Does Avalara have an MCP server?
Avalara maintains an official MCP server.
- Access
- Remote server
- Endpoint
- https://mcp.avalara.com/avatax
- Category
- Finance & Fintech
The receipts
A remote server run by Avalara itself — nothing to install. Documented at developer.avalara.com.
Connect it
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
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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.
How we know
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 on 2026-10-14, and again every six hours.
- Vendor docs checked by hand on 2026-09-29.
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