Integration · Projects & tasks

Connect Claude & ChatGPT to Baton

Ask your AI how a customer implementation is going in Baton: which milestones are coming up, which tasks are open and how much time has been logged. It reads projects, phases, tasks, milestones, comments, files and customer feedback. Baton's API is read-only, so the AI cannot change anything in your workspace.

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Free plan, no credit card. Takes about a minute.

Try asking

“Where are we on the Acme onboarding project?”
The AI gets the project with status, dates and customer, then lists its milestones and tasks.
“Which tasks in that project are past their due date?”
It lists the project's tasks and picks out the ones past their due date that are not done.
“How many hours have we logged on Acme so far?”
It reads the time totals for the project.

What your AI can do

Projects and milestones

Read projects with status, dates and customer, their phases and milestones, and the project templates you use.

Tasks and time

Read tasks with assignee, due date and status, plus time entries and summed time totals per project or task.

Customers and feedback

Read companies, users, project assignments, comments, files, custom field values and customer feedback on milestones.

“What feedback did the customer leave on the kickoff milestone?”
It lists the customer feedback left on that milestone.
“Who is assigned to the Nordic Foods project?”
It lists the people assigned to the project.
“What happened in Baton today?”
It lists recent activity in the workspace.

23 tools for Baton

These tools are switched on when you connect. You can switch any of them off, or require your approval before it runs.

download_project_fileDownload a project file by its ID.
get_commentGet one comment by its ID.
get_companyGet one company by company_id.
get_milestoneGet one milestone by milestone_id, including dates and status.
get_projectGet one project by project_id, including status, dates and customer.
get_taskGet one task by task_id, including assignee, due date and status.
get_userGet one user by user_id.
list_activityList recent activity in the workspace, with paging.
list_commentsList comments, with paging.
list_companiesList companies (customers) in Baton.
list_custom_field_valuesList custom field values, optionally for one project.
list_milestone_feedbackList customer feedback left on milestones, optionally for one milestone or project.
list_milestonesList milestones, optionally for one project.
list_phasesList the phases defined in your Baton workspace.
list_project_filesList files attached to projects, optionally for one project.
list_project_phasesList the phases of projects, with paging.
list_project_usersList the people assigned to projects, optionally for one project or user.
list_projectsList Baton projects (read-only), with paging via cursor.
list_tasksList tasks, optionally for one project or milestone.
list_templatesList project templates.
list_time_entriesList time entries, optionally for one project or task.
list_time_totalsList summed time totals, optionally for one project or task.
list_usersList users in the Baton workspace.

Set up in three steps

1
Pick the app
Create a free PipMCP account and choose Baton from the app list.
2
Paste your key
Paste a Baton API key for your workspace. Baton's public docs do not describe where keys are created, so ask your Baton workspace admin or Baton support ([email protected]) for one. The API is read-only.
3
Add the link to your AI
You get a personal MCP link. Add it to Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor:
1. Click your name, then Settings › Connectors › Add custom connector.
2. Paste your link as the Remote MCP server URL.
3. Switch it on from the + menu in a chat.

Questions

What can the AI do in Baton?

The AI can read projects, phases, milestones, tasks, time entries and totals, comments, project files, companies, users, project assignments, custom field values, templates, milestone feedback and recent activity. It only reads, it cannot create or change anything.

Does the AI see my Baton credentials?

No. Your Baton API key is encrypted at rest and never shown to the AI. After you save it, it is not shown again, not even to you. The AI only sees the results of the tools it calls.

Can I control what the AI is allowed to do?

Yes. All Baton tools only read data, and you choose which are switched on, for example leaving out files or time entries. Every tool call is logged.

Does it work with ChatGPT?

Yes. In ChatGPT go to Settings › Apps & Connectors › Advanced and turn on Developer mode, then add your PipMCP link. Developer mode needs a paid ChatGPT plan: Plus, Pro, Business or Enterprise. The same link also works in Claude (Settings › Connectors › Add custom connector), Cursor and other MCP clients.

What does it cost?

PipMCP has a free plan with no credit card required. Paid plans bill per completed task. You also need your own Baton account.

Where do I get a Baton API key?

Baton's public docs do not describe where API keys are created. Ask your Baton workspace admin or Baton support at [email protected] for a key for your workspace, then paste it into PipMCP.