Asher - Personal Financial Data MCP Server

What is Asher - Personal Financial Data MCP Server?

A secure, local-first financial data aggregator for Israeli banks and credit card companies. Built with TypeScript and powered by israeli-bank-scrapers, it helps you aggregate and analyze financial transactions across multiple sources while keeping data private. Information is scraped and stored in a local, encrypted SQLite database.

How to use Asher - Personal Financial Data MCP Server?

Install via cloned repository with npm, then build and optionally install the CLI globally. Prepare a credentials.json file and ingest it using asher ingest-creds, providing an encryption key on first run. After setup, MCP hosts can call tools like fetchTransactions, sqlQuery, and fetch-last-month-transactions to access and analyze your financial data.

Key features of Asher - Personal Financial Data MCP Server

• Implements Model Context Protocol for easy MCP host integration
• Supports all Israeli banks and credit card companies
• Local-first: financial data never leaves your machine
• Sensitive data encrypted at rest
• CLI for simple setup and management
• Built with TypeScript for type safety

Use cases of Asher - Personal Financial Data MCP Server

• Aggregate and analyze transactions from multiple Israeli bank accounts
• Generate monthly expense summaries using AI via MCP hosts
• Run secure SQL queries on local encrypted financial data
• Keep financial information private with encryption and local storage

FAQ from Asher - Personal Financial Data MCP Server

Where is the database stored?

The database file is stored at ~/Library/Application Support/Asher/database.db on macOS, ~/.local/share/Asher/database.db on Linux, and %APPDATA%/Asher/database.db on Windows.

How are credentials and data secured?

All sensitive data is encrypted at rest. The encryption key is requested at runtime and never stored on disk. The database file uses permissions chmod 600 to enforce least privilege.

Which financial institutions are supported?

All Israeli banks and credit card companies supported by the israeli-bank-scrapers library are available.

How do I configure integration with Claude Desktop?

You can use the command npm run configure:claude or follow the prompts during the first setup after ingesting credentials.

What are the system prerequisites?

Node.js 18+ and npm are required. Additionally, tsx must be installed globally for Claude Desktop integration.