# `io.usefulapi/codat` on anlyon.dev

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- Page: https://anlyon.dev/servers/io.usefulapi/codat
- JSON: https://anlyon.dev/api/v1/servers/io.usefulapi/codat
- Version: 1.16.3 (active)
- Publisher: io.usefulapi (domain proven to the MCP Registry)
- Runs: remote (streamable-http)
- Sign-in to list tools: none
- Repository: https://github.com/m190/usefulapi-mcp
- Metadata from the official MCP Registry, synced 2026-10-21T19:23:16.065Z

Title and description, as the publisher wrote them:

```untrusted-server-text
Codat MCP by usefulapi
MCP server for Codat — companies, connections, invoices, bills and financial statements.
```

Scanned 2026-10-21T19:38:07.086Z over streamable-http.

**28 tools: 4 can delete or cancel things, 1 change things and 23 only read.**

| Group | Class | Tools | Claude Code |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Deletes or cancels | destructive | 4 | deny |
| Can't be undone | irreversible | 0 | ask |
| Changes things | write | 1 | ask |
| Only reads | read | 23 | allow |

## Findings

- **warn** Annotations that disagree with the tool in `codat_request` ([annotation-conflict](https://anlyon.dev/methodology#annotation-conflict))

```untrusted-server-text
The server marks "codat_request" read-only (readOnlyHint: true), and its own name, description or input give the class "write".

annotations: {"readOnlyHint":true}; The name "codat_request" says "request": a word for a change.
```


## Deletes or cancels (4)

Removes, cancels or revokes something. Claude Code: deny.

### `codat_create_company`

- The name "codat_create_company" says "create": a word for a change.
- The server marks it destructive (destructiveHint: true).

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
MUTATES Codat data — create a new company (a container for a customer's data connections). Provide a name; optionally a description, tags, or other attributes via `fields`. Codat API: POST /companies. Returns the created company (incl. its id).
```

### `codat_create_connection`

- The name "codat_create_connection" says "create": a word for a change.
- The server marks it destructive (destructiveHint: true).

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
MUTATES Codat data — create a new data connection on a company for a given source platform. Provide the platformKey (from codat_list_integrations, e.g. "gbol" for QuickBooks Online sandbox). The connection is created in a PendingAuth state; the customer completes authorization via the returned linkUrl. Codat API: POST /companies/{companyId}/connections. Returns the created connection.
```

### `codat_refresh_all_data`

- Nothing in its name or description says what it does, so it is counted as a write.
- The server marks it destructive (destructiveHint: true).

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
MUTATES Codat state — queue a refresh of ALL data types for a company (Codat re-pulls from the connected source platforms). Asynchronous: it enqueues pulls, it does not return the data. Use codat_get_data_status to track progress. Codat API: POST /companies/{companyId}/data/all.
```

### `codat_refresh_data_type`

- The name "codat_refresh_data_type" says "type": a word for a change.
- The server marks it destructive (destructiveHint: true).

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
MUTATES Codat state — queue a refresh of ONE data type for a company (e.g. "invoices", "bills", "chartOfAccounts", "balanceSheet"). Asynchronous: it enqueues a pull, it does not return the data. Codat API: POST /companies/{companyId}/data/queue/{dataType}.
```

## Changes things (1)

Creates or changes something that can be changed back. Claude Code: ask.

### `codat_request`

- The name "codat_request" says "request": a word for a change.
- The server marks it read-only (readOnlyHint: true), but an annotation never lowers a class.
- Findings: warn annotation-conflict

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Power-user escape hatch: GET any Codat API path not wrapped by a dedicated tool. READ-ONLY — only GET is allowed. Path starts with a slash (e.g. "/companies/{id}/data/taxRates", "/companies/{id}/reports/agedDebtor"). Codat API: GET {path}.
```

## Only reads (23)

Looks things up and changes nothing. Claude Code: allow.

### `codat_get_balance_sheet`

- The name "codat_get_balance_sheet" says "get": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Get a company's balance sheet, broken into periods. periodLength (months per period) and periodsToCompare are BOTH required by Codat. Codat API: GET /companies/{companyId}/data/financials/balanceSheet.
```

### `codat_get_cash_flow_statement`

- The name "codat_get_cash_flow_statement" says "get": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Get a company's cash flow statement, broken into periods. periodLength and periodsToCompare are BOTH required by Codat. Codat API: GET /companies/{companyId}/data/financials/cashFlowStatement.
```

### `codat_get_company`

- The name "codat_get_company" says "get": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Fetch a single company by id (name, platform, dataConnections, created/lastSync). Codat API: GET /companies/{companyId}.
```

### `codat_get_connection`

- The name "codat_get_connection" says "get": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Fetch a single data connection by id (platformKey, status, sourceType, lastSync). Codat API: GET /companies/{companyId}/connections/{connectionId}.
```

### `codat_get_data_info`

- The name "codat_get_data_info" says "get": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Get a company's accounting metadata (base currency, supported data types, etc.). Codat API: GET /companies/{companyId}/data/info.
```

### `codat_get_data_status`

- The name "codat_get_data_status" says "get": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Get the freshness/status of each accounting data type for a company (lastSuccessfulSync, currentStatus, dataType). Use this to check whether a dataset has been pulled before reading it. Codat API: GET /companies/{companyId}/dataStatus.
```

### `codat_get_invoice`

- The name "codat_get_invoice" says "get": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Fetch a single AR invoice by id (full object incl. lineItems, paymentAllocations). Codat API: GET /companies/{companyId}/data/invoices/{invoiceId}.
```

### `codat_get_profile`

- The name "codat_get_profile" says "get": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Fetch the authenticated Codat account's profile (organization name, redirect URLs, features) — a quick way to verify the API key works. Codat API: GET /profile.
```

### `codat_get_profit_and_loss`

- The name "codat_get_profit_and_loss" says "get": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Get a company's profit and loss (income statement), broken into periods. periodLength and periodsToCompare are BOTH required by Codat. Codat API: GET /companies/{companyId}/data/financials/profitAndLoss.
```

### `codat_list_account_transactions`

- The name "codat_list_account_transactions" says "list": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
List a company's account transactions (bank/GL transactions) for a data connection. NOTE: this endpoint is CONNECTION-scoped. Codat API: GET /companies/{companyId}/connections/{connectionId}/data/accountTransactions. Returns the paged envelope.
```

### `codat_list_accounts`

- The name "codat_list_accounts" says "list": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
List a company's chart of accounts (id, name, nominalCode, type, status, currency, currentBalance). Codat API: GET /companies/{companyId}/data/accounts. Returns the paged envelope.
```

### `codat_list_bill_payments`

- The name "codat_list_bill_payments" says "list": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
List a company's bill payments (money paid out to suppliers) — id, supplierRef, date, currency, totalAmount, lines. Codat API: GET /companies/{companyId}/data/billPayments. Returns the paged envelope.
```

### `codat_list_bills`

- The name "codat_list_bills" says "list": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
List a company's accounts-payable bills (id, reference, supplierRef, issueDate, dueDate, currency, totalAmount, amountDue, status, lineItems). Codat API: GET /companies/{companyId}/data/bills. Returns the paged envelope.
```

### `codat_list_companies`

- The name "codat_list_companies" says "list": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
List the companies in your Codat account. A company represents one of your customers' businesses and holds its data connections. Codat API: GET /companies. Returns the paged envelope { results, pageNumber, pageSize, totalResults, _links }.
```

### `codat_list_connections`

- The name "codat_list_connections" says "list": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
List a company's data connections (each links the company to one source platform, e.g. QuickBooks, Xero). Codat API: GET /companies/{companyId}/connections. Returns the paged envelope.
```

### `codat_list_credit_notes`

- The name "codat_list_credit_notes" says "list": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
List a company's credit notes (id, creditNoteNumber, customerRef, issueDate, currency, totalAmount, remainingCredit, status). Codat API: GET /companies/{companyId}/data/creditNotes. Returns the paged envelope.
```

### `codat_list_customers`

- The name "codat_list_customers" says "list": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
List a company's customers (id, customerName, contactName, emailAddress, addresses, status, defaultCurrency). Codat API: GET /companies/{companyId}/data/customers. Returns the paged envelope.
```

### `codat_list_direct_costs`

- The name "codat_list_direct_costs" says "list": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
List a company's direct costs (point-of-sale purchases: card/cash spend, refunds) for a data connection. NOTE: this endpoint is CONNECTION-scoped. Codat API: GET /companies/{companyId}/connections/{connectionId}/data/directCosts. Returns the paged envelope.
```

### `codat_list_integrations`

- The name "codat_list_integrations" says "list": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
List the accounting/commerce/banking platforms (integrations) Codat supports, with their platformKey. Codat API: GET /integrations. Returns the paged envelope.
```

### `codat_list_invoices`

- The name "codat_list_invoices" says "list": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
List a company's accounts-receivable invoices (id, invoiceNumber, customerRef, issueDate, dueDate, currency, totalAmount, amountDue, status, lineItems). Codat API: GET /companies/{companyId}/data/invoices. Returns the paged envelope. Tip: filter with query, e.g. "status=Submitted&&amountDue>0".
```

### `codat_list_journal_entries`

- The name "codat_list_journal_entries" says "list": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
List a company's journal entries (id, postedOn, createdOn, journalLines with accountRef/netAmount/currency). Codat API: GET /companies/{companyId}/data/journalEntries. Returns the paged envelope.
```

### `codat_list_payments`

- The name "codat_list_payments" says "list": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
List a company's payments received (money in against invoices) — id, customerRef, date, currency, totalAmount, lines/allocations. Codat API: GET /companies/{companyId}/data/payments. Returns the paged envelope.
```

### `codat_list_suppliers`

- The name "codat_list_suppliers" says "list": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
List a company's suppliers/vendors (id, supplierName, contactName, emailAddress, addresses, status, defaultCurrency). Codat API: GET /companies/{companyId}/data/suppliers. Returns the paged envelope.
```

## Claude Code permissions

For `.claude/settings.json`, assuming the server is installed as `codat`:

```json
{
  "permissions": {
    "allow": [
      "mcp__codat__codat_get_profile",
      "mcp__codat__codat_list_companies",
      "mcp__codat__codat_get_company",
      "mcp__codat__codat_list_connections",
      "mcp__codat__codat_get_connection",
      "mcp__codat__codat_get_data_status",
      "mcp__codat__codat_get_data_info",
      "mcp__codat__codat_list_integrations",
      "mcp__codat__codat_list_accounts",
      "mcp__codat__codat_list_invoices",
      "mcp__codat__codat_get_invoice",
      "mcp__codat__codat_list_bills",
      "mcp__codat__codat_list_bill_payments",
      "mcp__codat__codat_list_credit_notes",
      "mcp__codat__codat_list_customers",
      "mcp__codat__codat_list_suppliers",
      "mcp__codat__codat_list_payments",
      "mcp__codat__codat_list_journal_entries",
      "mcp__codat__codat_get_balance_sheet",
      "mcp__codat__codat_get_profit_and_loss",
      "mcp__codat__codat_get_cash_flow_statement",
      "mcp__codat__codat_list_direct_costs",
      "mcp__codat__codat_list_account_transactions"
    ],
    "ask": [
      "mcp__codat__codat_request"
    ],
    "deny": [
      "mcp__codat__codat_create_company",
      "mcp__codat__codat_create_connection",
      "mcp__codat__codat_refresh_all_data",
      "mcp__codat__codat_refresh_data_type"
    ]
  }
}
```