Ynab Mcpb runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 148 installs a week from npm. Last commit 8 Nov 2026.
Local-first YNAB MCP for reconciliation, receipt splitting, safe cleanup, and spending analysis
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This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.
claude mcp add ynab-mcpb -e 'YNAB_ACCESS_TOKEN=<YNAB_ACCESS_TOKEN>' -- npx -y @dizzlkheinz/ynab-mcpb{
"mcpServers": {
"ynab-mcpb": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@dizzlkheinz/ynab-mcpb"
],
"env": {
"YNAB_ACCESS_TOKEN": "<YNAB_ACCESS_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}[mcp_servers.ynab-mcpb]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@dizzlkheinz/ynab-mcpb"]
env = { YNAB_ACCESS_TOKEN = "<YNAB_ACCESS_TOKEN>" }{
"mcpServers": {
"ynab-mcpb": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@dizzlkheinz/ynab-mcpb"
],
"env": {
"YNAB_ACCESS_TOKEN": "<YNAB_ACCESS_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"ynab-mcpb": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@dizzlkheinz/ynab-mcpb"
],
"env": {
"YNAB_ACCESS_TOKEN": "<YNAB_ACCESS_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}Put your own value in place of
<YNAB_ACCESS_TOKEN> (YNAB Personal Access Token from https://app.youneedabudget.com/settings/developer).
The author’s registry entry marks it as required.
Optional settings from the registry entry, left out of the block above:
YNAB_MCP_WRITE_MODE (Write policy: read-only, preview (default), or enabled), YNAB_MCP_TOOL_PROFILE (Static tool profile: core, read-only, or full (default)).
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