Every tool is annotated for MCP clients with a
readOnlyHint or destructiveHint, so clients can show a confirmation prompt before any action runs. Read tools are marked read-only and idempotent; action tools are marked destructive. See Security & trust.https://mcp.meow.com. The Meow CLI runs the same tools after meow login. The onboarding surface, https://mcp.meow.com/cli, serves only the account signup tools.
Reading the tables
Entities & session
Start here. List your entities, then pass the returnedentity_id to other tools.
get_session_info returns your current role, entity, and granted scopes. An assistant can call it to check what it’s allowed to do before it attempts an action.
Accounts & balances
Transactions
Contacts
Cards
Read tools requiremeow.read; card actions require meow.cards. Cards issued through MCP are virtual cards scoped to a single merchant and spend limit. See Issuing cards below.
Issuing cards
create_card issues a virtual card scoped to a single merchant and spend limit. By default the card is single-use and auto-cancels after the first authorization; set single_use: false for a multi-use card that stays active until expiry or explicit revoke.
Transfers (draft only)
These tools never move money. Each one creates a payment as a draft in a pending-approval state. A human must approve it on the Meow dashboard before any funds move. The tool returns an approval reference you can check with
get_approval. See Human-in-the-loop approvals.meow.transfers scope.
Bills
Read tools requiremeow.read. Bill actions require meow.billpay. Each new
bill remains a draft until a person approves it in the Meow dashboard.
Invoices & billing
Read tools requiremeow.read; create tools require meow.billing.
Creating an invoice is a request for payment, not money movement. It doesn’t move funds and doesn’t need dashboard approval.
create_invoice publishes the invoice unless the agent sets save_as_draft. A draft is not sent until a user on your team publishes it in the dashboard.Tax forms, security policies & utilities
Account signup
On the onboarding surface,https://mcp.meow.com/cli, an assistant can open a new Meow account end-to-end. This surface has signup, guidance, and onboarding tools only. The flow is guided: call start first, then follow the step_instructions.directive returned by each response. See Agent-led signup.
Example prompts
Once connected, try asking your assistant:- “What entities do I have access to?”
- “What are my account balances?”
- “Show me my recent transactions for the operating account.”
- “List my contacts.”
- “Show me all pending bills.”
- “Draft a monthly software bill for $500.”
- “Issue a single-use virtual card for $200 at AWS.”
- “Draft an ACH transfer of $1,500 to Acme Corp.” (creates a draft you approve on the dashboard)
- “What’s the approval status of that transfer?”
Next steps
Security & trust
How approvals, scopes, and auditing protect your account.
Troubleshooting
Fixes for connection, auth, and tool errors.