Reporting MCP in Requiply: Connect Claude and ChatGPT to Your Rental Data

Q: What is the Reporting MCP in Requiply?

Reporting MCP is Requiply's read-only Model Context Protocol server. It lets AI assistants like Claude and ChatGPT query your live rental data — revenue, bookings, inventory, clients, availability, and utilization — using natural language. It cannot create, change, or cancel any data in your Requiply account.

Q: Can the Reporting MCP create or change bookings?

No. The Reporting MCP is read-only by design. It exposes analytics, reporting, catalog, availability, and pricing tools, but cannot create, edit, or cancel bookings, inventory, or client records. Write-capable MCP tools are on the roadmap and will sit behind explicit operator confirmation flows.

Q: Which AI providers are supported?

Anthropic Claude and OpenAI ChatGPT both have dedicated setup cards under Settings → Integrations → AI. Any other AI assistant that supports remote MCP servers — Cursor, custom assistants, and others — can connect using the same URL. Email info@requiply.com if you need help connecting a provider without a dedicated card.

Q: Do I need a paid Claude or ChatGPT plan to use the MCP?

Yes for Claude — custom connectors are available on Pro, Max, Team, and Enterprise plans, not the free tier. For ChatGPT, you need Plus, Pro, Business, or Enterprise, and you have to enable Developer Mode under Settings → Connectors → Advanced settings.

Q: How is my rental data kept secure?

Authentication uses a secret API key embedded in the MCP URL — treat the URL like a password. Secret keys can be revoked at any time on the API Keys settings page; revoked keys stop working immediately. Requiply itself does not see your AI conversations, only the API calls the MCP server receives on your behalf.

Q: Can I revoke or rotate the MCP URL?

Yes. Go to Settings → Organization Settings → API Keys, find the key tied to your MCP connector, and revoke it. The connected AI assistant stops receiving data immediately. Generate a new key and update your connector with the new URL to resume access.

Q: What is the difference between the Reporting MCP and the Requiply public API?

The public API is a structured HTTP interface for developers building custom integrations. The Reporting MCP wraps the same backend (plus reporting endpoints) in a Model Context Protocol surface so AI assistants can call those tools directly during a conversation. Use the API for code, the MCP for AI.

Q: Can I combine the Requiply MCP with Google Calendar, Gmail, or other connectors?

Yes. AI assistants can chain calls across multiple MCP connectors in one conversation — for example, pull overdue bookings from Requiply, then draft reminder emails via Gmail or schedule follow-up calls via Google Calendar, all without leaving the chat.

Step-by-step tutorial to connect Requiply's read-only Reporting MCP to Claude or ChatGPT. Ask natural-language questions about your rental business — revenue, bookings, utilization, clients — and replace legacy reports with AI analytics.

Step-by-step guide to connecting Requiply's Reporting MCP to your AI assistant of choice — Claude, ChatGPT, or any other provider that supports the Model Context Protocol. Once connected, you can ask plain-language questions about your rental business — revenue, utilization, outstanding balances, upcoming bookings — and your AI assistant will answer using live data straight from your Requiply account.

The Reporting MCP is read-only by design: it exposes analytics and reporting tools so AI can answer questions and help you plan, but it cannot create, modify, or delete bookings, inventory, or any other data. Your business stays safe, and you get the full power of natural-language analytics on top of it.

What is MCP and why it matters for rental businesses

MCP (Model Context Protocol) is an open standard for connecting AI assistants like Claude and ChatGPT to live business data. Once configured, the AI doesn't just answer from general knowledge — it queries your actual rental data in real time.

Reporting MCP is Requiply's read-only MCP server: it gives AI assistants safe, audited access to your revenue, bookings, inventory, clients, availability, and utilization reports — but never lets them create, change, or cancel anything in your Requiply account.

For a rental business owner, this changes how reporting works. Instead of:

Opening five different report screens
Exporting CSVs and combining them in spreadsheets
Building static dashboards that go stale within a week
Waiting for a developer or analyst to write a custom query

You just ask in plain language:

"What was my revenue last month, broken down by category?"
"Which inventory items had the lowest utilization in Q1?"
"Who are my top 10 clients by total spend this year?"
"How much money is outstanding right now, and which bookings are overdue?"
"Can I take a new booking for the wedding tent from June 12 to June 14?"

How it replaces legacy reporting

Most rental businesses still rely on a mix of static reports, Excel exports, and gut feeling. Reporting MCP replaces all of that with a conversational layer on top of your live Requiply data:

No more report fatigue — instead of navigating dozens of screens, ask one question and get the answer
No more stale exports — every answer is computed from live data on the spot
No more building dashboards for one-off questions — your AI can pivot, group, and filter on the fly
Combine it with other connectors — Calendar, Gmail, Drive, Sheets — the AI can pull from all of them in a single conversation to give you cross-system answers
Planning, not just looking back — ask "based on last month's utilization, which items should I buy more of?" and get a reasoned recommendation grounded in your actual numbers

What's exposed (read-only)

The Reporting MCP currently exposes the following capabilities to your AI assistant:

Organization — basic org details, locations, accepted payment methods, timezone
Catalog — inventory list, individual inventory item details, categories
Availability and pricing — calendar availability, item-level availability checks, price quotes
Bookings — list bookings (with filters), get a single booking by ID
Clients — look up a client by name, phone, or email
Reports — revenue, bookings summary, outstanding balances, overdue, pipeline (upcoming), utilization, top clients, top items

All of these are read-only. The MCP cannot create, change, or cancel anything — it's purely an analytics and planning surface.

Step 1: Open the AI integrations page in Requiply

After signing in, go to the AI integrations page:

AI Integrations Settings

You can also navigate manually: Settings → Integrations → AI.

On this page you'll see MCP cards for the supported providers — Claude and ChatGPT. Click Setup on the card for the provider you want to connect.

Requiply AI integrations page with MCP cards for Claude and ChatGPT

Step 2: Connect to Claude

Click Setup on the Claude card. The Connect Claude modal opens with everything you need to generate a working MCP URL and jump straight into Claude.

Connect Claude modal in Requiply with secret key selector, generate button, MCP server URL and Open Claude settings link

1. Pick or generate a secret API key

In the modal you'll see Use an existing secret key — select a key you already created in API Keys, or click Generate dedicated key to create one just for this MCP connection. We recommend a dedicated key per integration so you can revoke MCP access without affecting other API consumers.

Save the key value when it's shown. Secret keys are only displayed once at creation; after that Requiply only stores a hash. If you lose the value, generate a new one — you can't recover it.

2. Copy the MCP server URL

The modal displays your MCP server URL as a template:

https://app.requiply.com/api/mcp/<your_secret_key>

Click Copy URL, then replace <your_secret_key> with the actual secret key value you generated or selected above. The final URL should look like https://app.requiply.com/api/mcp/rq_sk_live_xxxxxxxxxxxx.

Treat this final URL like a password. Anyone with it can read your rental data via MCP. If it leaks, revoke the key from API Keys and generate a new one.

3. Click "Open Claude settings"

Click the Open Claude settings button in the modal. This opens Claude directly to the Add custom connector dialog — you don't have to navigate Claude's settings yourself.

Claude Add custom connector modal with Name and Remote MCP server URL fields

4. Fill in the connector form in Claude

Name: Requiply (or any label you prefer — it's only used in Claude's UI)
Remote MCP server URL: paste the final URL you prepared above (with your real secret key, not the placeholder)
Advanced settings: leave defaults. The OAuth option there is intended for OAuth-based MCP servers — Requiply's MCP authenticates via the secret key embedded in the URL, so OAuth isn't needed today. We plan to add OAuth as an alternative later when it adds real value over the current key-in-URL approach.

Click Add. Claude will connect to the Requiply MCP server and discover the available tools.

Heads up — Claude custom connectors require a paid Claude plan. They are available on Pro, Max, Team, and Enterprise Claude plans, and not on the free tier. If the Add custom connector option doesn't appear in your Claude account, this is the reason.

5. Use it in a chat

Start a new Claude conversation, enable the Requiply connector in the chat tools, and ask anything in plain language:

"Tell me data about my business for last year."
"How much revenue did we make in April?"
"Which items had the highest utilization last quarter?"

Claude will call the appropriate Requiply tools and answer with live data from your account — often returning a visual dashboard with charts and category breakdowns rather than just text.

Claude conversation using the Requiply MCP — tool calls for org summary, bookings, revenue and top items, plus a rendered dashboard with monthly revenue and revenue by category

Step 3: Connect to ChatGPT

Click Setup on the ChatGPT card on the AI integrations page. The Connect ChatGPT modal opens — it has the same structure as the Claude modal: a secret key selector, the MCP server URL template, a Copy URL button, and an Open ChatGPT settings button that jumps straight into ChatGPT.

Connect ChatGPT modal in Requiply with secret key selector, MCP server URL and Open ChatGPT settings link

1. Pick or generate a secret API key, then copy the URL

Same as for Claude: pick an existing secret key or click Generate dedicated key, then click Copy URL and replace <your_secret_key> with the actual key value.

2. Enable Developer Mode in ChatGPT (one-time)

Custom connectors in ChatGPT live behind Developer Mode. In ChatGPT, go to Settings → Connectors → Advanced settings and turn Developer Mode on. You only need to do this once.

In newer ChatGPT releases this section may be labeled Apps instead of Connectors — the flow is identical.

3. Click "Open ChatGPT settings" and create the connector

Back in the Requiply modal, click Open ChatGPT settings. In ChatGPT, in Settings → Connectors (or Apps), click Create:

Name: Requiply
MCP Server URL: paste the URL you prepared (with your real secret key)
Authentication: choose No authentication — the secret key is already embedded in the URL

Save the connector.

ChatGPT Apps settings showing Requiply enabled as a custom connector

4. Toggle it on in a chat

In a new chat, enable the Requiply connector from the tools picker and ask your question in plain language. ChatGPT will call the Requiply MCP tools and answer with live data — including follow-up questions that combine your own data with broader market context.

For example, ask "What was the top performing item of my business for the last 3 years?" and then "Based on industry info you have and info from my company, what items should I buy next?" — ChatGPT will pull your top-items report, reason over it, and turn that into a prioritized buy list grounded in both your numbers and current market signals.

ChatGPT conversation using the Requiply MCP — top items query returning a ranked table, followed by a market-aware buy-next recommendation grounded in the live data

Using another AI provider? Anthropic, OpenAI, and most modern AI vendors are converging on MCP as the standard. If your provider supports MCP and we don't have a dedicated card on the AI integrations page yet, generate a URL from either of the existing cards (the endpoint is the same) and follow your provider's instructions for adding a remote MCP server. If you need help, write to info@requiply.com — we'll walk you through it.

Step 4: Use cases — what to actually ask

Once connected, the Reporting MCP shines on the everyday questions every rental business owner has but rarely gets fast answers to. A few examples drawn from the tools the MCP exposes:

Revenue and financial health

"What was my total revenue last month? Break it down by week and by category."
"How much money is outstanding right now? Sort by oldest unpaid invoice."
"Show me overdue bookings — clients who should have returned items by now."
"Compare this quarter's revenue to the same quarter last year."

Utilization and inventory planning

"Which inventory items had the lowest utilization in the last 90 days? Should I consider retiring any of them?"
"Which categories are most over-booked? Where am I leaving money on the table by not having enough stock?"
"What's the current status of inventory group 'Wedding Tents'?"
"Top 10 items by revenue this year — and how does that list compare to top 10 by utilization?"

Client and pipeline analysis

"Who are my top 20 clients by lifetime spend?"
"How many bookings do I have in the pipeline for next month, and what's the expected revenue?"
"Look up the booking history for client Jane Smith."

Smart planning and availability

"A client just asked if they can rent the silver Mercedes from June 10 to June 14 — is it available, and what would the quote be?"
"Show me the calendar availability for our entire wedding tent inventory for the next 30 days."
"Based on the last 6 months of bookings, what days of the week are slowest? When should I run promotions?"

Cross-system workflows

Where it gets really powerful is combining the Requiply MCP with other connectors:

Requiply + Google Calendar — "Look at my Requiply pipeline for next week and add a calendar block for every high-value booking."
Requiply + Gmail — "Draft a friendly reminder email for every client with an outstanding balance older than 30 days."
Requiply + Sheets/Drive — "Export last quarter's revenue by category to a spreadsheet and save it to Drive."

Because everything happens in one conversation, the AI can chain calls across systems without you switching tools — the kind of workflow that previously needed a dedicated BI team.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Reporting MCP in Requiply?

Can the Reporting MCP create or change bookings?

Which AI providers are supported?

Do I need a paid Claude or ChatGPT plan to use the MCP?

How is my rental data kept secure?

Can I revoke or rotate the MCP URL?

What is the difference between the Reporting MCP and the Requiply public API?

Can I combine the Requiply MCP with Google Calendar, Gmail, or other connectors?

Which Requiply plan includes the Reporting MCP?

Additional information:

Token rotation:
You can revoke and regenerate your MCP URL at any time on the AI integrations page. Existing connectors stop working as soon as the old URL is revoked — update them with the new URL.
Permissions:
The token inherits the same permissions as the account that created it. If you have Reporting Access enabled, the MCP can return report data; if you don't, those tools simply won't return results.
Read-only by design:
The Reporting MCP cannot create bookings, edit inventory, or change client data. That's intentional — we want AI to help you plan and analyze, not act autonomously on your business. Write-capable MCP tools are on our roadmap, behind explicit confirmation flows.
Privacy:
Conversations happen between you and your AI provider. Requiply itself never sees the prompts or AI responses — only the API calls the MCP makes on your behalf.
Plan availability:
The Reporting MCP is available on all Requiply plans that include Reporting Access.

Have questions? Write to us at info@requiply.com or reach out to our support team — we're happy to walk you through the setup or help you connect a provider that isn't on our list yet.