MCP Reference
Available Tools
The tools exposed by the Parcel MCP server, split into data tools and workspace tools.
The Parcel MCP server exposes data tools that read Parcel’s global datasets, and workspace tools that read and write the data in your own workspace — including shared Views. Connect any MCP client over OAuth (see the client setup guides in this section) and your workspace is pinned automatically, so you never pass a workspace id. Each tool maps to a Parcel API endpoint; the API Reference carries the full arguments, filter grammar, and response shapes.
The tools require the Pro plan. Reads that return data cost credits (1 per record); the field-metadata tools (search_fields, get_fields), View definition/membership/Favorite writes, and other writes are free. See Credits.
Data tools
Read-only access to Parcel’s global datasets. There are no data write tools.
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
search_accounts | Search the global account dataset with filters, a full-text query, and sorting. |
get_accounts | Fetch one or more accounts by id, with optional related records. |
search_contacts | Search the global contact dataset with filters, a full-text query, and sorting. |
get_contacts | Fetch one or more contacts by id, with optional related records. |
search_projects | Search the global project dataset with filters, a full-text query, and sorting. |
get_projects | Fetch one or more projects by id, with optional related records. |
search_signals | Search the global signal dataset with filters, a full-text query, and sorting. |
get_signals | Fetch one or more signals by id, with optional related records. |
search_fields | Discover the filterable fields, enum values, and relational sub-fields of any dataset. Call it before composing a search. |
get_fields | Fetch one or more field descriptors by key, with every enum value and its meaning. |
Permissions and safety
Every tool below is governed by the same rules whether it is called by Spec inside Parcel or by an external client over MCP. Scope is what you grant this connection on the sign-in screen; Availability is what Parcel permits at all. Deleting records and changing workspace membership are not available to AI clients in any client, and no workspace setting can turn them on.
Tools marked Reversible write still require approval inside Spec. Parcel cannot draw its approval card inside a third-party client, so over MCP they rely on the permission you granted plus your client’s own confirmation prompt.
| Tool | Group | Scope | Role | Plan | Risk | Retry | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
search_accounts | Global data | data:read | Any member | Pro | Read | Safe to retry | Available |
get_accounts | Global data | data:read | Any member | Pro | Read | Safe to retry | Available |
search_contacts | Global data | data:read | Any member | Pro | Read | Safe to retry | Available |
get_contacts | Global data | data:read | Any member | Pro | Read | Safe to retry | Available |
search_projects | Global data | data:read | Any member | Pro | Read | Safe to retry | Available |
get_projects | Global data | data:read | Any member | Pro | Read | Safe to retry | Available |
search_signals | Global data | data:read | Any member | Pro | Read | Safe to retry | Available |
get_signals | Global data | data:read | Any member | Pro | Read | Safe to retry | Available |
search_fields | Field discovery | data:read | Any member | Pro | Read | Safe to retry | Available |
get_fields | Field discovery | data:read | Any member | Pro | Read | Safe to retry | Available |
workspace_search_accounts | Workspace book | workspace:read | Any member | Pro | Read | Safe to retry | Available |
workspace_get_account | Workspace book | workspace:read | Any member | Pro | Read | Safe to retry | Available |
workspace_search_projects | Workspace book | workspace:read | Any member | Pro | Read | Safe to retry | Available |
workspace_get_project | Workspace book | workspace:read | Any member | Pro | Read | Safe to retry | Available |
workspace_search_contacts | Workspace book | workspace:read | Any member | Pro | Read | Safe to retry | Available |
workspace_get_contact | Workspace book | workspace:read | Any member | Pro | Read | Safe to retry | Available |
workspace_search_views | Views | workspace:read | Any member | Pro | Read | Safe to retry | Available |
workspace_manage_views | Views | workspace:write | Any member | Pro | Reversible write | Retry with the same key | Available, except its destructive actions |
workspace_upsert_account | Workspace book | workspace:write | Any member | Pro | Reversible write | Retry with the same key | Available |
workspace_delete_account | Workspace book | workspace:write | Any member | Pro | Destructive | Safe to retry | Not available to AI clients |
workspace_upsert_project | Workspace book | workspace:write | Any member | Pro | Reversible write | Retry with the same key | Available |
workspace_delete_project | Workspace book | workspace:write | Any member | Pro | Destructive | Safe to retry | Not available to AI clients |
workspace_upsert_contact | Workspace book | workspace:write | Any member | Pro | Reversible write | Retry with the same key | Available |
workspace_delete_contact | Workspace book | workspace:write | Any member | Pro | Destructive | Safe to retry | Not available to AI clients |
workspace_list_subscriptions | Subscriptions | workspace:read | Any member | Pro | Read | Safe to retry | Available |
workspace_upsert_subscription | Subscriptions | workspace:write | Any member | Pro | Reversible write | Retry with the same key | Available |
workspace_delete_subscription | Subscriptions | workspace:write | Any member | Pro | Destructive | Safe to retry | Not available to AI clients |
workspace_list_members | Members and invitations | workspace:read | Any member | Pro | Read | Safe to retry | Available |
workspace_update_member | Members and invitations | workspace:admin | Owner or admin | Pro | Admin / security | Safe to retry | Not available to AI clients |
workspace_delete_member | Members and invitations | workspace:admin | Owner or admin | Pro | Admin / security | Safe to retry | Not available to AI clients |
workspace_create_invitation | Members and invitations | workspace:admin | Owner or admin | Pro | Admin / security | Verify before retrying | Not available to AI clients |
workspace_list_invitations | Members and invitations | workspace:read | Any member | Pro | Read | Safe to retry | Available |
workspace_delete_invitation | Members and invitations | workspace:admin | Owner or admin | Pro | Admin / security | Safe to retry | Not available to AI clients |
workspace_get_info | Workspace book | workspace:read | Any member | Pro | Read | Safe to retry | Available |
workspace_get_credits | Workspace book | workspace:read | Any member | Pro | Read | Safe to retry | Available |
submit_data_feedback | Data feedback | workspace:write | Any member | Pro | Reversible write | Verify before retrying | Available |
Workspace tools
Read and write the data in your own workspace. Workspace tools cover the accounts, projects, and contacts you save and annotate, shared Views, personal Favorites, signal subscriptions, members, invitations, and data-issue reports against the global index.
Read
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
workspace_search_accounts | Search the accounts you have saved to your workspace, including your ICP tier, status, tags, and Atlas score. Optional view_id runs View-record search instead of the book. |
workspace_get_account | Fetch one saved account by id, with your annotations and its Atlas score. |
workspace_search_projects | Search the projects you have saved to your workspace, with workspace status, tags, and filters. Optional view_id for View-scoped search. |
workspace_get_project | Fetch one saved project by id, with your annotations. |
workspace_search_contacts | Search the contacts you have saved to your workspace, with workspace status, tags, and filters. Optional view_id for View-scoped search. |
workspace_get_contact | Fetch one saved contact by id, with your annotations. |
workspace_search_views | List or look up shared Views by id, name, dataset, type, or Favorites. Discover a View id before passing view_id to entity search. 0 credits. |
workspace_list_subscriptions | List all signal type subscriptions for the workspace, including priority, channels, cadence, recipients, and untriaged signal count per type. |
workspace_list_members | List workspace members and their roles. |
workspace_list_invitations | List pending workspace invitations. |
workspace_get_info | Return the workspace plan, entitlements, seat usage, and settings. 0-credit read; never throttled. |
workspace_get_credits | Return the 24h rolling credit residual (remaining = ceiling - used). 0-credit read; never throttled. |
Write
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
workspace_upsert_account | Save an account to your workspace, or update its ICP tier, status, notes, and tags. Identify it by id or by domain. Pass inputs (up to 100 records) to write many in one call. |
workspace_delete_account | Remove an account and your annotations from your workspace. The global account is untouched. Pass ids (up to 100) to remove many in one call. |
workspace_upsert_project | Save a project to your workspace, or update its status, notes, and tags. Identified by project id. Pass inputs (up to 100 records) to write many in one call. |
workspace_delete_project | Remove a project from your workspace. The global project is untouched. Pass ids (up to 100) to remove many in one call. |
workspace_upsert_contact | Save a contact to your workspace, or update its status, notes, and tags. Identify it by id or by email. Pass inputs (up to 100 records) to write many in one call. |
workspace_delete_contact | Remove a contact from your workspace. The global contact is untouched. Pass ids (up to 100) to remove many in one call. |
workspace_manage_views | Mutate Views via action: create, update, delete, add_records, remove_records, favorite, unfavorite. Prefer one batch call (up to 100). favorite also sets Favorite order: send every Favorite in one batch with its position. Dynamic definitions use the View FilterState union, not SearchRequest. Presentation sorting is client metadata and does not control View-record result order. Favorite actions need the OAuth user session. 0 credits. |
workspace_upsert_subscription | Subscribe to a signal type or update its settings (priority, channels, cadence, recipients). Idempotent, keyed by signal_type. |
workspace_delete_subscription | Remove a signal subscription by id. No further alerts are sent for that type. Idempotent. |
workspace_update_member | Change a workspace member’s role. |
workspace_delete_member | Remove a member from the workspace. |
workspace_create_invitation | Invite a user by email (single email, seat-limited). |
workspace_delete_invitation | Revoke a pending workspace invitation. |
submit_data_feedback | Report a data issue in the global index. Identify the entity with target_type (project, account, contact, or signal) and target_id, and describe what looks wrong, missing, or stale in body. The report is verified and triaged before any change is made. |
Arguments
Search tools take a full-text query, filters, sort, and pagination (limit, offset, search_after). Get tools take an id and an optional include for related records. Write tools take an identifier (id, domain for accounts, or email for contacts) plus the fields to set. submit_data_feedback instead takes target_type, target_id, and a free-text body.
View-scoped entity search (view_id)
workspace_search_accounts, workspace_search_contacts, and workspace_search_projects accept an optional view_id:
- Without
view_id, the tool searches only the existing workspace book (same as the REST entity search routes, which never takeview_id). - With
view_id, the handler dispatches to/workspace/views/{id}/records/search. Saved Dynamic criteria or Static membership form the base; this call’s filters only narrow it for the request. - Discover View ids with
workspace_search_views. The tool must match the View’s dataset. - With
view_id, Account/Contact sorts arenameorcreated_at; Project sorts arelast_signal_at,name, orcreated_at. Overlayupdated_atandatlas_scoresorts remain book-only.
Stored Dynamic definitions use a dataset-discriminated { version, q, fields } union (web filter state). They are not the nested SearchRequest filter objects used at search time. See Workspace Views.
Discovering enum values
For enum-backed filter fields (for example stage, primary_use, signal_type, account_type, icp_tier, and the role relational fields), each search tool’s input schema advertises structure (fields, types, and relational sub-fields) and points to the fields tools for values: call search_fields for a dataset’s full vocabulary, or get_fields for specific keys, each value with a one-line meaning. An agent or client discovers valid values in one 0-credit call, without sampling rows first. Passing a value outside the allowed set returns a 400 (the same shape documented in Errors) rather than an empty result. See Search Fields and Enums for the full reference. View definition enums follow the same vocabularies where the web tables expose them; Project disposition is not part of stored View definitions.