Integration · CRM & sales

Connect Claude & ChatGPT to Ecanvasser

Ask your AI about your canvassing data and get the answer from Ecanvasser. It can find contacts and houses, list who lives at an address, read interactions, survey answers, appointments and follow-up requests, and see your efforts, teams and users. It can also add contacts and houses, record interactions and create or update follow-ups.

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Try asking

“Who lives at house 4821, and have we knocked there?”
The AI lists the contacts at the house and the interactions recorded there.
“Add Maria Jensen at 12 Oak Street as a Walk contact.”
It creates the contact with first name, last name and type, linked to the house if you give it.
“Record a door knock with Maria for the Spring outreach effort, rating 4.”
It looks up the effort and interaction statuses, then records the interaction with contact, rating and status.

What your AI can do

Contacts and houses

Search, create and update contacts and houses, and see who lives at an address.

Interactions and surveys

Record interactions for an effort, read interaction history per contact or house, and read surveys and their answers.

Follow-ups and teams

Create and update follow-up requests, list appointments, and see efforts, lists, teams and users.

“What did people answer to question 3 on the housing survey?”
It gets the survey and its questions and lists the answers given to that question.
“Which follow-up requests are assigned to Tom?”
It finds Tom's user ID and lists the follow-up requests assigned to him.
“Mark the follow-up for contact 5120 as done.”
It updates the follow-up request with the new status.

28 tools for Ecanvasser

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

create_contactChanges dataCreate a contact. Required: `first_name`, `last_name` and `type` (Walk or Go). Optional: `house_id`, `gender`, `date_of_birth`, `organization`, `donor`, `volunteer`, `contact_methods` and `custom_fields`.
create_follow_up_requestChanges dataCreate a follow-up request for a contact. Required: `contact_id` and `details`. Optional: `priority` (None, Low, Medium, High), `status`, `origin`, `assigned_to` (user ID) and `interaction_id`.
create_houseChanges dataAdd a house. Required: `address`, `city` and `state`. Optional: `number`, `unit`, `zip_code`, `precinct`, `notes`, `latitude`/`longitude` and `type` (Walk or Go).
create_interactionChanges dataRecord an interaction. Required: `type` (Walk or Go) and `effort_id`, the campaign effort (see list_efforts). Optional: `contact_id`, `rating` (1-5), `status` ({id} from list_interaction_statuses), `survey` answers and `follow_up_request`.
get_appointmentGet one appointment by `appointment_id`.
get_contactGet one contact by `contact_id`.
get_current_userGet the Ecanvasser user the connection is signed in as.
get_houseGet one house by `house_id`.
get_interactionGet one interaction by `interaction_id`.
get_surveyGet one survey and its questions by `survey_id`.
list_appointmentsList appointments, optionally within a `start_date`/`end_date` range.
list_contact_interactionsList all interactions with one contact by `contact_id`.
list_contactsList contacts, optionally searching by `first_name` or `last_name`, or filtering by `created_by` or a date range. Page with `limit` and `after_id`.
list_effortsList campaign efforts. You need an effort ID to record an interaction.
list_follow_up_requestsList follow-up requests, optionally filtered by `assigned_to` or `created_by` user ID.
list_house_contactsList the contacts who live at a house by `house_id`.
list_house_interactionsList all interactions at one house by `house_id`.
list_housesList houses (addresses) in your canvassing data, optionally filtered by `created_by` or a date range. Page with `limit` and `after_id`.
list_interaction_statusesList the interaction statuses set up in your account, with their IDs.
list_interactionsList canvassing interactions (door knocks, calls), optionally filtered by `created_by` or a date range.
list_listsList your saved contact lists, optionally filtered by `status` or `created_by`.
list_question_responsesList the answers given to one survey question by `question_id`.
list_surveysList your surveys.
list_teamsList the teams in your account.
list_usersList the users in your Ecanvasser account.
update_contactChanges dataUpdate a contact by `contact_id`. `first_name`, `last_name` and `type` are required, plus any other fields you want to change.
update_follow_up_requestChanges dataUpdate a follow-up request by `followuprequest_id`, for example its `status` or `assigned_to`. `contact_id` and `details` are required.
update_houseChanges dataUpdate a house by `house_id`. `address`, `city` and `state` are required, plus any other fields you want to change.

Set up in three steps

1
Pick the app
Create a free PipMCP account and choose Ecanvasser from the app list.
2
Paste your key
Paste your Ecanvasser API key. Public API access must first be enabled by Ecanvasser, so email [email protected]. Then go to Account Settings > Public API, click Generate API key and copy it right away. It is not shown again, and keys are valid for 12 months.
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 Ecanvasser?

The AI can read contacts, houses, interactions, surveys and survey answers, appointments, follow-up requests, efforts, lists, teams and users. It can create and update contacts, houses and follow-up requests, and record new interactions. There are no tools for deleting data.

Does the AI see my Ecanvasser API key?

No. Your Ecanvasser credentials are encrypted at rest and never shown to the AI. After you save them, they are 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. You choose which tools are switched on, so you can start read-only. Creating or updating contacts, houses, interactions and follow-ups can require your approval before it runs. 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 Ecanvasser account.

Why do I need to contact Ecanvasser first?

Ecanvasser has to enable public API access on your account before you can create an API key. Email [email protected] to ask for it. After that you generate the key under Account Settings > Public API. Keys are valid for 12 months, so you will need a new one after that.