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Full read-write Claude connector for Shopmonkey

Make Claude write work orders and book appointments in Shopmonkey

Give your service writers a second set of hands: Claude writes up orders, books appointments, and answers board and inventory questions from live Shopmonkey data. Every write waits for approval, so nothing hits an order or the calendar without a human saying go.

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Shopmonkey is shop management software for auto repair businesses, covering work orders, estimates, customers, vehicles, appointments, and inventory. Teams want Claude to write up orders, keep customer and vehicle records current, and answer questions about the board without leaving the bay.

What is a Shopmonkey MCP server?

A Shopmonkey MCP server is a small hosted service that exposes Shopmonkey's data and actions to Claude over the Model Context Protocol, so Claude can operate industry-specific platforms inside your own account. We build it as a custom connector with separate read and write tools, and destructive actions stay gated behind your approval.

What can Shopmonkey's current connector do today?

Today, Shopmonkey does not ship a first-party Claude or MCP connector, so reaching it from Claude means a custom integration against the Shopmonkey REST API, and any hand-wired access tends to be read-leaning. A purpose-built Shopmonkey connector adds scoped write actions like creating work orders and booking appointments, with human approval on anything sent or changed.

What does full read-write Shopmonkey access unlock?

Full read-write lets Claude run the front counter. It can write up a work order for a customer and vehicle, book or move appointments once you approve, update customer records, check parts and labor items, and answer questions like which orders are stuck in a workflow stage or still unpaid.

  • Create a work order for a customer and vehicle, held for your review
  • Book or reschedule an appointment after you approve
  • Add or update customer and vehicle records after you approve
  • Pull open orders by workflow stage across the shop
  • Check parts, tires, and labor items in inventory
  • Report on invoices and payments for any date range

Can Claude create a work order in Shopmonkey?

Yes, Claude can create orders through the Shopmonkey v3 API with a custom connector. It drafts the work order from whatever you have, a call summary, a text thread, an inspection note, attaches the customer and vehicle, and holds everything for your approval before it is saved to the shop.

Can Claude book appointments in Shopmonkey?

Yes, Claude can create and update appointments, so it can find an open slot, book the customer in, and reschedule when plans change. Each booking or change is gated behind your approval, and Claude reads the existing calendar first so it proposes times that actually work.

Can Claude delete old orders in Shopmonkey?

No, the Shopmonkey API does not support order deletion, so no connector can do it and we do not claim it. Cleanup like archiving stays in the app. Claude can instead find stale orders for you, report on orders stuck in a stage, and update records you want corrected, with approval on each change.

How a Shopmonkey connector works

We build a small MCP server that connects Claude to the Shopmonkey v3 API using an API key you generate in Shopmonkey under Settings and Integration, sent as a bearer token and stored encrypted. Read tools and write tools are separated, so questions about orders, inventory, and payments never modify anything. Writes, like creating an order or booking an appointment, are gated behind your approval before they execute. The connector never exceeds what your Shopmonkey account itself allows.

Frequently asked questions

Does Shopmonkey have an API?
Yes. Shopmonkey publishes a REST API documented at shopmonkey.dev, served from api.shopmonkey.cloud/v3 and authenticated with an API key you generate inside Shopmonkey. It covers orders, customers, vehicles, appointments, inventory including parts and tires and labor, payments, invoices, canned services, and webhooks for real-time events. A custom Claude connector is built directly against that documented surface, so every tool maps to a real endpoint.
Can Claude create and update work orders in Shopmonkey?
Yes, with a custom connector. The Shopmonkey API supports creating and updating orders, so Claude can write up a work order from a phone summary or an inspection note, attach the right customer and vehicle, and hold it for your approval before anything is saved. After that it can update the order as work progresses, with each change gated the same way, and it can read the whole board to tell you where every order stands.
Can Claude delete data in Shopmonkey?
Order deletion is not supported by the Shopmonkey API itself, so a connector cannot delete orders even in principle, and archiving stays inside the app. Beyond that, the connector's own design keeps destructive surface small: read tools are separate from write tools, every write requires your approval, and the connector operates under your API key, so it can never act beyond what your account permits. Revoking the key in Shopmonkey cuts access instantly.

Using Claude Code?

The same connector works in the terminal: connect Shopmonkey to Claude Code.

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