# You Need A Budget (YNAB) MCP

> Use this tool when you need to manage personal finances and budgeting through AI agents, providing them with extensive knowledge of your financial data to make informed decisions and take control of expenses. It solves problems related to financial planning, expense tracking, and budget optimization, accepting financial data as input and generating budgeting recommendations as output. This tool is ideal for individuals seeking automated financial management and AI-driven budgeting insights.

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

## Description

An MCP to give AI agents extensive knowledge of your personal finances and control of your budgeting.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.94
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-28

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** finance
- **Updated:** 2026-09-28

## Source

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

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

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