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Griffin MCP server (beta)

We’ve released our Model Context Protocol (MCP) server in beta. You can find it on Github.

Use the server via any MCP client, including Claude Desktop and code editors like Cursor.

Prerequisites​

  • a Griffin API Key. Get one by registering here
  • Node.js (v16 or later)
  • npm (v7 or later)

How to use Griffin's MCP server with Claude Desktop​

To use this MCP server with Claude for Desktop:

  1. Edit your Claude for Desktop configuration file at:
    • macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
    • Windows: %APPDATA%\\Claude\\claude_desktop_config.json
  2. Add the following to the mcpServers section:
{
    "mcpServers": {
      "griffin": {
        "command": "npx",
        "args": ["-y" "@griffinbank/mcp-server"],
        "env": {
          "GRIFFIN_API_KEY": "your-griffin-api-key"
        }
      }
    }
  }

  1. Restart Claude for Desktop

Safety​

Do not attempt to use this MCP server with your live organisation API key. We have put safeguards in place to stop live API keys working, but nevertheless please avoid exposing your keys unnecessarily.

Features​

  • Open operational accounts
  • Create and submit payments
  • List resources, e.g. payments, bank accounts, legal persons
  • Fetch information about specific resources

Tools Provided​

  • create-and-submit-payment - Creates and submits a payment
  • open-operational-account - Opens a new operational account
  • list-bank-accounts - Lists all bank accounts
  • list-legal-persons - Lists all legal persons
  • list-payments - Lists all payments
  • list-payees - Lists payees for a given legal person
  • get-bank-account - Gets details for a specific bank account
  • get-legal-person - Gets details for a specific legal person
  • get-payment - Gets details for a specific payment
  • get-payee - Gets details for a specific payee
  • list-transactions - Lists the latest transactions for a bank account

Give us feedback​

Reach out to us at product@griffin.com or join our Slack community