Monarch MCP Server
local MCP serverMonarch MCP Server is a local MCP server: Query and update Monarch Money accounts, transactions, and budgets. Install it from pypi as monarch-mcp-jamiew.
Installation
Terminal
claude mcp add monarch-mcp -e MONARCH_EMAIL=... -e MONARCH_PASSWORD=... -e MONARCH_MFA_SECRET=... -e MONARCH_FORCE_LOGIN=... -- uvx monarch-mcp-jamiew
Run in your project folder. Add --scope user to use it everywhere.
Claude Desktop, Cursor & other clients
Add to claude_desktop_config.json or .cursor/mcp.json.
{
"mcpServers": {
"monarch-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"monarch-mcp-jamiew"
],
"env": {
"MONARCH_EMAIL": "...",
"MONARCH_PASSWORD": "...",
"MONARCH_MFA_SECRET": "...",
"MONARCH_FORCE_LOGIN": "..."
}
}
}
}Fill in the environment variables with your own credentials.
What you need
- Runtime: Python with uv (runs with uvx).
- MCP client: Claude Code, Codex, Antigravity, Claude Desktop, Cursor or any other client that speaks MCP over stdio.
- Environment variables:
MONARCH_EMAIL,MONARCH_PASSWORD,MONARCH_MFA_SECRET,MONARCH_FORCE_LOGIN
Summary
Query and update Monarch Money accounts, transactions, and budgets
Monarch MCP Server vs similar servers
| Server | Stars | Type | API key | Runtime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monarch MCP Server | 23 | Local | Yes | pypi |
| Actual Budget MCP Server | 239 | Local | Yes | npm |
| mcp-midaz | 271 | Local | Yes | npm |
| mcp-open-finance | 271 | Local | Yes | npm |
| mcp-pluggy | 271 | Local | Yes | npm |
Questions
It reads 4 environment variables: MONARCH_EMAIL, MONARCH_PASSWORD, MONARCH_MFA_SECRET, MONARCH_FORCE_LOGIN. Set them in your MCP config before starting the server.
Python with uv (runs with uvx), plus an MCP client such as Claude Code, Codex, Claude Desktop or Cursor.
Monarch MCP Server is a local MCP server distributed as the pypi package monarch-mcp-jamiew.
Run: claude mcp add monarch-mcp -e MONARCH_EMAIL=... -e MONARCH_PASSWORD=... -e MONARCH_MFA_SECRET=... -e MONARCH_FORCE_LOGIN=... -- uvx monarch-mcp-jamiew
Run: codex mcp add monarch-mcp --env MONARCH_EMAIL=... --env MONARCH_PASSWORD=... --env MONARCH_MFA_SECRET=... --env MONARCH_FORCE_LOGIN=... -- uvx monarch-mcp-jamiew
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