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Spendesk MCP server for AI agents.

actionlake is an MCP gateway: one remote MCP server that connects Claude and other MCP clients to Spendesk and the rest of your systems. It gives your agent 95 Spendesk actions (52 reads, 34 writes and 9 that wait for a confirmation) and holds the Spendesk credential itself, so the agent never does. It paces Spendesk's limits and records every call.

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100,000 free calls a month. No card, no email, no password: press Start a free sandbox on the next screen and keep the key it shows you.

claude mcp add --transport http actionlake https://connect.actionlake.com/mcp
the first call
do {  action: "spendesk.purchase_orders.list",  intent: "check which Spendesk account is connected"}# Get Purchase Orders · read · 1 upstream call
  • 95actionsin one signed file
  • 52readlook, never change
  • 34writecreate and update
  • 9wait for a yesdestructive, confirmed first

Set up

Connect Spendesk in three steps.

  1. 01

    Add actionlake to Claude.

    Run the command once in Claude Code; its consent page can create a free sandbox: 100,000 calls a month, no card. In the Claude app, add a custom connector with the URL below and paste your key on the consent page. Creating a new sandbox from the Claude app is not yet tested by us.

    https://connect.actionlake.com/mcp
  2. 02

    Connect Spendesk.

    OAuth 2.0, client credentials. Paste the app's client id and secret; actionlake fetches and renews the token, and nobody has to sign in. actionlake stores what you paste write-only, sealed under your tenant's key.

    • client_idSpendesk Public API client ID (Spendesk settings > Integrations > API access)
    • client_secretSpendesk Public API client secret (shown once when the client is created)
    • hostWhere your Spendesk lives: your host
    account { op: "connections.requirements", service: "spendesk" }
# free: exactly what to paste, and what is found for you
  3. 03

    Make the first call. Check before a write.

    Ask in plain words; Claude picks the action. Before anything changes, check validates the call and prices it, for free.

    do    { action: "spendesk.purchase_orders.list" }# get purchase orders · read · 1 upstream callcheck { action: "spendesk.purchase_orders.create", input: { … } }# free: inputs, permissions, cost and confirmations, nothing sent

Spendesk at a glance

Sign-in
OAuth 2.0, client credentials. Paste the app's client id and secret; actionlake fetches and renews the token, and nobody has to sign in.
You provide
client_idclient_secret
Setup fields
host
Limits we pace to
300 calls a minute, per connection
API covered
Spendesk Public API 1.0 (OpenAPI 3.1)public-api.spendesk.com
Built from
Spendesk's documentation, read 23 October 2026developer.spendesk.comdeveloper.spendesk.com
Service file
Version 1.0.0, signed (Ed25519)
Cached reads
48 of 52 reads, for up to 5 minutes; a write clears what it affects
Shared entities
6, so ask can line Spendesk up with your other systems
Data
Processed and stored in Sydney, Australia. No US region yet

Capabilities

What an AI agent can do in Spendesk.

95 actions in 31 areas. Every one carries its effect, so a key can allow the reads and hold the rest.

  • 52readlook, never change
  • 34writecreate and update
  • 9destructivewait for a confirmation

  1. Accounts

    7

    2 read · 4 write · 1 destructive

    Get accounts · Create account · Get account by id · Archive account

  2. Suppliers

    7

    2 read · 5 write · 0 destructive

    Get Suppliers · Get Supplier By Id · Update Supplier · Create Supplier(s)

  3. Purchase orders

    6

    3 read · 2 write · 1 destructive

    Get Purchase Orders · Create a purchase order · Get a purchase order by ID · Cancel a purchase order

  4. Analytical field values

    5

    2 read · 2 write · 1 destructive

    Create Analytical Field Value · List Analytical Field Values · Get Analytical Field Value · Update Analytical Field Value

  5. Analytical fields

    5

    2 read · 2 write · 1 destructive

    List Analytical Fields · Create Analytical Field · Update Analytical Field · Get Analytical Field

  6. Expense categories

    5

    2 read · 2 write · 1 destructive

    Create Expense Category · List Expense Categories · Get Expense Category · Update Expense Category

  7. Expense category fields

    5

    2 read · 2 write · 1 destructive

    Create Expense Category Field · List Expense Category Fields · Get Expense Category Field · Update Expense Category Field

  8. Payables

    5

    2 read · 3 write · 0 destructive

    Search Payables · Get Payable by ID · Mark Payable as ready · Update Payable accounting fields

23 more areas · 50 actions
  • Webhooks 5
  • Cards 4
  • Cost centers 4
  • Account creditors 3
  • Intakes 3
  • Invoices 3
  • Transactions 3
  • External references 2
  • Intake file uploads 2
  • Integrations 2
  • Journals 2
  • Payable attachments 2
  • Payable snapshots 2
  • Requests 2
  • Settlements 2
  • Users 2
  • Analytical field values V1 1
  • Analytical fields V1 1
  • Bank fees 1
  • Companies 1
  • Expense categories V1 1
  • Wallet loads 1
  • Wallet summary 1

Top actions

The Spendesk API, shaped for agents.

The ids your agent types, what each does, and the one name it shares with other systems. 21 of Spendesk's 21 action names are shared with at least one other connector, so an agent learns them once.

ActionWhat it doesEffectSame name in
spendesk.purchase_orders.listGet Purchase OrdersGet Purchase Orders.readfinance.purchase_order.list45 connectors
spendesk.invoices.listList invoicesList invoices.readfinance.bill.list31 connectors
spendesk.users.listGet UsersGet Users.readidentity.user.list474 connectors
spendesk.suppliers.listGet SuppliersGet Suppliers.readasset.supplier.list41 connectors
spendesk.purchase_orders.createCreate a purchase orderCreate a purchase order.writefinance.purchase_order.create43 connectors
spendesk.accounts.listGet accountsGet accounts.readfinance.ledger_account.list36 connectors
spendesk.analytical_fields.listList Analytical FieldsList Analytical Fields.readfinance.tracking_category.list15 connectors
spendesk.invoices.getGet an invoiceGet an invoice.readfinance.bill.get34 connectors
spendesk.users.getGet User By IdGet User By Id.readidentity.user.get399 connectors
spendesk.accounts.createCreate accountCreate account.writefinance.ledger_account.create32 connectors
spendesk.analytical_fields.createCreate Analytical FieldCreate Analytical Field.writefinance.tracking_category.create12 connectors
spendesk.purchase_orders.cancelCancel a purchase orderCancel a purchase order.destructivefinance.purchase_order.cancel7 connectors

Try it

Prompts to paste into Claude.

Each one names the Spendesk actions it will call, so you know what it reads and what it changes before you send it.

  1. Readread

    Who has access in Spendesk? List every user and their role.

    callsspendesk.users.list

  2. Writewrite

    Create a purchase order in Spendesk. Show me exactly what you will send before you save it.

    callsspendesk.purchase_orders.create

Governance for Spendesk

Destructive actions wait for a yes.

9 Spendesk actions are destructive. These are all of them:

  • Cancel a purchase orderspendesk.purchase_orders.cancel
  • Archive accountspendesk.accounts.delete
  • Delete Analytical Fieldspendesk.analytical_fields.delete
  • Delete Cost Centersspendesk.cost_centers.delete
  • Delete a webhook instancespendesk.webhooks.delete
  • Remove creditors from accountsspendesk.account_creditors.remove
  • Delete Expense Categoryspendesk.expense_categories.delete
  • Delete Analytical Field Valuespendesk.analytical_field_values.delete
  • Delete Expense Category Fieldspendesk.expense_category_fields.delete

A destructive action runs only with confirm: true. Under the human policy the agent cannot confirm for itself: the run stops until a named person approves, in the console or from a signed link in an email. The cap on a key is refused before the call is sent, never after.

dospendesk.purchase_orders.cancelconfirm_policy: human

Cancel a purchase order?

intent: the user asked me to cancel a purchase order

run suspended · waiting for a named person · key spendesk-agent cannot confirm itself
In the console, or from an emailed signed link.
a key for this connector
account {  op: "keys.create", name: "spendesk-agent",  allowed_actions: ["spendesk.*"], cap_calls: 2000,  confirm_policy: "human_for_writes",  approval_rules: [    { match: "spendesk.purchase_orders.cancel", approver: "[email protected]" },    { match: "spendesk.accounts.delete", approver: "[email protected]" },    { match: "spendesk.analytical_fields.delete", approver: "[email protected]" }  ]}
Illustrative. Scoped to Spendesk only, capped at 2,000 upstream calls, every write confirmed, and the destructive ones approved by a named person.

Cost

What Spendesk costs on actionlake.

Every Spendesk action is one upstream call, the only thing actionlake bills. Searching, check, cost, account and any call Spendesk refused with 401, 403, 429 or a 5xx are free. Paid plans start at US$49 a month for 250,000 calls, with overage from US$0.30 down to US$0.18 per 1,000.

  • 1upstream call per actionall 95 Spendesk actions
  • 95actions pageeach page of a long list is one call
  • 48reads can be cacheda cache hit costs nothing
  • 100,000calls a month, freepaid plans from US$49 a month for 250,000

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Action index

Every Spendesk action.

95 actions by area: the id your agent calls, what it does, and its effect.

Accounts7
  • spendesk.accounts.createCreate accountwrite
  • spendesk.accounts.deleteArchive accountdestructive
  • spendesk.accounts.getGet account by idread
  • spendesk.accounts.listGet accountsread
  • spendesk.accounts.set_purposeSet account purposewrite
  • spendesk.accounts.syncBulk update accountswrite
  • spendesk.accounts.update_batchBulk patch accountswrite
Suppliers7
  • spendesk.suppliers.create_batchCreate Supplier(s)write
  • spendesk.suppliers.getGet Supplier By Idread
  • spendesk.suppliers.listGet Suppliersread
  • spendesk.suppliers.set_archivedArchive/Unarchive Supplierwrite
  • spendesk.suppliers.set_archived_batchArchive/Unarchive Supplierswrite
  • spendesk.suppliers.updateUpdate Supplierwrite
  • spendesk.suppliers.update_batchUpdate Supplierswrite
Purchase orders6
  • spendesk.purchase_orders.cancelCancel a purchase orderdestructive
  • spendesk.purchase_orders.closeClose a purchase orderwrite
  • spendesk.purchase_orders.createCreate a purchase orderwrite
  • spendesk.purchase_orders.getGet a purchase order by IDread
  • spendesk.purchase_orders.get_documentGet Purchase Order Documentread
  • spendesk.purchase_orders.listGet Purchase Ordersread
Analytical field values5
  • spendesk.analytical_field_values.createCreate Analytical Field Valuewrite
  • spendesk.analytical_field_values.deleteDelete Analytical Field Valuedestructive
  • spendesk.analytical_field_values.getGet Analytical Field Valueread
  • spendesk.analytical_field_values.listList Analytical Field Valuesread
  • spendesk.analytical_field_values.updateUpdate Analytical Field Valuewrite
Analytical fields5
  • spendesk.analytical_fields.createCreate Analytical Fieldwrite
  • spendesk.analytical_fields.deleteDelete Analytical Fielddestructive
  • spendesk.analytical_fields.getGet Analytical Fieldread
  • spendesk.analytical_fields.listList Analytical Fieldsread
  • spendesk.analytical_fields.updateUpdate Analytical Fieldwrite
Expense categories5
  • spendesk.expense_categories.createCreate Expense Categorywrite
  • spendesk.expense_categories.deleteDelete Expense Categorydestructive
  • spendesk.expense_categories.getGet Expense Categoryread
  • spendesk.expense_categories.listList Expense Categoriesread
  • spendesk.expense_categories.updateUpdate Expense Categorywrite
Expense category fields5
  • spendesk.expense_category_fields.createCreate Expense Category Fieldwrite
  • spendesk.expense_category_fields.deleteDelete Expense Category Fielddestructive
  • spendesk.expense_category_fields.getGet Expense Category Fieldread
  • spendesk.expense_category_fields.listList Expense Category Fieldsread
  • spendesk.expense_category_fields.updateUpdate Expense Category Fieldwrite
Payables5
  • spendesk.payables.getGet Payable by IDread
  • spendesk.payables.mark_as_readyMark Payable as readywrite
  • spendesk.payables.searchSearch Payablesread
  • spendesk.payables.update_accountingUpdate Payable accounting fieldswrite
  • spendesk.payables.update_bookkeeping_statusUpdate Payables bookkeeping statuswrite
Webhooks5
  • spendesk.webhooks.createCreate a webhook instancewrite
  • spendesk.webhooks.deleteDelete a webhook instancedestructive
  • spendesk.webhooks.getGet a webhook instance by id.read
  • spendesk.webhooks.listGet all webhook instances ordered by creation date.read
  • spendesk.webhooks.updateUpdate a webhook instancewrite
Cards4
  • spendesk.cards.getGet a Cardread
  • spendesk.cards.get_blocking_historyGet a Card Blocking Historyread
  • spendesk.cards.get_orderGet a Card Orderread
  • spendesk.cards.listGet Cardsread
Cost centers4
  • spendesk.cost_centers.createCreate Cost Centerswrite
  • spendesk.cost_centers.deleteDelete Cost Centersdestructive
  • spendesk.cost_centers.listGet Cost Centersread
  • spendesk.cost_centers.updateUpdate Cost Centerswrite
Account creditors3
  • spendesk.account_creditors.assignAssign creditors to accountswrite
  • spendesk.account_creditors.removeRemove creditors from accountsdestructive
  • spendesk.account_creditors.searchSearch creditor account assignmentsread
Intakes3
  • spendesk.intakes.createCreate an intakewrite
  • spendesk.intakes.getGet an intakeread
  • spendesk.intakes.listList intakesread
Invoices3
  • spendesk.invoices.getGet an invoiceread
  • spendesk.invoices.get_summarySummarise invoicesread
  • spendesk.invoices.listList invoicesread
Transactions3
  • spendesk.transactions.listGet Transactions (Deprecated)read
  • spendesk.transactions.list_failedGet Failed Transactionsread
  • spendesk.transactions.list_successfulGet Successful Transactionsread
External references2
  • spendesk.external_references.listGet external referencesread
  • spendesk.external_references.upsertUpsert external referenceswrite
Intake file uploads2
  • spendesk.intake_file_uploads.createCreate an intake file uploadwrite
  • spendesk.intake_file_uploads.getGet an intake file upload statusread
Integrations2
  • spendesk.integrations.get_export_statusGet entity export statusread
  • spendesk.integrations.refresh_settingsRefresh accounting integration settingswrite
Journals2
  • spendesk.journals.createCreate an accounting exportwrite
  • spendesk.journals.list_templatesGet available journal templatesread
Payable attachments2
  • spendesk.payable_attachments.create_uploadCreate Payable Attachment Uploadwrite
  • spendesk.payable_attachments.listGet Payable Attachmentsread
Payable snapshots2
  • spendesk.payable_snapshots.createCreate a snapshot of payablesread
  • spendesk.payable_snapshots.getGet a snapshot of payablesread
Requests2
  • spendesk.requests.getGet a Requestread
  • spendesk.requests.listGet Requestsread
Settlements2
  • spendesk.settlements.listGet Settlementsread
  • spendesk.settlements.update_stateUpdate settlements statewrite
Users2
  • spendesk.users.getGet User By Idread
  • spendesk.users.listGet Usersread
Analytical field values V11
  • spendesk.analytical_field_values_v1.listGet Analytical Valuesread
Analytical fields V11
  • spendesk.analytical_fields_v1.listGet Analytical Fieldsread
Bank fees1
  • spendesk.bank_fees.listGet Bank Feesread
Companies1
  • spendesk.companies.listGet Companiesread
Expense categories V11
  • spendesk.expense_categories_v1.listGet Expense Categoriesread
Wallet loads1
  • spendesk.wallet_loads.listGet Wallet Loadsread
Wallet summary1
  • spendesk.wallet_summary.getGet Wallet Summaryread

Questions

The Spendesk MCP server, answered.

Is there a Spendesk MCP server for Claude?

Yes. actionlake is an MCP gateway: a remote MCP server that gives Claude, or another MCP client, 95 Spendesk actions across accounts, suppliers, purchase orders and analytical field values, through the same eight tools it uses for every other connector. actionlake is independent; it is not made or endorsed by Spendesk.

What do I need to connect Spendesk?

Spendesk Public API client ID (Spendesk settings > Integrations > API access) and Spendesk Public API client secret (shown once when the client is created). Plus your host. The free call account { op: "connections.requirements", service: "spendesk" } lists exactly what to paste.

Can an AI agent delete or change things in Spendesk?

Only if its key allows it, and only with an explicit confirmation. 9 Spendesk actions are destructive, including cancel a purchase order, archive account and delete Analytical Field. Each runs only with confirm: true. Under the human confirm policy, or an approval rule on the key, the run waits until a named person approves it.

Will an AI agent use up my Spendesk API limit?

actionlake paces every call to the limits in the Spendesk service file: 300 calls a minute per connection. Repeated reads are answered from cache (48 Spendesk actions can be), which never reaches Spendesk.

What does a Spendesk action cost?

One upstream call, the only unit actionlake bills. A list that pages bills one call per page (95 Spendesk actions page). Cache hits, searches, dry runs and calls Spendesk refused with 401, 403, 429 or a 5xx are free. The Free plan includes 100,000 calls a month with no card. Paid plans start at US$49 a month for 250,000 calls, with overage from US$0.30 down to US$0.18 per 1,000.

Which Spendesk API does it cover?

The Spendesk Public API 1.0 (OpenAPI 3.1) at public-api.spendesk.com by default, or the base URL set when you connect. It is built from Spendesk's documentation as read on 23 October 2026. 95 actions in 31 areas, each one in the signed service file (version 1.0.0).

Does actionlake keep my Spendesk data, and where?

actionlake processes and stores data in Sydney, Australia; there is no US region yet. Reads may be cached for up to 5 minutes, and a write clears the reads it affects. Each run's request and response is kept, sealed, for your plan's trace window: 1 day on Free, 3 days on Starter, 7 days on Pro, 14 days on Team, 30 days on Business and 30 days on Enterprise. Your Spendesk credential is sealed under your tenant's key, never logged and never returned. Your traffic is not used to train models.

Which AI clients can use it?

Claude Code, tested by us end to end, and the Claude app as a custom connector, tested by us with an existing key. Other MCP clients that support remote servers over Streamable HTTP (MCP revisions 2025-06-18 and 2025-11-25) and OAuth dynamic client registration, or a bearer header, should connect the same way; we have not tested them. Or plain REST, under the same action names.

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actionlake is independent. It is not made or endorsed by Spendesk; the name is the vendor's own. Counts are from the Spendesk service file, version 1.0.0.

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