# YNAB

> Use this tool when you need to integrate personal finance data into your AI applications, enabling tasks like budget analysis and expense tracking. It provides access to YNAB functionality through the Model Context Protocol, allowing you to view account balances, create transactions, and retrieve financial data. Ideal for use cases involving financial planning and management within MCP-supported environments.

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

## Description

This MCP server implementation provides access to YNAB (You Need A Budget) functionality through the Model Context Protocol. Developed by klauern, it integrates with the YNAB API to offer features such as viewing account balances, creating transactions, and accessing YNAB data through standardized MCP resources. The server is designed to work with Claude Desktop, Goose, and other MCP-supported environments, offering easy installation and configuration options. It's particularly useful for AI assistants and applications that need to interact with personal finance data, enabling tasks like budget analysis, expense tracking, and financial planning within the MCP ecosystem.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.62
- **Verification tier:** scanned
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-02

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** finance
- **Updated:** 2026-09-02

## Source

- **Source listing:** [PulseMCP](https://www.pulsemcp.com/servers/klauern-ynab)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/klauern/mcp-ynab>

## 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": "klauern-ynab"
    }
  }
}
```

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

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