Integration · Scheduling

Connect Claude & ChatGPT to MarketBox

Ask your AI which provider can take a job at a client's address, find an open time and book it in MarketBox. It searches travel-aware time slots for a location, holds a slot and creates the booking. It can also look up and add clients, list providers and services, and change a booking's status or time.

Connect MarketBox free

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

Try asking

“Who can do a 60-minute massage at 12 Oak Street next week?”
The AI finds the service ID and the available providers for that service at the location within the date range.
“Show open times for Anna on Tuesday morning at the client's address.”
It finds travel-aware time slots for that provider at the location, with your preferred days and times.
“Book the 10:00 slot for Tom Hughes.”
It holds the slot, then creates the order with the client and service. This is a real booking, and by default the provider gets an email.

What your AI can do

Availability and providers

Find the best providers for a service at a location and search travel-aware time slots by preferred days and times.

Bookings

Hold a time slot, book a service for a client, release a held slot, and change a booking's status or reschedule it.

Clients and services

List, create and update clients, read providers with skills and service area, and list the services you offer.

“Mark booking 5521 as completed.”
It updates the booking status. The provider and client can see the change.
“Is [email protected] already a client?”
It lists clients filtered by that email. If there is no match, it can create the client with name, email and phone.
“Which providers do we have in Austin?”
It lists your providers filtered by country, state or city.

13 tools for MarketBox

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

create_clientChanges dataCreate a new client with first name, last name, email address and phone, plus optional address and notes.
create_orderChanges dataBook a service: pass the client (name, email, phone), service_id and a reserved_slot_id, plus optional payment details. Creates a real booking and by default emails the provider.
find_available_providersChanges dataFind the best providers for a service at a location: pass billing_id, target_service_id and target_geo_location, plus optional date range and preferred days.
find_time_slotsChanges dataFind open, travel-aware time slots for given providers at a location: pass billing_id, providers, target_geo_location and target_service_duration_mins, plus optional preferred days and times.
get_clientGet one client by ID, including contact details and address.
get_providerGet one provider by provider_id, including skills, service area and schedule details.
list_clientsList clients, optionally filtered by email address. Use it to find a client before creating one.
list_providersList your service providers, optionally filtered by country, state or city.
list_servicesList the services you offer in MarketBox, with their IDs. Use it to get a service_id for availability or bookings.
release_reserved_slotDeletesRelease a held time slot by reserved_slot_id so others can book it.
reserve_time_slotChanges dataHold a time slot for a provider and service before booking: pass service_id, provider_id, service_location, start_date_and_time, timezone and reservation_timeout_mins.
update_bookingVisible to othersUpdate a booking by booking_id: change status (SCHEDULED, ARRIVED, COMPLETED, CANCELLED, NOSHOW) or reschedule with start_date_and_time and timezone. Changes are visible to the provider and client.
update_clientVisible to othersUpdate a client's name, email, phone, address or notes by client_id. Only the fields you pass change.

Set up in three steps

1
Pick the app
Create a free PipMCP account and choose MarketBox from the app list.
2
Paste your key
Paste your MarketBox API key. You view and manage API keys in the MarketBox admin console. If your account has no API key yet, email [email protected] and MarketBox will provision one.
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 MarketBox?

The AI can list services, providers and clients, find available providers and travel-aware time slots, and read client and provider details. It can hold and release time slots, create bookings, update bookings, and create and update clients.

Does the AI see my MarketBox credentials?

No. Your MarketBox 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. You choose which tools are switched on, so you can start with availability lookups only. Creating an order makes a real booking, and changing or cancelling a booking is visible to the provider and client, so these can require your approval before they run. 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 MarketBox account.

Does the AI hold a slot before it books?

It can. reserve_time_slot holds a slot for a provider and service with a timeout you set, and create_order books the service using that reserved slot. If plans change, release_reserved_slot frees the slot so others can book it.