Asher MCP Server

A Personal Financial Data MCP Server over the israeli-bank-scrapers package

Local serverstdioTypeScript

What is the Asher MCP server?

Asher MCP server exists for a simple reason — assistants are far more useful when they can act on Asher directly instead of describing what you should do. A Personal Financial Data MCP Server over the israeli-bank-scrapers package.

What you get

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

  • MCP Server — Implements the Model Context Protocol for easy integration with MCP Hosts (e.g. Claude)
  • Extensive Integration — Supports all Israeli banks and credit card companies provided by israeli-bank-scrapers
  • Local-First — Your financial data never leaves your machine
  • Encryption — Sensitive data is encrypted at rest
  • CLI — Easy setup and management via command line
  • TypeScript — Built with type safety in mind

What the assistant can call

Once Asher is connected, these are the calls the assistant has available:

  • fetchTransactions — Fetch recent transactions and store them in the database
  • describeTable — Get detailed information about a table (columns, indexes)
  • listTables — List all tables in the database
  • getTableSchema — Get the schema for a specific table
  • sqlQuery — Execute a safe SELECT query on allowed tables (prevents SQL injection and unauthorized access)
  • fetch-last-month-transactions — Fetch and summarize last month's transactions and expenses

Configuration and credentials

  • Node.js 18+ - npm

Setting it up

Installation goes through your MCP client rather than a global install: point it at tsx on npm and it is fetched when the client starts. The copy-paste blocks for Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor are further down this page.

Choosing this one

Among the database access options, the useful question is rarely "what can it do" but "what does it cost you to run" — permissions, credentials, and how much of your context its toolset consumes. Asher's toolset — fetchTransactions, describeTable, listTables and 3 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by shlomiuziel; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.

SyncDev reviews every entry in this directory against the project's own documentation before publishing, and revisits them as servers change.

Before you rely on it

  • It runs with your machine's permissions. That is convenient and also the reason to think about what you point it at before you approve a tool call.
  • MCP clients confirm each tool call by default. Leave that on until you have watched what the asher mcp server does with a few real requests.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
fetchTransactionsFetch recent transactions and store them in the database.
describeTableGet detailed information about a table (columns, indexes).
listTablesList all tables in the database.
getTableSchemaGet the schema for a specific table.
sqlQueryExecute a safe SELECT query on allowed tables (prevents SQL injection and unauthorized access).
fetch-last-month-transactionsFetch and summarize last month's transactions and expenses.

How to install the Asher MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "asher": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "tsx"]
    }
  }
}

Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.

Configuration

  • Node.js 18+ - npm

Example prompts to try

  • Use Asher to fetchTransactions.
  • Use Asher to describeTable.
  • Use Asher to listTables.

Frequently asked questions

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.