# MCP for Tally

> MCP for Tally is an offline desktop app for Windows and Mac that works as an MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for TallyPrime. It lets AI apps such as Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and VS Code, or a local model in Ollama or LM Studio, read Tally books live on the computer, and exports Tally data to Excel, CSV, JSON, XML, SQLite, Markdown and HTML. The books never pass through mcpfortally.com; with a local model, nothing leaves the computer.

MCP for Tally (also written mcpfortally) is sold by MarketPing, Thane, Maharashtra, India. It is an independent product, not made or endorsed by Tally Solutions.

Key facts:
- Works with: Claude Desktop, ChatGPT Desktop, Ollama, LM Studio, Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf, Claude Code, Gemini CLI, Codex CLI, Any app that speaks MCP.
- Reads: companies, ledgers, chart of accounts, trial balance, profit and loss, balance sheet, ledger statements, vouchers (day book and registers), bill-wise receivables and payables with ageing, stock summary and stock item statements, any Tally collection, and SQL over what it has read. 17 read tools; 2 write tools (create ledger, create voucher) are off by default and can never delete.
- Exports: Excel (.xlsx), CSV, JSON, XML, SQLite, Markdown and print-ready HTML, from the app or through the AI.
- Privacy: an offline connector with no upload, sync or cloud copy. The app talks only to Tally on the user's computer or private network; mcpfortally.com sees only licence activation, never figures from the books. A cloud AI app (Claude, ChatGPT) sends what it reads to its own AI service; a local model in Ollama (through AnythingLLM) or LM Studio keeps everything on the computer.
- Requires: TallyPrime with its XML server turned on (port 9000), on the same computer or on the private network. Runs on Windows 10, Windows 11, macOS. The Mac app reads Tally on a Windows PC or virtual machine.
- Price: yearly, or once for life (never ends, every update), every feature in every plan, 7-day free trial with no card.
- Solo: 1 computer at once. In India ₹1,499 a year or ₹3,999 once for life, nothing added at checkout; everywhere else US$29 a year or US$79 once for life. One computer. For an owner or an accountant who works on one PC.
- Business: 3 computers at once. In India ₹3,499 a year or ₹8,999 once for life, nothing added at checkout; everywhere else US$69 a year or US$179 once for life. Three computers. For a business with a small accounts team.
- Firm: 10 computers at once. In India ₹7,999 a year or ₹19,999 once for life, nothing added at checkout; everywhere else US$149 a year or US$399 once for life. Ten computers. For a CA or accounting firm serving many clients.

## Start here
- [Home](https://mcpfortally.com/): what it does, with a sample conversation
- [Pricing](https://mcpfortally.com/pricing): plans in rupees and US dollars
- [Download](https://mcpfortally.com/download): Windows and Mac installers
- [Free trial](https://mcpfortally.com/start-trial): 7 days, one computer, no card

## Setup guides
- [Claude Desktop](https://mcpfortally.com/docs/claude-desktop): Claude Desktop for Windows and Mac starts MCP for Tally itself and talks to it privately on your computer.
- [ChatGPT Desktop](https://mcpfortally.com/docs/chatgpt-desktop): ChatGPT Desktop for Windows can start a local MCP server. chatgpt.com in a browser and the phone apps cannot reach a program on your computer.
- [Cursor](https://mcpfortally.com/docs/cursor): Cursor reads MCP servers from mcp.json in your home folder.
- [VS Code](https://mcpfortally.com/docs/vs-code): VS Code (GitHub Copilot in agent mode) reads MCP servers from your user mcp.json.
- [Claude Code](https://mcpfortally.com/docs/claude-code): Claude Code adds MCP servers with one command.
- [Ollama (fully local)](https://mcpfortally.com/docs/ollama): Ollama runs AI models on your own computer. With AnythingLLM as the chat window, your question, your books and the answer never leave the PC.
- [LM Studio](https://mcpfortally.com/docs/lm-studio): LM Studio runs AI models on your own computer, so nothing about your books leaves it at all.
- [Windsurf](https://mcpfortally.com/docs/windsurf): Windsurf reads MCP servers from its mcp_config.json.
- [Gemini CLI](https://mcpfortally.com/docs/gemini-cli): Gemini CLI reads MCP servers from its settings.json.
- [Codex CLI](https://mcpfortally.com/docs/codex-cli): OpenAI’s Codex CLI reads MCP servers from config.toml.
- [Any other MCP app](https://mcpfortally.com/docs/other): Any app that can start a local MCP server, or connect to one by address, can use MCP for Tally.
- [Turn on Tally’s XML server](https://mcpfortally.com/docs/tally-setup): MCP for Tally reads your books through TallyPrime’s own XML server. It is off until you turn it on, once.
- [Mac: read Tally on a Windows PC](https://mcpfortally.com/docs/mac): TallyPrime runs only on Windows. The Mac app reads Tally on a Windows PC in your network, or in a Windows virtual machine on your Mac.

## FAQ
- What is MCP for Tally? MCP for Tally is an offline desktop app for Windows and Mac that works as an MCP server for TallyPrime. AI apps such as Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, VS Code, or a local model in Ollama, use it to read your Tally books live on your computer: ledgers, trial balance, profit and loss, balance sheet, vouchers, outstanding bills and stock. It also exports any of that to Excel, CSV, JSON, XML, SQLite, Markdown or HTML.
- Do my books go to your servers? No. Your books stay in Tally on your computer. The app reads Tally there and answers the AI app on the same computer; nothing is uploaded, synced or copied to us. Our site only ever sees your email, your billing details and the names of the computers you activate. A cloud AI app such as Claude or ChatGPT does send what it reads to its own AI service, under that company’s terms. With a local model in Ollama or LM Studio, nothing leaves the computer.
- Can I keep everything on my computer with Ollama? Yes. Ollama runs AI models on your own computer. Connect it through AnythingLLM, a free desktop chat app: choose Ollama as its AI provider, then click Add beside AnythingLLM in MCP for Tally and start your question with @agent. LM Studio works the same way on its own. Pick a model that can use tools, such as qwen3:8b, and a local one: models whose names end in -cloud run on Ollama’s servers. A computer with 16 GB of memory is a comfortable start.
- Does it need the internet? Only to activate, deactivate or refresh your licence, and to check for updates when you click. After activation it works offline for the whole year, and a computer with no internet can be activated offline with a code. Cloud AI apps need the internet for their own model; Ollama and LM Studio do not.
- Can I chat without another AI app? Yes. The app has its own Chat screen. Paste a key from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Gemini, Mistral, Groq, DeepSeek, xAI, OpenRouter or Together, and the app works out the provider and its models; or use Ollama or LM Studio on the same computer. The key stays on your computer, locked by Windows or the Mac Keychain. Questions go straight from your computer to that provider, never through our servers. Your chats and the tokens each provider reported are kept on your computer, and the Chat only reads Tally.
- Which AI apps does it work with? Claude Desktop, ChatGPT Desktop on Windows, Ollama through AnythingLLM, LM Studio, Cursor, VS Code with Copilot, Windsurf, Claude Code, Gemini CLI, Codex CLI and any other app that speaks MCP over stdio or Streamable HTTP. The app adds itself to most of them with one click.
- Which Tally does it need? TallyPrime, with its XML server turned on (F1 Help, Settings, Connectivity, port 9000). It reads every company open in Tally. We build and test it with TallyPrime; Tally.ERP 9 is not supported.
- Does it work on a Mac? Yes. TallyPrime runs only on Windows, so the Mac app reads Tally on a Windows PC in your office network, or in a Windows virtual machine on the Mac. On that PC, turn on Tally’s XML server and allow port 9000 for private networks in Windows Firewall, then enter the PC’s address in the app. Never open port 9000 to the internet.
- Can I use it with ChatGPT? With ChatGPT Desktop on Windows, yes: it can start a local MCP server. chatgpt.com in a browser and the phone apps cannot reach a program on your computer, and we will not route your books through a public tunnel to make that work.
- Can the AI change my books? Only if you turn on “Let AI apps make entries”. Then it can create ledgers and balanced Journal, Payment, Receipt and Contra vouchers, each checked before it is sent and written to the activity log. It can never delete anything.
- Can I export Tally data without an AI app? Yes. The app’s Export tab saves ledgers, groups, stock items, trial balance, profit and loss, balance sheet, stock summary, receivables, payables and the day book for any period, in seven formats, in one click.
- How is it different from free Tally MCP servers on GitHub? Those are good if you are a developer and happy to install Node or Python, edit config files and keep them updated. MCP for Tally is an installer with its own runtime, so there is nothing else to install, one-click setup for each AI app, seven export formats, an activity log, read-only by default, updates for the year and email support.
- Does it work with Tally’s Educational mode? It runs, but Educational mode only accepts dates on the 1st, 2nd and 31st of a month, so reports for other dates come back incomplete. Use licensed TallyPrime for real answers.
- What happens when my plan ends? A yearly plan keeps working for 7 more days. After that the AI tools and export pause until you renew; your settings, exports and activity log stay. Renewing adds a year from your end date, so you never lose days. A lifetime plan never ends.
- Can I pay once instead of every year? Yes. Every plan also comes for life: you pay once, the key never ends, and you get every update for as long as MCP for Tally is made. The price is on each plan above. A yearly key can be turned into a lifetime one from your account.
- Can I move to a new computer? Deactivate in the app on the old computer and activate on the new one. If the old one died, remove it from your account page: each key allows that three times a year.

## Optional
- [Full text for AI assistants](https://mcpfortally.com/llms-full.txt)
- [Licence terms](https://mcpfortally.com/terms)
- [Privacy](https://mcpfortally.com/privacy)
- [Refunds](https://mcpfortally.com/refund)
- [Contact](https://mcpfortally.com/contact): support@mcpfortally.com