modbender PocketSmith Skill
Manage PocketSmith transactions and categories. Supports listing, searching, creating, updating, and deleting financial data.
Prerequisites
Set these environment variables:
POCKETSMITH_DEVELOPER_KEY- Your PocketSmith developer key (from Settings > Security > Manage Developer Keys)POCKETSMITH_ALLOW_WRITES- Set totrueto enable create, update, and delete operations (disabled by default for safety)
Commands
All commands should be run from the skill directory using uv run pocketsmith.
Authentication
# Check authentication status and get user info
pocketsmith auth status
# Get current user details
pocketsmith me
Transactions
# Get a single transaction
pocketsmith transactions get <transaction_id>
# List transactions for a user
pocketsmith transactions list-by-user <user_id>
pocketsmith transactions list-by-user <user_id> --start-date 2024-01-01 --end-date 2024-12-31
pocketsmith transactions list-by-user <user_id> --search "coffee"
pocketsmith transactions list-by-user <user_id> --uncategorised
pocketsmith transactions list-by-user <user_id> --needs-review
pocketsmith transactions list-by-user <user_id> --type debit
# List transactions by account
pocketsmith transactions list-by-account <account_id>
# List transactions by category
pocketsmith transactions list-by-category <category_ids> # comma-separated
# List transactions by transaction account
pocketsmith transactions list-by-transaction-account <transaction_account_id>
# Create a transaction (requires POCKETSMITH_ALLOW_WRITES=true)
pocketsmith transactions create <transaction_account_id> --payee "Store Name" --amount -50.00 --date 2024-01-15
pocketsmith transactions create <transaction_account_id> --payee "Salary" --amount 5000.00 --date 2024-01-01 --category-id 123
# Update a transaction (requires POCKETSMITH_ALLOW_WRITES=true)
pocketsmith transactions update <transaction_id> --category-id 456
pocketsmith transactions update <transaction_id> --payee "New Payee" --note "Updated note"
pocketsmith transactions update <transaction_id> --labels "groceries,essential"
# Delete a transaction (requires POCKETSMITH_ALLOW_WRITES=true)
pocketsmith transactions delete <transaction_id>
Categories
# Get a single category
pocketsmith categories get <category_id>
# List all categories for a user
pocketsmith categories list <user_id>
# Create a category (requires POCKETSMITH_ALLOW_WRITES=true)
pocketsmith categories create <user_id> --title "New Category"
pocketsmith categories create <user_id> --title "Subcategory" --parent-id 123
pocketsmith categories create <user_id> --title "Bills" --colour "#ff0000" --is-bill true
# Update a category (requires POCKETSMITH_ALLOW_WRITES=true)
pocketsmith categories update <category_id> --title "Renamed Category"
pocketsmith categories update <category_id> --parent-id 456
pocketsmith categories update <category_id> --no-parent # Make top-level
pocketsmith categories update <category_id> --colour "#00ff00"
# Delete a category (requires POCKETSMITH_ALLOW_WRITES=true)
pocketsmith categories delete <category_id>
Labels
# List all labels for a user
pocketsmith labels list <user_id>
Budget
# List budget for a user (per-category budget analysis)
pocketsmith budget list <user_id>
pocketsmith budget list <user_id> --roll-up true
# Get budget summary for a user
pocketsmith budget summary <user_id> --period months --interval 1 --start-date 2024-01-01 --end-date 2024-12-31
# Get trend analysis (requires category and scenario IDs)
pocketsmith budget trend <user_id> --period months --interval 1 --start-date 2024-01-01 --end-date 2024-12-31 --categories "123,456" --scenarios "1,2"
# Refresh forecast cache (requires POCKETSMITH_ALLOW_WRITES=true)
pocketsmith budget refresh <user_id>
Transaction Filter Options
When listing transactions, these filters are available:
--start-date- Filter from date (YYYY-MM-DD)--end-date- Filter to date (YYYY-MM-DD)--updated-since- Only transactions updated after this datetime--uncategorised- Only uncategorised transactions--type- Filter by type:debitorcredit--needs-review- Only transactions needing review--search- Search term for payee/memo--page- Page number for pagination
Category Options
When creating/updating categories:
--title- Category name--colour- CSS hex colour (e.g.,#ff0000)--parent-id- Parent category ID for subcategories--no-parent- Make category top-level (update only)--is-transfer- Mark as transfer category (true/false)--is-bill- Mark as bill category (true/false)--roll-up- Roll up to parent category (true/false)--refund-behaviour-debit_onlyorcredit_only
Output Format
All commands output JSON. Example transaction:
{
"id": 1234567,
"payee": "Coffee Shop",
"amount": -5.50,
"date": "2024-01-15",
"category": {
"id": 123,
"title": "Eating Out"
},
"transaction_account": {
"id": 456,
"name": "Checking Account"
}
}
Date Format
All dates use YYYY-MM-DD format (e.g., 2024-01-15).
Write Protection
Write operations (create, update, delete) are disabled by default for safety. To enable them:
export POCKETSMITH_ALLOW_WRITES=true
Without this, write commands will fail with:
{"error": "Write operations are disabled by default. Set POCKETSMITH_ALLOW_WRITES=true to enable create, update, and delete operations.", "hint": "export POCKETSMITH_ALLOW_WRITES=true"}
Common Workflows
Search and Categorize Transactions
# Find uncategorised transactions
pocketsmith transactions list-by-user 123456 --uncategorised
# Search for specific transactions
pocketsmith transactions list-by-user 123456 --search "Netflix"
# Categorize a transaction
pocketsmith transactions update 789012 --category-id 456
Organize Categories
# List existing categories
pocketsmith categories list 123456
# Create a new subcategory
pocketsmith categories create 123456 --title "Streaming" --parent-id 789
# Move a category under a different parent
pocketsmith categories update 101112 --parent-id 789
Review Transactions
# Find transactions needing review
pocketsmith transactions list-by-user 123456 --needs-review
# Mark as reviewed by updating
pocketsmith transactions update 789012 --needs-review false