Panda Odoo MCP Server

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 enviro