Claude + CompanyCam: Official MCP Setup and Limits
Yes. CompanyCam now has an official MCP server that connects directly to Claude. The server is hosted by CompanyCam at https://api.companycam.com/public_api/mcp, uses CompanyCam’s sign-in flow, and works across Claude Chat, Cowork, and Code. It is currently a beta on select CompanyCam plans and requires an Admin or Manager role.
This replaces the old community-server answer. You no longer need to build an MCP wrapper around CompanyCam’s API just to let Claude find a project, inspect photos, add tags, or create a checklist.
How to connect Claude to CompanyCam
CompanyCam’s official setup guide gives the browser flow:
- In Claude, open Settings → Connectors.
- Choose Add custom connector and name it CompanyCam.
- Enter
https://api.companycam.com/public_api/mcpexactly. - Sign in to CompanyCam and approve access.
- Ask Claude to list the projects you updated this week.
The same connection works across Claude Chat, Cowork, and Code when they use the same account. Cursor and a separate Claude Code setup can also use a CompanyCam personal access token and the command from CompanyCam’s developer portal.
Choose the narrowest permission mode that works. Read-only is enough for project lookup, photo review, documentation audits, and summaries. Read-and-write is needed to create or edit records.
What Claude can read and change
CompanyCam’s current MCP capability guide lists a broad surface:
| Area | Claude can read | With write access |
|---|---|---|
| Projects | Details and comments | Create, edit, archive, restore, update notepad, comment |
| Photos | Photos and comments | Upload, edit descriptions, comment |
| Tags and labels | Existing tags and labels | Tag photos, create tags, label projects |
| Task lists | Project task lists | Attach templates or create a custom list |
| Documents | Project documents | Attach a PDF or image |
| Users and crews | Users and crews | Invite users, edit profiles, build crews |
| Assignments | Project assignments and collaborators | Assign users and invite collaborators |
| Webhooks | Existing subscriptions | Create and update subscriptions |
Claude can also analyze the image itself rather than only the filename. That makes requests like “find the photos showing finished flashing” or “tag the unorganized photo backlog by trade” genuinely useful.
The beta does not support deleting or removing records. Pages, rich checklists, the activity feed, and video transcripts are also unavailable, and Claude cannot promote a user to Admin or Owner.
The limit is not access; it is initiation
CompanyCam’s server solves access. Claude can now inspect and change the jobsite record through a first-party connection.
It does not mean Claude watches the account continuously. Claude uses CompanyCam when you prompt it or when a scheduled task runs. A new photo, completed checklist, or quiet project does not automatically open a Claude conversation and start a workflow.
CompanyCam does expose webhooks, and the MCP tools can create or update webhook subscriptions. A webhook still needs a receiving workflow service. Pointing the webhook at Claude is not enough because Claude is not a standing HTTP receiver.
Use Carly when the CompanyCam event should start the work
Carly can connect to the same official CompanyCam MCP server:
- Open Carly’s integrations dashboard.
- Choose Connect an MCP server.
- Enter
https://api.companycam.com/public_api/mcpand authorize CompanyCam.
That gives Carly the CompanyCam tools without a community server or copied API key. The workflow layer can then coordinate the work around the photos:
- When the approved event arrives, assemble a client progress update from the project photos and send it.
- Each evening, find active jobs that had crew scheduled but no documentation added.
- When a photo is tagged for damage or rework, alert the PM and create the follow-up task.
- Every Friday, send the owner a job-by-job photo activity digest.
Connecting the MCP server does not subscribe Carly to every CompanyCam event automatically; a webhook or scheduled check still needs to be configured for unattended workflows.
Claude vs Carly for CompanyCam
| Claude + official CompanyCam MCP | Carly + official CompanyCam MCP | |
|---|---|---|
| First-party CompanyCam connection | Yes | Yes |
| Read and update projects and photos | Yes | Yes |
| Analyze photo contents | Yes | Yes |
| Works in a conversation | Yes | Yes, over email or text |
| Coordinates email, calendar, and other apps | Requires separate connectors | Yes |
| Handles event-driven workflows | Needs external webhook infrastructure | Yes, when a trigger is configured |
Use Claude when the job is interactive: find, analyze, organize, or draft. Use Carly when the same CompanyCam work needs to continue across other systems or start from an event without someone opening a chat.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Claude work with CompanyCam?
Yes. CompanyCam has an official remote MCP server at https://api.companycam.com/public_api/mcp. Add it as a custom connector in Claude and authorize your CompanyCam account.
Who can connect the CompanyCam MCP server?
CompanyCam currently requires an Admin or Manager role. Standard Users cannot set it up. The beta is available through the CompanyCam web app on select plans.
Can Claude edit CompanyCam records?
Yes, with read-and-write access. Claude can create and edit projects, upload and describe photos, add comments and tags, attach documents, manage task lists, invite users, assign crews, and manage webhooks. Deletion is not supported in the current beta.
Can Claude automatically watch for new CompanyCam photos?
Not by the MCP connection alone. Claude acts when prompted or scheduled. Event-driven work needs a CompanyCam webhook and a receiver such as Carly’s workflow layer.
How do I disconnect Claude from CompanyCam?
Remove the connector in Claude or revoke the access token in CompanyCam. Either action removes access immediately.
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