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How to connect Tradify to Claude Code, ChatGPT and any AI agent

Yes, Claude, ChatGPT and other AI agents can work in your Tradify account. Tradify has no public API, no API keys and no official ChatGPT or Claude app. Cotlet.dev connects your own signed-in Tradify account to any AI agent, so you can ask in plain words and the AI creates the job, writes the quote, turns it into an invoice, records the payment and books your staff. It shows you the draft first and sends nothing to a customer until you say so.

What you can ask

New job for Sam Lee at 12 Oak St: replace the hot water cylinder. Book Mike for Thursday morning.

Quote the bathroom rewire at 14 Elm Rd from my notes: 6 hours labour, 6 LED downlights at $24, one extractor fan at $85. Show me before you send it.

Turn every quote accepted this week into a 30% deposit invoice.

Which invoices are overdue? Total them per customer, oldest first.

What is on tomorrow's schedule, per staff member?

Related MCP server: Tradify MCP server

Connect in 2 minutes

Get your API key at https://cotlet.dev/app and export it as COTLET_API_KEY.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http cotlet https://cotlet.dev/mcp/v1 --header "Authorization: Bearer $COTLET_API_KEY"

ChatGPT

Settings → Apps → add connector URL https://cotlet.dev/mcp/v1, then sign in with Cotlet.dev. No API key needed.

Cursor

Copy .cursor/mcp.json from this repo into your project:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cotlet": {
      "url": "https://cotlet.dev/mcp/v1",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer ${COTLET_API_KEY}"
      }
    }
  }
}

Run it locally (stdio)

This repo is a real MCP server. It speaks MCP over stdio, lists its Tradify tools without any key, and forwards every tool call to the hosted Cotlet.dev server. The hosted URL above stays the recommended way. Use this when your client only starts local servers.

{"mcpServers":{"tradify":{"command":"uvx","args":["tradify-api-mcp"],"env":{"COTLET_API_KEY":"your-key"}}}}

Or with Docker:

docker build -t tradify-mcp .
docker run -i --rm -e COTLET_API_KEY tradify-mcp

Tools: tradify_guide, tradify_status, tradify_open, tradify_read, tradify_click, tradify_type, tradify_close. Without COTLET_API_KEY a tool call answers: "Set COTLET_API_KEY. Get a key at https://cotlet.dev/app".

Command line

Python 3.10+, nothing else to install. From PyPI:

pip install tradify-api-mcp        # or run it once: uvx tradify-api-mcp connect
tradify-api-mcp connect

Or straight from this repo:

export COTLET_API_KEY="your-key"
python3 tradify_agent.py connect   # ready config for Claude Code, Cursor, ChatGPT
python3 tradify_agent.py status    # is Tradify ready in your Cotlet.dev account
python3 tradify_agent.py guide     # Tradify screens and sign-in link
python3 tradify_agent.py read      # open Tradify, read the page, close the browser
python3 tradify_agent.py tools     # list Cotlet.dev tools
python3 tradify_agent.py serve     # start the stdio MCP server (same as no argument)

Questions from Tradify users

Does Tradify have an API?

Not a public one. Tradify offers no public API, no self-service API keys and no webhooks, only built-in integrations such as Xero, QuickBooks, MYOB and Stripe. Cotlet.dev works in your Tradify account directly, so your AI agent can handle jobs, quotes, invoices and the Scheduler without one.

How do I connect Tradify to ChatGPT?

Add Cotlet.dev as an app in ChatGPT (Settings → Apps, connector URL https://cotlet.dev/mcp/v1/tradify), sign in to Tradify once in your Cotlet.dev Cloud Browser, and ask ChatGPT in plain words. No code and no Tradify API key.

Is there a way to use Claude with Tradify?

Yes. In Claude Code run the one-line claude mcp add command above; in the Claude app add https://cotlet.dev/mcp/v1/tradify as a custom connector. Claude then works in your own Tradify account.

Can AI do my Tradify quotes and invoices?

Yes. Give it your notes and it writes a draft quote with labour and materials lines, turns an accepted quote into a full or deposit invoice, records payments and lists what is overdue. Nothing reaches a customer before your OK, and invoices still sync to Xero or QuickBooks as you set it up.

Is there a Tradify MCP server?

Tradify has no official MCP server. Cotlet.dev is a hosted MCP server that works in Tradify for you, 24/7, with Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Codex, n8n, Make and Zapier. A self-hosted version for developers is on GitHub.

Find it on

Also works with


More: https://cotlet.dev/integrations/tradify-api-mcp-server?utm_source=github&utm_medium=readme&utm_campaign=tradify

Start free: https://cotlet.dev/signup?app=tradify&utm_source=github&utm_medium=readme&utm_campaign=tradify

Available Tools

7 tools
tradify_clickB

Click a numbered element on the current Tradify page.

Inputs: element (required).

tradify_closeA

Close the Tradify browser session when the work is done, so credits stop running.

Inputs: no named parameters.

tradify_guideA

How to work in Tradify (create jobs, quotes and invoices and book staff): its screens and the sign-in link. Call this first.

Inputs: task.

tradify_openB

Open a Tradify page in your signed-in Cloud Browser (default https://go.tradifyhq.com) to work with create jobs, quotes and invoices and book staff.

Inputs: url.

tradify_readB

Read the current Tradify page: its text and numbered buttons, links and fields.

Inputs: element.

tradify_statusA

Check that your Cotlet.dev account and Tradify are ready: account, credits and Tradify connection.

Inputs: no named parameters.

tradify_typeB

Type text into a numbered field on the current Tradify page.

Inputs: text (required), element (required).

Tool Schema Changelog

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    TDQS

    A3.6/5.0

    Scored across 7 tools

    Disambiguation4/5

    The core browser loop (open, read, click, type, close) is crisply separated by verb, and guide vs. status target different concerns. Minor overlap remains between tradify_guide and tradify_status, both of which act as onboarding gates ('call this first' vs. readiness check), which could cause an agent to pick the wrong starting tool.

    Naming Consistency4/5

    All seven tools use a consistent snake_case tradify_ prefix, making the set easy to scan. However, five are action verbs (open, read, click, type, close) while guide and status are nouns, a small deviation from a pure verb_noun convention.

    Tool Count5/5

    Seven tools is a tight, well-scoped surface for a browser-driven automation server. Every tool earns its place: one for guidance, one for precondition checks, four for the interact loop, and one for teardown/credit control.

    Completeness4/5

    The open/read/click/type/close loop covers the essential lifecycle for driving the Tradify web UI, with a guide and status check for onboarding. Gaps exist for handling dynamic pages (no wait, scroll, select/dropdown, or keyboard-submit operation), which agents may hit on richer flows like line-item entry on quotes and invoices.

    Maintenance

    ActivityMaintained
    ResponsivenessNo recent community issues

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