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

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- Page: https://anlyon.dev/servers/io.usefulapi/quaderno
- JSON: https://anlyon.dev/api/v1/servers/io.usefulapi/quaderno
- Version: 1.16.4 (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 2026-10-22T11:18:46.107Z

Title and description, as the publisher wrote them:

```untrusted-server-text
Quaderno MCP by usefulapi
MCP server for Quaderno — tax-rate calculation, invoices, contacts, products, receipts & expenses.
```

Scanned 2026-10-22T10:19:20.838Z over streamable-http.

**23 tools: 5 can delete or cancel things, 1 do something that can't be undone, 1 change things and 16 only read.**

| Group | Class | Tools | Claude Code |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Deletes or cancels | destructive | 5 | deny |
| Can't be undone | irreversible | 1 | ask |
| Changes things | write | 1 | ask |
| Only reads | read | 16 | allow |

## Exfil surface

No private-data -> untrusted-input -> outbound path in this server alone: no tool is tagged outbound.

| Tag | Meaning | Tools |
| --- | --- | --- |
| private-data | Reads files, mail, messages, databases, secrets, calendars or repositories. | `mcp__quaderno__get_contact` `mcp__quaderno__get_credit_note` `mcp__quaderno__list_contacts` `mcp__quaderno__list_credit_notes` |
| untrusted-input | Brings in text someone else can write: web pages, inbound email, messages, issues and comments. | `mcp__quaderno__list_webhooks` |
| outbound | Can carry data to people or systems: it sends, posts or publishes, or takes a recipient, channel or URL. | none |

## Findings

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

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

annotations: {"readOnlyHint":true}; The input carries an amount (input.amount) and a currency, so it moves money.
```

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

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

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


## Deletes or cancels (5)

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

### `create_contact`

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

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
MUTATES Quaderno data — create a contact (customer or vendor). Provide kind plus a name; use `fields` for any other Quaderno contact attribute (phone_1, region, postal_code, city, street_line_1/2, tax_status, language, discount, notes, processor/processor_id). Quaderno API: POST /contacts. Returns the created contact.
```

### `create_invoice`

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

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
MUTATES Quaderno data — create an invoice for a contact. Provide contact_id (or a contact via `fields`) and items; use `fields` for any other attribute (currency, issue_date, due_date, po_number, notes, tag_list, custom_metadata, payment_details). Each item = { description, quantity, unit_price, tax_1_name?, tax_1_rate?, discount_rate?, … }. Quaderno API: POST /invoices. Returns the created invoice (incl. permalink, pdf).
```

### `create_item`

- The name "create_item" says "create": a word for a change.
- The input takes a statement or command to run (input.code), which can change anything it can reach.
- The server marks it destructive (destructiveHint: true).

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
MUTATES Quaderno data — create a product/item in the catalog. Provide name + unit_cost; use `fields` for any other attribute (code, description, tax_class, tax_type, currency, country, stock). Quaderno API: POST /items. Returns the created item.
```

### `create_transaction`

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

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
MUTATES Quaderno data — record a sale or refund transaction (Quaderno computes tax and produces the compliant document). Provide the customer, items, and payment. Use `fields` for any other attribute (date, currency, shipping_address, evidence, processor, processor_id, processor_fee_cents, exchange_rate, po_number, notes, tags, custom_metadata). Quaderno API: POST /transactions. Returns the created invoice/credit-note object.
```

### `update_contact`

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

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
MUTATES Quaderno data — update an existing contact. Only the fields you pass are changed; use `fields` for any attribute not typed here. Quaderno API: PUT /contacts/{id}. Returns the updated contact.
```

## Can't be undone (1)

Sends, pays, publishes or merges: once done, it cannot be taken back. Claude Code: ask.

### `calculate_tax`

- The input carries an amount (input.amount) and a currency, so it moves money.
- 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
Calculate the correct tax rate/amount for a sale given the customer's location and product. This is Quaderno's flagship endpoint — it applies the right VAT / GST / US sales-tax rules per jurisdiction. READ-ONLY (no record is created). Quaderno API: GET /tax_rates/calculate. Returns { name, rate, country, region, county, city, tax_code, status (taxable|non_taxable|not_registered|reverse_charge), tax_amount, subtotal, total_amount }.
```

## Changes things (1)

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

### `quaderno_request`

- The name "quaderno_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 Quaderno API path not wrapped by a dedicated tool. READ-ONLY — only GET is allowed. Path is taken after /api (e.g. "/tax_ids", "/evidence"). Quaderno API: GET {path}.
```

## Only reads (16)

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

### `get_contact`

- The name "get_contact" says "get": a word for reading.
- Tag private-data: The name "get_contact" says "get" and "contact": it reads contacts. The description's first sentence says "fetch" and "contact": it reads contacts.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Fetch a single contact by id. Quaderno API: GET /contacts/{id}.
```

### `get_credit_note`

- The name "get_credit_note" says "get": a word for reading.
- Tag private-data: The name "get_credit_note" says "get" and "note": it reads notes. The description's first sentence says "fetch" and "note": it reads notes.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Fetch a single credit note by id. Quaderno API: GET /credit_notes/{id}.
```

### `get_expense`

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

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Fetch a single expense by id. Quaderno API: GET /expenses/{id}.
```

### `get_invoice`

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

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Fetch a single invoice by id (full object incl. items, taxes, payments, permalink, pdf). Quaderno API: GET /invoices/{id}.
```

### `get_item`

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

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Fetch a single product/item by id. Quaderno API: GET /items/{id}.
```

### `get_receipt`

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

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Fetch a single receipt by id. Quaderno API: GET /receipts/{id}.
```

### `list_contacts`

- The name "list_contacts" says "list": a word for reading.
- Tag private-data: The name "list_contacts" says "list" and "contact": it reads contacts. The description's first sentence says "list" and "contact": it reads contacts.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
List contacts (customers/vendors), newest first. Quaderno API: GET /contacts. Returns contact objects (id, kind, first_name, last_name, contact_name, email, country, tax_id, tax_status, …), wrapped as { data, pagination } when more pages exist.
```

### `list_credit_notes`

- The name "list_credit_notes" says "list": a word for reading.
- Tag private-data: The name "list_credit_notes" says "list" and "note": it reads notes. The description's first sentence says "list" and "note": it reads notes.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
List credit notes (refund documents), newest first. Quaderno API: GET /credit_notes. Wrapped as { data, pagination } when more pages exist.
```

### `list_expenses`

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

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
List expenses (bills you received), newest first. Quaderno API: GET /expenses. Wrapped as { data, pagination } when more pages exist.
```

### `list_invoices`

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

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
List invoices, newest first, with optional filters. Quaderno API: GET /invoices. Returns invoice objects (id, number, issue_date, due_date, currency, contact, items, taxes, payments, state, total_cents, subtotal_cents), wrapped as { data, pagination } when more pages exist.
```

### `list_items`

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

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
List products/items in the catalog, newest first. Quaderno API: GET /items. Returns item objects (id, code, name, kind, product_type, unit_cost, tax_class, tax_type, currency, stock, …), wrapped as { data, pagination } when more pages exist.
```

### `list_jurisdictions`

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

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
List the tax jurisdictions (id, name, country, region) where the account is registered to collect tax. Quaderno API: GET /jurisdictions.
```

### `list_receipts`

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

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
List receipts, newest first. Quaderno API: GET /receipts. Wrapped as { data, pagination } when more pages exist.
```

### `list_tax_codes`

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

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
List the product tax codes Quaderno supports (id, name, description) — used as the tax_code on products / tax calculations. Quaderno API: GET /tax_codes.
```

### `list_webhooks`

- The name "list_webhooks" says "list": a word for reading.
- Tag untrusted-input: The description's first sentence says "list" and "url": it reads web pages, which anyone can write.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
List the account's configured webhooks (id, url, events). Quaderno API: GET /webhooks.
```

### `ping`

- The name "ping" says "ping": a word for reading.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Verify the API key and connection by pinging Quaderno. Returns account/authentication status. Quaderno API: GET /ping.
```

## Claude Code permissions

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

```json
{
  "permissions": {
    "allow": [
      "mcp__quaderno__ping",
      "mcp__quaderno__list_invoices",
      "mcp__quaderno__get_invoice",
      "mcp__quaderno__list_contacts",
      "mcp__quaderno__get_contact",
      "mcp__quaderno__list_items",
      "mcp__quaderno__get_item",
      "mcp__quaderno__list_credit_notes",
      "mcp__quaderno__get_credit_note",
      "mcp__quaderno__list_receipts",
      "mcp__quaderno__get_receipt",
      "mcp__quaderno__list_expenses",
      "mcp__quaderno__get_expense",
      "mcp__quaderno__list_tax_codes",
      "mcp__quaderno__list_jurisdictions",
      "mcp__quaderno__list_webhooks"
    ],
    "ask": [
      "mcp__quaderno__calculate_tax",
      "mcp__quaderno__quaderno_request"
    ],
    "deny": [
      "mcp__quaderno__create_contact",
      "mcp__quaderno__update_contact",
      "mcp__quaderno__create_item",
      "mcp__quaderno__create_invoice",
      "mcp__quaderno__create_transaction"
    ]
  }
}
```

Capability tags behind the rules (a read tagged outbound is asked about):

- `mcp__quaderno__list_contacts`: private-data
- `mcp__quaderno__get_contact`: private-data
- `mcp__quaderno__list_credit_notes`: private-data
- `mcp__quaderno__get_credit_note`: private-data
- `mcp__quaderno__list_webhooks`: untrusted-input

## Remote posture

What an anonymous client saw at the remote endpoint, last 2026-10-22T15:30:41.413Z, unchanged since 2026-10-22T15:30:41.413Z. No credentials were sent and no tool was called. Values are shown as the endpoint returned them. Method: https://anlyon.dev/methodology#remote-posture

| Fact | Observed |
| --- | --- |
| Reachable | `yes` |
| HTTP status of an anonymous initialize | `200` |
| tools/list served without credentials | `yes` |
| Tools that change things, listed without credentials | `7` |
| Protocol version | `2025-06-18` |
| WWW-Authenticate on 401 | `not observed` |
| resource_metadata in WWW-Authenticate | `none` |
| RFC 9728 protected resource metadata | `https://quaderno.usefulapi.io/.well-known/oauth-protected-resource/mcp` |
| Authorization servers | `https://quaderno.usefulapi.io` |
| Legacy HTTP+SSE transport | `no` |
| Dynamic client registration | `yes` |
| Client ID metadata documents | `no` |

- **high** Tools that change things, listed to anyone ([unauth-remote-writes](https://anlyon.dev/methodology#unauth-remote-writes))

```untrusted-server-text
The endpoint served tools/list without credentials, and the list has 7 tools that change things (5 destructive, 1 irreversible, 1 write). Whether a call also works without credentials was not tested: tools are never called.

https://quaderno.usefulapi.io/mcp: tools/list returned 23 tools to an anonymous client, including create_contact (destructive), update_contact (destructive), create_item (destructive), create_invoice (destructive), create_transaction (destructive) and 2 more
```