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Summary
Manage FreshBooks (invoices, clients, expenses, time entries, payments) from any AI agent. 9 tools, OAuth2 auth.
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Example prompts for FreshBooks
Click any prompt to copy it. Paste into Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Gemini, Copilot or OpenClaw to run it against this connector.
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FreshBooks + Claude
Manage FreshBooks (invoices, clients, expenses, time entries, payments) from any AI agent. 9 tools, OAuth2 auth.
Prerequisites
See the full setup instructions baked into the connector (visible in the in-app store when you select the connector). The required environment variables for this connector are:
FRESHBOOKS_CLIENT_ID, FRESHBOOKS_CLIENT_SECRET, FRESHBOOKS_REFRESH_TOKEN, FRESHBOOKS_ACCOUNT_ID
Step 1 — Get credentials
This connector wraps the FreshBooks New API (api.freshbooks.com/accounting).
Setup — OAuth2 refresh flow:
- Go to https://my.freshbooks.com/#/developer → Create an App. Set redirect URI to your callback.
- Run the auth flow:
https://my.freshbooks.com/oauth/authorize?response_type=code&client_id=...&redirect_uri=...&scope=user:profile:read user:clients:read user:invoices:read user:invoices:write user:expenses:read user:time_entries:read user:payments:read user:payments:write. - Exchange the code at
https://api.freshbooks.com/auth/oauth/tokenfor access + refresh tokens. - …
Step 2 — Install the adapter
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/HelpCode-ai/anythingmcp/main/docker-compose.quickstart.yml -o docker-compose.yml
printf 'JWT_SECRET=%s\nENCRYPTION_KEY=%s\n' "$(openssl rand -hex 32)" "$(openssl rand -hex 32)" > .env
docker compose up -d
Step 3 — Add the connector in Claude
Your server URL: in AnythingMCP, open MCP Servers → the server this connector is on, and copy its URL (
https://cloud.anythingmcp.com/mcp/…). Use it wherever this guide showsYOUR_SERVER_ID.
Recommended path — works on claude.ai web without editing any config file.
- In Claude, open Customize → Connectors.
- Click +, then Add custom connector.
- Enter a name, e.g.
FreshBooks, and the remote MCP server URLhttps://cloud.anythingmcp.com/mcp/YOUR_SERVER_ID, then click Add. - Click Connect and sign in to AnythingMCP (OAuth) to allow access.
All tools below appear in your chat — start typing prompts.
Available tools
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
freshbooks_me | Return the authenticated user with business memberships and their account IDs |
freshbooks_list_clients | List clients in an account |
freshbooks_create_client | Create a client |
freshbooks_list_invoices | List invoices |
freshbooks_get_invoice | Get a single invoice with all lines + payments |
freshbooks_create_invoice | Create an invoice |
freshbooks_list_expenses | List expenses |
freshbooks_list_payments | List payments received against invoices |
freshbooks_record_payment | Record a payment against an invoice |
FAQ
Does it work with Claude Code as well as Claude Desktop? Yes — point both at https://cloud.anythingmcp.com/mcp/YOUR_SERVER_ID.
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