How to Use the Depreciation Calculator MCP in Claude Code

Q: How do I connect Claude Code to this MCP?

Run claude mcp add --transport http depreciation-calculator-mcp -- in your terminal, replacing with the one provided by Vinkius. Use claude mcp list to confirm it's connected.

Q: What data does the Depreciation Calculator store when used with Claude Code?

It stores nothing. The MCP processes inputs like assetcost and usefullife in-memory to return a result and then discards them. Your financial data is never persisted on any system.

Pipe asset data directly into standard depreciation models from your terminal. Get auditable results for any script or CI/CD job with Claude Code.

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Command-Line Calculations

Run depreciation calculations without leaving your shell. This MCP gives your agent direct access to `calculate_straight_line`, `calculate_sum_of_years_digits`, and `calculate_declining_balance` methods. The calculations are correct, every time. There's no UI. You use Claude Code to call the tools directly. Pipe in a JSON object with asset cost, salvage value, and life. Get a JSON object back with the annual depreciation. It's that simple.

Automate Financial Reporting

Build this MCP into your automated financial workflows. Since your agent can call it from any shell, you can trigger depreciation runs from a cron job or a GitHub Action. It’s built for headless operation. For example, set up a nightly job that pulls new assets from a database, pipes them to Claude Code to run a calculation, and appends the results to a ledger file. The process runs automatically. You just check the output.

A Reliable MCP for Scripts

Why re-implement depreciation math in every script? It's a recipe for error. This MCP server provides a single, reliable source of truth for your calculations. Bottom line: your shell scripts for asset management just got a lot simpler and more reliable. Instead of a dozen lines of brittle arithmetic in Bash or Python, you have one call to a trusted MCP tool. It's less code to write and less code to break.

Setup guide

Set up Depreciation Calculator MCP in Claude Code

Prerequisites

Claude Code CLI installed (npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code)
Active Vinkius subscription with a valid endpoint token

1

Run the add command

Open your terminal and run the command shown on the right. Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your endpoint token from cloud.vinkius.com. Use --scope user to make it available across all projects.
2

Verify the connection

Start a Claude Code session and type /mcp to list connected servers. You should see depreciation-calculator-mcp with a green status indicator.
3

Start using tools

Ask Claude Code something like "Check my latest Depreciation Calculator transactions." It will automatically discover and invoke the available Depreciation Calculator tools.

Terminal

claude mcp add --transport http depreciation-calculator-mcp https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp

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Prerequisites

Claude Code CLI installed
Active Vinkius subscription with a valid endpoint token

1

Open the config file

Create or edit .mcp.json in your project root for project-level scope, or ~/.claude.json for user-level scope.
2

Add the Depreciation Calculator MCP

Paste the JSON snippet shown on the right into the mcpServers object. Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your endpoint token from cloud.vinkius.com.
3

Restart Claude Code

Start a new Claude Code session. Type /mcp to confirm the server is connected. The tools will be automatically available in your conversation.

.mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "depreciation-calculator-mcp": {
      "type": "url",
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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Common questions about Depreciation Calculator MCP in Claude Code

Once connected, you can invoke the tools in a prompt. For example: `claude 'Calculate straight line depreciation for a $10k asset with $1k salvage over 5 years' --use depreciation-calculator-mcp`. The result is printed to stdout.

Yes. Since Claude Code is a command-line tool, you can add it as a step in any CI/CD pipeline, like GitHub Actions or Jenkins. This lets you run depreciation calculations as part of your automated processes.

Run `claude mcp add --transport http depreciation-calculator-mcp -- ` in your terminal, replacing `` with the one provided by Vinkius. Use `claude mcp list` to confirm it's connected.

Yes. You can write a simple shell script that reads your file, like a CSV or JSON file, line-by-line and pipes the data into a Claude Code prompt that uses a Depreciation Calculator tool. You can then redirect the output to a new file.

It stores nothing. The MCP processes inputs like `asset_cost` and `useful_life` in-memory to return a result and then discards them. Your financial data is never persisted on any system.

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