MCP For Ynab runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. Last commit 12 Aug 2026.
YNAB budget access for AI assistants: safe gated writes, month-close sessions, float attribution.
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Connect this server
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 mcp-for-ynab -e 'YNAB_ACCESS_TOKEN=<YNAB_ACCESS_TOKEN>' -- npx -y @walensis/mcp-for-ynab{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-for-ynab": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@walensis/mcp-for-ynab"
],
"env": {
"YNAB_ACCESS_TOKEN": "<YNAB_ACCESS_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}[mcp_servers.mcp-for-ynab]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@walensis/mcp-for-ynab"]
env = { YNAB_ACCESS_TOKEN = "<YNAB_ACCESS_TOKEN>" }{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-for-ynab": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@walensis/mcp-for-ynab"
],
"env": {
"YNAB_ACCESS_TOKEN": "<YNAB_ACCESS_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"mcp-for-ynab": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@walensis/mcp-for-ynab"
],
"env": {
"YNAB_ACCESS_TOKEN": "<YNAB_ACCESS_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}Put your own value in place of
<YNAB_ACCESS_TOKEN> (YNAB Personal Access Token (app.ynab.com → Developer Settings)).
The author’s registry entry marks it as required.
Optional settings from the registry entry, left out of the block above:
YNAB_ALLOW_WRITES (Set to 1 to enable write tools (off = read-only)).
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