⚡ Open Protocol AI ArchitectureModel Context Protocol (MCP)

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Standard Practice Assistant Configurations
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🏢 Microsoft Copilot.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ledgerhq-copilot": {
      "type": "sse",
      "url": "https://api.ledgerhq.uk/functions/v1/mcp-server/sse",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer lhq_live_...",
        "X-LedgerHQ-Client": "Microsoft Copilot"
      }
    }
  }
}
Claude Cowork & Desktopclaude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ledgerhq-practice-os": {
      "url": "https://api.ledgerhq.uk/functions/v1/mcp-server/sse",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer lhq_live_...",
        "X-LedgerHQ-Client": "Claude Cowork"
      }
    }
  }
}
💬 OpenAI ChatGPTchatgpt_action.json
{
  "openapi": "3.1.0",
  "info": {
    "title": "LedgerHQ Practice OS",
    "version": "1.0.0"
  },
  "servers": [
    { "url": "https://api.ledgerhq.uk/functions/v1/agent-gateway" }
  ]
}

Open Standard Compatibility

Connect the AI Assistant Your Practice Already Uses

LedgerHQ supports any assistant or automation tool that follows the open Model Context Protocol (MCP) standard.

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Microsoft Copilot

Connect Copilot Studio custom assistants or Microsoft 365 Copilot directly to your practice ledger via standard MCP endpoints.

Microsoft 365 • Copilot Studio

Claude Cowork & Desktop

Connect Claude Desktop and Claude Cowork for year-end lead schedule audits, statutory note reviews, and complex tax research.

Claude Desktop • Cowork
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OpenAI ChatGPT

Integrate ChatGPT Team, Enterprise, or Custom GPTs to draft client queries, summarise obligations, and assist in daily bookkeeping.

ChatGPT Team • Custom Actions
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Universal MCP Standard

Fully compatible with any assistant, internal script, or tool that follows the open Model Context Protocol (MCP) standard.

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The Non-Negotiable Human-in-the-Loop Safeguard

How LedgerHQ Governs Autonomous AI Agents

AI agents can read contextual ledgers and compute complex year-end reconciliations, but write tools are strictly quarantined into a staging queue until approved by a qualified practitioner.

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1. Authoritative Context Ingestion

Your connected AI harness queries standard MCP resources (e.g. ledgerhq://clients, VAT obligation windows, bank transaction streams, and lead schedules).

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2. Deterministic Server Validation

The agent proposes an adjusting journal or VAT draft. LedgerHQ validates that debits equal credits (∑Debits = ∑Credits) and verifies tax rules before accepting the proposal into the staging queue.

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3. 1-Click Practitioner Sign-Off

In the Staging Radar UI, the accountant inspects the visual diff, reviews the agent’s natural language forensic reasoning, and clicks Approve & Post to Live Ledger.

Security Architecture & Governance

Enterprise Cryptographic Rigour Built-In

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Cryptographically Hashed Machine Tokens

Agent access tokens are one-way hashed and never stored in plaintext on our servers. Credentials can be revoked instantaneously with a single click.

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Granular Least-Privilege Scoping

Restrict each AI harness to explicit practice-defined permissions (such as reading deadlines or staging journals). Agents cannot exceed their granted authority.

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Tenant-Isolated Database Boundaries

All queries and staged actions are strictly quarantined to your practice. Cross-firm data leakage is prevented at the database level to ensure complete client confidentiality.

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Statutory 6-Year Immutable Audit Trail

Every data access, agent proposal, and accountant sign-off is permanently recorded in an append-only log for ICAEW, ACCA, and HMRC compliance audits.

The Open Standard Specification

Exposed MCP Resources & Governed Tools

📖Standard MCP Resources (Context Read)
ledgerhq://firm/summary
Firm-wide active client counts, open statutory tasks, and urgent deadline bottlenecks.
ledgerhq://clients
Full client list with entity types, Companies House CRNs, and VAT registration numbers.
ledgerhq://clients/{id}/overview
Comprehensive profile including UTR, CRN, VAT reg, AML risk tier, and turnover band.
ledgerhq://clients/{id}/deadlines
Live countdowns for VAT quarters, CT600, SA100, CS01, and Payroll RTI.
ledgerhq://clients/{id}/bank-transactions
Unreconciled and reconciled transaction streams with nominal codes.
ledgerhq://clients/{id}/vat-obligations
Official HMRC MTD obligation windows, fulfillment statuses, and due dates.
ledgerhq://clients/{id}/working-papers/2026
Structured lead schedules, double-entry trial balance, and adjusting journals.
🛠️Governed MCP Tools (Staged Write)
propose_adjusting_journal()Governed Staged Write
Stages a balanced double-entry journal entry. Server strictly validates that debits equal credits before entering the review queue.
propose_draft_vat_return()Governed Staged Write
Stages a computed 9-box statutory VAT return with automated formula and rate verification.
propose_transaction_categorization()Governed Staged Write
Proposes nominal code and VAT rate classifications for bank feed transactions.
propose_document_request()Governed Staged Write
Stages client portal intake requests for missing receipts and bank statements.
validate_uk_tax_identifiers()Deterministic Validation
Validates UK VAT registration numbers, 10-digit UTRs, and Companies House CRNs.
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