Tools

Language and toolset for double-entry bookkeeping in text files: bean-check validates the ledger, bean-format normalizes it, and Fava or beanquery handle reports and queries. Plain-text ledgers are easy for agents to generate and keep in version control.

Classic plain-text double-entry accounting CLI: entries live in a text file and it produces balance, register, budget and other reports directly, with no database or hidden state, so agents can easily read and write ledgers, reconcile and report.

Plain-text double-entry accounting: track income, expenses, investments and time, generate balance sheets, income statements and budget reports in one command, with CSV import and JSON output for agent reconciliation and reporting. Converts to and from Beancount.

Beancount plain-text accounting in Rust (rledger): validate ledgers, run BQL queries, build balance sheets and income statements, import bank CSV/OFX, track budgets, returns and capital gains. Has an MCP server and ag-rledger (JSON output) for agents. Tax figures need an accountant's review.

hledger workflow that files bank and card CSV exports in a set folder layout and applies rules to build journals in one step, rebuilding when rules change. Needs hledger; download from Releases (macOS and Linux only). Have an accountant check the books.

Beancount's official query tool, bean-query: run SQL-like queries on plain-text double-entry ledgers to get balances, income and expense summaries and account details, for agent-assisted bookkeeping. Needs uv or Python 3.8+ and a Beancount ledger; have an accountant review reports.

Lets AI read Ledger CLI plain-text double-entry ledgers and query balances, registers, accounts, payees and budget performance. Easiest with Docker and the author's image (Ledger CLI included), or install Ledger CLI yourself; needs your ledger file.