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Invoicing, expenses and accounting for service businesses and freelancers. Its Claude connector gives read-only answers on profit, cash, invoices and clients, limited by your FreshBooks role; a public API is also documented.
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Redact Social Security numbers, account numbers and EINs before uploading documents to any AI assistant, and check its data-retention settings. Upload originals only to the filing or signing software.
FreshBooks lists Lite ($23/month; invoices for 5 clients), Plus ($43/month) and Premium ($70/month), with an 80%-off-for-4-months offer at our check. Team members are $11/month each and Payroll $40/month plus $6 per user. Checked 2026-10-17. source ↗
Make has a native FreshBooks app. For n8n we found only a community node, not an official one. source ↗
How FreshBooks connects to each AI platform: native connector or MCP, API through code the agent writes, browser control, or file upload.
| Platform | MCP / connector | API (agent-written code) | Browser | Upload / export |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude (incl. Claude Code) | Confirmed Read-only Claude connector FreshBooks docs ↗Claude (incl. Claude Code) MCP docs ↗ | Confirmed Claude (incl. Claude Code) can run code; FreshBooks publishes an API. FreshBooks API ↗Claude (incl. Claude Code) docs ↗ | Confirmed Claude Code with the Claude in Chrome extension (Chrome, Edge and other Chromium browsers) Claude (incl. Claude Code) browser docs ↗ | Confirmed Export from FreshBooks, then works on the files in your project; chat accepts attachments Claude (incl. Claude Code) docs ↗ |
| OpenAI Codex | Not documented FreshBooks has an official MCP server and OpenAI Codex supports MCP, but FreshBooks's docs don't name this pairing. Auth setup may differ. FreshBooks MCP docs ↗OpenAI Codex MCP docs ↗ | Confirmed OpenAI Codex can run code; FreshBooks publishes an API. FreshBooks API ↗OpenAI Codex docs ↗ | Confirmed Only in the ChatGPT desktop app; not in the Codex CLI or IDE extension OpenAI Codex browser docs ↗ | Confirmed Export from FreshBooks, then works on local repositories OpenAI Codex docs ↗ |
| Google Antigravity | Not documented FreshBooks has an official MCP server and Google Antigravity supports MCP, but FreshBooks's docs don't name this pairing. Auth setup may differ. FreshBooks MCP docs ↗Google Antigravity MCP docs ↗ | Confirmed Google Antigravity can run code; FreshBooks publishes an API. FreshBooks API ↗Google Antigravity docs ↗ | Confirmed Browser subagent via /browser, documented as an Antigravity App feature; the IDE has separate browser docs Google Antigravity browser docs ↗ | Confirmed Export from FreshBooks, then works on local projects and worktrees Google Antigravity docs ↗ |
Confirmed means both the tool's and the platform's official docs describe that route (links in the cell); IonBin has not tested every pairing. Not documented means it may work, but no official docs describe that route end to end. Checked Oct 17, 2026.
| Level | Status | Detail / source |
|---|---|---|
| Native connector / MCP | Yes | Official docs ↗ |
| API / CLI | Yes | Official docs ↗ |
| Browser-only | No | Web app; also reachable programmatically |
| Bulk upload / import | Yes | Import clients from a CSV file (https://support.freshbooks.com/hc/en-us/articles/360003248452-How-do-I-import-clients-from-a-file) |
Recorded Oct 17, 2026. Setup and plan limits vary; check the vendor's docs. How levels are assigned.
Via its official MCP server, from MCP-capable platforms such as ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini (Google), Google Antigravity, OpenAI Codex.
Via its API, through automation hubs: Gumloop, Make, n8n, Zapier.
No long-form review yet. Verdict is based on research, not hands-on testing.
Small-business accounting from Intuit. Intuit publishes an official local QuickBooks Online MCP server (145 tools, including create, update and delete, which can be switched off) that needs your own Intuit Developer app. A hosted server is an invitation-only pilot.
