Budgetary: estimate token spend

io.github.thriftell/budgetary

Pre-flight token-spend estimate (range, scenario, confidence) for a coding task, or an abstention.

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Add this to your MCP client config — claude_desktop_config.json (Claude Desktop) or .cursor/mcp.json (Cursor).Suits: Claude Desktop · Cursor.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "budgetary": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@budgetary/mcp@0.13.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "BUDGETARY_API_KEY": "<your BUDGETARY_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}
Environment variables
  • BUDGETARY_API_KEYrequiredsecretBudgetary API key (bg_live_ or bg_test_ prefix). Get one at https://budgetary.tools.

A starting point — check the repository for exact arguments and setup. Restart your client after editing the config.

Category
Developer Tools
Version
0.13.0
Registry
active
Published
8/10/2026

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