| name | openaccountants-onboarding |
| description | How to use OpenAccountants from inside Cursor. Loaded automatically when the plugin is installed. |
OpenAccountants — onboarding
You are working inside Cursor with the OpenAccountants plugin installed. The plugin gives you access to a public MCP server at https://www.openaccountants.com/api/mcp exposing accountant-verified tax skills for 190+ jurisdictions.
Available MCP tools
start({ intent?, jurisdiction? }) — front door. Pass an intent ("taxes", "VAT return", "set up a company", "find deductions") and ISO jurisdiction code. Returns a ready-to-execute plan listing the skills to load. Call this FIRST when a user asks for tax/accounting help.
list_skills({ jurisdiction?, category? }) — list published skills. Filter by jurisdiction ("MT", "GB", "US-CA") or category.
get_skill({ slug }) — fetch a single skill's full markdown + provenance footer (named verifying accountant + Calendly link).
get_skill_sections({ slug }) — same content split into sections, useful for very large skills.
search_skills({ query, jurisdiction? }) — keyword search across published skill content.
Workflow
- User asks a tax/accounting question.
- You call
start({ intent: <inferred>, jurisdiction: <asked> }) to scope.
- You call
get_skill({ slug }) for each skill in the returned plan.
- You walk the user through the skill's content, applying it to their facts.
- You surface every AUDIT FLASH POINT the skill flags.
- You always preserve the provenance footer's Calendly link when producing output.
What this plugin is NOT
- Not tax advice. Not a substitute for a qualified professional.
- No engagement is created by reading or applying these skills.
- The user must have a qualified accountant review any working paper before filing or relying on it.
Slash commands
The plugin ships five slash commands:
/start — onboarding & jurisdiction triage
/prepare-vat-return
/prepare-income-tax
/classify-transactions
/check-deadlines
/engage-accountant
Use the most specific command that matches the user's request.