One command to check your money.

checkclaw connects to your bank accounts via Plaid and lets you query balances, transactions, and spending — from the terminal or a web dashboard.

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$ checkclaw accounts

┌──────────────────┬──────────┬───────────┬───────────┐
│ Account          │ Type     │ Available │ Current   │
├──────────────────┼──────────┼───────────┼───────────┤
│ Chase Checking   │ checking │ $1,234.56 │ $1,334.56 │
│ Chase Savings    │ savings  │ $5,678.90 │ $5,678.90 │
│ Amex Platinum    │ credit   │ $7,200.00 │ $2,800.00 │
└──────────────────┴──────────┴───────────┴───────────┘

How it works

Connect your bank

Link your bank account securely through Plaid. Your credentials never touch our servers.

Query your data

Use the CLI or web dashboard to check balances, search transactions, and track spending.

Export and analyze

Export to CSV or JSON. Get spending summaries by category. Detect recurring payments.

Features

Terminal-first

Query transactions, filter by category, search by merchant — all from the command line.

checkclaw tx --days 7 --category "Food"

Web dashboard

Full account overview, transaction browser, and settings at checkclaw.com.

Real-time balances

See available and current balances across all your connected bank accounts.

Export to CSV / JSON

Export transaction history for any date range. Use it in spreadsheets or your own tools.

checkclaw export --format csv --days 90

Recurring payment detection

Automatically identify subscriptions and recurring charges across your accounts.

checkclaw tx --recurring

API access

Use your own API keys to build integrations. REST API with straightforward auth.

Authorization: Bearer ck_live_...

See it in action

Real output from the checkclaw CLI.

~ — transactions

$ checkclaw tx --days 7

┌────────────┬─────────────────────┬───────────┬──────────────────┐
│ Date       │ Merchant            │ Amount    │ Category         │
├────────────┼─────────────────────┼───────────┼──────────────────┤
│ 2025-02-14 │ Whole Foods Market  │ -$45.23   │ Food and Drink   │
│ 2025-02-13 │ Shell Gas Station   │ -$52.10   │ Transportation   │
│ 2025-02-12 │ Netflix             │ -$15.99   │ Entertainment    │
│ 2025-02-12 │ Employer Payroll    │ +$3,200.0 │ Income           │
└────────────┴─────────────────────┴───────────┴──────────────────┘
 4 transactions | Total spent: -$113.32 | Total income: +$3,200.00

~ — spending summary

$ checkclaw export --summary --days 30

Monthly Summary (2025-01-15 -> 2025-02-14)
──────────────────────────────────────────
 Food and Drink      $  482.30  ██████████████ 32%
 Transportation      $  310.50  ██████████     21%
 Entertainment       $  125.99  ████           8%
 Shopping            $   89.45  ███            6%
 Other               $  492.76  ████████████████ 33%
──────────────────────────────────────────
 Total Spending      $ 1,501.00
 Total Income        $ 6,400.00
 Net                 +$4,899.00