Spendlog

Track expenses, income, budgets, and invoices directly in Claude with PDF export and tax reports.

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Spendlog

Expense tracking for freelancers, inside Claude. No apps. No spreadsheets.

Track expenses, send invoices, manage budgets — all in natural language. Your data stays local in SQLite.

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Spendlog monthly summary in Claude

Quick Start

npx spendlog

Or one-click install:

Install in VS Code Install in Cursor

The installer auto-configures Claude Desktop and Claude Code. Restart Claude, then try:

"Track 50€ for hosting"

That's it. Requires Node.js 20+.

Why Spendlog?

  • Zero context-switching — track expenses while you work, right where you already are
  • Local-first — all data in ~/.spendlog/spendlog.db, no account needed
  • Natural language — no forms, no menus, just tell Claude what you spent
  • 42 tools — not a toy: invoicing, budgets, recurring expenses, tax export, multi-project tracking

Examples

Tracking:

You: "29€ for ChatGPT subscription"
Claude: Expense saved: 29.00 € — Category: IT & Software

You: "Export 2025 for my accountant"
Claude: 247 transactions written to ~/spendlog-export-2025.csv

Invoices:

You: "Create invoice for TechCorp, web development, 8h at 95€/h"
Claude: Invoice #2026-004 created — 760.00 € — PDF saved

You: "Mark it as paid"
Claude: Invoice #2026-004 marked as paid, income recorded.

Analysis:

You: "How much did I spend on software this quarter?"
Claude: IT & Software: 287.00 € (12 transactions) — 23% of total expenses

You: "Compare January vs February"
Claude: Expenses up 15%. Biggest increase: Marketing (+120€)

Tools

42 tools across 9 categories:

CategoryTools
Transactionsadd_expense add_income list_transactions update_transaction delete_transaction
Analysisget_summary get_category_breakdown compare_periods get_tax_summary
Invoicescreate_invoice list_invoices get_invoice mark_invoice_sent mark_invoice_paid duplicate_invoice
Budgetsset_budget get_budget_status list_budgets update_budget delete_budget
Recurringcreate_recurring list_recurring delete_recurring process_recurring
Projectscreate_project list_projects rename_project delete_project
Categorieslist_categories add_category delete_category
Exportexport_transactions export_invoices export_for_tax_advisor
Sync & Settingsconnect disconnect sync_now get_profile set_profile and more

Configuration

Manual setup (if the installer didn't work)

Claude Desktop — edit your config file:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "spendlog": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "--package=spendlog", "spendlog-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Claude Code:

claude mcp add spendlog -- npx -y --package=spendlog spendlog-mcp

Environment variables

VariableDescriptionDefault
SPENDLOG_LANGUAGEen or deen
SPENDLOG_DATA_DIRData directory path~/.spendlog
DATABASE_PATHFull path to SQLite database$SPENDLOG_DATA_DIR/spendlog.db
SPENDLOG_PROJECTDefault project for all transactionsnone

Privacy

All data stays on your machine. Cloud sync via spendlog.dev is opt-in.

Note: Spendlog is a tracker, not accounting software. Use it for personal insights, not official bookkeeping.

Development

git clone https://github.com/makz81/spendlog.git
cd spendlog
npm install
npm run dev

See CONTRIBUTING.md for architecture details and how to add new tools.

License

MIT

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