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.

News · 5 min

Claude Money: what we know, and how to connect your bank to Claude today

Anthropic is testing a Money section in the Claude iOS app. Here is what has been reported, what nobody knows yet, and what you can use in the meantime.

News · 5 min

Launching BankBridge: read-only bank access for AI agents

BankBridge is live. It's a hosted MCP server that gives the AI agents you already use read-only access to your real bank accounts. $5 per bank per month, 29 host integrations, 12 tools, zero financial data cached.

News · 5 min

Why BankBridge never caches your financial data

BankBridge answers every question by reading from your bank in real time, so there's no stored copy of your data anywhere on our servers. Here's why we built it that way and what it costs you.

News · 5 min

Read-only, forever: BankBridge will never move your money

BankBridge can't move your money, and not because we ask the AI nicely. The read-only guarantee is enforced at the bank connection's permission scope: no payment, transfer, or trade capability exists anywhere in the product.

News · 6 min

The State of AI Money Agents, Mid-2026

A dated snapshot of the AI money agent space as of July 2026: which hosts shipped MCP support, what agents really do with bank data day to day, and why write access still hasn't happened.

News · 6 min

Испоручили смо Claude Code плагин: 19 финансијских команди уз једну инсталацију

BankBridge сада испоручује званични Claude Code плагин: 19 финансијских слеш команди, од /balances до /year-in-review, у једној инсталацији. Ево комплетне листе и правог транскрипта.

Упутство · 4 мин

Како да повежеш банку са Claude

Региструј се, повежи банку, додај BankBridge у Claude. Пет минута, три варијанте Claude, један bearer кључ.

How-to · 5 min

How to give Claude access to your bank account

Four steps. After that, Claude can answer any question about your money in plain English.

Упутство · 6 мин

Да ли AI агенти могу да виде мој банковни рачун?

Кратак одговор: да, ако му даш приступ. Дужи одговор говори о три начина на која агенти данас могу да читају твоје рачуне, и о томе који је од њих заиста безбедан.

How-to · 3 min

How to ask Claude about your spending this month

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

How-to · 6 min

Can Claude read your bank statements? Upload them, or connect your bank

Attach a statement and Claude reads it. That works for a one-off question. For anything you ask every month, a read-only bank connection skips the download step.

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.

Упутства · 4 мин

Како да повежеш више банака са једним агентом

Текући рачун у Chase-у, штедња у Ally-ју, кредитна картица у AmEx-у, брокерски у Fidelity-ју. Један агент, један разговор.

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.

How-to · 7 min

How to do tax prep with AI and your bank data

Tax prep for LLCs, freelancers, and 1099 contractors is mostly data wrangling. Once your agent can read your bank, that part shrinks to one conversation.

How-to · 5 min

How to find recurring charges with AI

Your bank statements are noisy. An AI agent connected to your accounts can pull every recurring charge in one query and flag the ones that crept up in price.

Упутство · 5 мин

Како да повежеш своју банку са ChatGPT-јем

Укључи режим за програмере, увези један URL, одобри приступ преко OAuth. Пет минута касније ChatGPT одговара на питања о твојим стварним стањима и потрошњи.

How-to · 5 min

How to connect your bank to Gemini CLI

One JSON block in ~/.gemini/settings.json and Gemini CLI can answer real questions about your accounts. The httpUrl key is the part everyone gets wrong.

How-to · 5 min

How to Connect Your Bank to Codex CLI

Codex CLI speaks MCP, but its docs are thin on real config examples. Here's a working mcp_servers block, the flag that makes remote servers load, and how to confirm all 12 tools showed up.

How-to · 6 min

How to connect your bank account to Claude Cowork

Cowork shares connectors with claude.ai. Add BankBridge once, then hand Cowork finance tasks that end in a file: a budget spreadsheet, a tax folder, a monthly report.

How-to · 6 min

How to connect your bank account to Perplexity

Perplexity can search the web and read your transactions in the same answer. Here is the OAuth setup and the questions where that combination helps.

How-to · 7 min

Using Claude Projects for your finances

A Project holds what Claude should remember about your money. A bank connector supplies today's numbers. Together, each chat starts where the last one left off.

Упутство · 6 мин

Провери стање на рачуну без напуштања уређивача кода

Тачна MCP конфигурација за Cursor, Windsurf и Zed, плус упит који претвара „отвори банкарску апликацију” у питање које постављаш свом уређивачу.

How-to · 6 min

How to Make Your Agent Watch for a Specific Charge (or a Missing Refund)

Waiting on a refund shouldn't mean checking your bank portal every morning. Give your agent a watch prompt and a daily schedule, and it'll tell you the moment the credit posts.

Упутства · 6 мин

Како извести банковне трансакције у табелу помоћу AI агента

Замоли агента за распон датума и добиј чист CSV: прилагођене колоне, ознаке категорија и спајање више рачуна какво ниједан банковни портал не нуди.

How-to · 6 min

How to Reconnect a Bank After You Change Your Password

Changing your bank password revokes the credential your connection runs on. Here's the two-minute relink flow, plus why your agent should match accounts by mask afterward.

How-to · 6 min

Why Can't My Agent See My Bank? A Troubleshooting Checklist

Five under-a-minute checks that find why your agent can't see your bank: a missing server, a bad key, an expired connection, disabled tools, or a bank you never linked.

How-to · 6 min

Calculate Your Personal Runway With an AI Agent (No Spreadsheet)

One prompt that pulls your live balances, averages six months of true burn, and returns your runway in months. No spreadsheet, no stale numbers.

How-to · 7 min

How to build a budget with Claude from your real transactions

Budgets built from guesses fall apart in week two. Build one from three months of what you spent, then let Claude check it against each new month.

How-to · 8 min

Build a personal finance agent with the Claude Agent SDK

Point the Agent SDK at a remote MCP server, allow only the read tools, and you have an agent that can answer questions about your real accounts.

Пример употребе · 7 мин

Месечни преглед финансија уз агента

Скрипта од шест питања која уобичајени преглед финансија на крају месеца претвара у десетоминутни разговор са агентом. Без табела. Без PDF извода. Прави одговори, уживо.

Пример употребе · 4 мин

Агентска вештина subscription-auditor

Провера претплата је некад била ритуал. Као вештина, то је квартална навика од пет минута.

Пример употребе · 5 мин

Провера здравља инвестиција уз агента

Квартална провера портфолија, кроз пет питања, над твојим стварним брокерским подацима.

Пример употребе · 4 мин

Претвори свог агента у детектива за преваре

Твоја банка примети превару данима након што се деси. Твој агент, који недељно прегледа твоје трансакције, ухвати је истог дана.

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.

Пример употребе · 7 мин

AI књиговодство за власнике LLC фирми

Соло LLC фирме и фрилансери могу да препусте слој банковних података AI агенту и оставе агенту категоризацију. Месечни P&L, кварталне процене, извоз Schedule C на крају године.

Use case · 6 min

Calculate Quarterly Estimated Taxes From Real Bank Deposits, Not Guesses

Stop guessing at 1040-ES numbers four times a year. Your agent pulls the period's real deposits and expenses live from your bank and shows the math behind the payment.

Пример коришћења · 6 мин

Буџетирање са нередовним приходом: агент који зна твоје слабе месеце

Фрилансерима, уговарачима и радницима на провизију говоре да „буџетирају од најнижег месеца” и онда их остављају да нагађају који је то месец. Агент са живим приступом банци уместо тога то очита са 12 месеци стварних уплата.

Пример употребе · 6 мин

Ухвати поскупљење претплата: питај агента шта је постало скупље ове године

Стриминг сервиси рачунају на то да нећеш приметити поскупљење од $2. Једно питање агенту са живим банкарским подацима враћа рангирану листу сваке претплате која је ове године тихо подигла цену.

Пример употребе · 6 мин

Пронађи свој неактивни новац: нека агент уочи новац који не ради

Твој текући рачун вероватно држи више готовине него што би требало. Ево како да натераш агента да израчуна твоју стварну месечну потрошњу, пронађе сваки долар који не ради и стави цену на неактивну гомилу коју плаћаш сваке године.

Use case · 6 min

Reconcile Stripe Payouts Against Your Bank With an AI Agent

Stripe payouts arrive batched, delayed, and net of fees, so the bank never matches the dashboard. Here's the agent workflow that ties them out in one conversation.

Use case · 6 min

The Landlord's Monthly Cashflow Review, Run by an Agent

Small landlords sit in a dead zone between stale spreadsheets and $50/mo property software. An agent with live bank access covers the money questions: who paid rent, what each property costs, and what repairs totaled this year.

Use case · 6 min

Merging Finances With Your Partner: Let One Agent See Both Banks

Each partner connects their own bank to one BankBridge key, then an agent with no stake in the argument answers the awkward questions: combined burn, duplicate subscriptions, and a fair contribution split.

Use case · 6 min

Pick a rewards credit card from your real spending, with AI

Card comparison sites assume a spending profile. Your agent can use your actual one: twelve months of totals by category, scored against the cards you are weighing.

Use case · 7 min

Prep your mortgage application with an AI agent: large deposits, overdrafts, and recurring debts

Underwriters read your recent statements line by line. Read them first: your agent can list every deposit worth explaining before anyone asks.

Use case · 6 min

Track your net worth with an AI agent

Your agent can read every balance in one call. Add the house and the car yourself, and keep a monthly snapshot file so you can see the trend.

Use case · 7 min

Build a debt payoff plan with an AI agent

A payoff plan needs three numbers: what you owe, what it costs, and what you can pay each month. Your agent can find two of them in your accounts.

Use case · 7 min

Expense reports and reimbursements with an AI agent

Work charges on a personal card are easy to forget and easier to never get paid back for. An agent with your transactions can find them, list them, and check the money came back.

Use case · 7 min

Build an annual subscription renewal calendar with your AI agent

Monthly subscriptions are easy to spot. The yearly ones show up once, months after you forgot them. Build a calendar of every renewal from two years of real charges.

Use case · 7 min

Split shared expenses with roommates or a partner using an AI agent

Splitting is easy for one dinner and tedious for a year of utilities, groceries, and streaming. Write the rules once and let an agent do the monthly math from real charges.

Use case · 8 min

Track side income for the 1099-K threshold with an AI agent

Whether or not a 1099-K arrives, side income is taxable. Have an agent total every payout by platform through the year so tax season has no surprises.

Use case · 7 min

Sinking funds with an AI agent: size them from real spending

Sinking funds work when the amounts are right. Guessed amounts run dry in month four. Let an agent size each fund from what you paid over the last two years.

Use case · 7 min

Year-end charitable giving totals with an AI agent

Donations are scattered across cards, payment apps, and checking. An agent with your transactions can total the year by organization and flag the gifts that need paperwork.

Comparison · 7 min

Claude vs ChatGPT for personal finance

The model matters less than the data. Here is how ChatGPT and Claude each get your real balances and transactions, and when each one fits.

Comparison · 8 min

Bank account MCP servers compared (2026)

Banks, finance apps, open-source projects, and hosted services all now offer MCP access to bank data. They differ on coverage, storage, and write access.

Поређење · 8 мин

ChatGPT личне финансије против BankBridge: који агент види твоју банку?

OpenAI сада дозвољава ChatGPT-у да чита твоју банку. Уграђено је у ChatGPT, само за САД, доступно на Plus и Pro плановима и сада се уводи и за Free и Go кориснике. BankBridge је другачијег облика: 29 агентских хостова, цена по банци, откажи било када.

Поређење · 6 мин

7 ограничења ChatGPT-ове функције личних финансија

ChatGPT-ова функција личних финансија је прави производ са стварним рупама. Седам ограничења из OpenAI-јеве документације и повратних информација заједнице, плус шта да радиш са сваким.

Poređenje · 6 min

BankBridge naspram pravljenja sopstvenog bank MCP servera

Pravljenje produkcijskog bank MCP servera je vikend na koji ćeš potrošiti mnogo vikenda. Evo kako izgleda pravi posao.

Поређење · 5 мин

BankBridge наспрам предаје PDF извода твом агенту

Бесплатна алтернатива је качење PDF извода твом агенту. Ради. Док не пробаш то да урадиш двапут.

Поређење · 6 мин

BankBridge против Copilot Money

Copilot је једна од најлепших апликација за финансије на Mac-у. BankBridge уопште није апликација. Ево зашто оба могу бити прави одговор.

Comparison · 6 min

BankBridge vs Rocket Money

Rocket Money is an app you open. BankBridge is a bridge your agent uses. Different shape, sometimes-overlapping job.

Поређење · 6 мин

BankBridge против Monarch Money

Monarch је духовни наследник Mint-а и има најбоље буџетирање за парове и домаћинства на тржишту. BankBridge је нешто друго. Ево искреног погледа.

Поређење · 6 мин

BankBridge против YNAB

YNAB те учи методу и гради апликацију око њега. BankBridge прескаче метод и пушта твог AI агента да уживо одговара на питања о новцу. Различити алати.

Поређење · 6 мин

BankBridge против Empower

Empower је бесплатан, леп за праћење нето вредности и финансиран продајом саветодавних услуга. BankBridge је водоводна инсталација која омогућава агенту да одговара на питања. Раде различите послове.

Поређење · 6 мин

BankBridge наспрам Quicken

Quicken постоји од 1983. Више од четрдесет година функција се нагомилало. BankBridge не покушава да замени ништа од тога, он је мост ка агенту који већ користиш.

Comparison · 5 min

BankBridge vs Credit Karma

Credit Karma is free, but it's free because Intuit makes money selling you credit cards. BankBridge is the paid option that isn't selling you anything else.

Poređenje · 8 min

BankBridge naspram Mint alternativa

Pošto se Mint ugasio u martu 2024, milioni korisnika su krenuli u potragu. Evo iskrenog pregleda (Monarch, Copilot, Rocket, YNAB, Empower, Credit Karma) i gde se BankBridge uklapa.

Поређење · 5 мин

BankBridge против Tiller

Tiller је за људе који воле табеле. BankBridge је за људе који воле чет. Оба ти дају власништво над сучељем твојих података.

Поређење · 6 мин

Четири начина на која AI агенти добијају банковне податке, поређени искрено

Ручно отпремање, screen scraping, директни банковни API-ји или хостовани MCP сервер. Четири начина на која агенти читају банковне податке и где сваки има смисла.

Comparison · 6 min

Every MCP Server for Personal Finance in 2026: The Full Landscape

A directory of the finance MCP servers that ship today: BankBridge, YNAB and Actual Budget community servers, Stripe, Alpaca, and CoinGecko, with the read/write posture of each spelled out.

Поређење · 6 мин

BankBridge vs QuickBooks: да ли самосталном LLC треба књиговодствени софтвер?

QuickBooks је направљен за фактурисање, платни списак и рачуновође. Већини LLC-ова са једним чланом требају само категоризоване трансакције и месечни П&Л, а агент може да извуче обоје из живих банковних података на захтев.

Comparison · 6 min

BankBridge vs Exporting Bank CSVs to Your AI

Uploading a statement CSV to your AI works exactly once. Here's why the data rots within a week, and what a live read-only connection does differently.

Поређење · 6 мин

BankBridge naspram slikanja ekrana tvoje bankarske aplikacije

Лепљење снимка банкарске апликације у ChatGPT или Claude је најчешћи AI ток рада са новцем који постоји. Ево тачно где се ломи, и шта уживо read-only веза ради другачије.

Поређење · 6 мин

BankBridge наспрам SimpleFIN за AI агенте

Не постоји званични SimpleFIN MCP сервер, па градитељи агената на крају пишу свој. Ево тачно шта та изградња подразумева, и где опција од $15 годишње заиста побеђује.

Comparison · 7 min

SimpleFIN alternatives: 6 ways to get bank data into your budget or AI agent

Why people look past SimpleFIN Bridge, what to look for instead, and six alternatives compared on price, freshness, and AI-agent support.

Савет · 8 мин

Како да извучеш максимум из 12 MCP алата BankBridge-а

Један демо упит по алату. Убаци било који у нову агентску сесију да видиш шта алат уме.

Tip · 5 min

Prompt patterns for better financial questions

Six prompt patterns that turn vague questions into tight answers.

Савет · 7 мин

Најбољи AI за личне финансије

Искрен одговор није производ. То је комбинација: изабери агента ког већ користиш, дај му приступ банци само за читање, постављај питања о новцу на обичном језику.

Tip · 6 min

Why Your Agent Double-Counts Credit Card Payments (and the Prompt That Fixes It)

The most common error in agent-generated spending summaries is counting both the card swipes and the checking payment that covers them. One sentence of prompt fixes it.

Tip · 6 min

Some Transfers Are Rent: Teaching Your Agent Which Outflows Count

Bank data labels a rent payment to your landlord the same way it labels moving money to savings: a transfer. Here's how to teach your agent which transfers count as real spending.

Савет · 6 мин

Једна претплата, четири имена: како ухватити преименовање дескриптора наплате

Трговци стално мењају дескрипторе наплате, па се једна претплата може појавити као два или три различита трговца у твојој историји трансакција. Ево рецепта са три сигнала за хватање преименовања помоћу агента.

Савет · 6 мин

Не пројектуј на основу једног месеца: промптови за сезонску потрошњу

Струја се удвостручи лети, гас утростручи зими. Ево шаблона промпта за 12 месеци који чува твог агента од годишњег усредњавања лажи.

Tip · 6 min

Every AI App That Supports MCP in 2026 (All 29, With Auth Details)

All 29 AI apps that can connect to a remote MCP server in 2026, in one list: auth method, config file, and a setup guide for each. Nobody else maintains this well, so we do.

Tip · 8 min

Is it safe to connect your bank account to ChatGPT or Claude?

The question has two halves: can the assistant do anything with your money, and where does the data go once it reads it. Here is how to judge both.

Use case · 12 min

Who uses BankBridge: freelancers, LLC owners, households, investors, and more

Ten situations, one tool: which accounts to connect and what to ask your agent, whether you run an LLC, freelance, own rentals, or manage a household.

Tip · 14 min

15 money questions to ask your AI agent, and the tool it uses for each

A prompt library for everyday money questions: what to ask, which BankBridge tool answers it, and follow-ups that dig deeper.

How-to · 4 min

How to give Claude Code access to your bank account

Four steps to let Claude Code answer questions about your bank accounts, transactions, and investments in plain English.

How-to · 4 min

How to give Claude Desktop access to your bank account

Four steps to let Claude Desktop answer questions about your bank accounts, transactions, and investments in plain English.

How-to · 4 min

How to give Claude.ai web access to your bank account

Four steps to let Claude.ai web answer questions about your bank accounts, transactions, and investments in plain English.

How-to · 4 min

How to give ChatGPT access to your bank account

Four steps to let ChatGPT answer questions about your bank accounts, transactions, and investments in plain English.

How-to · 4 min

How to give Cursor access to your bank account

Four steps to let Cursor answer questions about your bank accounts, transactions, and investments in plain English.

How-to · 4 min

How to give GitHub Copilot access to your bank account

Four steps to let GitHub Copilot answer questions about your bank accounts, transactions, and investments in plain English.

How-to · 4 min

How to give Gemini CLI access to your bank account

Four steps to let Gemini CLI answer questions about your bank accounts, transactions, and investments in plain English.

How-to · 4 min

How to give Codex CLI access to your bank account

Four steps to let Codex CLI answer questions about your bank accounts, transactions, and investments in plain English.

How-to · 4 min

How to give Windsurf access to your bank account

Four steps to let Windsurf answer questions about your bank accounts, transactions, and investments in plain English.

How-to · 4 min

How to give Continue.dev access to your bank account

Four steps to let Continue.dev answer questions about your bank accounts, transactions, and investments in plain English.

How-to · 4 min

How to give Cline / Roo access to your bank account

Four steps to let Cline / Roo answer questions about your bank accounts, transactions, and investments in plain English.

How-to · 4 min

How to give Zed access to your bank account

Four steps to let Zed answer questions about your bank accounts, transactions, and investments in plain English.

How-to · 4 min

How to give JetBrains Junie access to your bank account

Four steps to let JetBrains Junie answer questions about your bank accounts, transactions, and investments in plain English.

How-to · 4 min

How to give LM Studio access to your bank account

Four steps to let LM Studio answer questions about your bank accounts, transactions, and investments in plain English.

How-to · 4 min

How to give Warp access to your bank account

Four steps to let Warp answer questions about your bank accounts, transactions, and investments in plain English.

How-to · 4 min

How to give Raycast access to your bank account

Four steps to let Raycast answer questions about your bank accounts, transactions, and investments in plain English.

How-to · 4 min

How to give Goose access to your bank account

Four steps to let Goose answer questions about your bank accounts, transactions, and investments in plain English.

How-to · 4 min

How to give Kiro access to your bank account

Four steps to let Kiro answer questions about your bank accounts, transactions, and investments in plain English.

How-to · 4 min

How to give ChatGPT (Apps SDK) access to your bank account

Four steps to let ChatGPT (Apps SDK) answer questions about your bank accounts, transactions, and investments in plain English.

How-to · 4 min

How to give ChatGPT Enterprise access to your bank account

Four steps to let ChatGPT Enterprise answer questions about your bank accounts, transactions, and investments in plain English.

How-to · 4 min

How to give opencode access to your bank account

Four steps to let opencode answer questions about your bank accounts, transactions, and investments in plain English.

How-to · 4 min

How to give Codex Cloud access to your bank account

Four steps to let Codex Cloud answer questions about your bank accounts, transactions, and investments in plain English.

How-to · 4 min

How to give Gemini Code Assist access to your bank account

Four steps to let Gemini Code Assist answer questions about your bank accounts, transactions, and investments in plain English.

How-to · 4 min

How to give OpenClaw access to your bank account

Four steps to let OpenClaw answer questions about your bank accounts, transactions, and investments in plain English.

How-to · 4 min

How to give Raw HTTP access to your bank account

Four steps to let Raw HTTP answer questions about your bank accounts, transactions, and investments in plain English.

How-to · 4 min

How to give Vertex AI access to your bank account

Four steps to let Vertex AI answer questions about your bank accounts, transactions, and investments in plain English.

How-to · 4 min

How to give OpenAI AgentKit access to your bank account

Four steps to let OpenAI AgentKit answer questions about your bank accounts, transactions, and investments in plain English.

How-to · 4 min

How to give OpenAI Responses API access to your bank account

Four steps to let OpenAI Responses API answer questions about your bank accounts, transactions, and investments in plain English.

Comparison · 5 min

BankBridge vs BankSync

BankSync is a bank-data pipeline with an MCP server as one output. BankBridge is only an AI connector: live, read-only, nothing stored.

Comparison · 5 min

BankBridge vs Era Context

Era gives your AI a synced copy of your finances it can organize and act on. BankBridge gives it live, read-only access and keeps nothing.

Comparison · 5 min

BankBridge vs PocketSmith

PocketSmith puts an AI on top of a full budgeting app. BankBridge skips the app and lets your AI read the bank directly.

Comparison · 5 min

BankBridge vs Truthifi Connect

Truthifi meters AI access in data credits and leans toward investment monitoring. BankBridge charges per bank and doesn't count your questions.

Comparison · 5 min

BankBridge vs Monarch MCP

Monarch's official MCP connector is paused. BankBridge connects Claude straight to your bank, live and read-only.