# YNAB Assistant

> Use this tool when you need to manage personal finances or assist users with budgeting tasks through natural language interactions. It solves problems related to tracking expenses, categorizing transactions, and monitoring account balances, providing a comprehensive interface for budget operations. The YNAB Assistant takes natural language inputs and outputs customized budget management responses, making it ideal for virtual assistants and chatbots.

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

## Description

Enables AI assistants to interact with YNAB budgets through natural language. Supports managing accounts, categories, transactions, and budget months with 21 tools for comprehensive budget operations.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 1.00
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-19

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** other
- **Updated:** 2026-09-19

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/jchevsnvq0)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/franccesco/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": "franccesco-ynab-mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

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

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