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Summary
sevDesk cloud bookkeeping for German SMBs and freelancers: contacts, invoices, vouchers (Belege), orders, parts and bank accounts. REST API v1, API-key auth — the key goes in a bare Authorization header, with no Bearer prefix.
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sevDesk + Cursor
sevDesk cloud bookkeeping for German SMBs and freelancers: contacts, invoices, vouchers (Belege), orders, parts and bank accounts. REST API v1, API-key auth — the key goes in a bare Authorization header, with no Bearer prefix.
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:
SEVDESK_API_KEY
Step 1 — Get credentials
Getting a key
- Sign in to sevDesk and open Einstellungen → Benutzer → (your user) → API-Token.
- Copy the token into
SEVDESK_API_KEY. It belongs to one user in one client (Mandant) and inherits that user's permissions — create a dedicated API user with read rights if the agent should not be able to write.
The Authorization header has no scheme. sevDesk expects the raw token (Authorization: abc123…), not Bearer abc123…. This adapter sends it that way; if you build a custom connector against sevDesk by hand, that is the single most common reason for a 401.
…(continued in the in-app connector instructions)
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 Cursor
Cursor reads MCP servers from ~/.cursor/mcp.json. Add this entry:
{
"mcpServers": {
"anythingmcp": {
"url": "https://cloud.anythingmcp.com/mcp",
"headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_MCP_API_KEY" }
}
}
}
- Get your MCP API key from AnythingMCP → Profile → MCP API Keys → New Key.
- Save the file and restart Cursor.
- Open Cursor → Settings → MCP to verify
sevDeskis listed and "Connected". - Start chatting — all
sevDesktools are now invokable.
Available tools
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
sevdesk_list_users | List the sevDesk users in this client, with their names and e-mail addresses |
sevdesk_list_contacts | List contacts (customers, suppliers, partners) |
sevdesk_get_contact | Read one contact by its numeric sevDesk id, with its category, customer number, tax settings and default payment terms |
sevdesk_list_invoices | List outgoing invoices, newest first |
sevdesk_get_invoice_positions | Read the line items (Positionen) of one invoice: article, quantity, unit price, tax rate and the resulting net and gross sums |
sevdesk_list_vouchers | List vouchers (Belege) — incoming supplier invoices and receipts |
sevdesk_list_orders | List orders and quotations (Aufträge und Angebote) |
sevdesk_list_parts | List parts (Artikel) from the sevDesk product catalogue with their price, stock level, unit and tax rate |
sevdesk_list_check_accounts | List the bank and cash accounts (Kassen und Bankkonten) configured in sevDesk, with their current balance and import type |
sevdesk_list_transactions | List bank transactions on one check account, so unpaid invoices can be matched against money that actually arrived |
sevdesk_create_contact | Create a new contact |
FAQ
Does Cursor support custom MCP servers on the free tier? Yes — MCP is available on Hobby, Pro and Business plans.
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