Panda Odoo MCP Server

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This module was developed by Paolo Nugnes and TechLab.

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Overview

The Odoo MCP Server is a standardized interface for interacting with Odoo instances through the MCP (Model Context Protocol). It provides support for:

• Communication Protocols:

  • stdio: Direct communication via stdin/stdout
  • streamable_http: HTTP communication with streaming response support

• Resource Management:

  • Odoo records (single and list)
  • Binary fields
  • Real-time updates

• Tools:

  • Search and read records
  • Create and update records
  • Delete records
  • Call custom methods

• Security:

  • Authentication and session management
  • Rate limiting
  • CORS for streamable_http connections

System Requirements

Hardware Requirements

• CPU: 2+ cores
• RAM: 4GB minimum (8GB recommended)
• Disk Space: 1GB minimum

Software Requirements

• Python 3.9+
• Odoo 15.0+
  • Required modules: base, web, bus
  • Database configured with admin user
• Docker (optional)

Network Requirements

• Port 8069 (Odoo)
• Port 8080 (streamable_http, optional)
• Port 5432 (PostgreSQL, if local)

Security Requirements

• SSL certificate for HTTPS (production)
• Configured firewall
• VPN access (optional)

Installation

Direct Installation

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/pandeussilvae/mcp-odoo-panda.git
cd mcp-odoo-panda

# Install dependencies
pip install .

# To install with caching support
pip install .[caching]

# To install with development tools
pip install .[dev]

# Copy the example configuration file
cp odoo_mcp/config/config.example.json odoo_mcp/config/config.json

# Edit config.json with your settings
# nano odoo_mcp/config/config.json

Docker Installation

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/pandeussilvae/mcp-odoo-panda.git
cd mcp-odoo-panda

# Start with Docker Compose
docker-compose up -d

Configuration

The server can be configured through a JSON file. Several configuration templates are available:

• config.example.json: Main template to copy and modify
• config.dev.json: Development environment template (optional)
• config.prod.json: Production environment template (optional)

To get started:

# Copy the example configuration file
cp odoo_mcp/config/config.example.json odoo_mcp/config/config.json

# Edit config.json with your settings
# nano odoo_mcp/config/config.json

Selecting the Connection Type

The Odoo MCP server supports several connection types, configurable via the connection_type field in config.json. Supported values:

• stdio: Default, direct communication via stdin/stdout
• streamable_http: HTTP with streaming/chunked responses (real-time data flows)
• http: Classic HTTP POST (stateless, single request/response)

Example configuration:

{
  "connection_type": "streamable_http",  // or "http" or "stdio"
  "http": {
    "host": "0.0.0.0",
    "port": 8080
  }
}

• Use streamable_http for real-time streaming over HTTP (endpoint: POST /mcp)
• Use http for classic REST requests (endpoint: POST /mcp)
• Use stdio for direct communication (default)

Example of complete configuration:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "mcp-odoo-panda": {
            "command": "/usr/bin/python3",
            "args": [
                "--directory",
                "/path/to/mcp-odoo-panda",
                "mcp/server.py",
                "--config",
                "/path/to/mcp-odoo-panda/odoo_mcp/config/config.json"
            ]
        }
    },
    "odoo_url": "http://localhost:8069",
    "database": "my_database",
    "username": "admin",
    "api_key": "admin",
    "protocol": "xmlrpc",
    "connection_type": "streamable_http",
    "requests_per_minute": 120,
    "rate_limit_max_wait_seconds": 5,
    "pool_size": 5,
    "timeout": 30,
    "session_timeout_minutes": 60,
    "http": {
        "host": "0.0.0.0",
        "port": 8080,
        "streamable": true
    },
    "logging": {
        "level": "INFO",
        "format": "%(asctime)s - %(name)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s",
        "handlers": [
            {
                "type": "StreamHandler",
                "level": "INFO"
            },
            {
                "type": "FileHandler",
                "filename": "server.log",
                "level": "DEBUG"
            }
        ]
    }
}

Configuration

You can configure the server via environment variables in your .env file or directly in docker-compose.yml.

Note: Environment variables (from .env or the container environment) always take precedence over values in config.json.

Main variables:

• ODOO_URL, ODOO_DB, ODOO_USER, ODOO_PASSWORD (Odoo connection)
• PROTOCOL, CONNECTION_TYPE, LOGGING_LEVEL (MCP server)
• REQUESTS_PER_MINUTE, SSE_QUEUE_MAXSIZE, ALLOWED_ORIGINS (advanced)

Example .env:

ODOO_URL=http://host.docker.internal:8069
ODOO_DB=odoo
ODOO_USER=admin
ODOO_PASSWORD=admin
PROTOCOL=xmlrpc
CONNECTION_TYPE=streamable_http
LOGGING_LEVEL=INFO

Starting the Server

The server can be started in two modes: stdio (default) and streamable_http. The configuration file is optional and, if not specified, the server will automatically look for the file in odoo_mcp/config/config.json.

stdio Mode (default)

# Start the server in stdio mode without specifying the configuration file
python -m odoo_mcp.server

# Start the server in stdio mode with a specific configuration file
python -m odoo_mcp.server /path/to/config.json

streamable_http Mode

# Start the server in streamable_http mode without specifying the configuration file
python -m odoo_mcp.server streamable_http

# Start the server in streamable_http mode with a specific configuration file
python -m odoo_mcp.server streamable_http /path/to/config.json

HTTP Modes

The Odoo MCP server supports two HTTP modes:

1. HTTP Streaming Chunked (streamable_http):

   • Endpoint: POST /mcp
   • Keeps the connection open and streams data
   • Ideal for real-time data flows
   • Required headers:

     Content-Type: application/json
     Connection: keep-alive
     

2. Classic HTTP POST (http):

   • Endpoint: POST /mcp
   • Handles a single request/response (stateless)
   • Standard REST behavior
   • Required headers:

     Content-Type: application/json
     

3. Server-Sent Events (SSE):

   • Endpoint: GET /sse
   • Server-push event support
   • Required headers:

     Accept: text/event-stream
     

To configure the HTTP mode, set connection_type in config.json:

{
  "connection_type": "streamable_http",  // or "http"
  "http": {
    "host": "0.0.0.0",
    "port": 8080
  }
}

Example Calls

1. HTTP Streaming Chunked:

curl -X POST http://localhost:8080/mcp 
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" 
  -H "Connection: keep-alive" 
  -d '{"jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "initialize", "id": 1}'

2. Classic HTTP POST:

curl -X POST http://localhost:8080/mcp 
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" 
  -d '{"jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "initialize", "id": 1}'

3. Server-Sent Events:

curl -N http://localhost:8080/sse 
  -H "Accept: text/event-stream"

Server Verification

stdio Mode

# Test a request without specifying the configuration file
echo '{"method": "get_resource", "params": {"uri": "odoo://res.partner/1"}}' | python -m odoo_mcp.server

# Test a request with a specific configuration file
echo '{"method": "get_resource", "params": {"uri": "odoo://res.partner/1"}}' | python -m odoo_mcp.server /path/to/config.json

streamable_http Mode

curl -X POST http://localhost:8080/mcp 
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" 
  -H "Connection: keep-alive" 
  -d '{"jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "initialize", "params": {}, "id": 1}'

http Mode (Classic HTTP POST)

curl -X POST http://localhost:8080/mcp 
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" 
  -d '{"jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "initialize", "params": {}, "id": 1}'

Server-Sent Events (SSE)

curl -N http://localhost:8080/sse 
  -H "Accept: text/event-stream"

Usage

stdio Connection

import asyncio
from mcp import Client

async def main():
    client = Client(connection_type="stdio")
    await client.initialize()
    
    # Example: Read a record
    resource = await client.get_resource("odoo://res.partner/1")
    print(resource.data)

if __name__ == "__main__":
    asyncio.run(main())

streamable_http Connection

import asyncio
from mcp import Client

async def main():
    client = Client(connection_type="streamable_http")
    await client.initialize()
    
    # Example: Read a record
    resource = await client.get_resource("odoo://res.partner/1")
    print(resource.data)

if __name__ == "__main__":
    asyncio.run(main())

Connecting Claude Desktop to the Odoo MCP server (stdio)

To connect Claude Desktop to the Odoo MCP server using the stdio protocol:

1. Make sure the Odoo MCP server is installed and working.
2. Open Claude Desktop settings (Claude menu → Settings → Developer → Edit Config).
3. Add the following configuration to the mcpServers section of your claude_desktop_config.json file:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "odoo-mcp": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": [
        "-m",
        "odoo_mcp.server",
        "C:/absolute/path/to/your/config.json"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Replace C:/absolute/path/to/your/config.json with the actual path to your configuration file.

4. Save and restart Claude Desktop. You should see the MCP tools available.

Note: Claude Desktop only communicates via stdio. Do not use streamable_http for connecting with Claude Desktop.

Documentation

Complete documentation is available in the docs/ directory:

• mcp_protocol.md: MCP protocol documentation
• odoo_server.md: Odoo server documentation
• server_usage.md: Server usage guide

Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add amazing feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
5. Open a Pull Request

License

This project is released under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.

Update

Update from Source

# Update the repository
git pull origin main

# Reinstall the package
pip install --upgrade .

# Restart the server
systemctl restart odoo-mcp-server

Update with Docker

# Update images
docker-compose pull

# Restart containers
docker-compose up -d

Uninstallation

Uninstall from Source

# Uninstall the package
pip uninstall odoo-mcp-server

# Remove configuration files
rm -rf ~/.odoo-mcp-server

Uninstall with Docker

# Stop and remove containers
docker-compose down

# Remove images
docker-compose rm -f

Advanced Configuration

Environment Configuration

Development

{
    "protocol": "xmlrpc",
    "connection_type": "stdio",
    "odoo_url": "http://localhost:8069",
    "database": "dev_db",
    "username": "admin",
    "api_key": "admin",
    "logging": {
        "level": "DEBUG",
        "handlers": [
            {
                "type": "FileHandler",
                "filename": "logs/dev.log",
                "level": "DEBUG"
            }
        ]
    }
}

Production

{
    "protocol": "jsonrpc",
    "connection_type": "streamable_http",
    "odoo_url": "https://odoo.example.com",
    "database": "prod_db",
    "username": "admin",
    "api_key": "your-secure-api-key",
    "http": {
        "host": "0.0.0.0",
        "port": 8080,
        "streamable": true
    },
    "logging": {
        "level": "INFO",
        "handlers": [
            {
                "type": "FileHandler",
                "filename": "logs/prod.log",
                "level": "INFO"
            }
        ]
    }
}

Configuration Backup

# Backup configuration
cp odoo_mcp/config/config.json odoo_mcp/config/config.json.backup

# Restore configuration
cp odoo_mcp/config/config.json.backup odoo_mcp/config/config.json

Advanced Usage

Error Handling

from odoo_mcp.error_handling.exceptions import (
    AuthError, NetworkError, ProtocolError
)

try:
    await client.get_resource("odoo://res.partner/1")
except AuthError as e:
    logger.error(f"Authentication error: {e}")
    # Error handling
except NetworkError as e:
    logger.error(f"Network error: {e}")
    # Error handling
except ProtocolError as e:
    logger.error(f"Protocol error: {e}")
    # Error handling

Best Practices

1. Connection Management:

   async with Client() as client:
       await client.initialize()
       # Operations
   

2. Cache Management:

   # Cache configuration
   cache_config = {
       'enabled': True,
       'ttl': 300,
       'max_size': 1000
   }
   

3. Session Management:

   # Create session
   session = await client.create_session()
   
   # Validate session
   if await client.validate_session(session_id):
       # Operations
   

Troubleshooting

Common Issues

1. Connection Error:

   ERROR: Could not connect to Odoo server
   

   Solution:

   • Verify that Odoo is running on port 8069
   • Check that the firewall allows access to port 8069
   • Verify that the Odoo URL in the configuration file is correct
   • Check that the database is accessible

2. Authentication Error:

   ERROR: Authentication failed
   

   Solution:

   • Verify that username and api_key in the configuration file are correct
   • Check that the user has the necessary permissions in the Odoo database
   • Verify that the specified database exists
   • Check that the base, web, and bus modules are installed

3. Protocol Error:

   ERROR: Protocol error
   

   Solution:

   • Verify that the specified protocol (xmlrpc/jsonrpc) is supported
   • Check that the Odoo version is compatible (15.0+)
   • Verify that the connection type (stdio/streamable_http) is correct
   • Check the logs for specific error details

4. Rate Limiting Error:

   ERROR: Rate limit exceeded
   

   Solution:

   • Increase the requests_per_minute value in the configuration file
   • Implement a retry mechanism with backoff
   • Optimize requests to reduce the number of calls

5. Cache Error:

   ERROR: Cache error
   

   Solution:

   • Verify that the configured cache type is supported
   • Check that there is sufficient space for the cache
   • Temporarily disable the cache if necessary

Error Logs

Important note: In the current version, the Odoo MCP server can write logs to multiple destinations depending on configuration:

• If the logging section in config.json includes a StreamHandler, logs are written to the console (stderr).
• If a FileHandler is present, logs are also written to a file at the path specified by filename.
• If there is no logging, logs are written only to stderr (console).

Example:

"logging": {
    "level": "INFO",
    "format": "%(asctime)s - %(name)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s",
    "handlers": [
        {
            "type": "StreamHandler",
            "level": "INFO"
        },
        {
            "type": "FileHandler",
            "filename": "server.log",
            "level": "DEBUG"
        }
    ]
}

• In this example, logs go both to the console and to the file server.log in the directory where you start the server.
• You can change the log file path by editing the filename field (e.g., "filename": "logs/dev.log" or an absolute path).

Support

For technical support:

1. Check the documentation
2. Open an issue
3. Contact support@techlab.it

Running with Docker

You can run the Odoo MCP Server in a Docker container using the provided Dockerfile and docker-compose.yml.

Quick Start

docker-compose up -d

This will:

• Build the image from the Dockerfile.
• Start the MCP server on port 8080 (default).
• Persist logs in the ./logs directory.

Configuration

You can configure the server via environment variables in your .env file or directly in docker-compose.yml.

Main variables:

• ODOO_URL, ODOO_DB, ODOO_USER, ODOO_PASSWORD (Odoo connection)
• PROTOCOL, CONNECTION_TYPE, LOGGING_LEVEL (MCP server)
• REQUESTS_PER_MINUTE, SSE_QUEUE_MAXSIZE, ALLOWED_ORIGINS (advanced)

Example .env:

ODOO_URL=http://host.docker.internal:8069
ODOO_DB=odoo
ODOO_USER=admin
ODOO_PASSWORD=admin
PROTOCOL=xmlrpc
CONNECTION_TYPE=streamable_http
LOGGING_LEVEL=INFO

Custom Configuration File

You can mount your own config file:

volumes:
  - ./odoo_mcp/config/config.json:/app/odoo_mcp/config/config.json

Accessing the Server

• HTTP streaming: POST http://localhost:8080/mcp
• SSE: GET http://localhost:8080/sse

Stopping the Server

docker-compose down