Agenttax MCP Server

MCP server for AgentTax — tax compliance tools for AI agents

Local serverstdio

What is the Agenttax MCP MCP server?

Connect Agenttax MCP to Claude, Cursor or any other MCP client and it stops being a tab you switch to. MCP server for AgentTax — tax compliance tools for AI agents. The agenttax mcp mcp server is what makes that connection.

What the server does

Tax compliance for MCP tool developers and AI agents, powered by AgentTax.

Available tools

The toolset is worth reading before you wire it up, because it tells you what the integration is really for:

  • track_payment — Track a payment you received and calculate your sales tax liability. The primary tool for MCP tool developers
  • calculate_tax — Full tax calculation with complete audit trail. Use this when you need jurisdiction details, confidence scoring, and advisories
  • log_trade — Sell trades return realized gain/loss with cost basis (FIFO, LIFO, or Specific ID)
  • get_rates — Get tax rates for all 51 US jurisdictions or a single state
  • configure_nexus — Set which states you have economic nexus in. Required for sellers to get non-zero tax results
  • check_health — The check_health tool exposed by this server

Installation

@agenttax/mcp-server on npm is all you need. Most clients run it directly, so configuration is a few lines and a restart.

Credentials and setup notes

Configuration is passed through the environment: AGENTTAX_API_KEY. Treat anything key-shaped as a real credential — scope it to the minimum the server needs, and rotate it if it ever lands in a shared config.

Where it fits

Among the payments and commerce options, the useful question is rarely "what can it do" but "what does it cost you to run" — permissions, credentials, and how much of your context its toolset consumes. Agenttax MCP's toolset — track_payment, calculate_tax, log_trade and 3 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by agenttax; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.

SyncDev reviews every entry in this directory against the project's own documentation before publishing, and revisits them as servers change.

Worth knowing first

  • It runs with your machine's permissions. That is convenient and also the reason to think about what you point it at before you approve a tool call.
  • Missing credentials fail quietly in some clients — if no tools show up, check the environment block first.
  • Keep per-call confirmation enabled while you learn its behaviour; it is the cheapest safeguard you have.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
track_paymentTrack a payment you received and calculate your sales tax liability. The primary tool for MCP tool developers.
calculate_taxFull tax calculation with complete audit trail. Use this when you need jurisdiction details, confidence scoring, and advisories.
log_tradeSell trades return realized gain/loss with cost basis (FIFO, LIFO, or Specific ID).
get_ratesGet tax rates for all 51 US jurisdictions or a single state.
configure_nexusSet which states you have economic nexus in. Required for sellers to get non-zero tax results.
check_healthThe check_health tool exposed by this server.

How to install the Agenttax MCP MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "agenttax": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@agenttax/mcp-server"],
      "env": {
        "AGENTTAX_API_KEY": "atx_live_your_key"
      }
    }
  }
}

Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
AGENTTAX_API_KEYCredential the server authenticates with.Yes

Example prompts to try

  • Use Agenttax MCP to track payment.
  • Use Agenttax MCP to calculate tax.
  • Use Agenttax MCP to log trade.

Frequently asked questions

It connects Agenttax MCP to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 6 tools (track_payment, calculate_tax, log_trade, and more) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Agenttax MCP directly.