Looking for a PocketGuard MCP server?
PocketGuard has no MCP server and its best features sit behind a paywall. MyFinance MCP is free while in beta, open source, and lives inside Claude or ChatGPT.
No, PocketGuard has no MCP server.
No. The Model Context Protocol (MCP) is the open standard that lets AI assistants like Claude and ChatGPT use outside tools, and PocketGuard does not publish an MCP server. Its "In My Pocket" simplicity is also fenced by the Plus subscription for features like unlimited budgets. MyFinance MCP has one tier: everything, free while in beta, open source.
The same tracking, just by talking
Plain-language logging
"Spent 24.50 eur on groceries at Lidl" is the whole workflow. Category, currency and date extracted for you.
Receipt photos
Snap a receipt; your AI parses it in the chat and saves the line items. Images never reach the server.
Statement import
Drop a CSV or PDF export: hundreds of rows in one call, duplicates detected, totals reconciled.
Budgets
Monthly caps per category or overall, with live progress. Alerts only when you actually exceed one.
150+ currencies
Log in the currency you paid in, from EUR and USD to RUB, KZT, GEL or TRY (ECB and National Bank of Ukraine rates, plus a daily snapshot for every other ISO currency since March 2024); summaries answer in your base currency with the rate frozen at transaction date.
Open source and yours
MIT-licensed. Transactions as CSV and the full profile as one file, anytime; instant account deletion; self-hosting supported.
How they stack up
PocketGuard
- No MCP server; can't run inside Claude or ChatGPT
- Free tier with key features behind Plus
- US bank linking at the core
- Another app, another account
MyFinance MCP
- Built as an MCP server: lives inside your AI
- One tier: everything free while in beta
- 150+ currencies, any bank via statement import
- Open source (MIT), export and delete anytime
PocketGuard's "how much can I spend today" number is a genuinely useful idea. Ask your AI the same question here; the answer is computed from your budgets in SQL.
Simplicity without the paywall
PocketGuard sells simplicity in a freemium wrapper: the moment you want more budgets or custom categories, you meet the subscription. Here the workflow is one sentence in a chat, and there is nothing to upgrade to; every feature ships to everyone.
Export your transactions as CSV from PocketGuard and drop the file into the chat; the importer deduplicates and reconciles the total. From then on, "can I afford dinner out this week?" is a question for your AI, answered from your real numbers.
Connect in under a minute
Works with any MCP client that supports OAuth 2.0 with PKCE. On first connect you sign in with Google or with a one-time code sent to your email.
- Open Claude and go to Customize, then Connectors
- Click + Add, then Add custom connector
- Name it "MyFinance", paste https://myfinance-mcp.com/mcp as the remote MCP server URL and click Continue
- Choose Sign in now; if the form asks for an OAuth client, keep Use Claude's published identity (Recommended) (Register automatically works too)
- Click Add, then sign in with Google or an email code
On ChatGPT, Cursor or Codex? Follow the install guide for your client. The Claude guide explains each step above.
Switching from something else?
The same question, answered for the other trackers people move from.
Mint →
Shut down in 2024. Your exported CSV imports here in one message.
switching fromYNAB →
No official MCP server. The zero-method alternative, free.
switching fromMonarch Money →
No MCP server. Same tracking, no subscription.
switching fromLunch Money →
Indie and API-first, but no official MCP. This one lives in your AI.
switching fromCopilot Money →
Apple-only, no MCP server. This works wherever your AI does.
switching fromActual Budget →
Open source like us, but you host it. This one is connect-and-go.
switching fromFirefly III →
Powerful self-hosted OSS. This is the zero-setup way.
overviewAll alternatives →
Bridges vs standalone servers, and every comparison on one page.
Questions, answered
Does PocketGuard have an MCP server?
No official hosted one. PocketGuard cannot run inside Claude or ChatGPT directly. MyFinance MCP is built as an MCP server, so it connects with one URL and an OAuth sign-in.
Is anything in MyFinance MCP paywalled?
No. Everything is free while in beta: budgets, statement import, receipts, export. No ads, no card required.
Is MyFinance MCP free?
Yes, free while in beta. No ads, no card required. It is open source under MIT, so self-hosting is always an option too.
Does it work with ChatGPT?
Yes, in ChatGPT on the web with Developer mode: logging works on Business, Enterprise and Edu, Pro gets read-only access, and on Free, Go and Plus you can use it through Codex instead. It also works with Claude, Cursor, Windsurf and any MCP client with OAuth.
Is my data private?
Your data is linked to your account and only you can access it: every query is scoped to your account. EU hosting, no amounts or merchants in server logs, sign-in tokens stored only as a one-way hash, and receipt photos never reach the server at all.
Last updated: October 14, 2026.
Mint, YNAB, Monarch Money, Lunch Money, Copilot Money, Actual Budget, Firefly III, PocketGuard and other product names are trademarks of their respective owners. MyFinance MCP is an independent, open-source project and is not affiliated with or endorsed by them. Comparisons reflect publicly available information at the time of writing and may change.