# ynab-mcp-server

> YNAB MCP integration for managing budgets and transactions

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## Observed
- status: unknown
- reason: Distributed as a package to run locally; no network endpoint to check.
- 30-day reliability: no checks yet

## Verification
- owner verified: no — claim at https://wellknown.network/agents/ynab-mcp-server-2/claim

## Declared
- homepage: https://github.com/jewen/ynab-mcp
- repository: https://github.com/jewen/ynab-mcp
- version: 0.2.1
- protocols: mcp
- tags: ai, llm, agentic, budget, finance, mcp, ynab
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:ynab-mcp-server

### Description (declared)

# YNAB MCP Server

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A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for seamless integration with You Need A Budget (YNAB). This server enables AI assistants to interact with your YNAB budgets, providing powerful automation and analysis capabilities.

## Quick Installation (Claude Desktop)
```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ynab-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["ynab-mcp-server"],
      "env": {
        "YNAB_PAT": "your_token_here",
      }
    }
  }
}
```
Optional environment variables:
```json
"env": {
  "YNAB_DEFAULT_BUDGET_ID": "your_budget_id",
  "YNAB_READ_ONLY": "true"
}
```
## Features

- **Complete Budget Management**
  - View and manage multiple budgets
  - Track account balances and transactions
  - Monitor category spending and goals
  
- **Transaction Control**
  - List and search transactions
  - Update transaction details
  - Manage payees and categories
  
- **Financial Analysis**
  - Get comprehensive financial overviews
  - Track spending patterns
  - Monitor budget progress

## Table of Contents

- [Installation](#installation)
- [Platform-Specific Setup](#platform-specific-setup)
- [Configuration](#configuration)
- [Available Tools](#available-tools)
- [Usage Examples](#usage-examples)
- [Development](#development)
- [Contributing](#contributing)
- [License](#license)

## Installation & Usage

No installation needed when using `uvx`:

```bash
# Run directly (recommended)
uvx ynab-mcp-server

# Or with specific version
uvx ynab-mcp-server@0.1.1
```

For development:
```bash
# Clone and run from source
git clone https://github.com/yourusername/ynab-mcp-server.git
cd ynab-mcp-server
uv run ynab-mcp-server
```

## Platform-Specific Setup

### Claude Desktop

1. Locate your configuration file:
   - **MacOS**: `~/Library/Application Suppo…

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- finance.banking (0.917, derived)
- dev.version-control (0.745, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/ynab-mcp-server/ (first seen 2026-09-10T16:23:21.777Z)

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