Full read-write Claude connector for Fishbowl
Make Claude raise POs, run manufacture orders, and adjust inventory in Fishbowl
Stop clicking through the Fishbowl client to enter purchasing, work orders, and stock changes by hand. Claude raises the purchase order against the right vendor, creates the manufacture order from a bill of materials, and records the inventory adjustment where your records already live, then routes it for your approval.
Fishbowl is an inventory management and manufacturing platform that product businesses run sales orders, purchasing, work orders, and stock from, often alongside QuickBooks. People want Claude to do more than look records up: to create records like purchase orders, manufacture orders, and inventory adjustments directly in Fishbowl.
What is a Fishbowl MCP server?
A Fishbowl MCP server is a small hosted service that exposes Fishbowl's data and actions to Claude over the Model Context Protocol, so Claude can inventory, orders, and operations inside your own account. We build it as a custom connector with separate read and write tools, and destructive actions stay gated behind your approval.
What can Fishbowl's current connector do today?
Today, Fishbowl has no first-party Claude connector, and any third-party or directory option tends to be read-leaning or to cover a thin slice of the data model. That leaves order entry, purchasing, and stock updates as manual work in the desktop or web client. A custom connector reaches Fishbowl's API and adds scoped write actions with human-in-the-loop controls.
What does full read-write Fishbowl access unlock?
Full read-write Fishbowl access lets Claude create the records you work in: raise a purchase order against the right vendor, create a manufacture order from a bill of materials, or record an inventory cycle count, then route it for your approval. The data entry that used to mean clicking through the client happens where the records already live.
- Raise a purchase order from an email or quote you paste in
- Raise a purchase order against the right vendor and parts
- Record an inventory add, move, or scrap on a part
- Record an inventory adjustment or cycle count on a part
- Create a manufacture order from a bill of materials
- Search orders matching a filter and surface what needs attention
Can Claude raise a purchase order in Fishbowl from an email?
Yes. Claude can raise a purchase order in Fishbowl from an email or quote you paste in, matching the vendor and parts and filling the line items through Fishbowl's API. It prepares the order with dedicated write tools for you to review, so nothing is committed until you approve it.
Can Claude raise a purchase order and adjust inventory in Fishbowl?
Claude can raise a purchase order against the right vendor and parts, and record an inventory adjustment or cycle count on a part. These write actions run on Fishbowl's API as separate, scoped tools. Voiding, deleting, and other consequential changes are gated and wait for your confirmation.
Can Claude create a manufacture order in Fishbowl?
Yes. Claude can create a manufacture order from a bill of materials through Fishbowl's API, and it can search orders matching a filter to surface what needs attention. It authenticates as the Fishbowl integration user you assign, so it never reaches modules or records that account cannot.
How a Fishbowl connector works
We build a small MCP server that authenticates to Fishbowl through its API with a scoped integration account, limited to the narrowest module and data access the work needs. Read tools (order search, part lookup, stock check) and write tools (raise PO, create manufacture order, adjust inventory) are separated, and voiding, deleting, or sending actions require your confirmation. Claude only ever has the access the configured Fishbowl user already has, and for a self-hosted Fishbowl server the connector can run inside your firewall or IP allowlist.
Frequently asked questions
Can Claude create and update records in Fishbowl, not just read them?
Will Claude void orders or change inventory in Fishbowl without my approval?
Does the Fishbowl connector get more access than my own login has?
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