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.

Works with

Claude Desktop | Claude Code | VS Code | Cursor

Quick Start

npx spendlog

Or one-click install:

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
• 43 tools — invoicing, budgets, recurring expenses, tax export, multi-project tracking
• Multilingual — English and German (EN/DE), with i18n ready for more

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

43 tools across 11 categories:

Configuration

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

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

Environment variables

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

TypeScript (strict), Vitest for tests, TypeORM + SQLite for storage.

git clone https://github.com/makz81/spendlog.git
cd spendlog
npm install
npm run dev       # MCP server with watch mode
npm run test      # 382 tests
npm run typecheck # type check (no emit)

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

License

MIT