Odoo MCP Server Advanced

Two tools. Infinite possibilities. Full Odoo API access.

An advanced MCP (Model Context Protocol) server implementation for Odoo ERP systems, enabling AI assistants to interact with Odoo data and functionality using STDIO, SSE, StreamingHttp.

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🎯 Philosophy: Simplicity & Power

Connect AI assistants to Odoo with just two universal tools:

1. execute_method - Call any Odoo method on any model
2. batch_execute - Execute multiple operations atomically

No complexity. No limitations. Full Odoo API access.

To rule them all. What You Can Do

Everything you need, just ask AI: automate, query, manage, customize, develop new modules, integrate with external systems, enhance your Odoo instance through AI.

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🚀 Quick Start

Installation

Option 1: Traditional pip install

# From source
git clone https://github.com/AlanOgic/mcp-odoo-adv.git
cd mcp-odoo-adv
# Virtual Environment
python3 -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate
# Installation
pip install -e .

Option 2: Using uvx (No Installation)

# From source directory
uvx --from . odoo-mcp

Option 3: Using Docker

# build STDIO
docker build -t alanogic/mcp-odoo-adv:latest -f Dockerfile .

# build SSE
docker build -t alanogic/mcp-odoo-adv-sse:latest -f Dockerfile.sse .

# build HTTP
docker build -t alanogic/mcp-odoo-adv-http:latest -f Dockerfile.http .

# Run STDIO
docker run --env-file .env alanogic/mcp-odoo-adv:latest

# Run SSE
docker run --env-file .env alanogic/mcp-odoo-adv-sse:latest

# Run HTTP
docker run --env-file .env alanogic/mcp-odoo-adv-http:latest

Configuration

Create a .env file (minimum):

cp .env.example .env
vim .env

ODOO_URL=https://your-odoo-instance.com
ODOO_DB=your-database-name
ODOO_USERNAME=your-username
ODOO_PASSWORD=your-password-or-api-key

Optional: Custom Configuration Directory

Organize multiple Odoo configurations by setting a custom directory:

# Create custom config directory
export ODOO_CONFIG_DIR=~/mcp-odoo-env
mkdir -p $ODOO_CONFIG_DIR

# Copy and configure
cp .env.example $ODOO_CONFIG_DIR/.env
vim $ODOO_CONFIG_DIR/.env

# Run server (automatically uses custom directory)
python run_server.py

This is useful for:

• Managing multiple Odoo instances (dev, staging, production)
• Organizing configs outside project directory
• Docker/Compose deployments with volume mounts

Run Server

# STDIO (Claude Desktop)
python run_server.py

# SSE (Web browsers)
python run_server_sse.py

# HTTP (API integrations)
python run_server_http.py

Claude Desktop Setup

Option 1: Using local installation

Add to claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "odoo": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": ["-m", "odoo_mcp"],
      "env": {
        "ODOO_URL": "https://your-instance.odoo.com",
        "ODOO_DB": "your-database",
        "ODOO_USERNAME": "your-username",
        "ODOO_PASSWORD": "your-password"
      }
    }
  }
}

Option 2: Using uvx (Recommended - No Installation)

First, create your credentials in ~/.config/odoo/.env:

mkdir -p ~/.config/odoo
cat > ~/.config/odoo/.env << 'EOF'
ODOO_URL=https://your-instance.odoo.com
ODOO_DB=your-database
ODOO_USERNAME=your-username
ODOO_PASSWORD=your-password
EOF

Then add to claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "odoo": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["--from", "odoo-mcp", "odoo-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Benefits:

• No installation required - uvx downloads and runs automatically
• Credentials stored securely in .env file (not in config)
• Always uses the latest published version
• Works from anywhere on your system

Option 3: Using Docker

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "odoo": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run", "-i", "--rm",
        "-e", "ODOO_URL=https://your-instance.odoo.com",
        "-e", "ODOO_DB=your-database",
        "-e", "ODOO_USERNAME=your-username",
        "-e", "ODOO_PASSWORD=your-password",
        "alanogic/mcp-odoo-adv:latest"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Or with .env file:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "odoo": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": ["run", "-i", "--rm", "--env-file", "/absolute/path/to/.env", "alanogic/mcp-odoo-adv:latest"]
    }
  }
}

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🔧 The Two Tools

1. execute_method - The Universal Powerhouse

Execute ANY Odoo method on ANY model. Full API access. No limitations.

execute_method(
    model="<model_name>",
    method="<method_name>",
    args_json='[...]',      # Positional arguments
    kwargs_json='{...}'     # Keyword arguments
)

Examples:

# Search customers
execute_method(
    model="res.partner",
    method="search_read",
    args_json='[[["customer_rank", ">", 0]]]',
    kwargs_json='{"fields": ["name", "email"], "limit": 20}'
)

# Create sales order
execute_method(
    model="sale.order",
    method="create",
    args_json='[{"partner_id": 8, "order_line": [[0, 0, {"product_id": 5, "product_uom_qty": 1}]]}]'
)

# Confirm order
execute_method(
    model="sale.order",
    method="action_confirm",
    args_json='[[5]]'
)

2. batch_execute - Atomic Transactions

Execute multiple operations atomically. All succeed or all rollback.

batch_execute(
    operations=[
        {
            "model": "res.partner",
            "method": "create",
            "args_json": '[{"name": "New Customer"}]'
        },
        {
            "model": "sale.order",
            "method": "create",
            "args_json": '[{"partner_id": 8}]'
        }
    ],
    atomic=True  # All succeed or all fail
)

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📚 Documentation

Essential Resources

Before using the tools, check these resources:

• odoo://model/{model}/schema - Field definitions, relationships, required fields
• odoo://model/{model}/access - Your permissions (read/write/create/delete)
• odoo://methods/{model} - Available methods for a model
• odoo://workflows - Business workflows (Sales, CRM, Inventory, etc.)
• odoo://server/info - Odoo version and installed modules

The Cookbook

📖 COOKBOOK.md - 40+ practical examples:

• Searching & filtering
• Creating records
• Updating & deleting
• Working with relationships
• Business workflows
• Batch operations
• Advanced patterns

Start here! The cookbook shows you how to accomplish anything with just 2 tools.

Prompts

User-selectable templates in Claude's menu:

• search-customers - Find customers with filters
• create-sales-order - Create sales orders step-by-step
• odoo-exploration - Discover your Odoo instance capabilities

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🎓 Learn with examples

Example 1: Find Employees

execute_method(
    model="hr.employee",
    method="search_read",
    args_json='[[["name", "ilike", "john"]]]',
    kwargs_json='{"fields": ["name", "job_id", "department_id"], "limit": 10}'
)

Example 2: Time Off Requests

execute_method(
    model="hr.leave",
    method="search_read",
    args_json='[[
        ["employee_id", "=", 1],
        ["date_from", ">=", "2025-01-01"],
        ["state", "=", "validate"]
    ]]',
    kwargs_json='{"fields": ["employee_id", "date_from", "date_to", "holiday_status_id"]}'
)

Example 3: Create Customer + Order (Atomic)

batch_execute(
    operations=[
        {
            "model": "res.partner",
            "method": "create",
            "args_json": '[{"name": "Acme Corp", "email": "[email protected]"}]'
        },
        {
            "model": "sale.order",
            "method": "create",
            "args_json": '[{"partner_id": 123, "order_line": [[0, 0, {"product_id": 5}]]}]'
        }
    ],
    atomic=True
)

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💡 Why This Design Works

✅ Key Benefits

1. Universal Access

• Full Odoo API at your fingertips
• No artificial limitations
• Do anything Odoo can do

2. Simple & Predictable

• Learn 2 tools, use everywhere
• Clear mental model
• Easy to debug and maintain

3. Reliable

• Odoo provides excellent native error messages
• Direct API access means fewer points of failure
• Stable, production-ready implementation

4. Flexible

• Works with several Odoo version (14+)
• Supports all Odoo models and methods
• Extensible through Odoo's native capabilities

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🔥 Features

AI Integration

• Claude Desktop Ready: Seamless integration with Claude Code
• Two Universal Tools: Access the entire Odoo API with execute_method and batch_execute
• Smart Limits: Automatic protection against oversized queries (configurable)
• MCP 2025 Compliant: Latest Model Context Protocol specification

Multiple Connection Options

• STDIO: Direct integration with Claude Desktop
• SSE: Server-Sent Events for web browsers (port 8009)
• HTTP: Streamable HTTP for API integrations (port 8008)
• Docker: Pre-built containers for all transports

Enterprise Ready

• Odoo 14+: Works with all modern Odoo versions
• JSON-2 API: Support for Odoo 19+ Bearer token authentication
• Flexible Auth: Environment variables or config files
• Enhanced Logging: Timestamped logs in ./logs/
• Proxy Support: HTTP proxy configuration
• SSL Control: Configurable SSL verification
• Python 3.10-3.13: Tested on all current Python versions

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🚀 Advanced Usage

Odoo 19+ JSON-2 API (Recommended)

For better security with Odoo 19+:

export ODOO_API_VERSION=json-2
export ODOO_API_KEY=your_api_key_here

Benefits:

• Bearer token authentication (more secure)
• Better performance
• Future-proof (JSON-RPC deprecated in Odoo 20)

Docker Deployment

# STDIO transport (Claude Desktop)
docker run -i --rm --env-file .env alanogic/mcp-odoo-adv:latest

# SSE transport (Web browsers)
docker run -p 8009:8009 --env-file .env alanogic/mcp-odoo-adv:sse

# HTTP transport (API integrations)
docker run -p 8008:8008 --env-file .env alanogic/mcp-odoo-adv:http

Domain Operators

Common search operators:

Operator	Description	Example
=	Equal	["country_id", "=", 75]
!=	Not equal	["active", "!=", false]
>, >=, <, <=	Comparison	["amount_total", ">=", 1000]
like, ilike	Pattern match	["name", "ilike", "acme"]
in, not in	In list	["state", "in", ["draft", "sent"]]

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📖 Documentation

New to Odoo MCP Server? Start here:

1. USER_GUIDE.md - Complete setup guide with 5-minute quick-start
2. COOKBOOK.md - 45+ practical examples for common tasks
3. DOCKER.md - Docker deployment guide (containers, compose, production)
4. TRANSPORTS.md - Connection options (STDIO, SSE, HTTP)
5. CLAUDE.md - Technical reference and architecture
6. CHANGELOG.md - Version history and updates

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🤝 Contributing

Contributions welcome! Please:

1. Fork the repository
2. Create feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing)
3. Commit changes (git commit -m 'Add amazing feature')
4. Push to branch (git push origin feature/amazing)
5. Open Pull Request

Development philosophy:

• Simplicity first
• Universal tools over specialized ones
• Documentation over complexity
• Reliability through directness

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📝 License

GNU General Public License v3.0 or later (GPL-3.0-or-later) - See LICENSE file

This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

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🙏 Acknowledgments

• Original project by Lê Anh Tuấn
• Built with FastMCP
• Follows Model Context Protocol specification

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🎯 What's Next?

Ready to get started?

1. Quick Setup: Follow the USER_GUIDE.md 5-minute quick-start
2. Learn by Example: Browse COOKBOOK.md for 45+ recipes
3. Explore Your Odoo: Use the odoo-exploration prompt in Claude
4. Build & Automate: Create custom workflows with execute_method

Need help?

• 📖 Check the USER_GUIDE.md troubleshooting section
• 💬 Open an issue on GitHub
• 🌟 Star the repo if you find it useful!

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