How to give Claude real-time access to your business finances with MCP

What is MCP? MCP (Model Context Protocol) is an open standard that lets AI assistants call external tools. Instead of pasting data into a prompt, you give the model direct access to an API. It decides when to call which tool based on your question. FlowCheck ships an MCP server that exposes your financial data as tools Claude can call in real time. What you need A FlowCheck API key ( get one here , free trial included) At least one data source connected (Stripe, Shopify, or a bank account) Claude Code (CLI) or Claude Desktop, depending on which setup you prefer Option 1: Claude Code (stdio transport) This is the fastest setup. One command adds FlowCheck as an MCP server that runs locally via stdio: claude mcp add flowcheck \ --transport stdio \ --env FLOWCHECK_API_KEY = fc_live_your_key \ -- npx -y @flowcheck/mcp-server That is it. Claude Code now has access to your FlowCheck data. Start a conversation and ask a question: > How much revenue did we make this month? Claude will call the