"Six months ago, everyone was talking about MCPs. And I was like, screw MCPs. Every MCP would be better as a CLI."

— Peter Steinberger, Founder of OpenClaw Watch on YouTube (~2:39:00) | Lex Fridman Podcast #491

Afterbanks CLI

Production-ready CLI for the Afterbanks Open Banking API. Access bank accounts, transactions, and payments directly from your terminal.

Disclaimer: This is an unofficial CLI tool and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or supported by Afterbanks.

Installation

npm install -g @ktmcp-cli/afterbanks

Configuration

afterbanks config set --service-key YOUR_SERVICE_KEY

Get your service key at afterbanks.com.

Usage

Configuration

# Set service key
afterbanks config set --service-key YOUR_SERVICE_KEY

# Show configuration
afterbanks config list

# Get a specific config value
afterbanks config get serviceKey

Accounts

# List all connected bank accounts
afterbanks accounts list

# Get details for a specific account
afterbanks accounts get ACCOUNT_ID

# Get account balance
afterbanks accounts balance ACCOUNT_ID

Transactions

# List all transactions
afterbanks transactions list

# Filter by account
afterbanks transactions list --account ACCOUNT_ID

# Filter by date range
afterbanks transactions list --from 2024-01-01 --to 2024-12-31

# Get a specific transaction
afterbanks transactions get TRANSACTION_ID

Payments

# Create a payment
afterbanks payments create \
  --from SOURCE_ACCOUNT_ID \
  --to DESTINATION_IBAN \
  --amount 100.00 \
  --currency EUR \
  --description "Invoice payment"

# Check payment status
afterbanks payments status PAYMENT_ID

JSON Output

All commands support --json for machine-readable output:

# List accounts as JSON
afterbanks accounts list --json

# Pipe to jq
afterbanks accounts list --json | jq '.[] | {id: .accountNumber, balance, currency}'

# Get transactions for scripting
afterbanks transactions list --account ACCOUNT_ID --json | jq '[.[] | select(.amount < 0)] | length'

Examples

# Check all account balances
afterbanks accounts list --json | jq '.[] | {account: .description, balance, currency}'

# Find large transactions
afterbanks transactions list --account ACCOUNT_ID --json | jq '.[] | select(.amount > 1000)'

# Create a payment and check its status
afterbanks payments create --from ACC_ID --to IBAN --amount 250 --currency EUR
afterbanks payments status PAYMENT_ID

License

MIT

Part of the KTMCP CLI project — replacing MCPs with simple, composable CLIs.