beginner⏱️ 14-24 minutes📅 Updated June 2026

Step-by-step guide to integrate Adfin MCP server with MCP Inspector. Includes credit control management and invoice creation and management.

Adfin + MCP Inspector: Complete MCP Integration

Adfin is a MCP server that The only platform you need to get paid - all payments in one place, invoicing and accounting reconciliations with Adfin..

When integrated with MCP Inspector, you can:

  • Monitor and manage customer credit status and payment tracking
  • Create individual invoices with customizable details
  • Upload and process multiple PDF invoices simultaneously

This guide provides step-by-step instructions to set up Adfin in MCP Inspector, including configuration, examples, and troubleshooting.

What You'll Achieve

After completing this setup:

  • Adfin will be fully integrated and operational
  • You can use Adfin tools directly in MCP Inspector
  • All Adfin capabilities will be available for your workflows
  • Access to 5 different tools

Prerequisites

Before starting, ensure you have:

  • Adfin account email address
  • Adfin account password
  • MCP Inspector installed and configured
  • Compatible operating system (CLI Tool)

Installation

Step 1: Install Adfin

Configuration

Step 2: Configure MCP Inspector

  1. Open MCP Inspector settings
  2. Navigate to MCP server configuration
  3. Add Adfin server with appropriate settings
  4. Save and restart if needed

Examples

Once configured, you can use Adfin in MCP Inspector:

Credit Control Status Check

Review overall credit control status for all customers

Ask MCP Inspector: "Give me a credit control status check for all our customers"

Expected Result: Comprehensive report showing customer payment status, overdue amounts, and credit risks

Create New Invoice

Generate an invoice for a specific customer with custom terms

Ask MCP Inspector: "Create a new invoice for 60 GBP for Abc Def that is due in a week"

Expected Result: Invoice created with customer details, amount, and 7-day payment terms

Bulk Invoice Upload

Process multiple PDF invoices from a directory

Ask MCP Inspector: "Upload all pdf invoices from the invoices folder from my Desktop"

Expected Result: All PDF invoices processed, validated, and uploaded to Adfin system

Payment Reconciliation

Match received payments with outstanding invoices

Ask MCP Inspector: "Reconcile the payment of £1,250 received today with our outstanding invoices"

Expected Result: Payment matched to appropriate invoices with reconciliation details recorded

Testing Your Setup

  1. Launch MCP Inspector
  2. Verify Adfin is available in the tools list
  3. Test basic Adfin functionality

Troubleshooting

Common Issues

Authentication Failed

Symptoms: Login errors, Invalid credentials messages, 401 Unauthorized

Cause: Incorrect ADFIN_EMAIL or ADFIN_PASSWORD

Solution:

  • Verify email and password are correct in Adfin web interface
  • Check for typos in environment variables
  • Ensure credentials are not expired or locked
  • Reset password if necessary through Adfin portal

UV Package Manager Not Found

Symptoms: Command not found errors, uv command fails

Cause: UV package manager not installed or not in PATH

Solution:

  • Install uv: curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh
  • Restart terminal to update PATH
  • Verify installation: uv --version
  • For Windows: use PowerShell installation script

PDF Invoice Processing Fails

Symptoms: Upload errors, PDF parsing failures, Invalid file format

Cause: Corrupted PDFs, unsupported format, or file permissions

Solution:

  • Verify PDFs are valid and readable
  • Check file permissions allow read access
  • Ensure PDFs contain text (not just images)
  • Try uploading files individually to isolate issues

Claude Desktop Configuration Error

Symptoms: MCP server not detected, Configuration syntax errors

Cause: Invalid JSON syntax or incorrect configuration structure

Solution:

  • Validate JSON syntax in claude_desktop_config.json
  • Ensure proper nesting of mcpServers configuration
  • Check file is in correct location for Claude Desktop
  • Restart Claude Desktop after configuration changes

Connection Failed

Symptoms: Inspector UI shows "Disconnected"

Cause: Server process exited or failed to start.

Solution:

  • Check the terminal where you ran npx ... for error output from your server.
  • Ensure your server prints JSON-RPC messages to stdout.

Tools Not Showing

Symptoms: Tool list is empty

Cause: Server did not send tools/list response or capabilities negotiation failed.

Solution:

  • Check the "Console" or "Logs" tab in the Inspector to see the raw communication.
  • Verify your server code correctly implements the ListToolsRequest handler.

Adfin not appearing in MCP Inspector

Symptoms: Server not listed, Tools not available

Cause: Configuration or installation issue

Solution:

  • Verify configuration syntax
  • Check Adfin installation
  • Restart MCP Inspector
  • Check logs for error messages

Next Steps

Now that Adfin is integrated with MCP Inspector:

  • Explore all Adfin capabilities through MCP Inspector
  • Check out other MCP servers that work with MCP Inspector
  • Join the MCP community for tips and support
  • Consider contributing to Adfin development

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