Model Context Protocol
Connect Claude — or any AI — to your I'mBoard
I'mBoard ships a Model Context Protocol server. Your AI tool reads your boards, meetings, KPIs, and ontology — and writes updates back.
Add I'mBoard to your AI tool
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Claude Desktop
Anthropic's desktop app — native MCP host.
Install guideClaude Code
Anthropic's coding CLI — MCP-aware.
Install guideCursor
AI-first code editor with MCP support.
Install guideCline
Open-source VS Code agent with MCP.
Install guideChatGPT Apps
Coming soonOpenAI's app platform — MCP host.
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Open-source IDE agent with MCP support.
Install guideWhat your AI can do
Once connected, your AI tool sees the same KPIs, meetings, and commitments you do — typed, scoped, and ready to reason about.
Browse and search KPIs
Pull any KPI from the catalog by name, owner, or tag — without leaving your AI tool.
Pull commitments from past meetings
Ask your AI what was decided last quarter and which owners are still on the hook.
Draft the executive director's report
Generate a first draft from the numbers already in the packet and what was decided last meeting.
Update the finance section from your accounting export
Pipe your bookkeeper's numbers straight into the packet so nobody retypes a figure.
Generate a board pre-read
Compose a pre-read combining KPI deltas, prior commitments, and your strategic narrative.
Compare a metric across periods
Pull any KPI for two periods and get the absolute and percentage change, or query commitments and decisions across past meetings.
Why connect your AI through I'mBoard
A generic LLM can summarize a board packet. It cannot tell you that program spend moved three points this quarter, that the reserves figure your treasurer uses is defined differently from the one in last year's filing, or that the commitment the development chair made in March is overdue. I'mBoard anchors your AI in a typed KPI catalog — metrics, owners, dimensions, and history — so its answers map to your organization, not a guess.
We own MCP; you own your tools. Pick Claude, Cursor, Cline, or whatever comes next — I'mBoard does not lock you into one AI vendor. The contract is the standard: any MCP-compliant client gets the same scoped, typed access. If your team switches AI clients next quarter, your data layer doesn't have to.
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about connecting AI clients to a board workspace for meeting prep and reporting. Board data stays scoped to the boards each member can access.
What is MCP?
Model Context Protocol is an open standard for connecting AI tools to external systems. It is how Claude, Cursor, Cline, and a growing list of AI clients read from and write to your data. See the MCP spec for details.
Do I need a special license?
No. MCP access is included with every I'mBoard workspace at no additional cost. You generate a personal API token from your account settings and paste it into your AI client.
Does my data leave my account?
Only when you ask it to. The MCP server runs against your I'mBoard workspace using a scoped token. Your AI client (Claude, Cursor, etc.) is the place where data is processed — choose a client whose data-handling policy you trust.
Can I revoke an MCP-connected client?
Yes. Each AI client uses its own token. Revoke a token from your account settings and that client loses access immediately. Other tokens keep working.
Which client do you recommend for a non-developer?
Claude Desktop. It runs as a regular Mac or Windows app, MCP servers are configured through a simple JSON file, and you can ask plain-English questions about your board without writing code.
Does this work with ChatGPT?
OpenAI has been rolling out MCP-style support for ChatGPT Apps. We will publish a verified install path once it is broadly available — until then this client is marked "Coming soon" so you do not end up on a broken install screen.
What is the difference between MCP and the REST API?
The REST API is for system-to-system integrations: cron jobs, ETL, internal tools. MCP is for AI-to-system: it gives a Claude or Cursor session a structured, typed view of your boards so it can act on them in conversation. Most teams will use both.
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Bring your AI to your board
I'mBoard gives your AI tool a real, typed view of your boards, KPIs, and commitments — so its answers map to your business, not a guess.