Guides

How to get the most out of BankBridge.

Step-by-step tutorials, real-world use-cases, and honest comparisons. Written by the team that built it.

How-to · 4 min

How to connect your bank to Claude

Sign up, link a bank, add BankBridge to Claude. Five minutes, three flavors of Claude, one bearer key.

How-to · 3 min

How to ask your agent about this month's spending

A handful of prompts that turn 'how am I doing this month?' into a 10-second cashflow review.

How-to · 5 min

How to audit your subscriptions with an agent

Forgotten subscriptions are the most reliable line item to trim. Your agent can find every one in under a minute.

How-to · 4 min

How to connect multiple banks to one agent

Checking at Chase, savings at Ally, a credit card at AmEx, a brokerage at Fidelity. One agent, one conversation.

How-to · 2 min

How to rotate your BankBridge API key

Lost a machine, suspect a leak, or just rotating quarterly? One click does it.

Use case · 7 min

The agent-powered monthly money review

A six-question script that turns the usual end-of-month finance review into a ten-minute agent conversation. No spreadsheet. No PDF statements. Real, live answers.

Use case · 4 min

The subscription-auditor agent skill

The subscription audit used to be a ritual. As a skill, it's a five-minute quarterly habit.

Use case · 5 min

Investment health check with an agent

Quarterly portfolio check-in, via five questions, against your real brokerage data.

Use case · 4 min

Turn your agent into a fraud detective

Your bank notices fraud days after it happens. Your agent, reviewing your transactions weekly, catches it the same day.

Use case · 6 min

Tax prep with an agent

An agent connected to your accounts is a replacement for the fractional-CFO part of tax prep. The accountant stays, but the prep work shrinks to an hour.

Comparison · 6 min

BankBridge vs building your own bank MCP server

Building a production bank MCP server is a weekend you'll spend a lot of weekends on. Here's what the actual work looks like.

Comparison · 7 min

BankBridge vs using Plaid directly

BankBridge uses Plaid under the hood. You could use Plaid directly. Here's what that actually means.

Comparison · 5 min

BankBridge vs feeding your agent a PDF statement

The free alternative is uploading PDF statements to your agent. It works — until you try to do it twice.

Tip · 8 min

Getting the most out of BankBridge's 12 MCP tools

One demo prompt per tool. Paste any of them into a fresh agent session to see what the tool can do.

Tip · 5 min

Prompt patterns for better financial questions

Six prompt patterns that turn vague questions into tight answers.

How-to · 2 min

BankBridge with Claude Code

Pre-filled install snippet and three example prompts for using BankBridge inside Claude Code.

How-to · 2 min

BankBridge with Claude Desktop

Pre-filled install snippet and three example prompts for using BankBridge inside Claude Desktop.

How-to · 2 min

BankBridge with Claude.ai web

Pre-filled install snippet and three example prompts for using BankBridge inside Claude.ai web.

How-to · 2 min

BankBridge with ChatGPT

Pre-filled install snippet and three example prompts for using BankBridge inside ChatGPT.

How-to · 2 min

BankBridge with Cursor

Pre-filled install snippet and three example prompts for using BankBridge inside Cursor.

How-to · 2 min

BankBridge with GitHub Copilot

Pre-filled install snippet and three example prompts for using BankBridge inside GitHub Copilot.

How-to · 2 min

BankBridge with Gemini CLI

Pre-filled install snippet and three example prompts for using BankBridge inside Gemini CLI.

How-to · 2 min

BankBridge with Codex CLI

Pre-filled install snippet and three example prompts for using BankBridge inside Codex CLI.

How-to · 2 min

BankBridge with Windsurf

Pre-filled install snippet and three example prompts for using BankBridge inside Windsurf.

How-to · 2 min

BankBridge with Continue.dev

Pre-filled install snippet and three example prompts for using BankBridge inside Continue.dev.

How-to · 2 min

BankBridge with Cline / Roo

Pre-filled install snippet and three example prompts for using BankBridge inside Cline / Roo.

How-to · 2 min

BankBridge with Zed

Pre-filled install snippet and three example prompts for using BankBridge inside Zed.

How-to · 2 min

BankBridge with JetBrains Junie

Pre-filled install snippet and three example prompts for using BankBridge inside JetBrains Junie.

How-to · 2 min

BankBridge with LM Studio

Pre-filled install snippet and three example prompts for using BankBridge inside LM Studio.

How-to · 2 min

BankBridge with Warp

Pre-filled install snippet and three example prompts for using BankBridge inside Warp.

How-to · 2 min

BankBridge with Raycast

Pre-filled install snippet and three example prompts for using BankBridge inside Raycast.

How-to · 2 min

BankBridge with Goose

Pre-filled install snippet and three example prompts for using BankBridge inside Goose.

How-to · 2 min

BankBridge with Kiro

Pre-filled install snippet and three example prompts for using BankBridge inside Kiro.

How-to · 2 min

BankBridge with ChatGPT (Apps SDK)

Pre-filled install snippet and three example prompts for using BankBridge inside ChatGPT (Apps SDK).

How-to · 2 min

BankBridge with ChatGPT Enterprise

Pre-filled install snippet and three example prompts for using BankBridge inside ChatGPT Enterprise.

How-to · 2 min

BankBridge with opencode

Pre-filled install snippet and three example prompts for using BankBridge inside opencode.

How-to · 2 min

BankBridge with Codex Cloud

Pre-filled install snippet and three example prompts for using BankBridge inside Codex Cloud.

How-to · 2 min

BankBridge with Gemini Code Assist

Pre-filled install snippet and three example prompts for using BankBridge inside Gemini Code Assist.

How-to · 2 min

BankBridge with OpenClaw

Pre-filled install snippet and three example prompts for using BankBridge inside OpenClaw.

How-to · 2 min

BankBridge with Raw HTTP

Pre-filled install snippet and three example prompts for using BankBridge inside Raw HTTP.

How-to · 2 min

BankBridge with Vertex AI

Pre-filled install snippet and three example prompts for using BankBridge inside Vertex AI.

How-to · 2 min

BankBridge with OpenAI AgentKit

Pre-filled install snippet and three example prompts for using BankBridge inside OpenAI AgentKit.

How-to · 2 min

BankBridge with OpenAI Responses API

Pre-filled install snippet and three example prompts for using BankBridge inside OpenAI Responses API.

Use case · 3 min

BankBridge for LLC owners

Single-member and small-team LLCs: keep books in order with an agent instead of a fractional CFO.

Use case · 3 min

BankBridge for freelancers

Contract income is lumpy. Use an agent to track it, smooth it, and set aside the tax piece.

Use case · 3 min

BankBridge for real estate investors

Rental income and property expenses, categorized automatically by your agent.

Use case · 3 min

BankBridge for traders

Connect your brokerage and ask your agent about positions, P&L, and dividend income.

Use case · 3 min

BankBridge for households

Two partners, joint account, same agent. Monthly money reviews without spreadsheets.

Use case · 3 min

BankBridge for retirees

Social Security, pensions, brokerage withdrawals, and RMDs — tracked live by an agent.

Use case · 3 min

BankBridge for sole proprietors

Sole-prop income and expenses, categorized the way Schedule C wants them.

Use case · 3 min

BankBridge for nonprofits

Small nonprofits: track donations, grants, and program-specific spending with an agent.

Use case · 3 min

BankBridge for students

College students: keep on top of rent, meal-plan reloads, tuition fees, and whatever's left.

Use case · 3 min

BankBridge for SaaS founders

Bootstrapped and early-stage founders: runway math + expense review via an agent.

Tip · 2 min

Ask your agent about your rent

Track monthly rent, confirm it posted, spot unexpected fees. Two prompts to start.

Tip · 2 min

Ask your agent about groceries

Monthly grocery spend, across every store, split between in-person and delivery.

Tip · 2 min

Ask your agent about subscriptions

Every recurring charge, ranked by cost. Find the ones you forgot about.

Tip · 2 min

Ask your agent about monthly cashflow

Income minus expenses, top income sources, top expense categories, net number.

Tip · 2 min

Ask your agent about your savings rate

What percent of your take-home pay is staying in accounts instead of being spent.

Tip · 2 min

Ask your agent about bank fees

Overdrafts, ATM fees, interest charges, foreign transaction fees, monthly maintenance.

Tip · 2 min

Ask your agent about payroll

Direct deposits from employers, pay cadence, YTD gross, any unexpected changes.

Tip · 2 min

Ask your agent about quarterly taxes

For LLC owners and freelancers: estimated tax math, when to send, how much.

Tip · 2 min

Ask your agent about investment allocation

What percent of your portfolio is in each position, sector, or asset class.

Tip · 2 min

Ask your agent about dividends

Dividend income received, which positions pay, YTD dividend yield.

Tip · 2 min

Ask your agent about gas and fuel

Monthly fuel spend, across every gas station, to track commuting costs.

Tip · 2 min

Ask your agent about Amazon spending

Every Amazon charge, across Prime, Whole Foods, digital purchases, AWS.

Tip · 2 min

Ask your agent about coffee

The classic latte-math question, now answered with real data.

Tip · 2 min

Ask your agent about restaurants

Dining-out spend, split from groceries, across in-person and delivery.

Tip · 2 min

Ask your agent about Uber and Lyft

Rideshare spending, across Uber + Lyft + taxis, monthly trend.