Redbark MCP Server

Connect AI agents to your Australian and NZ bank and global brokerage data, and let them manage your Redbark syncs, destinations, rules and categories over the Model Context Protocol. Its 6 documented tools cluster into read & search, account, spending, update. It is available as a remote MCP endpoint.

Teams that want a hosted finance endpoint instead of running a local process.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-08-23 · ★ 2 · #231 OF 283 MAINTAINED FINANCE · VERIFIED 2026-08-25

MIT · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Redbark

Claude Code

claude mcp add redbark-co-redbark-mcp --transport http https://mcp.redbark.com/mcp

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "redbark-co-redbark-mcp": {
      "url": "https://mcp.redbark.com/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

https://mcp.redbark.com/mcp

transport: streamable-http

endpoint alive - authentication required · probed 2026-08-25

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 remote - your agent's requests go to mcp.redbark.com

endpoint auth requires authentication - rejected our unauthenticated MCP initialize

repo age created 2026-07-10 - young repo, little track record yet

license MIT - declared in the repository

registry vendor namespace com.redbark - domain-verified with the official MCP registry

03 · What Redbark can do

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

What you can build

With this server connected, an agent can check the destination, resolves its resources (Sheets tabs, YNAB accounts), builds the mappings and create the sync, and find the institution and create a link session, returning the hosted URL to hand to the user.

Capability map

Tools grouped from the project's README - what Redbark lets an agent do.

read & search

1 tool - e.g. none

get_me

Account

1 tool - e.g. Every account with a live balance, grouped by connection, with consent expiry and reauthorisation flags

account_overview

Spending

1 tool - e.g. Spend and income for a date range, grouped by category, merchant, account or month, with the largest transactions. Raw transactions are never returned

spending_summary

update

1 tool - e.g. Checks the destination, resolves its resources (Sheets tabs, YNAB accounts), builds the mappings and creates the sync

setup_sync

Diagnose

1 tool - e.g. Last runs, failure reason, related events, connection and consent state, and a recommended next action

diagnose_sync

Connect

1 tool - e.g. Finds the institution and creates a link session, returning the hosted URL to hand to the user

connect_bank

04 · Who maintains Redbark

Redbark is maintained by redbark-co. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Jul 2026.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/redbark-co/redbark-mcp
website: https://redbark.com/
category: finance - ranked #231 of 283 actively-maintained finance servers as of 2026-08-25.
registry: com.redbark/mcp (active, first published 2026-08-10 · 3 versions)

06 · Redbark FAQ

Is Redbark still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-08-23. We re-verify nightly.

What can Redbark do?

How do I install Redbark?

Run `claude mcp add redbark-co-redbark-mcp --transport http https://mcp.redbark.com/mcp`. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Redbark require authentication?

Yes - when we probed the endpoint on 2026-08-25, it rejected an unauthenticated MCP initialize; you'll need credentials to connect.

07 · Alternatives to Redbark

Alternatives to Redbark

Maintained finance servers if Redbark isn't the fit.

Pairs well with

Servers that cover what Redbark doesn't - only shown when the pairing reason fits the companion.

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