create_quote

How an AI uses create_quote

Use when the AI needs to record something new — typically as the final step of a "set this up for me" workflow. The call is idempotency-key aware: if the AI accidentally retries, it won't create a duplicate. The created record's ID is returned for follow-up actions like sending or invoicing.

You don't call this tool directly — you ask the AI in plain English and the MCP client decides which tool to invoke based on your request. The example prompts below were lifted from real Claude Desktop sessions, so you can use them verbatim or adapt them to your data.

Request example

Under the hood, your AI client sends a JSON-RPC 2.0 tools/call request to InvoiceCave's MCP endpoint at https://www.invoicecave.com/api/mcp/mcp. Here's what a create_quote call looks like:

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "create_quote",
    "arguments": {
      "customerName": "Acme Corp",
      "customerId": "cus_a1b2c3d4",
      "lineItems": [
        {
          "description": "Consulting — March",
          "quantity": 10,
          "rate": 150
        }
      ],
      "quoteDate": "2026-06-01",
      "expiryDate": "2026-06-01"
    }
  }
}

You won't write this yourself — it's shown so developers can see exactly what the MCP client generates. The arguments object maps 1:1 to the parameters above. Authentication is handled by the Authorization: Bearer header with your API key.

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FAQ — create_quote