# Plaid MCP - Tools, Setup and Examples | FlyMy.AI

> Plaid MCP for Claude, Cursor and Codex. Financial workflows, with 22 actions. Your API key. See setup, examples and pricing.

Page: https://flymy.ai/mcp/plaid/

MCP / Finance

# Plaid MCP: financial workflows

Plaid banking data: accounts, transactions, balance, identity, auth. Connect it to Claude, Codex, Cursor or any MCP client through one FlyMy.AI MCP.

[Connect Plaid](https://flymy.ai/mcp/plaid/#connect) [What it can do](https://flymy.ai/mcp/plaid/#actions)

Your own API key, 22 actions, Finance

$ YOUR NEXT RUN

Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Any agent

## Use Plaid MCP in your assistant

Paste this prompt into Claude Code, Codex, Cursor or any agent. It reads the guide and helps you connect.

```
Read https://flymy.ai/skill.md and https://flymy.ai/mcp/plaid.md. Help me connect Plaid MCP to this assistant. Then help me run this task: Use Plaid to accounts balance get. Ask me for the required inputs first and show the result.
```

[Open FlyMy.AI](https://app.flymy.ai/new-agent) [Download brief](https://flymy.ai/mcp/plaid.md)

## What Plaid MCP can do

22 actions in the FlyMy.AI catalog, the most used first. Your agent finds them through search_tools and calls the one the task needs.

| Action | What it does |
|---|---|
| [#](https://flymy.ai/mcp/plaid/#method-plaid_accounts_balance_get) `plaid_accounts_balance_get` | Get real-time account balances. |
| [#](https://flymy.ai/mcp/plaid/#method-plaid_accounts_list) `plaid_accounts_list` | List all accounts for an item. |
| [#](https://flymy.ai/mcp/plaid/#method-plaid_asset_report_create) `plaid_asset_report_create` | Create an asset report for lending/underwriting Snapshot of wealth across multiple accounts. |
| [#](https://flymy.ai/mcp/plaid/#method-plaid_asset_report_get) `plaid_asset_report_get` | Get an asset report Retrieves the full asset report (accounts, transactions, identity) for underwriting. |
| [#](https://flymy.ai/mcp/plaid/#method-plaid_asset_report_pdf_get) `plaid_asset_report_pdf_get` | Get asset report as PDF. |
| [#](https://flymy.ai/mcp/plaid/#method-plaid_auth_get) `plaid_auth_get` | Get bank account numbers and routing numbers. |
| [#](https://flymy.ai/mcp/plaid/#method-plaid_identity_get) `plaid_identity_get` | Get verified identity data. |
| [#](https://flymy.ai/mcp/plaid/#method-plaid_institutions_get_by_id) `plaid_institutions_get_by_id` | Get institution details by ID. |
| [#](https://flymy.ai/mcp/plaid/#method-plaid_institutions_search) `plaid_institutions_search` | Search institutions by name, routing number, or ID. |
| [#](https://flymy.ai/mcp/plaid/#method-plaid_investments_holdings_get) `plaid_investments_holdings_get` | Get investment holdings (securities, stocks, bonds). |
| [#](https://flymy.ai/mcp/plaid/#method-plaid_investments_transactions_get) `plaid_investments_transactions_get` | Get investment transactions. |
| [#](https://flymy.ai/mcp/plaid/#method-plaid_item_exchange_public_token) `plaid_item_exchange_public_token` | Exchange public token for access token Frontend returns public_token after user authenticates in Plaid Link. |

**Show all 22 actions**

| Action | What it does |
|---|---|
| [#](https://flymy.ai/mcp/plaid/#method-plaid_item_get) `plaid_item_get` | Get item (access token) metadata. |
| [#](https://flymy.ai/mcp/plaid/#method-plaid_item_remove) `plaid_item_remove` | Remove an item (revoke access) Permanently invalidates the access token and disconnects the user's account. |
| [#](https://flymy.ai/mcp/plaid/#method-plaid_liabilities_get) `plaid_liabilities_get` | Get liability data (credit, mortgages, student loans, HELOC). |
| [#](https://flymy.ai/mcp/plaid/#method-plaid_link_token_create) `plaid_link_token_create` | Create a link token to initialize Plaid Link UI. |
| [#](https://flymy.ai/mcp/plaid/#method-plaid_sandbox_item_create) `plaid_sandbox_item_create` | Create a sandbox item for testing Creates a fake user account for development. |
| [#](https://flymy.ai/mcp/plaid/#method-plaid_sandbox_item_set_verification_status) `plaid_sandbox_item_set_verification_status` | Set sandbox account verification status Simulate KYC verification states (verified, pending_review, pending_approval, rejected) for testing workflows. |
| [#](https://flymy.ai/mcp/plaid/#method-plaid_sandbox_public_token_create) `plaid_sandbox_public_token_create` | Create a public token for a sandbox item. |
| [#](https://flymy.ai/mcp/plaid/#method-plaid_transactions_get) `plaid_transactions_get` | Get transactions for a time range. |
| [#](https://flymy.ai/mcp/plaid/#method-plaid_transactions_search) `plaid_transactions_search` | Search transactions by merchant/description Free-text search over merchant names and transaction descriptions. |
| [#](https://flymy.ai/mcp/plaid/#method-plaid_transactions_sync) `plaid_transactions_sync` | Sync new/updated transactions incrementally. |

## Ask your agent

Requests to paste as they are. Each one runs on the actions named under it.

**“Use Plaid to accounts balance get. Ask me for the required inputs first and show the result.”** uses `plaid_accounts_balance_get`

**“Use Plaid to accounts list. Ask me for the required inputs first and show the result.”** uses `plaid_accounts_list`

**“Use Plaid to asset report create. Ask me for the required inputs first and show the result.”** uses `plaid_asset_report_create`

## Connect Plaid in a minute

One MCP for every integration. Add it once, then every MCP in the catalog is a request away.

1. 01 ### Add FlyMy.AI Add the FlyMy.AI MCP to your assistant with one of the commands below and sign in. No key to copy.
2. 02 ### Add your Plaid credentials Paste them into the Plaid [connection settings](https://app.flymy.ai/mcp-configs#plaid) once; they stay with FlyMy.AI, never in a prompt or a chat.
  - **Plaid client_id** - Plaid Dashboard - Team Settings - Keys. [Get key ->](https://dashboard.plaid.com/team/keys)
  - **Plaid secret** - Same Keys page (sandbox/production).
  - **Plaid environment** - sandbox | development | production.
3. 03 ### Ask Paste a request from this page. Every run shows what it cost.

Claude Code

```
claude mcp add --transport http flymyai https://mcp-agents.flymy.ai/mcp
```

Then run /mcp in Claude Code and sign in.

Codex

```
codex mcp add flymy --url https://mcp-agents.flymy.ai/mcp
```

Then run codex mcp login flymy to sign in.

claude.ai and Claude Desktop

```
https://mcp-agents.flymy.ai/mcp
```

Settings, Connectors, Add custom connector: paste this URL.

## Pay per run

FlyMy.AI bills the run: the model and the tool's seconds. Calls go to your own Plaid account, under its plan and limits. No seats and no minimum.

[See usage pricing →](https://flymy.ai/pricing/)

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## Go to the source

[Plaid in the docs →](https://docs.flymy.ai/mcp/plaid), [Plaid connection settings →](https://app.flymy.ai/mcp-configs#plaid), [Every MCP in the catalog →](https://flymy.ai/mcp/#catalog), [Usage pricing →](https://flymy.ai/pricing/)

From the FlyMy.AI platform catalog of 2026-11-03: name, description, actions and setup as the platform lists them. Examples are requests to paste, not recorded runs.

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