Question 1

What is Gatherings?

Accepted Answer

Gatherings is a tool that enables AI assistants to manage and track shared expenses within the Gatherings application. It uses the Machine Conversation Protocol (MCP) for seamless integration with AI systems.

Question 2

What are the key features of Gatherings?

Accepted Answer

Gatherings allows you to create and manage gatherings, add expenses for specific members, calculate fair reimbursements, record payments, generate summaries, and manage members (add/remove/rename).

Question 3

How does Gatherings work with AI assistants?

Accepted Answer

Gatherings uses the Machine Conversation Protocol (MCP) to provide an API that AI assistants can use to interact with the application. This allows AI systems to help users manage their shared expenses through conversation.

Question 4

What credentials does it need?

Accepted Answer

It reads `GATHERINGS_DB_PATH`, `GATHERINGS_SCRIPT` from the environment. Store these in your client's env block or a secrets manager — never commit them to a repository — and grant the narrowest scope that still covers your use case.

Variable	Description	Required
GATHERINGS_DB_PATH	Filesystem location the server is allowed to use.	Optional
GATHERINGS_SCRIPT	Configuration value read at startup.	Optional

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