clio-mcp
local MCP serverclio-mcp is a local MCP server: Connect Claude to Clio: 34 tools for matters, custom fields, notes, documents, folders, billing. Install it from npm as @oktopeak/clio-mcp.
Installation
Terminal
claude mcp add io-github-oktopeak-clio-mcp -e CLIO_CLIENT_ID=... -e CLIO_CLIENT_SECRET=... -e ENCRYPTION_KEY=... -e CLIO_REDIRECT_PORT=... -e CLIO_REGION=... -e READ_ONLY=... -e CLIO_API_BASE=... -e CLIO_AUTH_URL=... -e CLIO_TOKEN_URL=... -- npx -y @oktopeak/clio-mcp
Run in your project folder. Add --scope user to use it everywhere.
Claude Desktop, Cursor & other clients
Add to claude_desktop_config.json or .cursor/mcp.json.
{
"mcpServers": {
"io-github-oktopeak-clio-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@oktopeak/clio-mcp"
],
"env": {
"CLIO_CLIENT_ID": "...",
"CLIO_CLIENT_SECRET": "...",
"ENCRYPTION_KEY": "...",
"CLIO_REDIRECT_PORT": "...",
"CLIO_REGION": "...",
"READ_ONLY": "...",
"CLIO_API_BASE": "...",
"CLIO_AUTH_URL": "...",
"CLIO_TOKEN_URL": "..."
}
}
}
}Fill in the environment variables with your own credentials.
What you need
- Runtime: Node.js 18+ (runs with npx) or Node.js 18+ (runs with npx).
- MCP client: Claude Code, Codex, Antigravity, Claude Desktop, Cursor or any other client that speaks MCP over stdio.
- Environment variables:
CLIO_CLIENT_ID,CLIO_CLIENT_SECRET,ENCRYPTION_KEY,CLIO_REDIRECT_PORT,CLIO_REGION,READ_ONLY,CLIO_API_BASE,CLIO_AUTH_URL,CLIO_TOKEN_URL,TOKEN_BROKER_URL
Summary
Connect Claude to Clio: 34 tools for matters, custom fields, notes, documents, folders, billing.
clio-mcp vs similar servers
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| clio-mcp | 24 | Local | Yes | npm |
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Questions
It reads 10 environment variables: CLIO_CLIENT_ID, CLIO_CLIENT_SECRET, ENCRYPTION_KEY, CLIO_REDIRECT_PORT, CLIO_REGION, READ_ONLY, CLIO_API_BASE, CLIO_AUTH_URL, CLIO_TOKEN_URL, TOKEN_BROKER_URL. Set them in your MCP config before starting the server.
Node.js 18+ (runs with npx) or Node.js 18+ (runs with npx), plus an MCP client such as Claude Code, Codex, Claude Desktop or Cursor.
clio-mcp is a local MCP server distributed as the npm package @oktopeak/clio-mcp.
Run: claude mcp add io-github-oktopeak-clio-mcp -e CLIO_CLIENT_ID=... -e CLIO_CLIENT_SECRET=... -e ENCRYPTION_KEY=... -e CLIO_REDIRECT_PORT=... -e CLIO_REGION=... -e READ_ONLY=... -e CLIO_API_BASE=... -e CLIO_AUTH_URL=... -e CLIO_TOKEN_URL=... -- npx -y @oktopeak/clio-mcp
Run: codex mcp add io-github-oktopeak-clio-mcp --env CLIO_CLIENT_ID=... --env CLIO_CLIENT_SECRET=... --env ENCRYPTION_KEY=... --env CLIO_REDIRECT_PORT=... --env CLIO_REGION=... --env READ_ONLY=... --env CLIO_API_BASE=... --env CLIO_AUTH_URL=... --env CLIO_TOKEN_URL=... -- npx -y @oktopeak/clio-mcp
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