Plaid Developer Tools
Monitor, debug, and optimize your Plaid integration
Enables developers to build agents that fetch Plaid Link conversion insights, usage metrics, and Item diagnostics using the Anthropic API.
Install
1Add the server to Claude Code
claude mcp add --transport sse plaid https://api.dashboard.plaid.com/mcp/sse2Sign in
Run /mcp in Claude Code and complete the login flow for this server.
These instructions target Claude Code. Check the publisher's documentation for support in other Claude surfaces; a valid server URL alone does not establish compatibility.
JSON.mcp.json for a shared project
Commit this file so everyone on the project gets the same server.
{
"mcpServers": {
"plaid": {
"type": "sse",
"url": "https://api.dashboard.plaid.com/mcp/sse"
}
}
}Tools
- plaid_debug_item
- plaid_get_link_analytics
- plaid_get_usages
- plaid_list_teams
About
Access bank account data, transaction history, and financial information through Plaid's secure API. Verify account ownership, categorize spending, analyze financial patterns, and enable payment workflows while maintaining bank-level security and compliance for comprehensive financial data integration.
You can use the Plaid connector to:
Monitor API usage and consumption:
"Get real-time usage metrics across Plaid products and track API request volumes from the past week"
Debug Plaid items:
"Diagnose Plaid item {item_id} and retrieve associated metadata to identify connection issues"
Analyze Link conversion metrics:
"Retrieve Plaid Link analytics data for the past month and identify areas to optimize conversion and reduce error rates"