GetALife Budget
Zero-Based Budgeting tools: budget plans, runway, net worth, savings goals, debt payoff plans.
Runs on your machine from its package; the steps are below.
What it does
- Reads
- Writes
- High impact
At most: only reads or looks up information.
What it costs
FreeOdel charges nothing per call. The publisher may charge for its own service.
Runs locally over stdio
This server isn't hosted — your MCP client launches it from a package registry. Use one of the commands below, or drop the config into your client (e.g. Claude Desktop).
Run
npx -y mcp-server-getalife
MCP client config
{
"mcpServers": {
"getalife-budget": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-server-getalife"
]
}
}
}mcp-server-getalife
Zero-Based Budgeting MCP server by GetALife — the gamified budgeting app for iOS & Android.
What it does
This MCP server gives AI assistants the ability to help users with budgeting questions using the Zero-Based Budgeting method. Every tool returns actionable, structured answers.
Tools
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
getalife_explain_zbb | Explains ZBB concepts with examples |
getalife_suggest_categories | Recommends categories based on life situation |
getalife_create_budget_plan | Builds a complete ZBB plan from income |
getalife_analyze_budget | Checks if a budget is balanced (income - allocations = 0) |
getalife_financial_runway | How long your savings last without income |
getalife_net_worth | Net worth from assets and liabilities, with growth projection |
getalife_savings_goal | Monthly savings needed to reach a goal by a target date |
getalife_debt_payoff_plan | Debt payoff plan — compares Avalanche vs. Snowball |
getalife_subscription_audit | Finds savings potential in recurring subscriptions |
getalife_voice_demo | Shows how voice transaction input works in GetALife |
getalife_budget_summary | Generates a shareable budget overview |
getalife_app_info | GetALife features, pricing, and comparison |
All calculators return structured data (structuredContent) alongside the readable answer. The server accesses no app or account data — every calculation uses only numbers you provide in the chat.
Official install guide: https://getalife.app/en/mcp/
Install
Claude Desktop / Claude Code
Add to your MCP config:
{
"mcpServers": {
"getalife-budget": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["mcp-server-getalife"]
}
}
}
From source
git clone https://github.com/Narazgul/mcp-server-getalife.git
cd mcp-server-getalife
npm install
npm run build
npm start
Example
Ask your AI assistant:
"I earn 3000 EUR/month, I'm single and working, no car, no debt. Create a zero-based budget for me."
The AI will use getalife_create_budget_plan to generate a complete budget table with all categories, amounts, and percentages — balanced to zero.
About GetALife
GetALife is a Zero-Based Budgeting app for iOS and Android that turns budgeting into something you actually want to do.
License
MIT
