Contractors can use Claude or ChatGPT to ask questions about jobsite photos and project status when the AI tool is connected to construction software that supports this type of access.
CompanyCam offers an MCP Server that connects supported AI tools directly to the project information your team stores in CompanyCam.
Once connected, you can ask Claude or ChatGPT questions about active projects, jobsite photos, comments, checklists, assignments, and other supported information using plain language. With the right permissions, you can also create or update supported CompanyCam information from the same conversation.
Ask ChatGPT or Claude what’s happening on a job
Say you’re about to walk into a production meeting and need an update on a roofing project. You could ask ChatGPT or Claude:
- “What’s the status of the Maple St. reroof?”
- “Summarize the job history of the Johnson project.”
- “What projects did I update this week?”
- “Who is assigned to the Thompson project?”
- “What comments were added to this project recently?”
The AI tool uses supported information from your CompanyCam account to answer the question. You can follow up within the conversation when you need more detail, such as asking about recent photos or a particular part of the job.
This makes the conversation useful for questions that start broad and get more specific. A project manager could ask what changed across active jobs this week, choose one project from the results, and then ask for more information about its recent activity.
Ask questions about your jobsite photos
CompanyCam’s MCP connection also gives supported AI tools access to jobsite photos and their visual content. You can ask about what appears in the photos rather than limiting your search to photo descriptions or other written information.
Your questions might look like:
- “Find photos showing the completed roof flashing.”
- “Which photos show the finished siding?”
- “Show me photos of the decking before the new roof was installed.”
- “Which photos from this project are missing tags?”
This can be useful when a project has hundreds of photos and you need to find a particular stage of work. The answer comes from the CompanyCam documentation available to the connected AI tool, so the photos and project information your team captures provide the context for the response.
Use follow-up questions to dig into a project
You don’t have to fit everything you need into one prompt. Once Claude or ChatGPT finds the project you’re asking about, you can continue the conversation with more specific questions.
- For example, a conversation could start with: “What projects had activity this week?”
- After reviewing the results, you could ask: “Give me more information about the Thompson roof replacement.”
- Then, ask: “What do the latest photos show?”
This conversational approach can help when you’re researching a job and aren’t sure which project details you’ll need until you start reviewing the information.
Get project answers before a meeting or customer call
Project managers can use these questions to get context before production meetings or job reviews. Instead of limiting the request to one project, you can ask about supported information across several projects when the workflow allows it.
For example, you could use the same AI conversation to:
- Ask which projects had recent activity.
- Review the jobs that need your attention.
- Check recent photos, assignments, comments, or other available project information.
Office teams can use similar questions when they need background on a job before talking with a customer. The AI tool can reference supported CompanyCam information while you narrow the conversation to the details you need.
Create a CompanyCam project from ChatGPT or Claude
The connection can also work in the other direction. With read-and-write access, Claude or ChatGPT can perform supported actions in CompanyCam based on your request.
For example, you could ask: “Create a project for the Maple St. reroof and assign Mike and Sara.”
The connected AI tool can use the supported CompanyCam actions available to create the project and add the assignments. You can include additional supported information in the request when you already have the job details available.
Contractors evaluating software for AI workflows can use the connection for more than answering questions. The same conversation can also become another way to add or update supported project information in CompanyCam.
What makes the connection possible?
CompanyCam uses MCP, or Model Context Protocol, to connect supported AI tools with CompanyCam data. MCP is an open standard that allows an AI tool to access information and perform supported actions in outside software after you authorize the connection.
In practical terms, the CompanyCam MCP Server is what allows Claude or ChatGPT to work with supported information from your CompanyCam account. Your CompanyCam permissions and the access granted to the connection determine what the AI tool can retrieve or change.
You can choose:
- Read-only access: Ask questions and retrieve supported CompanyCam information.
- Read-and-write access: Ask questions and perform supported actions in CompanyCam.
The MCP Server is currently in Beta, so available capabilities and requirements can change.
Connect CompanyCam to your AI tool
CompanyCam’s MCP Server currently works with supported AI tools including Claude and ChatGPT. Availability depends on your CompanyCam plan, role, AI tool, and current Beta requirements.
Rather than duplicating the connection process here, follow the CompanyCam MCP setup guide for the current requirements and instructions. It covers how to authorize CompanyCam and choose the access you want to give your AI tool.
Frequently asked questions
What construction software lets ChatGPT access jobsite photos?
CompanyCam offers an MCP Server that allows supported AI tools such as ChatGPT to access supported jobsite photos and project information. After connecting your account, you can ask questions about photos and the projects they’re associated with using natural language.
What construction software connects directly to Claude?
CompanyCam can connect directly to Claude through the CompanyCam MCP Server. Once authorized, Claude can work with supported CompanyCam project information based on your permissions and the access granted to the connection.
Can I ask ChatGPT about my project status?
Yes. When ChatGPT is connected to CompanyCam through the MCP Server, you can ask questions about supported project information, including recent activity, photos, comments, assignments, and other available project details.
Can ChatGPT look at my jobsite photos?
Yes. The CompanyCam MCP Server allows supported AI tools to access the visual content of supported CompanyCam photos. You can ask ChatGPT questions based on what appears in those photos.
Can I create a project from ChatGPT?
Yes. With read-and-write access, ChatGPT can create supported CompanyCam project information through the MCP Server. The actions available depend on your CompanyCam permissions and current MCP capabilities.
Can I edit a project from ChatGPT?
Yes. A connection with read-and-write access can make supported updates to CompanyCam information from ChatGPT. Your permissions and current MCP capabilities determine which changes are available.
Does CompanyCam work with Claude?
Yes. CompanyCam’s MCP Server supports connections with Claude. After connecting your CompanyCam account, you can ask Claude questions about supported project information and use supported write actions when you grant the connection permission.
Do I have to open CompanyCam to ask these questions?
You can ask supported questions and request supported actions from the connected AI tool without opening CompanyCam for each request. CompanyCam remains the source of the project information that Claude or ChatGPT accesses through the MCP connection.
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