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The Plaid API MCP Config

The Plaid REST API. Please see https://plaid.com/docs/api for more details.

Config URL

Use this URL in any MCP-compatible client to fetch the config automatically.

https://mcpbridge.org/config/plaid-com.json

One-Click Install

Copy the snippet for your MCP client and paste it in — zero editing required.

Claude Desktop

Add to claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "plaid-com": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@mcp/plaid-com"
      ],
      "env": {
        "THE_PLAID_API_API_KEY": "your_the_plaid_api_api_key"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cursor

Settings → MCP Servers → Add

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "plaid-com": {
      "url": "https://mcpbridge.org/config/plaid-com.json"
    }
  }
}

VS Code

Use with MCP extension

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "plaid-com": {
      "url": "https://mcpbridge.org/config/plaid-com.json"
    }
  }
}

Configuration JSON

Use curl https://mcpbridge.org/config/plaid-com.json to fetch programmatically.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "plaid-com": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y","@mcp/plaid-com"],
      "env": {
      "THE_PLAID_API_API_KEY": "your_the_plaid_api_api_key"
}
    }
  }
}

How to Use

Claude Desktop

Paste the config JSON into your claude_desktop_config.json.

Full instructions →

Cursor

Go to Cursor Settings → MCP Servers → Add with the JSON above.

CLI / curl

Fetch the config programmatically:

curl https://mcpbridge.org/config/plaid-com.json

Environment Variables

THE_PLAID_API_API_KEY

Replace your_the_plaid_api_api_key with your actual the plaid api api key

Endpoints

POST/accounts/balance/get

Retrieve real-time balance data

POST/accounts/get

Retrieve accounts

POST/application/get

Retrieve information about a Plaid application

POST/asset_report/audit_copy/create

Create Asset Report Audit Copy

POST/asset_report/audit_copy/get

Retrieve an Asset Report Audit Copy

POST/asset_report/audit_copy/remove

Remove Asset Report Audit Copy

POST/asset_report/create

Create an Asset Report

POST/asset_report/filter

Filter Asset Report

POST/asset_report/get

Retrieve an Asset Report

POST/asset_report/pdf/get

Retrieve a PDF Asset Report