Xero MCP vs io.github.theluckystrike/cash-book
Xero MCP is an MCP server published by Servosity. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Official MCP Registry, Community GitHub marketplaces). io.github.theluckystrike/cash-book is an MCP server published by theluckystrike. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-28. This pair was picked by a reader, not by our comparison rule, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |   Xero MCP |  io.github.theluckystrike/cash-book |
|---|---|---|
| Official MCP Registry | Listed Version: 0.1.9 Forks (GitHub): 13 Stars (GitHub): 64 Not marked · First seen |
Listed Version: 0.22.6 Forks (GitHub): 1 Stars (GitHub): 2 Not marked · First seen |
Each figure is the marketplace's own and is never added up across marketplaces. A marketplace that publishes no figure shows none: no number is not zero.
The facts side by side
| Fact | Xero MCP | io.github.theluckystrike/cash-book |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 2 (better) | 1 (worse) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 64 (better) | 2 (worse) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 13 (better) | 1 (worse) |
| Last release (differs) | 2026-10-23 (better) | 2026-10-14 (worse) |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (https://github.com/Servosity/msp-skills/releases/download/xero-v0.1.9/xero-mcp.mcpb) | Remote server or your machine |
| Transport (differs) | stdio | Streamable HTTP, stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 9, secrets among them: 4 | 1, secrets among them: 1 |
| Licence (differs) | Apache-2.0 | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/servosity/msp-skills | github.com/theluckystrike/mcp-servers |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 7 | 0 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | no remote endpoint we check | Responded 3 days ago |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. Where the data itself says which value is better (more marketplaces, a larger figure of the same marketplace, a fresher release, a verified mark on a marketplace that lists both), the better one is also marked green with ▲ and the worse one red with ▼. Where it runs, the transport, the tools, the settings, hooks, the bundle's parts, the licence and the week's changes are marked only as different: more or fewer is not better in itself.
What each says it does
Xero MCP
Every Xero Accounting read plus a local SQLite ledger - aging, reconciliation, and GL tie-out
io.github.theluckystrike/cash-book
One double-entry ledger derived from your invoices, bank, expenses, deposits and assets.
How to run each
Xero MCP As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add servosity/msp-skills
/plugin install xero@msp-skillsRequires: XERO_ACCESS_TOKEN (secret), XERO_CLIENT_ID (secret), XERO_CLIENT_SECRET (secret), XERO_OAUTH2 (secret), XERO_TENANT_ID
io.github.theluckystrike/cash-book As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http cash-book https://mcp.zovo.one/mcp/cash-book --header "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_TOKEN>"Requires: MCP_LICENSE_KEY (secret), Authorization header
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only io.github.theluckystrike/cash-book has a remote endpoint we check. How we check endpoints
Tools each declares
Neither one's marketplaces publish a list of tools, so there is nothing to compare.
Settings each asks for
Only Xero MCP asks for
XERO_ACCESS_TOKEN (secret)XERO_AUTHORIZATION_URLXERO_BASE_URLXERO_CLIENT_ID (secret)XERO_CLIENT_SECRET (secret)XERO_NO_CONFIG_WRITEXERO_OAUTH2 (secret)XERO_TENANT_IDXERO_TOKEN_URL
Only io.github.theluckystrike/cash-book asks for
MCP_LICENSE_KEY (secret)
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: Xero MCP · What it can do: io.github.theluckystrike/cash-book · Compare two other plugins
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