budget-planner Connector for AI agents.
1 live capability
Audit personal and corporate expenses against strict financial rules.
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Why people use budget-planner
Deterministic 50/30/20 Budget Engine Financial Auditing
With this Connector, you just hand your expense list to your agent. It runs the numbers through a high-precision engine and tells you exactly where you stand. You get a clear Healthy or Deficit status without the headache of manual entry.
What Vinkius changes
You get mathematically accurate budget auditing that won't hallucinate.
Use it from Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or another AI client you already have.
One account · 5,900+ Connectors
- Real-world use case 01
Checking Wants spending
A user asks if they can afford a new gadget.
- Real-world use case 02
Monthly surplus check
A small business owner wants to see if they have enough left over for taxes.
- Real-world use case 03
Savings goal tracking
Someone wants to know exactly how much they need to save to hit 20%.
Complete set · 1capability
The complete budget-planner capability set.
These are the exact actions your AI can choose when you ask it to work with budget-planner.
01
1 capability in this set.
Part of 1 available through budget-planner.
- 01 Capability
Analyze budget
Pass an income amount and a list of expenses to get a full 50/30/20 audit with specific deviations.
Set up in minutes
One URL. Then ask budget-planner to work.
Claude and ChatGPT only need the Connector URL. Copy it once, add it in settings, and use budget-planner from the conversation.
Choose your client
Live previewAdvanced clients IDE · CLI
Claude · Web + desktop
Connector URL · ready to paste
Streamable HTTPhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_vzJxjeYJ8jU5VV3jRY2FEFuwnQsj3uvdBzHyNbCk/mcp - Step 01
Open Connectors
In Claude Web or Claude Desktop, open Settings and choose Connectors.
- Step 02
Add the URL
Choose Add custom connector, name it budget-planner, and paste the URL above.
- Step 03
Turn it on in chat
Select +, open Connectors, and enable budget-planner for the conversation.
ChatGPT · Web + desktop
Connector URL · ready to paste
Streamable HTTPhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_vzJxjeYJ8jU5VV3jRY2FEFuwnQsj3uvdBzHyNbCk/mcp - Step 01
Open MCP settings
On desktop, open Settings and MCP servers. On web, open your workspace app or connector settings.
- Step 02
Add the URL
Choose Add server with Streamable HTTP, or create a custom MCP app, then paste the budget-planner URL.
- Step 03
Save and start
Save the connection and enable budget-planner in your conversation. Desktop may ask you to restart once.
Cursor · IDE configuration
Advanced setup
{
"mcpServers": {
"deterministic-503020-budget-engine": {
"url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_vzJxjeYJ8jU5VV3jRY2FEFuwnQsj3uvdBzHyNbCk/mcp"
}
}
}- Step 01
Open MCP Settings
Press Cmd+Shift+P (macOS) or Ctrl+Shift+P (Windows/Linux) → search "MCP Settings"
- Step 02
Add the server config
Paste the JSON configuration above into the mcp.json file that opens
- Step 03
Save the file
Cursor will automatically detect the new Connector
- Step 04
Start using budget-planner
Open Agent mode in chat and ask: "Using budget-planner, help me...". 1 tools available
VS Code Copilot · IDE configuration
Advanced setup
{
"mcpServers": {
"deterministic-503020-budget-engine": {
"url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_vzJxjeYJ8jU5VV3jRY2FEFuwnQsj3uvdBzHyNbCk/mcp"
}
}
}- Step 01
Create MCP config
Create a .vscode/mcp.json file in your project root
- Step 02
Add the server config
Paste the JSON configuration above
- Step 03
Enable Agent mode
Open GitHub Copilot Chat and switch to Agent mode using the dropdown
- Step 04
Start using budget-planner
Ask Copilot: "Using budget-planner, help me...". 1 tools available
Windsurf · IDE configuration
Advanced setup
{
"mcpServers": {
"deterministic-503020-budget-engine": {
"url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_vzJxjeYJ8jU5VV3jRY2FEFuwnQsj3uvdBzHyNbCk/mcp"
}
}
}- Step 01
Open MCP Settings
Go to Settings → MCP Configuration or press Cmd+Shift+P and search "MCP"
- Step 02
Add the server
Paste the JSON configuration above into mcp_config.json
- Step 03
Save and reload
Windsurf will detect the new server automatically
- Step 04
Start using budget-planner
Open Cascade and ask: "Using budget-planner, help me...". 1 tools available
Cline · IDE configuration
Advanced setup
{
"mcpServers": {
"deterministic-503020-budget-engine": {
"url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_vzJxjeYJ8jU5VV3jRY2FEFuwnQsj3uvdBzHyNbCk/mcp"
}
}
}- Step 01
Open Cline MCP Settings
Click the Connectors icon in the Cline sidebar panel
- Step 02
Add remote server
Click "Add Connector" and paste the configuration above
- Step 03
Enable the server
Toggle the server switch to ON
- Step 04
Start using budget-planner
Ask Cline: "Using budget-planner, help me...". 1 tools available
Claude Code · Terminal command
Advanced setup
claude mcp add deterministic-503020-budget-engine --transport http "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_vzJxjeYJ8jU5VV3jRY2FEFuwnQsj3uvdBzHyNbCk/mcp"- Step 01
Install Claude Code
Run npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code if not already installed
- Step 02
Add the Connector
Run the command above in your terminal
- Step 03
Verify the connection
Run claude mcp to list connected servers, or type /mcp inside a session
- Step 04
Start using budget-planner
Ask Claude: "Using budget-planner, show me...". 1 tools are ready
Where the request belongs
Work budget-planner can move forward.
This is for the person who is tired of their AI making close enough math errors on their personal finances. It's for anyone who needs to stick to a strict 50/30/20 rule without manual spreadsheet work.
Personal Finance Manager
Audits monthly spending to ensure they're hitting specific savings targets every month.
Small Business Owner
Tracks overhead versus discretionary spending to keep the lights on and stay profitable.
Budgeting Enthusiast
Wants a strict, automated way to enforce financial goals without manual calculations.
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Before you connect
Questions about budget-planner.
The practical details behind the request, access and result.
Can the Deterministic 50/30/20 Budget Engine handle my personal spending?
Yes, it's designed to audit your personal expenses against the 50/30/20 rule. Just provide your income and a list of spending categories to get a full breakdown.
Does the Deterministic 50/30/20 Budget Engine connect to my bank?
No, it doesn't pull data from your bank. You provide the expense list, and it performs the math. This keeps your financial data private and in your hands.
How accurate is the math in the Deterministic 50/30/20 Budget Engine?
It's extremely accurate because it uses a high-precision math engine. It avoids the common mistakes AI models make with decimals and large lists.
Can I use the Deterministic 50/30/20 Budget Engine for my small business?
Yes, it's great for tracking business overhead and discretionary spending to ensure you're staying within your capital limits.
What happens if my spending is over budget?
The capability will identify the exact dollar amount you're over and tell you if your budget status is a Deficit.
Why should I use this instead of just asking my AI?
AI models often hallucinate math. This Connector ensures the math is always correct by offloading the calculation to a dedicated engine.
Does the engine automatically guess the category of an expense?
No. The AI agent calling the capability is responsible for tagging each expense as 'need', 'want', or 'saving'. The Connector acts as an infallible mathematical referee, receiving the categorized list and computing the exact metrics and deviations.
Why use an Connector instead of having the LLM do the math?
Because LLMs hallucinate math. If you give an AI 45 different expenses to sum up, it will almost certainly miscalculate the total or botch the exact percentage deviation. The V8 engine calculates numbers deterministically with 100% precision.
What happens if I spend more than my income?
The engine perfectly calculates a negative surplus (deficit) and strictly alters the 'healthStatus' to 'Deficit', triggering a warning recommendation that instructs your agent to look at the deviations to cut costs.
Why use an MCP instead of having the LLM do the math?
Because LLMs hallucinate math. If you give an AI 45 different expenses to sum up, it will almost certainly miscalculate the total or botch the exact percentage deviation. The V8 engine calculates numbers deterministically with 100% precision.
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