The Model Context Protocol (MCP) allows you easily query your ServiceM8 data from within your favourite AI chatbot by simply connecting to our MCP server.
> **What is MCP?** MCP is a globally accepted protocol for connecting AI clients to external tools where they obtain additional context for their conversations. In this case, that additional context is the data from your cloud services. MCP uses the latest standard security protocols such as OAuth2 and PKCE, so your connection is extremely secure.
### How to connect to your ServiceM8 MCP Server
First, you'll need the address of our MCP server: **https://api.synchub.io/mcp**
This is usually the only thing you'll need in order to connect. Some MCP Clients such as Copilot Studio require that you configure authorisation options is well. For these cases the SyncHub MCP server uses OAuth2.0 and supports Dynamic Discovery. The most recent MCP specification version we support is "2025-06-18".
The exact instructions for adding these values depend on your AI tool, so please refer to their up-to-date documentation. However, we also have dedicated walkthroughs for Claude and ChatGPT.
### What does the our MCP connector offer?
Our MCP connector provides access to your data in three ways:
1. Query your data using your natural language, for example _"Have we forgotten to issue any invoices?"_ or _"Help me forecast this year's sales"_ or _"Let me know if Jim is late to work next week"_
2. For repeatable & predictable results, use our Query Editor to build a SQL script and have your AI execute it on demand
3. Building on from the above, if your query is intensive or complex, our MCP server has access to your Insights results, too
### Building a dashboard
Check out [this blog article](https://www.synchub.io/blog/aicorner-using-ai-to-build-business-dashboards) to see how easy it is to build dashboards using AI.
> **Recommended:** for security peace of mind, and to remove any restrictions around our AI use, don't forget to also connect your own AI model.
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