Crane Ledger vs Hledger MCP
A side-by-side look at the Crane Ledger and Hledger MCP MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
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Crane LedgerFinance & FintechHeadless API-first double-entry accounting engine. 84 MCP tools over Streamable HTTP.37FairAuth: not declaredVerdict: choose Crane Ledger for finance & fintech work; choose Hledger MCP for finance & fintech as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
CChoose Crane Ledger when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Finance & Fintech domain.
Choose Hledger MCP when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Finance & Fintech domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- Its auth model fits you: No auth required.
- You have the keys it needs:
HLEDGER_READ_ONLY, HLEDGER_SKIP_BACKUP, HLEDGER_EXECUTABLE_PATH, HLEDGER_WEB_EXECUTABLE_PATH. - You want tools like
txt, csv, json.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | C Crane Ledger | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Finance & Fintech | Finance & Fintech |
| Quality signal | 37/100 · Fair | 59/100 · Good |
| Install command | Not confirmed yet | Confirmed |
| Transport | — | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | Not declared | No auth required |
| Pricing | Not declared | Free |
| Required env vars | None listed | HLEDGER_READ_ONLYHLEDGER_SKIP_BACKUPHLEDGER_EXECUTABLE_PATHHLEDGER_WEB_EXECUTABLE_PATH |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | — | 65 |
| Directory activity | 2 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 9 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | 4 |
| Full listing | View Crane Ledger | View Hledger MCP |
Tools & capabilities
Crane Ledger tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Hledger MCP tools 4
txtcsvjsonhtml
Ready-to-paste client configs
Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
Crane Ledger
No confirmed install command for Crane Ledger yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.
Hledger MCP
{
"mcpServers": {
"-iiatlas-hledger-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@iiatlas/hledger-mcp"
],
"env": {
"HLEDGER_READ_ONLY": "YOUR_HLEDGER_READ_ONLY_HERE",
"HLEDGER_SKIP_BACKUP": "YOUR_HLEDGER_SKIP_BACKUP_HERE",
"HLEDGER_EXECUTABLE_PATH": "YOUR_HLEDGER_EXECUTABLE_PATH_HERE",
"HLEDGER_WEB_EXECUTABLE_PATH": "YOUR_HLEDGER_WEB_EXECUTABLE_PATH_HERE"
}
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
Crane Ledger is categorized under Finance & Fintech and uses an install path we have not confirmed yet. Hledger MCP belongs to Finance & Fintech and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick Crane Ledger for finance & fintech work and Hledger MCP for finance & fintech.
Copy the mcpServers block from the config section on this page into your client's config (for example claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json), then fully restart the client. Crane Ledger has no confirmed install command yet — follow its own setup instructions.
Crane Ledger has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. Hledger MCP is listed as free. Auth: no auth required. If a server needs environment variables such as API keys, define them under the env key in your client's MCP config.
Yes. MCP clients support multiple servers: add crane-ledger and -iiatlas-hledger-mcp as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Crane Ledger has a quality signal of 37/100 (Fair) with 2 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars. Hledger MCP has 59/100 (Good) with 9 views, 0 installs and 65 GitHub stars.