YNAB MCP Server
Enables interaction with You Need A Budget (YNAB) through their API, allowing users to manage budgets, accounts, categories, transactions, payees, and scheduled transactions through natural language.
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YNAB MCP Server
MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for the YNAB (You Need A Budget) API.
Installation
Via npx (recommended)
No installation required. Configure your Claude client to use npx directly (see below).
Via npm (global)
npm install -g ynab-mcp-server
From source
git clone https://github.com/jeangnc/ynab-mcp-server.git
cd ynab-mcp-server
make install
make build
Configuration
First, set your YNAB API token in your shell profile (~/.zshrc or ~/.bashrc):
export YNAB_API_TOKEN="your-token-here"
Claude Code
claude mcp add ynab --scope user --env YNAB_API_TOKEN='${YNAB_API_TOKEN}' -- npx -y ynab-mcp-server
Claude Desktop
Add to ~/.config/claude/claude_desktop_config.json (Linux) or ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS):
{
"mcpServers": {
"ynab": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "ynab-mcp-server"],
"env": {
"YNAB_API_TOKEN": "${YNAB_API_TOKEN}"
}
}
}
}
Manual usage
YNAB_API_TOKEN=$YNAB_API_TOKEN npx ynab-mcp-server
Available Tools
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
list_budgets |
Get all budgets for the authenticated user |
get_budget |
Get detailed budget information |
list_accounts |
List all accounts in a budget |
get_account |
Get specific account details |
list_categories |
Get categories grouped by category group |
get_category |
Get single category details |
list_transactions |
Get transactions with optional filters |
get_transaction |
Get single transaction details |
list_payees |
Get all payees |
list_scheduled_transactions |
Get recurring transactions |
list_months |
Get budget month summaries |
get_month |
Get detailed month with category balances |
Makefile Commands
make install # Install dependencies
make build # Compile TypeScript
make run # Run compiled server
make dev # Run TypeScript directly
make clean # Remove build artifacts
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