Starling Bank MCP Server

Allow AI systems to view and control your Starling Bank account via MCP. It runs locally over stdio via the published package.

People connecting this server to Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in TypeScript.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-08-05 · ★ 4 · #225 OF 848 MAINTAINED OTHER · VERIFIED 2026-08-25

MIT · TypeScript servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Starling Bank

before you install - you'll need

Set STARLING_BANK_ACCESS_TOKEN before connecting.

Claude Code

claude mcp add domdomegg-starling-bank-mcp -- npx -y starling-bank-mcp

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "domdomegg-starling-bank-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "starling-bank-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Same JSON for Cursor. For VS Code, rename the top-level key from `mcpServers` to `servers`.

Using another client? Same JSON, different key

Claude Desktop · mcpServers

Cursor · mcpServers

VS Code · servers

Windsurf · mcpServers

Zed · context_servers

Cline · mcpServers

Roo Code · mcpServers

Continue · mcpServers

LibreChat · mcpServers

Gemini CLI · mcpServers

Codex CLI · mcp_servers

Full setup guides: every client.

02 · Evidence

Security posture

What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.

runs as local process (stdio) - runs on your machine with your user's permissions · Claude Desktop extension (.mcpb bundle)

license MIT - declared in the repository

npm package starling-bank-mcp - unscoped; check the name against the project README before installing

registry namespace io.github.domdomegg is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner

03 · What Starling Bank can do

Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.

Limitations (from the README)

[!WARNING] At time of writing, models make frequent mistakes and are vulnerable to prompt injections. As this MCP server gives the model some control of your bank account, mistakes could be costly. Use with caution and at your own risk.

Latest releases

v1.2.1 · 2026-08-05

Bump flatted from 3.3.3 to 3.4.2 · Bump picomatch · Bump path-to-regexp from 8.2.0 to 8.4.0 · Bump vite from 7.2.6 to 7.3.2 · Bump fast-xml-parser from 4.5.4 to 4.5.6 · Bump fast-xml-parser and…

v1.2.0 · 2026-03-07

Bump rollup from 4.53.3 to 4.59.0 · Bump minimatch · Bump fast-xml-parser from 4.5.3 to 4.5.4 · Fix express.json() body size limit for large payloads

v1.1.2 · 2026-02-23

Bump qs from 6.14.0 to 6.14.1 · Bump qs from 6.14.1 to 6.14.2 · Bump ajv

04 · Who maintains Starling Bank

Starling Bank is maintained by domdomegg. We track 17 MCP servers from domdomegg - 17 actively maintained, 861 combined GitHub stars, oldest repo from Dec 2024. Full record: all servers from domdomegg.

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  3. Google Sheets Allow AI systems to read, write, and query spreadsheet data via Google Sheets. ★ 2
  4. Gmail Allow AI systems to read, send, archive, and manage emails via Gmail. ★ 11
  5. Google Drive Allow AI systems to list, search, upload, download, and manage files and folders in Google Drive. ★ 5
  6. Defuddle Fetch Fetch content from the web, cleaned up nicely for LLMs (using Defuddle). ★ 5

05 · Facts

repository
github.com/domdomegg/starling-bank-mcp
website
https://github.com/domdomegg/starling-bank-mcp#readme
category
other - ranked #225 of 848 actively-maintained other servers as of 2026-08-25.
release cadence
1 release in the last 90 days (latest 2026-08-05)
registry
io.github.domdomegg/starling-bank-mcp (active, first published 2025-12-05 · 6 versions)
packages
npm:starling-bank-mcp · mcpb:https://github.com/domdomegg/starling-bank-mcp/releases/download/v1.2.1/starling-bank-mcp.mcpb

06 · Starling Bank FAQ

What is Starling Bank?

Allow AI systems to view and control your Starling Bank account via MCP. It runs locally over stdio via the published package.

Is Starling Bank still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-08-05 and it shipped 1 release in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

How do I install Starling Bank?

Run `npx -y starling-bank-mcp`. The README documents one environment variable (STARLING_BANK_ACCESS_TOKEN) to set first. Set STARLING_BANK_ACCESS_TOKEN before connecting. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Starling Bank run locally?

Yes - it's a stdio server: it runs on your machine (via npx) with your user's permissions. Your data stays local unless the server itself calls external APIs.

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