# ynab-mcp

> Use this tool when you need to access and manage your YNAB budget data through a standardized protocol. The ynab-mcp server solves problems of data integration and synchronization by providing a unified interface for MCP-enabled clients to retrieve and interact with budget information. It accepts MCP requests as input and returns relevant budget data as output, ideal for use cases where seamless budget data access is required.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/ethankang1-ynab-mcp  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/ethankang1-ynab-mcp

## Description

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for interacting with YNAB (You Need A Budget). Provides tools for accessing budget data through MCP-enabled clients like Claude Desktop.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.60
- **Verification tier:** unverified

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** other
- **Updated:** 2026-04-29

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/np8t56h8d3)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/EthanKang1/ynab-mcp>

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "ethankang1-ynab-mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/ethankang1-ynab-mcp` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/ethankang1-ynab-mcp/pull`

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