XBert MCP - BAS Readiness Prompt
Connect your AI assistant to XBert, paste one prompt, and it builds a BAS readiness board for every connected client. Each row answers one question: is the file ready for BAS preparation, and if not, what's in the way? This is the board the prompt produces. Try it: switch between monthly and quarterly, pick a period, sort a column, or click a client to see the alerts behind each number.
Status at a glance
Ready, Minor flag or Not ready, colour-coded. Any unreconciled lines or Medium-risk issue means the file isn't ready.
What's outstanding
Unreconciled lines, GST coding, missing receipts and items in the wrong place, counted straight from XBert's checks.
The GST position
Net GST (1A less 1B) for the quarter on the file's own basis, beside the GST account balance, so any difference stands out.
Who owns it
Each client's bookkeeper from your XBert role assignments, so the follow-up goes to the right person.
1. Connect XBert to your AI
Add the XBert MCP to Claude, ChatGPT or another MCP-aware assistant and sign in with your XBert login. No code, no API keys.
2. Paste the prompt
Copy the prompt below into a new chat. It uses read-only tools and never changes anything in XBert.
3. Check, then build
Your assistant shows a quick summary to sanity-check, then builds the interactive board for your whole practice.
One Prompt Today.
Your Whole Practice Tomorrow.
The BAS board is one example. The XBert MCP gives your AI assistant live access to ledgers, alerts and workflow across every client, with your permissions and nothing more.
What is the XBert MCP?
MCP — the Model Context Protocol — is a secure, standard way for an AI assistant like Claude or ChatGPT to connect to XBert and work with it on your behalf. You ask in plain English; the assistant uses XBert's tools to answer, and to draft work for your review.
Do I need to be technical to use it?
No. Setup is paste-one-address-and-sign-in, and from there you type questions the way you'd ask a colleague. There's no code, no API keys and no syntax to learn.
Which AI assistants work with it?
Claude on the web and Claude Desktop, Claude Code, and any other assistant that supports MCP connectors. ChatGPT works too, with a bit more setup — see the setup guide for what your plan and workspace admin need to allow.
Is my client data safe?
You sign in with your XBert account using OAuth, so your credentials stay with XBert and the assistant inherits your XBert role — it can only see what you can see. Write actions are marked for your assistant to confirm, and every action is written to the XBert audit log.
Can the assistant change my clients' books without me?
Not without it being put to you first. Write actions — creating a bill, recording a payment, updating a contact — are validated, checked for duplicates and marked as changes to confirm, which is what makes Claude and other MCP clients stop and ask you before submitting.
Which clients can my assistant work with?
Two things decide what your assistant can reach: your XBert role, and the client's plan. If you can't see a client in XBert, your assistant can't either — and the data and reporting tools only run for clients on an AI-enabled plan.
Do I need a new account or login?
No. You connect with your existing XBert login, and your existing XBert role and permissions carry over — there's nothing new to create. Not on XBert yet? Start at xbert.io.
How do I remove or manage access?
Remove or disable the XBert connector in your assistant's settings and the connection is gone. Reconnect any time by signing in again — access always follows your current XBert role, and every action leaves an audit trail.
Where do I go to connect?
Head to the XBert MCP connect page — it walks you through adding the connector and your first five prompts in about five minutes.
What can my assistant actually do with XBert?
Eleven areas covering both halves of the week: your clients' books (receivables, payables, bank, payroll, reporting) and your own practice (jobs, WIP, capacity, worklists) if you run Xero Practice Manager. See the full breakdown on the features page.