odoo-mcp-multi 0.3.18

MCP Server for connecting Claude/Cursor to multiple Odoo instances

odoo-mcp-multi

The most tested, documented, and production-ready MCP server for Odoo. Connects any MCP client (Antigravity, Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code) to multiple Odoo instances simultaneously — automatic protocol detection (JSON-RPC 8.0+, JSON2 19.0+, XML-RPC legacy), secure credential storage (Unix 600 permissions), 60+ tests, and full CLI parity for every MCP tool.

🌟 Features

• Multi-profile management: Store credentials for multiple environments (prod, staging, dev).
• Secure by default: Credentials safely stored in ~/.config/odoo-mcp/ (600 permissions).
• Multi-protocol Support: JSON-RPC (8.0+), JSON2 (19.0+), XML-RPC (legacy) natively auto-detected.
• 10 Native MCP tools: search_read, write, create, export_records, import_records, execute_kw, list_models, list_fields, list_available_profiles, get_version.
• Full CLI parity: Every MCP tool is also available as a CLI command — same logic, no duplication (DRY).
• Integrated CLI: Profile management, connection testing, and all Odoo data operations from your terminal.

📋 1-Minute Setup (Copy-Paste Prompt)

Paste this into your AI client (Antigravity, Claude, Cursor) to get started instantly:

Install & configure the Odoo MCP server. Run these steps:

1. Install (recommended — isolated, no venv needed):

   • macOS: brew install pipx && pipx install odoo-mcp-multi
   • Linux: pip install pipx && pipx install odoo-mcp-multi
   • Windows: winget install Python.Python.3.12 → new terminal → pip install pipx && pipx ensurepath → new terminal → pipx install odoo-mcp-multi
   • Developer alternative: pip install odoo-mcp-multi

2. Add a profile: odoo-mcp add-profile (enter your Odoo URL, database, user, and API key)

3. Test connection: odoo-mcp test

4. Add this block to your AI client's MCP config file (locate the right path for your tool and OS in the ⚙️ MCP Client Configuration section below):

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

5. Restart your AI client. You now have access to 10 Odoo tools: search_read, write, create, export_records, import_records, execute_kw, list_models, list_fields, list_available_profiles, get_version.

🚀 Installation & Quick Start

pipx is the recommended installer for all platforms — it automatically creates an isolated virtual environment per tool and exposes odoo-mcp globally, with no virtualenv management required.

macOS

brew install pipx
pipx install odoo-mcp-multi
odoo-mcp add-profile
odoo-mcp run

Linux

pip install pipx
pipx install odoo-mcp-multi
odoo-mcp add-profile
odoo-mcp run

Windows

Pre-requisite: Python must be installed before pipx. The recommended method is winget (included in Windows 10 21H1+ and Windows 11):

# Step 1: Install Python via winget (opens a new PowerShell after install)
winget install Python.Python.3.12

# Step 2: Open a NEW PowerShell window, then install pipx
pip install pipx
pipx ensurepath

# Step 3: Open ANOTHER new PowerShell window (required for PATH to take effect)
pipx install odoo-mcp-multi
odoo-mcp add-profile
odoo-mcp run

⚠️ Windows side corners:

• Two terminal restarts required: winget install and pipx ensurepath both modify PATH. Each change only takes effect in a new terminal session.
• Credential file permissions: on Linux/macOS, credentials are stored with 600 (owner-read-only) Unix permissions. On Windows, os.chmod is silently ignored — the file %USERPROFILE%\.config\odoo-mcp\profiles.json is created correctly but without restricted permissions. Ensure your user account is the only account with access to your machine.
• Python from python.org: also works, but during installation you must check "Add Python to PATH" (unchecked by default). Without it, pip won't be found.
• Microsoft Store Python: avoid it — it runs in an app sandbox that can cause issues with pipx ensurepath and file system access.

Alternative: direct pip install (developer / existing venv)

pip install odoo-mcp-multi
odoo-mcp add-profile
odoo-mcp run

🗑️ Uninstall

All platforms (pipx recommended install):

pipx uninstall odoo-mcp-multi

Credentials are not removed automatically. Delete the profile file manually if needed:

• macOS / Linux: ~/.config/odoo-mcp/profiles.json
• Windows: %USERPROFILE%\.config\odoo-mcp\profiles.json

If you used pip install directly instead:

pip uninstall odoo-mcp-multi

💻 CLI Operations

All operations are available directly from your terminal. Use odoo-mcp [COMMAND] --help for specific flags.

Profile Management

• odoo-mcp add-profile: Interactive wizard to register a new instance.
• odoo-mcp list-profiles: Displays all configured profiles.
• odoo-mcp edit-profile NAME: Modify credentials, URLs, or database of an existing profile.
• odoo-mcp remove-profile NAME: Deletes a profile.
• odoo-mcp set-default NAME: Sets the default profile.
• odoo-mcp test -p NAME: Tests live connection to confirm credentials are working.
• odoo-mcp run: Starts the MCP server process.

Odoo Data Operations

All data commands support --profile / -p and output JSON for composability.

• odoo-mcp search-read -m MODEL: Search and read records (--domain, --fields, --limit, --offset, --order).
• odoo-mcp write -m MODEL -i IDS -v VALUES: Update existing records.
• odoo-mcp create -m MODEL -v VALUES: Create a new record.
• odoo-mcp export-records -m MODEL: Export via native export_data (--fields, --domain).
• odoo-mcp import-records -m MODEL -f FIELDS -r ROWS: Import via native load.
• odoo-mcp execute-kw -m MODEL --method METHOD: Execute any model method (--args, --kwargs).
• odoo-mcp get-version: Retrieve server version info.
• odoo-mcp list-models: List available models (--search to filter).
• odoo-mcp list-fields -m MODEL: List all fields of a model.

⚙️ MCP Client Configuration

The server gracefully handles multiple Odoo instances simultaneously. You only need to declare one server definition in your AI client. You can optionally force a single fallback using ["run", "-p", "prod"].

Global Configuration Block:

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

Add the block above to your client's MCP config file. Paths vary by tool and OS:

Client	macOS	Linux	Windows
Antigravity	~/.gemini/antigravity/mcp_config.json	same	%USERPROFILE%\.gemini\antigravity\mcp_config.json
Claude Desktop	~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json	~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json	%APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
Cursor	.cursor/mcp.json (project root)	same	same
VS Code	.vscode/mcp.json (project root)	same	same

Note: For Cursor and VS Code the config file is workspace-scoped — place it at the root of your project. For a user-level (global) config, check your client's own documentation.

🛠 Available MCP Tools

All tools accept an optional profile string parameter to dynamically select the target Odoo environment.

• list_available_profiles: Discovers the local environments available.
• search_read: Queries records from any model based on domains.
• write: Updates values on existing records.
• create: Instantiates new records in a model.
• export_records: Native Odoo export_data returning a clean array of dicts (Useful for relational lookup and retrieving XML External IDs id).
• import_records: Native Odoo load bulk processor. Updates existing records if External IDs are provided, or creates new ones.
• execute_kw: Executes arbitrary backend methods (action_confirm, send, etc).
• list_models / list_fields: Discovers the system's schema architecture.
• get_version: Retrieves server version mapping.

💡 Usage Examples in Claude

"List all contacts containing 'John' in their name"

search_read(model="res.partner", domain="[('name', 'ilike', 'John')]", fields="name,email,phone")

"Create a new contact named Alice with email [e-mail]"

create(model="res.partner", values='{"name": "Alice", "email": "[e-mail]"}')

"Confirm the sales order with ID 42"

execute_kw(model="sale.order", method="action_confirm", args="[[42]]")

"What fields does the invoice model have?"

list_fields(model="account.move")

"Export the name and external ID of all active partners"

export_records(model="res.partner", domain="[('active', '=', True)]", fields="id,name")

"Update the phone number of the partner with external ID 'base.res_partner_1' and create a new partner"

import_records(model="res.partner", fields="id,name,phone", rows='[{"id": "base.res_partner_1", "name": "Existing Partner", "phone": "12345"}, {"name": "New Partner", "phone": "67890"}]')

🛡 Security & Development

• Credentials securely written to ~/.config/odoo-mcp/profiles.json without raw logging.
• Development mode requires pip install -e ".[dev]". Code standard is heavily enforced by ruff.