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Spend Brake

io.github.KIvanow/spend-brake · v0.4.0

Capped search, maps and other paid APIs over MCP, with hard dollar limits per key.

Connect Runs on your machine

Terminal
claude mcp add spend-brake -e BRAKE_KEY=<BRAKE_KEY> -e BRAKE_URL=<BRAKE_URL> -e BRAKE_API_URL=<BRAKE_API_URL> -- npx -y @spend-brake/[email protected]
claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "spend-brake": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@spend-brake/[email protected]"
      ],
      "env": {
        "BRAKE_KEY": "<BRAKE_KEY>",
        "BRAKE_URL": "<BRAKE_URL>",
        "BRAKE_API_URL": "<BRAKE_API_URL>"
      }
    }
  }
}
~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "spend-brake": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@spend-brake/[email protected]"
      ],
      "env": {
        "BRAKE_KEY": "<BRAKE_KEY>",
        "BRAKE_URL": "<BRAKE_URL>",
        "BRAKE_API_URL": "<BRAKE_API_URL>"
      }
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "spend-brake": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@spend-brake/[email protected]"
      ],
      "env": {
        "BRAKE_KEY": "<BRAKE_KEY>",
        "BRAKE_URL": "<BRAKE_URL>",
        "BRAKE_API_URL": "<BRAKE_API_URL>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Replace the values in angle brackets with your own. Keys stay on your machine; we never see them.

Tools

This server runs locally, so its tools are listed by your MCP client once it starts.

Environment variables

NameDescription
BRAKE_KEY
Required, secret
A Spend Brake virtual key (sb_live_…); its caps apply to every call
BRAKE_URL
Required
The Spend Brake proxy, e.g. https://proxy.spendbrake.dev
BRAKE_API_URL
Required
The Spend Brake admin API, for the budget tool and for --admin, e.g. https://app.spendbrake.dev

Details

Package@spend-brake/[email protected] (NPM, stdio)
First published9 Nov 2026
Last updated9 Nov 2026
Registry nameio.github.KIvanow/spend-brake

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