FAQ - 🏦 Monzo MCP Server by bfdcampos

My Claude Desktop is not detecting the server

Ensure you have the latest version of Claude Desktop.
Restart Claude Desktop by force quitting the app and reopening it.
Make sure your path is correct in the configuration file.
Use the absolute path to your uv installation, e.g., /Users/[Your Home Directory]/.local/bin/uv in the command section of the configuration file.
Verify that the requests library is included in the --with argument list in your configuration, as this is a common cause of connection issues.

I've asked Claude about my balance but it's not using the MCP server

LLMs like Claude may not always use the MCP server for every request. Try rephrasing your question, specifically asking Claude to check your Monzo balance using the Monzo MCP tool.
You can check if there were any errors by looking at the logs in ~/Library/Logs/Claude/mcp-server-Monzo.log.

How do pot deposits and withdrawals work?

When you deposit money into a pot or withdraw from a pot, the MCP creates a unique dedupe_id that includes the "triggered_by" parameter.
This helps identify transactions and prevents accidental duplicate transactions.
The default "triggered_by" value is "mcp", but you can customise this to track different sources of pot transfers.

What is uv?

uv is a Python package manager and installer that's designed to be much faster than pip.
It maintains isolated environments for your projects and resolves dependencies efficiently.
Learn more at github.com/astral-sh/uv.