ynab-budget-review

Reviews YNAB budgets, identifies funding and transaction issues, and applies approved corrections with verification.

Updated Jul 7, 2026
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/bbenefield89/skills --skill ynab-budget-review-bbenefield89
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent▼
Please help me install this Agent Skill.
Skill: ynab-budget-review
Source: https://github.com/bbenefield89/skills/tree/main/skills/ynab-budget-review
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/bbenefield89/skills --skill ynab-budget-review-bbenefield89

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve? Keeping a YNAB budget healthy requires manually checking overspending, uncategorized transactions, underfunded targets, and credit-card payment mismatches, which is tedious and error-prone. ## Core Features & Use Cases - Comprehensive Budget Inspection: Reads categories, Ready to Assign, account balances, transactions, and reports to detect overspending, underfunding, and suspicious activity. - Structured Findings Report: Produces a prioritized report covering overall status, urgent problems, transactions needing attention, spending observations, upcoming needs, and recommended actions with exact amounts. - Permission-Gated Mutations: Applies only explicitly approved changes, re-reads data before mutating, and verifies results with read-back confirmation. - Use Case: Ask for a mid-month budget check to find that a dining category is overspent by $45, two transactions are uncategorized, and a credit-card payment does not match the card balance, then approve only the fixes you want applied. ## Quick Start Review my YNAB budget for this month and tell me what needs attention before making any changes.

Frequently Asked Questions about ynab-budget-review

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

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How do I review my YNAB budget for problems?▼

Request a budget review and the skill inspects categories, Ready to Assign, transactions, and reports for the current month. It returns a structured report of urgent problems, transactions needing attention, and recommended actions with exact amounts.

Can the skill change my YNAB budget automatically?▼

No. Every YNAB mutation requires explicit user approval, including categorization, money moves, and transaction edits. After approval, it re-reads the data, applies only approved changes, and verifies results by reading the state back.

What YNAB issues does a budget review detect?▼

It detects cash and credit-card overspending, underfunded targets, uncategorized or unapproved transactions, duplicates, unusually fast spending, and credit-card payments that do not match card balances. It distinguishes real problems from intentional underfunding.

Does the skill need my YNAB password or login credentials?▼

No. The skill never requests passwords, authentication codes, or other sensitive credentials. If YNAB access is unavailable, it only states what connection is needed.

What happens if a YNAB change fails partway through?▼

On partial failure the skill stops all further mutations and preserves the current state. It then reports exactly what succeeded, what failed, and what remains unapplied.