CardPointers

Query CardPointers card recommendations, wallet cards, and offers via the CardPointers CLI. Use when the user asks about which credit card to use for a purch...

CardPointers CLI

Query your CardPointers wallet — cards, offers, recommendations — from the terminal.

Setup

• Config: ~/.cardpointers/config (JWT token, auto-created on login)
• Requires: curl, jq, bash
• Auth: Run cardpointers login to authenticate (email/password or browser-based Apple/Google/passkey)

Commands

recommend — Best card for a purchase

cardpointers recommend groceries
cardpointers recommend "gas stations"
cardpointers recommend --merchant amazon
cardpointers recommend -m "whole foods" --amount 150
cardpointers recommend gas -p all        # best gas card across all profiles

cards — List wallet cards

cardpointers cards                       # approved cards (default)
cardpointers cards --status all          # all statuses
cardpointers cards --bank chase          # filter by bank
cardpointers cards -b amex -s all -l 5  # combine filters + limit

offers — List and filter offers

cardpointers offers                          # active offers
cardpointers offers -s redeemed              # redeemed offers
cardpointers offers --expiring               # expiring within 7 days
cardpointers offers -e 14                    # expiring within 14 days
cardpointers offers --bank amex              # filter by bank
cardpointers offers --card "gold"            # filter by card name
cardpointers offers --category dining        # filter by category
cardpointers offers --type personal          # personal offers only
cardpointers offers --favorite               # favorited offers only
cardpointers offers --sort value --limit 10  # top 10 by value

search — Search offers by keyword

cardpointers search "whole foods"
cardpointers search "streaming" --favorite
cardpointers search "gas" --limit 5

profiles — List linked profiles

cardpointers profiles

Utility

cardpointers status    # account info + connection test
cardpointers ping      # test MCP connection
cardpointers tools     # list available MCP tools
cardpointers login     # authenticate
cardpointers logout    # clear saved token
cardpointers --version # print version

Global Options

All data commands accept these flags:

Flag	Description
--profile, -p	Query by profile: number (-p 2), name (-p caroline), or all/any
--limit, -l	Cap number of results
--json, -j	Raw JSON output (for scripting / AI agents)

Environment Variables

Variable	Description
CARDPOINTERS_API	Override API base URL (default: https://mcp.cardpointers.com)
CARDPOINTERS_DEBUG	Set to 1 for verbose output
NO_COLOR	Disable ANSI colors

Reference

• Card statuses: approved, applied, denied, closed, all
• Offer statuses: active, snoozed, redeemed, expired, expiring_soon, all
• Offer bank filter (enum): amex, chase, citi, boa, usbank, wellsfargo
• Card bank filter: freeform text (partial match)
• Offer sort options: expiring, value, card
• Cards include approval_date (YYYY-MM-DD)

Common Use Cases

• "What card should I use at Costco?" → recommend -m costco
• "Show my Amex cards" → cards -b amex
• "Offers expiring this week?" → offers -e 7
• "Any Whole Foods offers?" → search "whole foods"
• "Best dining card across all profiles?" → recommend dining -p all
• "Top 5 offers by value" → offers --sort value -l 5
• "Show redeemed offers as JSON" → offers -s redeemed -j