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Connect Claude & ChatGPT to Parallax

Ask your AI who is off next week, how many hours went into a project, or to log your time in Parallax. It can read people, clients, projects, offerings, pipelines and time entries, and it can create and update people, clients, projects and time, including time off and other project costs.

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Try asking

“Log 6 billable hours on the Acme website project for today.”
The AI finds the project and its offering, then logs the hours for you with today's date.
“Who has planned time off next week?”
It lists planned time off for that date range, with person and hours.
“How many hours did Maria log last month?”
It lists her time entries for the month and adds them up, billable and non-billable.

What your AI can do

Time and time off

Log, update and delete time entries, record time off, and list time entries, timesheets and planned or taken time off.

Projects and pipeline

Create and update projects with budget, dates, status and pipeline stage, and read offerings, roles and other costs.

People and clients

Add and update people with role, capacity and billable target, and create, rename or archive clients.

“Move the Nordic Foods project to the next pipeline stage.”
It reads the pipeline stages and updates the project with the new stage.
“Create a project for client Acme starting 1 November with a 200,000 budget.”
It finds the client and creates the project with start date and target budget.
“Which timesheet entries on project 812 are not approved yet?”
It lists timesheet entries for the project in a date range of up to 31 days, with their approval status.

30 tools for Parallax

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

add_project_other_costChanges dataAdd an other cost or revenue entry to a project with `project_id`, `date`, `type` and `amount`, plus an optional name and offering.
create_clientChanges dataCreate a client with a `name`.
create_personChanges dataAdd a person with `email_address`, plus optional name, role, capacity, start date, worker type, billable flag and tags.
create_projectChanges dataCreate a project with `name`, `client_id`, `start_date` and `target_budget`, plus optional end date, status, pipeline stage, owners and tags.
delete_time_entryDeletesPermanently delete a logged time entry by `actual_time_id`. This cannot be undone.
get_clientGet one client by `customer_id`.
get_personGet one person by `contact_id`, including role, capacity, billable target and dates.
get_projectGet one project by `project_id`, including client, dates, budget, status and owners.
get_project_offeringGet one offering in a project by `project_id` and the offering id (`project_id_2`).
get_time_entryGet one logged time entry by `actual_time_id`.
list_clientsList clients, optionally including archived ones. Results are paginated.
list_departmentsList departments. Results are paginated.
list_offering_rolesList the roles (staffing slots) on a project offering by `project_id` and `project_offering_id`.
list_peopleList people (employees and contractors), optionally including archived ones. Results are paginated.
list_pipeline_stagesList the stages of a pipeline by `pipeline_id`, with their win confidence. Use to find a `stage_id` for a project.
list_pipelinesList sales pipelines. Results are paginated.
list_planned_time_offList planned (upcoming) time off, filtered by `person_id` and `start_date`/`end_date`.
list_project_offeringsList the offerings (billable work packages) in a project by `project_id`.
list_project_other_costsList other costs and revenue entries (expenses, fixed fees) on a project by `project_id`, optionally by `type` or offering.
list_projectsList projects, optionally filtered by `archived`, sales owner or project owner. Results are paginated.
list_rolesList roles (job roles such as Designer or Engineer). Results are paginated.
list_time_entriesList logged time entries, filtered by `person_id`, `project_offering_id` or `start_date`/`end_date`. Results are paginated.
list_time_off_takenList time off that was taken, filtered by `person_id` and `start_date`/`end_date`.
list_timesheet_entriesList timesheet entries with approval status, filtered by `project_id`, `project_offering_id` and a date range of at most 31 days (defaults to the last 7 days).
log_timeChanges dataLog hours worked with `hours`, `billable`, `person_id`, `project_id`, `project_offering_id` and `recorded_date`, plus an optional description.
log_time_offChanges dataRecord time off taken with `hours`, `person_id`, `recorded_date` and `time_off_category`, plus an optional description.
update_clientChanges dataRename or archive a client by `customer_id`.
update_personChanges dataUpdate a person by `contact_id`: name, email, capacity, billable target, dates, worker type, tags or archived. Only the fields you pass change.
update_projectChanges dataUpdate a project by `project_id`: name, status, dates, pipeline stage, budget, margin, owners, tags or archived. Only the fields you pass change.
update_time_entryChanges dataUpdate a logged time entry by `actual_time_id`: hours, billable, date, offering or description.

Set up in three steps

1
Pick the app
Create a free PipMCP account and choose Parallax from the app list.
2
Paste your key
Paste a Parallax Personal Access Token. API access must first be enabled for your company, so ask your Parallax Customer Success Manager. Then open Settings › Personal Access Tokens in Parallax, generate a token and copy it. It is shown only once.
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 Parallax?

It can read people, clients, departments, roles, projects, project offerings and roles, pipelines and stages, other costs, time entries, timesheets and time off. It can create and update people, clients, projects and time entries, log time off, add other costs or revenue to a project, and delete a time entry.

Does the AI see my Parallax credentials?

No. Your Parallax token 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. Deleting a time entry is permanent and 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 Parallax account with API access enabled.

Why can I not find Personal Access Tokens in Parallax?

API access has to be enabled for your company before you can create tokens. Ask your Parallax Customer Success Manager to turn it on, then generate a token under Settings › Personal Access Tokens.