Connect Cashboard MCP to Claude Desktop via Vinkius.
Track project time and expense reports through natural conversation.
Bring Time Tracking
to Claude Desktop
Create your Vinkius account to connect Cashboard to Claude Desktop and route execution through our secure gateway. The platform manages server hosting, runtime updates, and security layers. Configuration requires no manual server provisioning.
GDPR Free for SubscribersWhat Claude Desktop can do with Cashboard MCP Server
Connect your Cashboard account to any AI agent and take full control of your freelance or small business operations through natural conversation. Simplify time tracking and client invoicing.
What you can do
- Invoicing Oversight. List and retrieve details for all client invoices and estimates natively
- Time Tracking. Access recent time tracking entries to monitor project progress and billable hours
- Expense Management. List business expenses and associate them with specific projects securely
- Project Control. Monitor active projects and tasks to make sure delivery timelines are met flawlessly
- Contact Management. List client and staff contacts to maintain smooth communication
- Account Visibility. Retrieve core account and subscription information directly within your workspace
How it works
- Subscribe to this server
- Enter your Cashboard API Key and account Subdomain
- Start managing your business finances from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client
Who is this for?
- Freelancers. Track billable hours and send invoices using natural language
- Small Business Owners. Monitor expenses and project profitability without opening the dashboard
- Project Managers. Audit project tasks and time entries straight from their chat interface
- Accountants. Quickly verify invoice statuses and client billing records
"Show me my last 5 invoices in Cashboard."
Retrieving your recent invoices. I found 5 including Invoice #1001 ($500.00 - Paid) and #1002 ($1,250.00 - Outstanding). Would you like to see the line items for any of these?
Isolated on Claude Desktop.
Enforced across all tools.
Provision Cashboard for Claude Desktop now. Expand to additional AI engines at any time with a single account and unified credential store.
Cross-platform
10+
AI clients. Simultaneous.
One Vinkius account distributes to every supported AI client in parallel.
MCP Catalog
4,500+
Isolated MCP Servers
CRM, payments, analytics, DevOps, bind any combination from the catalog. Governed.
Portability
Zero
lock-in. Ever.
Vinkius runs the infrastructure. Every MCP Server connection is portable by design.
Governance
Full
operational control
Policies, runbooks, RBAC, audit trails, and token budgets. Every MCP Server from one place.
Cashboard talks.
Vinkius decides what Claude Desktop hears.
Every response is filtered, logged, and gated before reaching the AI agent. No raw data passes through.
Cashboard
raw payload
DLP
Tokens, PII, secrets redacted
Audit
Write-once log, tamper-proof
RBAC
Roles, approvals, circuit breaker
Claude Desktop
clean data only
* Every connection is hosted and maintained by Vinkius. We handle the security, updates, and infrastructure so you don't have to write code or manage servers. See our infrastructure
Claude Desktop executes. Vinkius governs.
Guardrails, token cost tracking, audit logs, and usage analytics for every Cashboard tool call are managed from a single dashboard. Vinkius operates the routing and scaling infrastructure.
Over 4,000 integrations ready for AI agents
Explore a vast library of pre-built integrations, optimized and ready to deploy.
Connect securely in under 30 seconds
Generate tokens to authenticate and link external services in a single step.
Complete visibility into every agent action
Audit live requests, latency, success rates, and active security compliance policies.
Optimize spending and track token ROI
Analyze real-time token consumption and cost metrics detailed by connection.
Explore our live AI Agents Analytics dashboard to see it all working
This dashboard is included when you connect Cashboard using Vinkius. You will never be left in the dark about what your AI agents are doing with your tools.
Cashboard and the entire MCP catalog. No arbitrary hosting. Zero-trust by default.
Deploying Cashboard to Claude Desktop via Vinkius eliminates custom development, server maintenance, and security overhead. Integration profiles are pre-compiled and run on dedicated sandboxed infrastructure.
Raw MCP | Vinkius | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardened MCPs | Find and configure each manually | Full catalog sandboxed |
| Connection Setup | Manual coding & server setup | Isolated synchronous binding |
| Server Hosting | You host it yourself (needs 24/7 uptime) | 100% hosted & managed by Vinkius |
| Security & Privacy | Stored in plaintext config files | Bank-grade encrypted vault |
| Activity Visibility | Blind execution (no logs or tracking) | Live dashboard with real-time logs |
| Cost Control | Runaway AI token spend risk | Automatic budget limits |
| Revoking Access | Must delete files or code to stop | 1-click disconnect button |
How Vinkius secures
Cashboard for Claude Desktop
All transactions between Claude Desktop and Cashboard pass through a secure egress gateway. Vinkius redacts sensitive payloads, enforces allowlist constraints, and supports immediate connection revocation.
Frequently asked questions
Can I list my billable time entries for this week?
Yes! Use the list_time_entries tool. The agent will return recent time tracking records, allowing you to audit hours worked across your projects.
How do I check if an invoice has been paid?
Use the list_invoices tool. Your agent will fetch the list of invoices along with their current status (e.g., Paid, Outstanding, Overdue).
Where do I find my Cashboard API Key?
Log in to your Cashboard account and look for the 'API' or 'Developer' section in your account settings. If you can't find it, contact Cashboard support.
How does Claude Desktop discover MCP tools?
When Claude Desktop starts, it reads the claude_desktop_config.json file and connects to each configured MCP server. It calls the tools/list endpoint to fetch the schema for every available tool, then surfaces them as clickable options in the chat interface via the 🔌 icon.
What happens if the MCP server is temporarily unavailable?
Claude Desktop handles disconnections gracefully. if the server is unreachable at startup, the tools simply won't appear. Once the server becomes available again, restarting Claude Desktop will re-establish the connection. There is no timeout penalty or error loop.
Can I connect multiple MCP servers simultaneously?
Yes. You can add as many servers as you need in the mcpServers section of the config file. Each server appears as a separate tool provider, and Claude can use tools from multiple servers in a single conversation turn.
Is there a limit on the number of tools per server?
Claude Desktop can handle hundreds of tools per server. However, for optimal LLM performance, Vinkius servers are designed to expose focused, well-documented tool sets rather than overwhelming the model with too many options.
Does Claude Desktop support Streamable HTTP transport?
Yes. Claude Desktop supports both SSE (Server-Sent Events) and the newer Streamable HTTP transport that Vinkius uses. Simply provide the server URL. Claude auto-negotiates the transport protocol.
Server not appearing after restart
Ensure the JSON is valid (no trailing commas). Check the file path: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS) or %APPDATA%\\Claude\\ (Windows).
Authentication error
Verify your Vinkius token is correct. Go to cloud.vinkius.com to regenerate it if needed.
Tools not showing in chat
Click the 🔌 icon at the bottom of the chat input. If it shows 0 tools, the server may still be connecting. wait a few seconds.
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