# YNAB MCP Server

> Use this tool when you need to integrate AI-powered financial management with YNAB budgets, enabling read-only queries and optional write operations like transaction creation and category management through natural language inputs. It solves problems related to automated budget tracking, expense management, and financial planning by providing a seamless interface between AI assistants and YNAB data. It accepts natural language inputs and outputs relevant budget information, making it ideal for use cases involving voice-controlled financial queries and automated transaction logging.

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

## Description

Enables AI assistants to interact with YNAB budgets, performing read-only queries by default and optional write operations like creating transactions and managing categories through natural language.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.65
- **Verification tier:** scanned
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-01

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** other
- **Updated:** 2026-09-01

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/ew9t76rlf7)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/oliverames/ynab-mcp-server>

## 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": "oliverames-ynab-mcp-server"
    }
  }
}
```

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

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