Copilot Money MCP vs MCP Server Ledger

In-depth architectural comparison of the Copilot Money MCP and MCP Server Ledger MCP servers. Compare execution transports, security boundaries, tool capabilities, quality scores, and ready-to-paste client installation snippets for Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code.

Which MCP Server Should You Choose?

Choose Copilot Money MCP when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Finance & Fintech domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: API Key required (Free / Open Source).
• You have access to required keys: COPILOT_MONEY_BROWSER_SESSION.
• Primary tools included: Reads from local Firestore cache with zero network requests, Supports live reads and writes via Copilot's GraphQL API, Provides 14 offline read tools, 25 live read tools, and 19 write tools.

Explore Copilot Money MCP Details

Choose MCP Server Ledger when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Finance & Fintech domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Copilot Money MCP ignaciohermosillacornejo Finance & Fintech	MCP Server Ledger minhyeoky Finance & Fintech
Summary	Read and manage Copilot Money personal finance data — 30 tools for transactions, budgets, accounts, recurring charges, investments, and goals. Reads are 100% local from the Firestore cache; opt-in writes (--write) go directly to Copilot's GraphQL API.	A ledger-cli integration for managing financial transactions and generating reports.
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Tools & Capabilities Breakdown

Ready-to-Paste Client Configurations

Paste either (or both) of these JSON server blocks into your client config file (e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ignaciohermosillacornejo-copilot-money-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "ignaciohermosillacornejo-copilot-money-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "COPILOT_MONEY_BROWSER_SESSION": "YOUR_COPILOT_MONEY_BROWSER_SESSION_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "minhyeoky-mcp-server-ledger": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@smithery/cli"
      ],
      "env": {
        "LEDGER_FILE": "YOUR_LEDGER_FILE_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

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