Best Claude Apps

Light Claude connector

Work with your Light finance data in Claude

Add Light to Claude

Add to Claude
URL https://api.light.inc/mcp
$ claude mcp add --transport http light https://api.light.inc/mcp

Needs a Light account All setup steps

Light in Claude at a glance

Reads
29 tools
Bills, cards, card transactions and 19 more
Creates & edits
11 tools
Expenses, reimbursement profiles, system skills and 8 more
Deletes
2 tools
System skills and user skills
Acts as
Your account
Claude works through your own Light sign-in

Counts come from the tool names in the official listing. See every tool

How a request travels Illustration, not a screenshot

  1. 1 · You ask

    “Find Light bills about [a topic].”

  2. 2 · Claude calls

    search_bills

    Finds bills that match what you ask for

  3. 3 · Server runs it

    api.light.inc

    As your Light account

  4. 4 · Answer

    Reply in the chat

    Write tools can be set to ask you first

The prompt is our example and the tool is one from Light’s list. Claude chooses tools itself, so real calls can differ.

Works in Claude on the web Claude Desktop Claude mobile apps Claude Code Other remote MCP clients

How to add Light to Claude

Light docs

Claude app web · desktop · mobile

  1. 1 Click Add to Claude or open Settings → Connectors and search for Light.
  2. 2 Click Connect. Sign in to Light and approve access.
  3. 3 In a chat, check Light is on in the tools menu under the message box. Then ask.

On Team and Enterprise plans an owner may need to allow it first.

Claude Code terminal

  1. 1
    Add the server: 
    claude mcp add --transport http light https://api.light.inc/mcp
    Add --scope user to use it in every project.
  2. 2 Run /mcp, pick light and sign in.
  3. 3 Check with claude mcp list.

Custom connector or any MCP client

In Claude: Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector. Other clients that support remote (streamable HTTP) servers take the same URL.

Light MCP server URL

https://api.light.inc/mcp

Light MCP tools

42

29 read, 11 write, 2 delete. The official listing gives tool names only, so the text beside each name is our summary of it, not the developer’s wording.

  • Expenses 2 tools

    • search_expenses Finds expenses that match what you ask for (our summary)
    • submit_expenses Writes Submits expenses (our summary)

  • Reimbursement profiles 2 tools

    • get_reimbursement_profile Opens one reimbursement profile with its details (our summary)
    • upsert_reimbursement_profile Writes Upserts a reimbursement profile (our summary)

  • System skills 2 tools

    • No read tools
    • delete_system_skill Deletes Deletes a system skill (our summary)
    • upsert_system_skill Writes Upserts a system skill (our summary)

  • User skills 2 tools

    • No read tools
    • delete_user_skill Deletes Deletes an user skill (our summary)
    • upsert_user_skill Writes Upserts an user skill (our summary)
Show 27 more groups · 34 tools, 7 that change data · card freeze states, card transaction receipts, crm syncs, draft card transactions, files, support tickets, tasks, bills, card transactions, cards, documents, help articles, skills, users, accounts, batch operation statuses, card balance accounts, company entities, custom properties, draft expenses, googles, policies, reimbursement statuses, release templates, tax codes, user tasks, vendors

  • Card freeze states 1 tool

    • No read tools
    • update_card_freeze_state Writes Edits an existing card freeze state (our summary)

  • Card transaction receipts 1 tool

    • No read tools
    • attach_card_transaction_receipt Writes Attaches a card transaction receipt (our summary)

  • Crm syncs 1 tool

    • No read tools
    • trigger_crm_sync Writes Triggers a crm sync (our summary)

  • Draft card transactions 1 tool

    • No read tools
    • modify_draft_card_transactions Writes Edits existing draft card transactions (our summary)

  • Files 1 tool

    • No read tools
    • attach_files Writes Attaches files (our summary)

  • Support tickets 1 tool

    • No read tools
    • create_support_ticket Writes Adds a new support ticket (our summary)

  • Tasks 1 tool

    • No read tools
    • approve_task Writes Approves a task (our summary)

  • Bills 2 tools

    • get_bill_details Opens one bill with its details (our summary)
    • search_bills Finds bills that match what you ask for (our summary)
    • None

  • Card transactions 2 tools

    • get_card_transaction_details Opens one card transaction with its details (our summary)
    • search_card_transactions Finds card transactions that match what you ask for (our summary)
    • None

  • Cards 2 tools

    • get_card_details Opens one card with its details (our summary)
    • search_cards Finds cards that match what you ask for (our summary)
    • None

  • Documents 2 tools

    • list_documents Pulls up a list of documents (our summary)
    • read_documents Pulls up a list of documents (our summary)
    • None

  • Help articles 2 tools

    • get_help_articles Pulls up a list of help articles (our summary)
    • read_help_article Opens one help article with its details (our summary)
    • None

  • Skills 2 tools

    • load_skill Opens one skill with its details (our summary)
    • search_skills Finds skills that match what you ask for (our summary)
    • None

  • Users 2 tools

    • get_user_details Opens one user with its details (our summary)
    • search_users Finds users that match what you ask for (our summary)
    • None

  • Accounts 1 tool

    • search_accounts Finds accounts that match what you ask for (our summary)
    • None

  • Batch operation statuses 1 tool

    • get_batch_operation_status Opens one batch operation status with its details (our summary)
    • None

  • Card balance accounts 1 tool

    • search_card_balance_accounts Finds card balance accounts that match what you ask for (our summary)
    • None

  • Company entities 1 tool

    • search_company_entities Finds company entities that match what you ask for (our summary)
    • None

  • Custom properties 1 tool

    • search_custom_properties Finds custom properties that match what you ask for (our summary)
    • None

  • Draft expenses 1 tool

    • get_draft_expenses Pulls up a list of draft expenses (our summary)
    • None

  • Googles 1 tool

    • google_search Finds googles that match what you ask for (our summary)
    • None

  • Policies 1 tool

    • query_policy Finds policies that match what you ask for (our summary)
    • None

  • Reimbursement statuses 1 tool

    • get_reimbursement_status Opens one reimbursement status with its details (our summary)
    • None

  • Release templates 1 tool

    • search_release_templates Finds release templates that match what you ask for (our summary)
    • None

  • Tax codes 1 tool

    • search_tax_codes Finds tax codes that match what you ask for (our summary)
    • None

  • User tasks 1 tool

    • search_user_tasks Finds user tasks that match what you ask for (our summary)
    • None

  • Vendors 1 tool

    • search_vendors Finds vendors that match what you ask for (our summary)
    • None

Read or write is our reading of each name. List checked 2026-10-20; developers can change tools at any time.

Things to ask Claude with Light

Our suggestions, one for each kind of tool Light offers. Not from Light or Anthropic. Fill in the [brackets].

  • Find Light bills about [a topic].

    uses search_bills

  • Create a Light reimbursement profile for [what it is about].

    uses upsert_reimbursement_profile

  • Update the Light card freeze state [name or link]: [what to change].

    uses update_card_freeze_state

  • Turn these notes into Light reimbursement profiles, one per action item: [paste notes].

    uses upsert_reimbursement_profile

  • Open the Light bill [name or link] and give me the key points.

    uses get_bill_details

  • Create a Light system skill for [what it is about].

    uses upsert_system_skill

Security and access

Where requests go, whose account Claude uses, and what you control.

Server

api.light.inc

On the developer’s own domain (light.inc), not a third-party host. Claude sends requests here when it uses a tool.

Account

Your own Light account

You sign in when you connect. Claude works through that account, so it reaches what the account can reach.

Control

You approve write tools

In Claude’s connector settings you can choose, tool by tool, whether Claude must ask before using it. Write tools are marked in the list above. See write tools

Policy

Privacy policy

Published by Light and linked from the official listing. Read it ↗

Anthropic’s directory notes that it does not control which tools a developer exposes and cannot guarantee they work as intended or stay the same. Connect connectors you trust.

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    Questions people ask

    What does the Light connector do in Claude?

    Light is the finance platform for your company's spend, bills, cards, and accounting. This connector lets Claude work with your Light data on your behalf, scoped to your account and your permissions. Once connected, you can ask Claude to: - Search bills and vendors and manage payables - Look up cards and card transactions and edit draft transactions - Draft expenses and submit them for reimbursement - Search the chart of accounts and tax codes - Find team members and see pending approvals - Answer questions from your company policy and Light help articles - Run and edit financial reports scoped to your company

    Is the Light connector official?

    It is made by Light and carries the Anthropic verified mark in Anthropic’s directory. This site is independent and lists it from the official directory.

    What is the Light MCP server URL?

    https://api.light.inc/mcp. It is a remote MCP server hosted at api.light.inc. Paste it into Claude as a custom connector, or add it to Claude Code with: claude mcp add --transport http light https://api.light.inc/mcp

    How do I add Light to Claude Code?

    Run "claude mcp add --transport http light https://api.light.inc/mcp" in your terminal, then start Claude Code, type /mcp, choose light and sign in to Light. Add "--scope user" to make it available in every project.

    Do I need a Light account?

    Yes. You sign in to Light when you connect it, and Claude works through that account.

    Can Claude change or delete my Light data?

    Judging by tool names, 13 of its 42 tools can change data, including 2 that delete or remove things. The other 29 only read. In Claude you can choose, per tool, whether Claude must ask before using it.

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