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CreateTransactionTool.js4.1 kB
import { MCPTool } from "mcp-framework"; import { z } from "zod"; import * as ynab from "ynab"; class CreateTransactionTool extends MCPTool { name = "create_transaction"; description = "Creates a new transaction in your YNAB budget. Either payee_id or payee_name must be provided in addition to the other required fields."; api; budgetId; constructor() { super(); this.api = new ynab.API(process.env.YNAB_API_TOKEN || ""); this.budgetId = process.env.YNAB_BUDGET_ID || ""; } schema = { budgetId: { type: z.string().optional(), description: "The id of the budget to create the transaction in (optional, defaults to the budget set in the YNAB_BUDGET_ID environment variable)", }, accountId: { type: z.string(), description: "The id of the account to create the transaction in", }, date: { type: z.string(), description: "The date of the transaction in ISO format (e.g. 2024-03-24)", }, amount: { type: z.number(), description: "The amount in dollars (e.g. 10.99)", }, payeeId: { type: z.string().optional(), description: "The id of the payee (optional if payee_name is provided)", }, payeeName: { type: z.string().optional(), description: "The name of the payee (optional if payee_id is provided)", }, categoryId: { type: z.string().optional(), description: "The category id for the transaction (optional)", }, memo: { type: z.string().optional(), description: "A memo/note for the transaction (optional)", }, cleared: { type: z.boolean().optional(), description: "Whether the transaction is cleared (optional, defaults to false)", }, approved: { type: z.boolean().optional(), description: "Whether the transaction is approved (optional, defaults to false)", }, flagColor: { type: z.string().optional(), description: "The transaction flag color (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple) (optional)", }, }; async execute(input) { const budgetId = input.budgetId || this.budgetId; if (!budgetId) { throw new Error("No budget ID provided. Please provide a budget ID or set the YNAB_BUDGET_ID environment variable."); } if (!input.payeeId && !input.payeeName) { throw new Error("Either payee_id or payee_name must be provided"); } const milliunitAmount = Math.round(input.amount * 1000); try { const transaction = { transaction: { account_id: input.accountId, date: input.date, amount: milliunitAmount, payee_id: input.payeeId, payee_name: input.payeeName, category_id: input.categoryId, memo: input.memo, cleared: input.cleared ? ynab.TransactionClearedStatus.Cleared : ynab.TransactionClearedStatus.Uncleared, approved: input.approved ?? false, flag_color: input.flagColor, } }; const response = await this.api.transactions.createTransaction(budgetId, transaction); if (!response.data.transaction) { throw new Error("Failed to create transaction - no transaction data returned"); } return { success: true, transactionId: response.data.transaction.id, message: "Transaction created successfully", }; } catch (error) { return { success: false, error: error instanceof Error ? error.message : "Unknown error occurred", }; } } } export default CreateTransactionTool;

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