Overview
The Commenda MCP server exposes Commenda APIs as tools for AI assistants that support the Model Context Protocol (MCP). Once connected, your AI assistant can manage business entities, compliance items, sales tax filings, transactions, customers, products, and more — all through natural language.MCP is an open standard that lets AI assistants call external tools. The Commenda MCP server implements this protocol so tools like Claude Desktop, Cursor, and other MCP-compatible clients can interact with your Commenda data.
When to use this
Use the MCP server when you want to:- Query and update business entity data from an AI assistant
- Manage compliance calendars and filings conversationally
- Look up sales tax registrations, transactions, or nexus information
- Create or update customers, products, and exemption certificates
- Calculate tax rates without leaving your AI workflow
Available tool categories
The MCP server provides 80+ tools across the following categories:| Category | Examples |
|---|---|
| Business entities | List, get, and update business entities |
| Locations | Create, update, list, get, and delete entity locations |
| Government identifiers | Create, update, list, and get identifiers (EIN, PAN, TRN, etc.) |
| Registrations | Manage tax and corporate registrations |
| Documents | List, create, and update entity documents |
| Persons | Add or remove key persons (directors, officers, shareholders) |
| Credentials | Link credentials to entities or registrations |
| Compliance | List, create, update, and delete compliance items; generate compliance calendars |
| Sales tax filings | List, update, approve, submit, and delete filings; generate filing calendars |
| Transactions | List, get, commit, lock, void, and delete transactions |
| Nexus | Get nexus info, recalculate estimates, regenerate, and resync |
| Customers | CRUD operations and exemption lookups |
| Products | CRUD operations and tax code lookups |
| Exemption certificates | List, create, update, and delete certificates |
| Tax calculations | Calculate tax rates for transactions |
Deployment modes
The MCP server supports two deployment modes:- Stdio — for local use with Claude Desktop, Cursor, and similar tools. The AI client launches the server process directly.
- HTTP — runs as a sidecar service on port 3001 for remote or shared access.