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Building a dashboard in Plecto has always been fast. Now it can be conversational.

Today we're rolling out the Plecto MCP server, a new way to connect your favorite AI assistant directly to your Plecto data. Instead of clicking through menus or writing formula syntax by hand, you can describe what you want in plain language and let your assistant build it for you.

🤔 What is it?

MCP, or the Model Context Protocol, is an open standard that lets AI tools securely read and manage data in other applications. By connecting Plecto over MCP, assistants like Claude can create dashboards, build formulas, and add widgets on your behalf, all through natural conversation.

It works with any MCP-compatible client, including claude.ai, Claude Desktop, ChatGPT, and other tools that support remote MCP servers.

✨ What you can do

• Create and manage dashboards. Spin up a new dashboard, pick a theme, start from a suggested layout, update settings, or remove the ones you no longer need.
• Add any widget type. Number tiles with color thresholds, speedometers, line/column/pie/funnel charts, leaderboards, tables, timers, text notes, and live streaming widgets. Your assistant checks the layout first so nothing overlaps.
• Build formulas from plain English. Describe a metric and your assistant creates the formula, picks the right display format, and can test it against real data before saving.
• Ask questions about your data. Get answers like "Who made the most calls in February?" evaluated directly against your data, with no widget or saved formula required.
• Explore KPIs automatically. Ask your assistant to dig through a data source, surface promising metrics, and suggest widgets worth adding.

👀 How it looks in practice

A single prompt can be enough to build a complete dashboard:

"Can you make me a dashboard for Aircall Calls in Plecto?"

Your assistant will explore the data source, create the formulas it needs, and place the widgets automatically: KPI tiles at the top, charts in the middle, a leaderboard below.

Follow-ups work the same way. Ask it to "replace the middle row with a funnel chart" and it removes those widgets and drops a full-width funnel into the same space, with no formula editor required.

🔌 Getting connected

The Plecto MCP endpoint is: https://app.plecto.com/api/mcp

To connect from claude.ai:

• Open Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector
• Enter the endpoint above
• Sign in when redirected and choose the Plecto organization you want to connect
• Click Allow to grant access

To connect from other clients: Any client that supports remote MCP servers (like ChatGPT) can use the same endpoint. Follow your tool's instructions for adding a remote MCP server. You'll be redirected to Plecto to sign in and pick an organization during authorization.

If you work across multiple Plecto organizations, double-check which one you authorize before you start building.

💡 Tips for the best results

• Name your data source clearly when you have several integrations. "Calls from Aircall" beats "calls."
• Reference existing formulas by name when building on previous work.
• Provide a dashboard name if you already know it; otherwise your assistant can suggest one.
• Ask it to test first if you want to validate a formula before saving it.

The Plecto MCP server is available now. Connect your assistant, describe the dashboard you've been meaning to build, and watch it come together in a single conversation.

Need a hand? Read the full setup guide or get in touch with our team.