io.github.walensis-labs/mcp-for-ynab MCP Server

Name: io.github.walensis-labs/mcp-for-ynab MCP Server
Author: io.github.walensis-labs

io.github.walensis-labs/mcp-for-ynab

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What is the io.github.walensis-labs/mcp-for-ynab MCP server?

YNAB budget access for AI assistants: safe gated writes, month-close sessions, float attribution.

How to install io.github.walensis-labs/mcp-for-ynab

Copy-paste configuration for popular MCP clients.

transport: stdio

Config generated by PluginBench — verify against the source before use.

Environment / auth

YNAB_ACCESS_TOKEN
required
secret
YNAB Personal Access Token (app.ynab.com → Developer Settings)
YNAB_ALLOW_WRITES
Set to 1 to enable write tools (off = read-only)

Claude Desktop

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-for-ynab": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@walensis/mcp-for-ynab"
      ],
      "env": {
        "YNAB_ACCESS_TOKEN": "<YOUR_YNAB_ACCESS_TOKEN>",
        "YNAB_ALLOW_WRITES": "<YOUR_YNAB_ALLOW_WRITES>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cursor

~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-for-ynab": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@walensis/mcp-for-ynab"
      ],
      "env": {
        "YNAB_ACCESS_TOKEN": "<YOUR_YNAB_ACCESS_TOKEN>",
        "YNAB_ALLOW_WRITES": "<YOUR_YNAB_ALLOW_WRITES>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Windsurf

~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-for-ynab": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@walensis/mcp-for-ynab"
      ],
      "env": {
        "YNAB_ACCESS_TOKEN": "<YOUR_YNAB_ACCESS_TOKEN>",
        "YNAB_ALLOW_WRITES": "<YOUR_YNAB_ALLOW_WRITES>"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "mcp-for-ynab": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@walensis/mcp-for-ynab"
      ],
      "env": {
        "YNAB_ACCESS_TOKEN": "<YOUR_YNAB_ACCESS_TOKEN>",
        "YNAB_ALLOW_WRITES": "<YOUR_YNAB_ALLOW_WRITES>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Code

claude mcp add mcp-for-ynab --env YNAB_ACCESS_TOKEN=<YOUR_YNAB_ACCESS_TOKEN> --env YNAB_ALLOW_WRITES=<YOUR_YNAB_ALLOW_WRITES> -- npx -y @walensis/mcp-for-ynab