Does Avalara have an MCP server?
Avalara maintains an official MCP server.
- Access
- Remote server
- Endpoint
- https://mcp.avalara.com/avatax
- Category
- Finance & Fintech
A remote server run by Avalara itself — nothing to install. Documented at developer.avalara.com.
Hosted by the vendor — no install, connect over HTTP with OAuth or a token.
Add it from the terminal, then restart your session:
claude mcp add --transport http avalara https://mcp.avalara.com/avataxAdd --scope user to make it available in every project.
- Open Settings → Connectors
- Click Add custom connector
- Paste
https://mcp.avalara.com/avatax - Finish the sign-in prompt, then enable it in the chat's tools menu
Add to .cursor/mcp.json in your project, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json for
every project:
{
"mcpServers": {
"avalara": {
"url": "https://mcp.avalara.com/avatax"
}
}
}A green dot in Settings → MCP means it connected.
Add to .vscode/mcp.json:
{
"servers": {
"avalara": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://mcp.avalara.com/avatax"
}
}
}Then pick the server from the tools menu in Copilot's agent mode.
- Enable Developer mode under Settings → Apps & Connectors → Advanced
- Choose Create and paste
https://mcp.avalara.com/avatax - Complete sign-in, then enable the connector in a new chat
Does Avalara have an official MCP server?
Yes. Avalara maintains an official MCP server, hosted at https://mcp.avalara.com/avatax.
How do I connect Avalara to Claude?
Add https://mcp.avalara.com/avatax as a custom connector under Settings → Connectors in Claude Desktop or claude.ai, or run "claude mcp add --transport http avalara https://mcp.avalara.com/avatax" in Claude Code.
Do I need to install anything to use the Avalara MCP server?
No. It is a remote server hosted by Avalara, so your MCP client connects to it over HTTP. You authenticate with the vendor rather than installing a package.
How is this verdict verified?
Avalara publishes six hosted servers (AvaTax, Tax Content, Business Licenses, Classification, Cross-Border, Docs) to the MCP Registry under its verified namespace com.avalara, each documented under developer.avalara.com/mcp-servers; all six mcp.avalara.com endpoints answer MCP initialize with 401 (auth required). GitHub metadata is refreshed every six hours.
Avalara publishes six hosted servers (AvaTax, Tax Content, Business Licenses, Classification, Cross-Border, Docs) to the MCP Registry under its verified namespace com.avalara, each documented under developer.avalara.com/mcp-servers; all six mcp.avalara.com endpoints answer MCP initialize with 401 (auth required).
- github data refreshed 2026-09-29, then every 6 hours
- vendor docs verified on 2026-09-29
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