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

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- Page: https://anlyon.dev/servers/io.usefulapi/sevdesk
- JSON: https://anlyon.dev/api/v1/servers/io.usefulapi/sevdesk
- Version: 1.17.0 (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 2026-10-23T08:19:15.638Z

Title and description, as the publisher wrote them:

```untrusted-server-text
sevdesk MCP by usefulapi
Look up contacts, invoices, vouchers, orders, bank transactions and parts, and create drafts.
```

Scanned 2026-10-23T08:20:42.465Z over streamable-http.

**20 tools: 4 can delete or cancel things and 16 only read.**

| Group | Class | Tools | Claude Code |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Deletes or cancels | destructive | 4 | deny |
| Can't be undone | irreversible | 0 | ask |
| Changes things | write | 0 | 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__sevdesk__sevdesk_get_contact` `mcp__sevdesk__sevdesk_get_invoice` `mcp__sevdesk__sevdesk_list_communication_ways` `mcp__sevdesk__sevdesk_list_contacts` `mcp__sevdesk__sevdesk_list_credit_notes` `mcp__sevdesk__sevdesk_list_invoices` `mcp__sevdesk__sevdesk_list_orders` |
| untrusted-input | Brings in text someone else can write: web pages, inbound email, messages, issues and comments. | `mcp__sevdesk__sevdesk_list_communication_ways` |
| outbound | Can carry data to people or systems: it sends, posts or publishes, or takes a recipient, channel or URL. | none |

## Findings

No check matched anything in these tool definitions.


## Deletes or cancels (4)

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

### `sevdesk_add_communication_way`

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

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Attach an email address, phone/mobile number or website to a contact. key_id labels it (2 Arbeit/work is a good default; see sevdesk_list_communication_way_keys). sevdesk: POST /CommunicationWay.
```

### `sevdesk_create_contact`

- The name "sevdesk_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
Create a contact. Give `name` for an organisation, or `surename`/`familyname` for a person. Addresses and emails are separate (use sevdesk_add_communication_way). sevdesk: POST /Contact.
```

### `sevdesk_create_draft_invoice`

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

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Create a normal invoice (type RE) with its line items, ALWAYS saved as a DRAFT (status 100): it is not sent, not booked and stays editable in sevdesk. contact_person_id is the sevdesk USER responsible for it — copy contactPerson.id from any existing invoice (sevdesk_get_invoice). Bookkeeping 2.0 accounts use tax_rule_id (1 = taxable sales in Germany, the usual choice); 1.0 accounts pass tax_type instead (check sevdesk_get_bookkeeping_system_version). sevdesk: POST /Invoice/Factory/saveInvoice.
```

### `sevdesk_update_contact`

- The name "sevdesk_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
Update fields on an existing contact; only the fields you pass are sent. sevdesk: PUT /Contact/{contactId}.
```

## Only reads (16)

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

### `sevdesk_get_bookkeeping_system_version`

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

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Return whether the account runs sevdesk bookkeeping 1.0 or 2.0 (2.0 uses taxRule instead of taxType on invoices). Also a cheap way to confirm the API token works. sevdesk: GET /Tools/bookkeepingSystemVersion.
```

### `sevdesk_get_check_account_balance`

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

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Balance of one check account as the sum of every transaction sevdesk knows up to and including the given date. May differ from the real bank balance if older transactions were never imported. sevdesk: GET /CheckAccount/{checkAccountId}/getBalanceAtDate.
```

### `sevdesk_get_contact`

- The name "sevdesk_get_contact" says "get": a word for reading.
- Tag private-data: The name "sevdesk_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. sevdesk: GET /Contact/{contactId}.
```

### `sevdesk_get_invoice`

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

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Fetch a single invoice by id — totals, status, dates, contact and contact person. sevdesk: GET /Invoice/{invoiceId}.
```

### `sevdesk_get_invoice_positions`

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

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
List the positions (line items) of one invoice: name, quantity, price, tax rate, sums. sevdesk: GET /Invoice/{invoiceId}/getPositions.
```

### `sevdesk_get_voucher`

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

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
Fetch a single voucher (receipt) by id. sevdesk: GET /Voucher/{voucherId}.
```

### `sevdesk_list_check_accounts`

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

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
List check accounts — the bank accounts, cash registers and clearing accounts sevdesk tracks payments on, with IBAN, type and sync status. sevdesk: GET /CheckAccount.
```

### `sevdesk_list_communication_way_keys`

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

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
List the labels a communication way can carry (1 Privat, 2 Arbeit, 3 Fax, 4 Mobil, 6 Autobox, 7 Newsletter, 8 Rechnungsadresse). Needed for sevdesk_add_communication_way. sevdesk: GET /CommunicationWayKey.
```

### `sevdesk_list_communication_ways`

- The name "sevdesk_list_communication_ways" says "list": a word for reading.
- Tag private-data: The description's first sentence says "list" and "email": it reads mail.
- Tag untrusted-input: The description's first sentence says "list" and "email": it reads inbound email, which other people can write.

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
List communication ways (email addresses, phone and mobile numbers, websites), optionally for one contact. sevdesk: GET /CommunicationWay.
```

### `sevdesk_list_contacts`

- The name "sevdesk_list_contacts" says "list": a word for reading.
- Tag private-data: The name "sevdesk_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, suppliers, partners, prospects). By default sevdesk returns only organisations; set include_persons to also get individual persons. sevdesk: GET /Contact.
```

### `sevdesk_list_credit_notes`

- The name "sevdesk_list_credit_notes" says "list": a word for reading.
- Tag private-data: The name "sevdesk_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 (Gutschriften), filterable by status, number, date range and contact. Status: 100 draft, 200 open/delivered, 750 partially paid, 1000 paid. sevdesk: GET /CreditNote.
```

### `sevdesk_list_invoices`

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

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
List invoices, filterable by status, number, date range and contact. Status: 50 deactivated recurring, 100 draft, 200 open/due, 750 partially paid, 1000 paid. sevdesk: GET /Invoice.
```

### `sevdesk_list_orders`

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

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
List orders — quotes (Angebote), order confirmations and delivery notes — filterable by status, number, date range and contact. Status: 100 draft, 200 delivered, 300 rejected, 500 accepted, 750 partially calculated, 1000 calculated. sevdesk: GET /Order.
```

### `sevdesk_list_parts`

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

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
List parts — the products and services in the sevdesk inventory, with prices, tax rate and stock. sevdesk: GET /Part.
```

### `sevdesk_list_transactions`

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

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
List check-account transactions (bank payments in and out), filterable by account, booking state, date range, payee/payer and purpose. sevdesk: GET /CheckAccountTransaction.
```

### `sevdesk_list_vouchers`

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

Description, as the server wrote it:

```untrusted-server-text
List vouchers — receipts and incoming/outgoing bills. Status: 50 draft, 100 unpaid/due, 1000 paid. credit_debit C = credit (revenue), D = debit (expense). sevdesk: GET /Voucher.
```

## Claude Code permissions

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

```json
{
  "permissions": {
    "allow": [
      "mcp__sevdesk__sevdesk_get_bookkeeping_system_version",
      "mcp__sevdesk__sevdesk_list_contacts",
      "mcp__sevdesk__sevdesk_get_contact",
      "mcp__sevdesk__sevdesk_list_communication_ways",
      "mcp__sevdesk__sevdesk_list_communication_way_keys",
      "mcp__sevdesk__sevdesk_list_invoices",
      "mcp__sevdesk__sevdesk_get_invoice",
      "mcp__sevdesk__sevdesk_get_invoice_positions",
      "mcp__sevdesk__sevdesk_list_vouchers",
      "mcp__sevdesk__sevdesk_get_voucher",
      "mcp__sevdesk__sevdesk_list_credit_notes",
      "mcp__sevdesk__sevdesk_list_orders",
      "mcp__sevdesk__sevdesk_list_parts",
      "mcp__sevdesk__sevdesk_list_check_accounts",
      "mcp__sevdesk__sevdesk_get_check_account_balance",
      "mcp__sevdesk__sevdesk_list_transactions"
    ],
    "ask": [],
    "deny": [
      "mcp__sevdesk__sevdesk_create_contact",
      "mcp__sevdesk__sevdesk_update_contact",
      "mcp__sevdesk__sevdesk_add_communication_way",
      "mcp__sevdesk__sevdesk_create_draft_invoice"
    ]
  }
}
```

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

- `mcp__sevdesk__sevdesk_list_contacts`: private-data
- `mcp__sevdesk__sevdesk_get_contact`: private-data
- `mcp__sevdesk__sevdesk_list_communication_ways`: private-data, untrusted-input
- `mcp__sevdesk__sevdesk_list_invoices`: private-data
- `mcp__sevdesk__sevdesk_get_invoice`: private-data
- `mcp__sevdesk__sevdesk_list_credit_notes`: private-data
- `mcp__sevdesk__sevdesk_list_orders`: private-data

## Remote posture

What an anonymous client saw at the remote endpoint, last 2026-10-22T15:30:54.346Z, unchanged since 2026-10-22T15:30:54.346Z. 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 | `4` |
| Protocol version | `2025-06-18` |
| WWW-Authenticate on 401 | `not observed` |
| resource_metadata in WWW-Authenticate | `none` |
| RFC 9728 protected resource metadata | `https://sevdesk.usefulapi.io/.well-known/oauth-protected-resource/mcp` |
| Authorization servers | `https://sevdesk.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 4 tools that change things (4 destructive). Whether a call also works without credentials was not tested: tools are never called.

https://sevdesk.usefulapi.io/mcp: tools/list returned 20 tools to an anonymous client, including sevdesk_create_contact (destructive), sevdesk_update_contact (destructive), sevdesk_add_communication_way (destructive), sevdesk_create_draft_invoice (destructive)
```