# Openaccountants Onboarding

> How to use OpenAccountants from inside Cursor. Loaded automatically when the plugin is installed.

- Skill: `openaccountants/openaccountants-onboarding` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add openaccountants/openaccountants-onboarding`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/openaccountants/openaccountants-onboarding/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: openaccountants (https://skillmd.com/u/openaccountants)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/openaccountants/openaccountants-onboarding

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# 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

1. User asks a tax/accounting question.
2. You call `start({ intent: <inferred>, jurisdiction: <asked> })` to scope.
3. You call `get_skill({ slug })` for each skill in the returned plan.
4. You walk the user through the skill's content, applying it to their facts.
5. You surface every **AUDIT FLASH POINT** the skill flags.
6. 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.