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# Create quote

> Save a draft quote for a contact. Nothing is sent. Input schema, a tools/call example and an example result.

Source: https://cotlet.dev/docs/mcp/lexware-office/create_quotation

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Save a draft quote for a contact. Nothing is sent.

Lexware Office (lexoffice) MCP tools: https://cotlet.dev/docs/mcp/lexware-office.md

MCP tool: `lexware_office_write → create_quotation`

Access: write.

Saves a quote (Angebot) as a draft. It has no number yet, reaches no customer and is deleted with one call in the app, so it does not ask for your OK. Returns the totals so you can read them before finalize_document.

## Parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `contact_id` | string | yes | Contact ID from list_contacts or create_contact. |
| `quotation_date` | string | yes | Quote date, YYYY-MM-DD. |
| `lines` | array | yes | Line items. Each has name, quantity, unit_price_net (EUR) and tax_rate (percent, as offered in your Lexware Office tax settings). Free-text lines need only a name. |
| `valid_until` | string | no | Last day the quote is valid, YYYY-MM-DD. |
| `intro_text` | string | no | Introduction text above the lines. |

## tools/call

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "lexware_office_write",
    "arguments": {
      "operation": "create_quotation",
      "arguments": {
        "contact_id": "contact_8c41d2",
        "quotation_date": "quotation date",
        "lines": "lines"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

## Example response

```json
{
  "content": [
    {
      "type": "text",
      "text": "{ ... same JSON as structuredContent ... }"
    }
  ],
  "structuredContent": {
    "document_id": "d_e5120a",
    "type": "quotation",
    "number": null,
    "status": "draft",
    "contact": {
      "contact_id": "c_88d0e1",
      "name": "Studio Fjord"
    },
    "date": "2026-10-14",
    "lines": [
      {
        "name": "Site audit",
        "quantity": 1,
        "unit_price_net": 1200,
        "tax_rate": 19
      },
      {
        "name": "Fixes, hours",
        "quantity": 6,
        "unit_price_net": 95,
        "tax_rate": 19
      }
    ],
    "total_net": 1770,
    "total_tax": 336.3,
    "total_gross": 2106.3,
    "currency": "EUR"
  },
  "isError": false
}
```

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