MYOB AccountRight MCP server

CData's MCP Server for MYOB AccountRight allows Large Language Models (LLMs) like Claude Desktop to query live MYOB AccountRight data through natural language, eliminating the need for SQL knowledge. This server leverages CData's JDBC driver to expose MYOB AccountRight data through a Model Context Protocol interface.

Installation Guide

Prerequisites

• Java runtime environment
• CData JDBC Driver for MYOB AccountRight
• Maven (for building)

Step 1: Clone and Build the Repository

git clone https://github.com/cdatasoftware/myob-accountright-mcp-server-by-cdata.git
cd myob-accountright-mcp-server-by-cdata
mvn clean install

This creates the CDataMCP-jar-with-dependencies.jar file.

Step 2: Install the CData JDBC Driver

Download the CData JDBC Driver for MYOB AccountRight from CData's website.

Step 3: License the JDBC Driver

1. Navigate to the lib folder in the installation directory:

   • Windows: C:\Program Files\CData\CData JDBC Driver for MYOB AccountRight\
   • Mac/Linux: /Applications/CData JDBC Driver for MYOB AccountRight/

2. Run the licensing command:

   java -jar cdata.jdbc.myobaccountright.jar --license
   

3. Enter your name, email, and "TRIAL" (or your license key).

Step 4: Configure Your Connection

1. Run the Connection String utility:

   java -jar cdata.jdbc.myobaccountright.jar
   

2. Configure your connection settings and test the connection.

3. After successful testing, copy the connection string for later use.

Step 5: Create a Configuration File

Create a .prp file (e.g., myob-accountright.prp) with the following properties:

Prefix=myobaccountright
ServerName=CDataMYOBAccountRight
ServerVersion=1.0
DriverPath=PATH\TO\cdata.jdbc.myobaccountright.jar
DriverClass=cdata.jdbc.myobaccountright.MYOBAccountRightDriver
JdbcUrl=jdbc:myobaccountright:InitiateOAuth=GETANDREFRESH;
Tables=

Replace the DriverPath with the full path to your CData JDBC driver JAR file, and update the JdbcUrl with your connection string.

Using with Claude Desktop

Configure Claude Desktop

1. Create or modify the Claude Desktop configuration file:

   Windows:

   {
     "mcpServers": {
       "myobaccountright": {
         "command": "PATH\\TO\\java.exe",
         "args": [
           "-jar",
           "PATH\\TO\\CDataMCP-jar-with-dependencies.jar",
           "PATH\\TO\\myob-accountright.prp"
         ]
       }
     }
   }
   

   Linux/Mac:

   {
     "mcpServers": {
       "myobaccountright": {
         "command": "/PATH/TO/java",
         "args": [
           "-jar",
           "/PATH/TO/CDataMCP-jar-with-dependencies.jar",
           "/PATH/TO/myob-accountright.prp"
         ]
       }
     }
   }
   

2. Copy the config file to the appropriate directory:

   Windows:

   cp C:\PATH\TO\claude_desktop_config.json %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
   

   Linux/Mac:

   cp /PATH/TO/claude_desktop_config.json /Users/{user}/Library/Application\ Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
   

3. Restart Claude Desktop completely.

Running the Server Manually

To run the MCP Server standalone:

java -jar /PATH/TO/CDataMCP-jar-with-dependencies.jar /PATH/TO/myob-accountright.prp

Usage Examples

Once configured, you can ask Claude questions about your MYOB AccountRight data using natural language. For example:

• "What are my current sales figures?"
• "Show me all invoices from last month"
• "How many customers do I have in Sydney?"

Available Tools

The MCP server provides the following tools (where {servername} is your configured server name):

• {servername}_get_tables - Lists available tables in MYOB AccountRight
• {servername}_get_columns - Shows columns for a specific table
• {servername}_run_query - Executes a SQL SELECT query

Troubleshooting

• If Claude Desktop doesn't show your MCP Server, completely quit and restart the application.
• Connection issues may require reconfiguring your connection string.
• For MYOB AccountRight connection problems, contact CData Support.
• For general MCP server questions, join the CData Community.

How to install this MCP server

For Claude Code

To add this MCP server to Claude Code, run this command in your terminal:

claude mcp add-json "myob-accountright" '{"command":"java","args":["-jar","PATH/TO/CDataMCP-jar-with-dependencies.jar","PATH/TO/myob-accountright.prp"]}'

See the official Claude Code MCP documentation for more details.

For Cursor

There are two ways to add an MCP server to Cursor. The most common way is to add the server globally in the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file so that it is available in all of your projects.

If you only need the server in a single project, you can add it to the project instead by creating or adding it to the .cursor/mcp.json file.

Adding an MCP server to Cursor globally

To add a global MCP server go to Cursor Settings > Tools & Integrations and click "New MCP Server".

When you click that button the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file will be opened and you can add your server like this:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "myob-accountright": {
            "command": "java",
            "args": [
                "-jar",
                "PATH/TO/CDataMCP-jar-with-dependencies.jar",
                "PATH/TO/myob-accountright.prp"
            ]
        }
    }
}

Adding an MCP server to a project

To add an MCP server to a project you can create a new .cursor/mcp.json file or add it to the existing one. This will look exactly the same as the global MCP server example above.

How to use the MCP server

Once the server is installed, you might need to head back to Settings > MCP and click the refresh button.

The Cursor agent will then be able to see the available tools the added MCP server has available and will call them when it needs to.

You can also explicitly ask the agent to use the tool by mentioning the tool name and describing what the function does.

For Claude Desktop

To add this MCP server to Claude Desktop:

1. Find your configuration file:

• macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
• Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
• Linux: ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

2. Add this to your configuration file:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "myob-accountright": {
            "command": "java",
            "args": [
                "-jar",
                "PATH/TO/CDataMCP-jar-with-dependencies.jar",
                "PATH/TO/myob-accountright.prp"
            ]
        }
    }
}

3. Restart Claude Desktop for the changes to take effect