MCP Server for YNAB for VS Code
io.github.hs737/mcp-server-for-ynab
Connect your AI assistant to YNAB. Read-only by default, with reversible opt-in writes.
client:VS Code
transport:stdio
runtime:pypi
Install MCP Server for YNAB in VS Code
.vscode/mcp.json
{
"inputs": [
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "ynab-api-key",
"description": "YNAB_API_KEY",
"password": true
},
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "ynab-plan-id",
"description": "YNAB_PLAN_ID",
"password": true
},
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "ynab-allow-writes",
"description": "YNAB_ALLOW_WRITES",
"password": true
}
],
"servers": {
"mcp-server-for-ynab": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"mcp-server-for-ynab"
],
"env": {
"YNAB_API_KEY": "${input:ynab-api-key}",
"YNAB_PLAN_ID": "${input:ynab-plan-id}",
"YNAB_ALLOW_WRITES": "${input:ynab-allow-writes}"
}
}
}
}VS Code prompts for each input the first time the server starts, so no secret is written to the file. VS Code docs