PivotBank
Convert bank statement PDFs to Excel, CSV, OFX or QBO, every row checked against the balances.
What it can do
What data it sees
Do you need an account
No: the server works without sign-in
Convert bank statement PDFs to Excel, CSV, OFX or QBO, every row checked against the balances.
How to connect
How to connect PivotBank to Claude
The server address to paste into Claude settings:
https://pivotbank.app/mcp
- Open Claude (claude.ai or the desktop app).
- Go to Settings → Connectors.
- Click Add custom connector.
- Paste the server address copied below into Remote MCP server URL and click Add.
- In a chat, click + → Connectors and switch the new connector on.
Custom connectors are available on Free, Pro, Max, Team and Enterprise plans (Free is limited to one). On Team and Enterprise an organization Owner adds the connector first under Organization settings → Connectors.
Authorization
After you click Add, a sign-in window for the service opens. Sign in with your own account and approve access. Claude never sees your password.
How to connect PivotBank to ChatGPT
The server address to paste into ChatGPT settings:
https://pivotbank.app/mcp
- Open ChatGPT in a browser (chatgpt.com). A Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise or Edu plan is required.
- Turn on developer mode once: Settings → Apps → Advanced settings → Developer mode.
- Open Settings → Connectors and click Create.
- Fill in the form: Name (anything), Description (one line about what the service does), MCP server URL (copy it below).
- Under Authentication choose OAuth if the service requires sign-in, otherwise None. Click Create.
- In a new chat open + → Apps/Connectors and enable the connector.
OpenAI has renamed this section before (Connectors → Apps/Plugins). If the label differs, search settings for "developer mode". On Business/Enterprise workspaces an admin must allow custom connectors first.
Authorization
On first use ChatGPT opens the service's sign-in window. Sign in and approve access.
How to connect PivotBank to Cursor
The server address to paste into Cursor settings:
https://pivotbank.app/mcp
Fastest: click Open in Cursor below and confirm the prompt.
Manually:
- In Cursor open Settings → Cursor Settings → MCP and click Add new global MCP server.
- Paste the JSON copied below into
~/.cursor/mcp.json(per project:.cursor/mcp.jsonin the repo root). - Save the file. The server appears in the MCP list; authorize it there if asked.
Authorization
If the service needs sign-in, an authorize button appears next to the server in the MCP list.
Server tool list (4)
Raw names from tools/list. Only developers need these.
| convert_statement | Use this when the user wants a bank statement or credit card statement PDF turned into a spreadsheet: Excel (xlsx), CSV, QuickBooks (QBO), Xero (OFX), Quicken (QIF) or JSON. Reads every transaction (date, description, money in, money out, balance) and checks them against the statement's own running balances, so the reading is proved rather than guessed. Saves the statement to the user's PivotBank account and returns a link to download it in any of those formats. Needs the user to sign in to PivotBank; agents may instead send a Pro API key as 'Authorization: Bearer pvb_live_...'. |
| check_statement_balances | Use this when the user asks whether a bank statement is complete, correct or genuine, or why its numbers do not add up. Reads the PDF and checks every row against the statement's own running balances: opening plus money in minus money out must land on the closing balance to the cent. Says whether it does, and names the rows where it breaks. Free with a PivotBank account. |
| summarise_spending | Use this when the user wants to know where their money went from a bank statement PDF: money in and out, spending by category, top merchants and repeating payments such as subscriptions. Free with a PivotBank account. |
| list_supported_banks | Lists the banks PivotBank recognises by name, for one country (ISO 3166 alpha-2, e.g. GB, US, ZA) or for all. A statement from a bank not listed still converts: the reader works from the layout, not a per-bank template. |