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Buildium MCP connector

The Buildium connector brings your rental properties, associations, units, ownership accounts, architectural requests and property files to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Microsoft Copilot and any other MCP client, so each person can ask about them and act on them inside their own Buildium access.

  • Connects with an API key
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  • No credit card
Claude Elaichi connected

Show rentals with open architectural requests this week.

Working in Buildium with Elaichi

  • List all Buildium associations
  • Get single Buildium association by ID
  • List all Buildium ownershipaccounts architecturalrequests
Ask anything…
Governance / Audit log Last 24 hours
Buildium List all Buildium ownershipaccounts architecturalrequests Emily Carter · Claude · 9:41 AM Done
Buildium Get single Buildium association by ID Emily Carter · Claude · 9:41 AM Done
Buildium List all Buildium associations Emily Carter · Claude · 9:41 AM Done
Buildium Create a Buildium association Megan Brooks · ChatGPT · 9:38 AM Done
Buildium Create a Buildium ownershipaccounts architecturalrequest Ryan Hayes · Cursor · 9:35 AM Done

How to connect Buildium to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or Microsoft Copilot

Step by step, for each AI app

Buildium MCP connector for Claude

  1. 1

    Open Customize, then Connectors.

  2. 2

    Press Add.

  3. 3

    Name it, paste the MCP server URL, then Continue.

    https://api.elaichi.ai/mcp
  4. 4

    Sign in and approve.

On Team and Enterprise, an Owner adds it once. Everyone else turns it on for themselves.

Buildium MCP connector for Claude Code

  1. 1

    In a terminal, run claude mcp add with the endpoint.

    https://api.elaichi.ai/mcp
  2. 2

    Start Claude Code and run /mcp.

  3. 3

    Pick elaichi, then sign in and approve in the browser.

Terminal

$ claude mcp add --transport http elaichi --scope user https://api.elaichi.ai/mcp

Use --scope project instead to share it with the repository through .mcp.json.

Buildium MCP connector for ChatGPT

  1. 1

    Open Plugins, then press the + button.

  2. 2

    Name it and paste the endpoint into Server URL.

    https://api.elaichi.ai/mcp
  3. 3

    Leave Authentication on OAuth, then tick the risk acknowledgement.

  4. 4

    Press Create, then sign in and approve.

Works on the web. The plugin directory lives at chatgpt.com/plugins.

Buildium MCP connector for Cursor

  1. 1

    Open ~/.cursor/mcp.json.

  2. 2

    Add the endpoint under mcpServers.

    https://api.elaichi.ai/mcp
  3. 3

    Reload Cursor, then sign in and approve.

~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "elaichi": {
      "url": "https://api.elaichi.ai/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Set up per machine, so repeat it on each computer you work from.

Buildium MCP connector for Microsoft Copilot

  1. 1

    In Copilot Studio, open your agent, then Tools, Add a tool, New tool and Model Context Protocol.

  2. 2

    Paste the endpoint into Server URL, choose OAuth 2.0, then Dynamic discovery, and press Create.

    https://api.elaichi.ai/mcp
  3. 3

    Create a new connection, sign in and approve, then press Add to agent.

  4. 4

    Under Channels, open Teams and Microsoft Copilot and make the agent available in Microsoft Copilot.

Server URL
https://api.elaichi.ai/mcp
Authentication
OAuth 2.0
Type
Dynamic discovery

Microsoft Copilot was called Microsoft 365 Copilot. Keep the tool on end-user credentials, so each person signs in as themselves.

Connect Buildium to any MCP client

  1. 1

    Add the endpoint as a remote MCP server.

    https://api.elaichi.ai/mcp
  2. 2

    Sign in and approve.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "elaichi": {
      "url": "https://api.elaichi.ai/mcp"
    }
  }
}

The Elaichi Agent already has these tools, with nothing to set up.

What teams do with Buildium through Elaichi

Ask in plain English. Each person’s AI can do only what they’re allowed to, and every action it takes in Buildium is logged.

  • Property management

    Pull up a rental property before a call

    Ask for a rental property by name or address and get its details from Buildium, so you walk into an owner or tenant conversation already caught up.

  • Leasing

    Review active unit listings and their contacts

    List the units currently advertised in Buildium and the listing contacts attached to each one, then take down a listing once the unit is leased.

  • Association management

    Track architectural requests across every association

    See which homeowner architectural requests are open for each association, open the attached drawings and forms, and log a new request when one arrives by email.

  • Accounting

    Find owners with outstanding balances

    Ask which ownership accounts carry an outstanding balance in Buildium and get the list back in plain language, ready to follow up before the board meeting.

  • Operations

    Set up a new association or property

    Create a new association in Buildium, add its units, or record a newly acquired rental property without clicking through every setup screen by hand.

  • Office administration

    Keep property files current and tidy

    Look up a lease, insurance certificate or inspection report stored in Buildium, correct its title or description, and remove files that are out of date.

Try asking

  • “Show rentals with open architectural requests this week.”
  • “List associations created since January and their ownership accounts.”
  • “Which rentals are missing signed lease files?”

See all 337 Buildium tools →

What connecting Buildium gets you

6 screens from Elaichi, each doing one job for your Buildium account.

Elaichi Agent

Ask Elaichi to work across your apps.

Show rentals with open architectural requests this week.

List associations created since January and their ownership accounts.

Which rentals are missing signed lease files?

Also runs in Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or Microsoft Copilot

The agent

Ask about rentals in plain language.

Three starter prompts pull live Buildium rentals, associations and files into a straight answer.

ElaichiAI apps
Claude ChatGPT Cursor Microsoft Copilot

Copy the endpoint

https://api.elaichi.ai/mcp
Client Connected by Status Last used
Claude
E

Emily Carter

• Connected 4 minutes ago
Cursor
M

Megan Brooks

• Connected 2 hours ago
ChatGPT
R

Ryan Hayes

• Connected Yesterday

AI apps

Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and Microsoft Copilot reach Buildium here.

One org MCP endpoint over OAuth, no SDK to build and no shared API key.

ElaichiTools
Tool Action Description
List all Buildium associations List List buildium associations with optional filtering. Returns: Id, Name, Description. Max 1000 results per page.
Create a Buildium association Create Create a new buildium association. Returns: Id, x-bodyName.
Get single Buildium association by ID Get Retrieve a specific buildium association by id. Returns: Id, Name, Description. Required: id.
List all Buildium ownershipaccounts architecturalrequests List List all architectural requests in buildium. Returns: Id, id. Filter by associationids, ownershipaccountids, statuses, decisions, or date ranges.
Create a Buildium ownershipaccounts architecturalrequest Create Create a new architectural request in buildium. Returns the created request including id, ownershipAccountId, associationId, status, decision, submittedDateTime, createdDateTime, and lastUpdatedDateTime. Required: ownershipAccountId.

Tool catalog

337 Buildium tools, no custom code written.

Browse tool names, resources and methods across rentals, associations, ownership accounts and files.

ElaichiToolboxes
Name Source template Tools Created

Property Management toolbox

Buildium · rentals and units

Buildium starter 18 Mar 4, 2026

Association Management toolbox

Buildium · associations and architectural requests

— 9 Mar 2, 2026

Accounting toolbox

Buildium · ownership accounts and ledgers

— 24 Feb 27, 2026

Leasing toolbox

Buildium · applications and tenants

Buildium starter 6 Feb 19, 2026

Maintenance toolbox

Buildium · work orders and files

— 31 Jan 30, 2026

Owner Services toolbox

Buildium · owners and statements

— 12 Jan 22, 2026

Toolboxes

Each team gets its own Buildium toolbox.

Toolboxes are scoped per team, so leasing and accounting see different Buildium tools.

ElaichiConnections
Connection Scope Status Access
BU

Buildium (Property Management)

Connected by Emily Carter

Personal • Active 1 team · 6 members
BU

Buildium (HOA Portfolio)

Connected by Jake Morgan

Organization • Active 3 teams · 24 members
BU

Buildium (Accounting)

Connected by Megan Brooks

Organization • Active 2 teams · 11 members
BU

Buildium (Leasing)

Connected by Tyler Reed

Personal • Needs re-auth 1 team · 3 members
BU

Buildium (Maintenance)

Connected by Ryan Hayes

Personal • Active Not shared
BU

Buildium (Owner Services)

Connected by Ashley Parker

Personal • Active 2 teams · 9 members

Shared connections

Teammates use Buildium without seeing a credential.

The connections table shows who connected each Buildium account and which teams share it.

ElaichiAudit log
When Who What happened Type

2 minutes ago

Mar 6, 2026, 3:10 PM

E

Emily Carter

[email protected]

Restriction Created Access

8 minutes ago

Mar 6, 2026, 3:04 PM

J

Jake Morgan

[email protected]

Restriction Updated Access

14 minutes ago

Mar 6, 2026, 2:58 PM

M

Megan Brooks

[email protected]

Role Assigned Access

20 minutes ago

Mar 6, 2026, 2:52 PM

T

Tyler Reed

[email protected]

Buildium Users Updated MCP

26 minutes ago

Mar 6, 2026, 2:46 PM

R

Ryan Hayes

[email protected]

Buildium Rentals Created MCP

32 minutes ago

Mar 6, 2026, 2:40 PM

A

Ashley Parker

[email protected]

Buildium Rentals List Toolbox

Audit log

Answer who touched which rental, exactly when.

Append-only rows record time, person, action, type and the Buildium resource involved.

From answering questions to doing the work

A trigger starts the work, inside the same permissions and the same audit log as everything else. Automations, collections and live dashboards come with the Black plan.

Buildium digest

Run 418 · started 2 minutes ago · on behalf of Emily Carter

  1. ✓

    Schedule

    Every weekday at 8:00 AM

    0.2s
  2. ✓

    Fetch rentals

    Buildium

    1.4s
  3. ✓

    Group by owner

    Transform

    0.1s
  4. ✓

    Draft the digest

    Agent step

    Ran with 4 tools, returned a structured summary

    6.2s
  5. Approve the digest

    Needs approval

    Assigned to Jake Morgan

    Approve
  6. Post the digest

    Buildium

    Queued

Automations

A schedule drafts your Buildium digest, someone approves.

Six steps fetch rentals, group them, draft a digest, take approval, post to Buildium.

Buildium health

Refreshed 4 minutes ago · every 15 minutes · from the rentals collection

Live

Rentals

1,284 ↓ 12%

Associations

96 ↓ 8%

Needs attention

3 ↑ 2

Updated this week

412 ↑ 9%

Rentals created

Last 14 days

By team

Share of activity

Property Management 34%

HOA Portfolio 27%

Accounting 21%

Leasing 18%

Collections and dashboards

Buildium numbers arrive before anyone asks.

Four metrics, 14 days of records created and a team breakdown, refreshed on schedule.

For IT and engineering

Elaichi vs Zapier MCP vs Composio for Buildium

All three can connect Buildium to an AI assistant, and all three have admin controls. They differ in where access lives and how you pay.

Elaichi compared with Zapier MCP and Composio for Buildium, by what to check
What to check Elaichi Zapier MCP Composio
Where the AI connects One address for the whole organization. https://api.elaichi.ai/mcp A server per member, created at sign-in. An MCP endpoint per team, or an SDK.
Control over Buildium tools Allow or restrict single Buildium tools, per role or user. App and action restrictions on the account. Role permissions, down to the action.
Record of calls One audit entry per Buildium call. A History tab of tool calls. A log of every tool call.
Single sign-on SAML or OIDC, plus SCIM, on Gold. SAML on Enterprise. SAML and OIDC on Enterprise.
Price Free for one person; $15 per user per month on Gold. 2 tasks per successful call. Billed per tool call.

Sources: Zapier MCP docs, security, usage; Composio docs, gateway, enterprise, pricing. Checked September 2026.

Longer take: Zapier MCP alternative and when you don't need an MCP gateway.

Buildium tools for your AI agents

337 tools are ready to call through Elaichi's MCP endpoint the moment you connect Buildium, governed by the same roles, restrictions, and audit log as everything else in Elaichi.

Showing 276 of 337 Buildium tools here. Connect Buildium and call search_tools or tools/list over the MCP endpoint for the complete set.

Questions, answered

How do I connect Buildium to Claude?

First connect Buildium in Elaichi by pasting in a Buildium API key, which you generate inside your Buildium account. Then open Claude, go to Customize, then Connectors, then Add, and paste the endpoint https://api.elaichi.ai/mcp. There is no OAuth application to register and no client ID or secret to generate; the whole thing takes a few minutes.

Does Buildium work with ChatGPT and Cursor as well as Claude?

Yes. Once Buildium is connected in Elaichi, the same endpoint, https://api.elaichi.ai/mcp, works in Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Microsoft Copilot, any other MCP client and the Elaichi Agent. You connect Buildium once and every client you use picks it up.

What can an AI agent actually do with my Buildium data?

It can look up rental properties, associations and their units, list the units you have advertised and who the listing contacts are, and find ownership accounts with outstanding balances in Buildium. It can also open, update or remove property files, review the documents attached to architectural requests, and create new associations, units, rentals or architectural requests when you ask. Because Buildium exposes a large number of actions, short concrete asks like "show open architectural requests for Maple Grove" work better than long paragraphs.

Does connecting Buildium give the AI access to every property and association in my account?

No. Everything an agent does in Buildium runs inside the access of the person who signed in, so it sees the properties, associations and files that person can already see in Buildium. Elaichi can narrow that further, for example by restricting the ability to delete files, but it can never widen access beyond what Buildium already grants.

Can my team share one Buildium connection?

Yes. One person connects Buildium in Elaichi and shares the connection with a team, and nobody else ever handles the Buildium API key. Each teammate still signs in to Elaichi as themselves, so the audit log names the person who looked up a rental or created an association, not a shared account.

Can I stop an agent from deleting or changing things in Buildium?

Yes. Restrictions in Elaichi apply per action, so you can allow reading rentals and associations while restricting the ability to delete unit listings or property files in Buildium. A restricted action still appears in Elaichi's tool search, flagged as restricted, but Claude, ChatGPT or any other client cannot run it, whatever the prompt says.

What happens to a Buildium connection when someone leaves the company?

When you offboard a person in Elaichi, their access to Buildium through every AI client ends at once. If they had shared a Buildium connection with their team, it keeps working for everyone else. If you ever want to remove Buildium entirely, disconnecting it once in Elaichi removes it from Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Microsoft Copilot and every other client together.

Does the Buildium MCP connector work with Gemini, Codex, Claude Code or other MCP clients?

Yes. Buildium is reached over the same MCP endpoint every client uses, so anything that speaks MCP can call it — Gemini, Codex, Claude Code, Windsurf, Cline, Zed and OpenCode among them — alongside Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Microsoft Copilot, and the Elaichi Agent. The tools on offer and the access behind them are identical whichever client asks. Only the setup screen differs.

Is Elaichi an alternative to Zapier MCP for Buildium?

Yes. Both let Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor use Buildium. Zapier MCP fits a team that already automates in Zapier, since each person signs in and acts as themselves in that account. Elaichi fits when IT wants one address for the whole company, per-tool rules by role, and a record of every Buildium call.

How is Elaichi different from Composio for Buildium?

Composio gives AI agents tools and sign-in handling across 1,000+ apps, for developers building agents or people using an assistant, billed per tool call. Elaichi gives a company's own people governed access to Buildium: one address, restrictions per role or user, and $15 per user per month. Both have role permissions and a log of every call.

Put Buildium in front of your team

14 days of Black, no credit card. Connect it once and pick what each team can call.

When the trial ends, nothing is deleted. You move to the free Personal plan, and connections, roles and the audit log stay where they are.

Add one link to your AI app

The same link for everyone on your team.

https://api.elaichi.ai/mcp
  • ChatGPT
  • Claude
  • Cursor
  • Microsoft Copilot