# ynab-mcp-tools

> An MCP server for the YNAB (You Need A Budget) API

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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-tools/claim

## Declared
- publisher: Rafael Garcia
- homepage: https://github.com/rgarcia/ynab-mcp-server
- repository: https://github.com/rgarcia/ynab-mcp-server
- version: 0.1.0
- license: MIT License  Copyright (c) 2026 Rafael Garcia  Permission is he…
- protocols: mcp
- tags: mcp, model-context-protocol, ynab
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:ynab-mcp-tools

### Description (declared)

# YNAB MCP Server

An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for the [YNAB (You Need A Budget)](https://www.ynab.com/) API, built with [FastMCP](https://gofastmcp.com/).

This server automatically exposes all YNAB API endpoints as MCP tools, allowing AI assistants like Claude to interact with your YNAB budgets, accounts, transactions, and more.

## Prerequisites

- [uv](https://docs.astral.sh/uv/) package manager
- A YNAB account with API access

## Setup

### Get Your YNAB API Token

1. Log in to your YNAB account at [app.ynab.com](https://app.ynab.com)
2. Go to **Account Settings** → **Developer Settings**
3. Click **New Token** under "Personal Access Tokens"
4. Give your token a name and click **Generate**
5. Copy the token (you won't be able to see it again!)

## Add the Server to Your MCP Client

The published package runs with `uvx ynab-mcp-tools`. `uvx` downloads it from
PyPI and runs it in an isolated environment, so you do not need to clone this
repository or manage a virtualenv.

### With Claude Desktop

Add the following to your Claude Desktop configuration file:

**macOS**: `~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json`
**Windows**: `%APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json`

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ynab": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["ynab-mcp-tools"],
      "env": {
        "YNAB_API_TOKEN": "your-token-here"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

### With Claude Code

Use [Claude Code](https://code.claude.com/docs/en/mcp)'s MCP CLI. The `--`
separates Claude's options from the server command.

For all projects (**user** scope):

```bash
claude mcp add ynab --scope user \
  -e "YNAB_API_TOKEN=your-token-here" \
  -- uvx ynab-mcp-tools
```

For the current directory only, omit `--scope user` or use `--scope local`. Use `claude mcp list` to verify and `claude mcp remove ynab --scope user` (or `local`) to uninstall.

### With Cursor

Add the following to your Cursor MCP settings (`~/.cursor/mcp.json` for global or `.cursor/mcp.j…

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- dev.package-management (0.768, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/ynab-mcp-tools/ (first seen 2026-09-10T16:23:22.021Z)

Machine surfaces: status https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/ynab-mcp-tools/status · API https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/ynab-mcp-tools · ARD identifier urn:air::server:ynab-mcp-tools