Ramp MCP server

This MCP server enables you to retrieve and analyze data from Ramp using the Developer API. It implements an ETL pipeline with an ephemeral SQLite database in memory for LLM analysis, helping to overcome token and input size limitations.

Installation

Ramp Setup

1. Create a new client from the Ramp developer page:
   • Navigate to your Profile (top right) > Developer > Create app
2. Grant the necessary scopes to your client and enable client credentials:
   • Click on your App > Grant Types / Scopes
3. Note your client ID and secret for use in the configuration

Local Setup

1. Clone the GitHub repository:

   git clone [email protected]:ramp/ramp-mcp.git
   

2. Install uv:
   • Follow the instructions at https://docs.astral.sh/uv/

Running the Server

Start the MCP server from your command line:

RAMP_CLIENT_ID=... RAMP_CLIENT_SECRET=... RAMP_ENV=<demo|prd> uv run ramp-mcp -s <COMMA-SEPARATED-SCOPES>

Replace the placeholder values with your actual Ramp credentials. By default, requests are made to the demo environment, but you can set RAMP_ENV=prd for production.

Configuring with Claude Desktop

To use this MCP server with Claude Desktop:

1. Create or edit your claude_desktop_config.json file in /<ABSOLUTE-PATH-TO>/Library/Application Support/Claude/
2. Add the following configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ramp-mcp": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": [
        "--directory",
        "/<ABSOLUTE-PATH-TO>/ramp-mcp", 
        "run",
        "ramp-mcp",
        "-s",
        "transactions:read,reimbursements:read"
      ],
      "env": {
        "RAMP_CLIENT_ID": "<CLIENT_ID>",
        "RAMP_CLIENT_SECRET": "<CLIENT_SECRET>",
        "RAMP_ENV": "<demo|qa|prd>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Be sure to update the directory path and include your actual credentials.

Available Tools

Database Tools

These tools help you manage the ephemeral in-memory database:

• process_data: Set up and process data
• execute_query: Run SQL queries against the database
• clear_table: Delete data from the database

Fetch Tools

Direct data retrieval tools:

• get_ramp_categories: Retrieve Ramp categories
• get_currencies: Get currency information

Load Tools

Tools that load data to the server for client retrieval. Enable the corresponding scopes for the tools you want to use:

Note: For large datasets, it's recommended to prompt Claude not to use REPL and to keep responses concise to avoid timeout or excessive token usage.

How to add this MCP server to 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 > MCP and click "Add new global MCP server".

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

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "cursor-rules-mcp": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "cursor-rules-mcp"
            ]
        }
    }
}

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 explictly ask the agent to use the tool by mentioning the tool name and describing what the function does.