2]
ODOO_URL=http://localhost:8069
ODOO_DATABASE=database_name
ODOO_API_KEY=another_api_key
COMPANY_ID=2

# Company 3 - different database
[production]
ODOO_URL=https://instance.odoo.com
ODOO_DATABASE=production_db
ODOO_API_KEY=production_key
COMPANY_ID=1

Key Points:

• Each [section_name] defines a company configuration

• The section name is used as the company parameter in tool calls

• Multiple companies can connect to the same Odoo instance/database with different API keys

• COMPANY_ID is optional and defaults to 1 if not specified

Advanced Configuration

You can configure request behavior using environment variables:

[company1]
ODOO_URL=http://localhost:8069
ODOO_DATABASE=database_name
ODOO_API_KEY=your_api_key_here
COMPANY_ID=1

# Optional: Override global settings per company
ODOO_REQUEST_TIMEOUT=30  # Request timeout in seconds (default: 30)
ODOO_MAX_RETRIES=3       # Maximum retry attempts (default: 3)

Or set global defaults in your environment/docker-compose:

# docker-compose.yml
environment:
  - ODOO_REQUEST_TIMEOUT=60    # Longer timeout for slow networks
  - ODOO_MAX_RETRIES=5         # More retries for unreliable connections

Performance Tuning:

• Lower ODOO_REQUEST_TIMEOUT for faster failure detection on bad connections

• Increase ODOO_MAX_RETRIES for unreliable networks (max recommended: 5)

• Retry uses exponential backoff: waits 1s, 2s, 4s between attempts

Installation & Usage

Option 1: Docker (Recommended)

1. Build and run with Docker Compose:

docker-compose up -d

2. View logs:

docker-compose logs -f

3. Stop the server:

docker-compose down

Option 2: Local Development

1. Create a virtual environment:

python -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate  # On Windows: venv\Scripts\activate

2. Install dependencies:

pip install -r requirements.txt

3. Run the server:

python src/odoo_mcp_server.py

Using with Claude Desktop

Quick Setup (Recommended)

Run the automated setup script:

./setup-claude-desktop.sh

This script will:

1. Build the Docker image

2. Verify Docker is running

3. Show you the exact configuration to add to Claude Desktop

Manual Setup

For detailed instructions, including troubleshooting and advanced configurations, see CLAUDE_DESKTOP_SETUP.md.

Configuration file location:

• macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

• Windows: %APPDATA%/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

• Linux: ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

Docker Setup (Recommended):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "odoo": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "--rm",
        "-i",
        "--env-file",
        "/absolute/path/to/claude-odoo-api/.env",
        "odoo-mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Local Python Setup:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "odoo": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": [
        "/absolute/path/to/claude-odoo-api/src/odoo_mcp_server.py"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ODOO_CONFIG_FILE": "/absolute/path/to/claude-odoo-api/.env"
      }
    }
  }
}

Important Notes:

• Replace paths with your actual absolute paths

• If your Odoo is on localhost, use host.docker.internal in .env or add "--network", "host" to Docker args

• After updating the configuration, restart Claude Desktop completely

See CLAUDE_DESKTOP_SETUP.md for complete setup instructions and troubleshooting.

Examples & Scripts

Check out the examples/ directory for ready-to-use scripts:

• process_contact_images.py: Export and process contact images with automatic resizing and HTML gallery generation

  python examples/process_contact_images.py

See examples/README.md for detailed documentation and more examples.

Example Usage

Once connected, you can ask Claude to interact with your Odoo instances:

List available companies:

List all available Odoo companies

Search for partners:

Find all partners with 'John' in their name in company1

Create a new partner:

Create a new partner in company2 with name "Acme Corp" and email "contact@acme.com"

Update records:

Update partner ID 42 in production to set their phone to "555-1234"

Count records:

How many invoices do we have in draft status in company1?

Complex queries:

Find all sales orders in company2 created in the last 30 days with a total amount greater than $1000

Multi-company operations:

Compare the number of active customers between company1 and company2

Odoo Domain Syntax

Odoo uses a domain filter syntax for searching. Here are common examples:

# Equals
[["name", "=", "John"]]

# Not equals
[["state", "!=", "draft"]]

# Greater than / Less than
[["amount_total", ">", 1000]]

# In list
[["state", "in", ["sale", "done"]]]

# Like (contains)
[["name", "ilike", "john"]]  # case-insensitive

# AND conditions (default)
[["name", "=", "John"], ["city", "=", "New York"]]

# OR conditions
["|", ["name", "=", "John"], ["name", "=", "Jane"]]

# Complex nested conditions
["|", ["state", "=", "draft"], "&", ["amount_total", ">", 1000], ["partner_id", "!=", False]]

Common Odoo Models

• res.partner - Customers, vendors, contacts

• product.product - Products

• product.template - Product templates

• sale.order - Sales orders

• sale.order.line - Sales order lines

• account.move - Invoices, bills, journal entries

• account.move.line - Invoice/bill lines

• stock.picking - Warehouse transfers

• purchase.order - Purchase orders

• project.project - Projects

• project.task - Tasks

• hr.employee - Employees

• crm.lead - CRM leads/opportunities

Troubleshooting

Connection Issues

1. Verify Odoo is accessible:

curl http://your-odoo-url:8069/web/database/selector

2. Test API key authentication:

curl -X POST http://your-odoo-url:8069/json/2/res.partner/search_count \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer your_api_key" \
  -H "X-Odoo-Database: your_database" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"domain": []}'

Docker Network Issues

If running Odoo locally and the container can't reach it, use host.docker.internal instead of localhost:

ODOO_URL=http://host.docker.internal:8069

Or use host networking:

docker run --network host ...

API Access Denied

Ensure your Odoo plan supports the External API. According to Odoo documentation:

• External API access requires Custom Odoo pricing plans

• Not available on One App Free or Standard plans

Testing

The project includes comprehensive unit tests.

Running Tests Locally

1. Install test dependencies:

pip install -r requirements.txt

2. Run all tests:

pytest tests/ -v

3. Run with coverage report:

pytest tests/ -v --cov=src --cov-report=html

4. View coverage report:

open htmlcov/index.html  # macOS
# or
xdg-open htmlcov/index.html  # Linux

Continuous Integration

The project uses GitHub Actions for CI/CD:

• Tests: Run on Python 3.10, 3.11, and 3.12

• Linting: Code style checks with flake8, black, and isort

• Docker: Automated Docker image builds

See .github/workflows/ci.yml for workflow details.

Development

Project Structure

claude-odoo-api/
├── .github/
│   └── workflows/
│       └── ci.yml             # GitHub Actions CI/CD workflow
├── src/
│   └── odoo_mcp_server.py     # Main MCP server implementation
├── tests/
│   ├── __init__.py
│   ├── test_odoo_mcp_server.py # Unit tests
│   └── README.md              # Test documentation
├── Dockerfile                 # Docker image definition
├── docker-compose.yml         # Docker Compose configuration
├── requirements.txt           # Python dependencies (includes test deps)
├── pytest.ini                 # Pytest configuration
├── pyproject.toml            # Python project metadata
├── .env.example              # Environment variables template
├── .gitignore                # Git ignore rules
├── CLAUDE.md                 # Developer documentation
├── README.md                 # This file
└── create_odoo_invoices.py   # Example usage script

Adding New Tools

To add new Odoo API operations:

1. Add a method to the OdooClient class (if needed)

2. Add the tool definition in list_tools()

   • Include company as a required parameter for Odoo operations

3. Add the tool handler in call_tool()

   • Extract company parameter and get client instance

4. Add corresponding unit tests in tests/

See CLAUDE.md for detailed implementation guide.

Resources

• Odoo 19 External API Documentation

• Model Context Protocol Documentation

• Odoo Development Documentation

License

MIT

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.