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.