--- title: "Connect YNAB to The Muse - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"Category Overspent\" fires in YNAB, your agent runs \"Get company\" in The Muse." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/ynab-to-the-muse" --- # Connect YNAB to The Muse When **Category Overspent** fires in [YNAB](https://apiant.ai/connections/ynab), your agent runs **Get company** in [The Muse](https://apiant.ai/connections/the-muse). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. YNAB **14** triggers YNAB **4** actions The Muse **4** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want YNAB and The Muse to do together? Give your AI client this address. `https://mcp.apiant.ai` One connection does both: ask your client to act in an app once, or have it build an automation that keeps running. Any client that takes a remote MCP server. Nothing to install. Create your free account, then sign in once in your browser. ### Set it up in your client ### Claude Code Run this in the directory you want to work in. `claude mcp add --transport http -s project apiant-ai https://mcp.apiant.ai` Start Claude Code there, approve the server, and sign in in the browser page it opens. [Claude Code guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp/claude-code) ### Claude, web and desktop Open Customize, then Connectors, then Add custom connector, and paste the address. On Team and Enterprise an owner adds it first. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Cursor Add the address to your MCP configuration as a server URL. Cursor signs you in in your browser. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Zed Open Settings, then AI, then MCP Servers, then Add Server, then Add Remote Server. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Codex and the ChatGPT desktop app Open Settings, then MCP servers, then Add server, and choose Streamable HTTP. From the terminal, Codex takes the address with its own add command and then signs you in. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Any other MCP client Paste the address where the client asks for a remote MCP server URL, and name the server apiant-ai where it lets you. APIANT's skills reach the client over the same connection. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) YNAB tells you when the money side of things is tight, and The Muse holds the job and company listings you would go looking for next. Connecting them means an overspent category, a low balance or a finished goal in YNAB can pull matching jobs or company profiles from The Muse so the search starts on its own. Example flows ## What YNAB can start in The Muse - When **Category Overspent** in YNAB then **Get company** in The Muse - When **Goal Completed** in YNAB then **Get job** in The Muse Starting points drawn from the triggers and actions in the catalog today. Describe the flow you need, at any depth, and your agent builds it and tests every scenario before it ships. Everything your agent can do with YNAB and The Muse ## Triggers and actions 14 triggers · 8 actions - Trigger **Category Overspent** Triggers when a category is overspent and has a negative balance. - Trigger **Goal Completed** Triggers when a goal is completed. - Trigger **Low Account Balance** Triggers when a Checking or Savings account balance drops below a certain amount during a month. - Trigger **Low Category Balance** Triggers when a category balance drops below a certain amount. - Trigger **New Account** Triggers when a new account is created. - Trigger **New Category** Triggers when a new category is created. - Trigger **New or Updated Account** Triggers when a new account is created or an existing account is updated. - Trigger **New or Updated Category** Triggers when a new category is created or an existing category is updated. - Trigger **New or Updated Scheduled Transaction** Triggers when a scheduled transaction is created or updated. - Trigger **New or Updated Transaction** Triggers when a transaction is created or updated. - Trigger **New Payee** Triggers when a new payee is created. - Trigger **New Transaction** Triggers when a new transaction is created. - Trigger **Spending in Account** Triggers when a new outflow transaction is created in an account. - Trigger **Spending in Category** Triggers when a new outflow transaction is assigned to a category. - Action **Budget to a Category** Budgets to a category in the current month. - Action **Create Transaction** Creates a new transaction. - Action **Get Current Budget Month** Returns the current month of the last-used budget, including Age of Money, income, budgeted, activity, and to-be-budgeted amounts. - Action **Get Current Month Summary** Returns the current budget month's summary, including age of money, income, budgeted, activity, and to-be-budgeted amounts. - Action **Get company** fetch a single company by id. - Action **Get job** fetch a single job listing by id. - Action **List companies** paginated company listings. Params: page (required), descending, industry, size, location. - Action **List jobs** paginated job listings sorted by relevance. Params: page (required), descending, company, category, level, location. ## Each app on its own - [ **YNAB** YNAB is an award-winning personal finance app and method that helps you gain total control of your money.](https://apiant.ai/connections/ynab) - [ **The Muse** Job board and company profiles](https://apiant.ai/connections/the-muse) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from YNAB - [ **YNAB to MILKEE** MILKEE is a all in one accounting tool for Swiss Freelancers and small businesses.](https://apiant.ai/connect/ynab-to-milkee) - [ **YNAB to Google Sheets** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/ynab-to-google-sheets) - [ **YNAB to Google Drive** Google Drive is a cloud storage solution for uploading, sharing, and collaborating on files across devices...](https://apiant.ai/connect/ynab-to-google-drive) - [ **YNAB to Zoom** Zoom unifies cloud video conferencing, simple online meetings, group messaging, and a software-based...](https://apiant.ai/connect/ynab-to-zoom) - [ **YNAB to LinkedIn** LinkedIn is a professional networking platform enabling job seekers, companies, and thought leaders to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/ynab-to-linkedin) - [ **YNAB to Facebook** Facebook is a social media and advertising platform used by individuals and businesses to connect, share...](https://apiant.ai/connect/ynab-to-facebook) ## More into The Muse - [ **Gmail to The Muse** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-the-muse) - [ **Trello to The Muse** Trello is a visual collaboration tool that organizes projects into boards, lists, and cards.](https://apiant.ai/connect/trello-to-the-muse) - [ **Adyen to The Muse** Payment infrastructure platform enabling enterprises to accept, settle, and move funds globally with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/adyen-to-the-muse) - [ **Less Annoying CRM to The Muse** Less Annoying CRM is a small business CRM with easy-to-use features at an affordable price.](https://apiant.ai/connect/less-annoying-crm-to-the-muse) - [ **monday.com to The Muse** monday.com helps you move projects forward fast, letting everyone know what's been done on a task—and what...](https://apiant.ai/connect/monday-com-to-the-muse) - [ **Podio to The Muse** Podio is a collaborative work platform that's perfect for managing projects, teams, and anything else in...](https://apiant.ai/connect/podio-to-the-muse) Questions ## YNAB and The Muse, answered ### ### Can something in The Muse start one of these setups? No. The Muse only offers actions here, like listing jobs, listing companies, fetching a job or fetching a company, so every setup starts from a YNAB trigger such as Category Overspent or Goal Completed. The Muse steps run after that. ### ### Can I narrow which jobs come back from The Muse? Yes. The List jobs action takes page along with company, category, level and location, and List companies takes page along with industry, size and location. Tell the agent the filters you want and it tests each scenario with them in place. ### ### What can start an automation from YNAB? Any of YNAB's 14 triggers in the catalog, including Category Overspent, Goal Completed, Low Account Balance and Low Category Balance. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in The Muse when something happens in YNAB? Any of The Muse's 4 actions, including Get company, Get job, List companies and List jobs. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from The Muse to YNAB? The Muse has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in YNAB. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads The Muse's API documentation and adds it. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for YNAB or The Muse? No. Both are in the catalog with their triggers and actions. You describe the automation; your agent builds it, tests every scenario and keeps it running. ### ### Can my AI client use YNAB and The Muse without building an automation? Yes. With your AI client connected to APIANT, ask it to do something in either app once and it runs that action on the spot. Ask for an automation and your agent builds it, tests every scenario and keeps it running. One connection covers both. ### ### What happens when something fails? Your agent works that out for you. It plans the failure paths along with the happy path, then tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Is there a free plan? Yes. Every plan includes the agent, including free, and building from your own AI client spends no assistant credits.