Lets agents query budget data in YNAB (You Need A Budget) through conversation.
Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
claude mcp add ynab --env YNAB_ACCESS_TOKEN='<YNAB_ACCESS_TOKEN>' -- node /absolute/path/to/ynab-mcp-server/dist/index.js~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.ynab]
command = "node"
args = ["/absolute/path/to/ynab-mcp-server/dist/index.js"]
env = { YNAB_ACCESS_TOKEN = "<YNAB_ACCESS_TOKEN>" }
# codex mcp add ynab --env YNAB_ACCESS_TOKEN='<YNAB_ACCESS_TOKEN>' -- node /absolute/path/to/ynab-mcp-server/dist/index.js~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"ynab": {
"command": "node",
"args": [
"/absolute/path/to/ynab-mcp-server/dist/index.js"
],
"env": {
"YNAB_ACCESS_TOKEN": "<YNAB_ACCESS_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"ynab": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "node",
"args": [
"/absolute/path/to/ynab-mcp-server/dist/index.js"
],
"env": {
"YNAB_ACCESS_TOKEN": "<YNAB_ACCESS_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"ynab": {
"command": "node",
"args": [
"/absolute/path/to/ynab-mcp-server/dist/index.js"
],
"env": {
"YNAB_ACCESS_TOKEN": "<YNAB_ACCESS_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"ynab": {
"command": "node",
"args": [
"/absolute/path/to/ynab-mcp-server/dist/index.js"
],
"env": {
"YNAB_ACCESS_TOKEN": "<YNAB_ACCESS_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"ynab": {
"command": "node",
"args": [
"/absolute/path/to/ynab-mcp-server/dist/index.js"
],
"env": {
"YNAB_ACCESS_TOKEN": "<YNAB_ACCESS_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}Environment variables
YNAB_ACCESS_TOKEN
Replace the placeholders with your own credentials and keep them out of version control.