Integration · Productivity

Connect Claude & ChatGPT to oboloo

Ask your AI which contracts you have with a supplier, which savings initiatives are in progress, or to add a new supplier in oboloo. It can search, create and update suppliers, contracts and savings, list contract and supplier documents, and look up categories, locations, departments and currencies. It can also add milestones to a savings initiative and read your notifications.

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

Try asking

“Which active contracts do we have in the IT category?”
The AI looks up the category and searches the active contracts in it.
“Add Nordic Packaging as a new supplier.”
It searches first to avoid a duplicate, looks up the industry and creates the supplier with name, contact, email and description.
“Show the documents on our contract with Acme.”
It finds the contract and lists its documents with type and status.

What your AI can do

Suppliers

Search, create and update suppliers, set their address and list supplier documents with approval status.

Contracts

Search contracts by status, category, location or manager, create and update them, and list their documents.

Savings

Search, create and update savings initiatives, and add or update their milestones.

“Which savings initiatives are in progress this year?”
It searches savings by status and date range and lists them.
“Add a Q4 milestone to the freight savings initiative.”
It creates a milestone with name, start and end date, and optional baseline spend and projected cost reduction.
“What contract notifications do I have this week?”
It lists your oboloo notifications in the contracts category for that date range.

26 tools for oboloo

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

add_saving_milestoneChanges dataAdd a milestone to a savings initiative by `saving_id` with `name`, `start_date`, `end_date` and optional baseline spend, cost reduction and cost avoidance.
create_contractChanges dataCreate a contract with `title`, `reference`, `supplier_id`, `category_id`, `location`, `department` and `start_date`; optional currency, sub-category and approval settings.
create_savingChanges dataCreate a savings initiative with `name`, `description`, `status`, `category_id`, `currency_id`, `location` and `department`; optional `supplier_id` and `saving_type`.
create_supplierChanges dataCreate a supplier with `name`, `email` (and `email_confirm`), `contact_name`, `description`, your own `supplier_id` reference and `industries_id`; optional location, department and approval settings.
get_supplier_addressGet one supplier address by `address_id`.
get_supplier_documentGet one supplier document by `id`.
list_categoriesList spend categories, with optional `search` and paging. Use to find a `category_id`.
list_contract_documentsList the documents attached to a contract by `contract_id`, filtered by `search`, type, status or archive.
list_contract_typesList contract types, with optional `search`.
list_currenciesList the active currencies and their exchange rates. Use to find a `currency_id`.
list_departmentsList all departments in oboloo with their IDs.
list_industriesList supplier industries, with optional `search`. Use to find an `industries_id`.
list_locationsList all locations (sites/offices) in oboloo with their IDs.
list_notificationsList oboloo notifications, optionally by `category` and a `start_date`/`end_date` range.
list_saving_typesList saving types, with optional `search`.
list_sub_categoriesList all spend sub-categories with their IDs.
list_supplier_documentsChanges dataList documents stored on suppliers, filtered by supplier `id`, `search`, document type, status or archive, with paging.
search_contractsSearch contracts by `search` text, status, category, location, department, contract type or manager, with paging.
search_savingsSearch savings initiatives by text, status, category, supplier, contract, department, dates or approval status, with paging.
search_suppliersSearch suppliers by `search` text, `status`, `industry`, `location` or `preferred`, with paging. Use this to find a supplier's ID.
update_contractChanges dataUpdate a contract by `id` (resending `title`, `reference`, `location`, `department`, `start_date`, `category_id`): end date, description, contract type, termination terms or notice date.
update_contract_documentChanges dataUpdate a contract document's `title` and `expire_date` by `id`.
update_savingChanges dataUpdate a savings initiative by `id` (resending name, description, status, category, currency, location and department).
update_saving_milestoneChanges dataUpdate a savings milestone by `id` with `start_date`, `end_date` and optional baseline spend, cost reduction, cost avoidance or note.
update_supplierChanges dataUpdate a supplier by `id` (with `name`, `supplier_id` and `industries_id`): tax and company numbers, payment/shipping terms, supplier type, location, department or preferred flag.
update_supplier_addressChanges dataAdd or update a supplier's address by `suppliers_id`: address lines, city, state, zip code, country and website.

Set up in three steps

1
Pick the app
Create a free PipMCP account and choose oboloo from the app list.
2
Paste your key
Paste your oboloo domain and an API secret key. Your domain is the first part of your oboloo address (acme in acme.oboloo.app). In oboloo, go to Settings > API Authentication, enter a name, click Generate API Key and copy the secret key from the table. API access needs a paid Plus plan.
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 oboloo?

The AI can search and read suppliers, contracts, savings initiatives, supplier and contract documents and your notifications, and look up categories, sub-categories, industries, locations, departments, currencies, contract types and saving types. It can create and update suppliers, contracts, savings initiatives and savings milestones, and set a supplier's address.

Does the AI see my oboloo credentials?

No. Your oboloo API secret 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 read-only. Creating and changing suppliers, contracts and savings 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 oboloo account.

Which oboloo plan do I need?

The oboloo API needs a paid Plus plan. With it, you generate the API key under Settings > API Authentication. You also paste your oboloo domain, the first part of your address, such as acme in acme.oboloo.app.