What is an MCP server?
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An MCP server is a program that lets an AI assistant such as Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini or Copilot use an outside system through the Model Context Protocol (MCP), an open standard for connecting AI tools to data. The assistant asks the server for what it needs and the server answers from that system. Junction is an MCP server for construction software: it answers from your accounting and project systems.
What is Junction?
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Junction is a connector that lets your AI assistant answer questions from a contractor's accounting and project systems. You add one address to your AI tool, sign in, and ask in plain English, for example which jobs are over budget on labor this month. Junction fetches the figures from your own systems and returns them with the time they were read.
How long does it take to set up?
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It is self-serve and hands-off. Cloud systems connect in about five minutes; on-premise systems take about an hour, because you install a small agent on your own server. There is no implementation project, no consultant and no custom report to wait for. If you want a hand, book time with us.
Which AI tools does it work with?
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Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini and Microsoft Copilot, through their custom-connector feature (ChatGPT requires a plan with developer mode enabled by a workspace admin). Junction uses the Model Context Protocol, an open standard that lets AI assistants connect to outside tools and data.
Can the AI change my accounting data?
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No. Junction only reads. Nothing in the connector can create, edit or delete a record. We also ask you to use database logins and API keys that have read permission only, as a second layer of protection.
Does it work with on-premise systems like Sage 300 CRE or Vista?
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Yes, that is a main purpose of it. For systems that cannot be reached from the internet, you install a small Junction agent on your own server (about an hour, on your own) and it connects outward over HTTPS, so you open no inbound firewall ports.
Can I control who sees what?
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Yes. Administrators set roles and permissions: which systems, which kinds of data and even which jobs each person can reach. Access can only be narrowed, never widened, and an audit log records who asked what and whether it worked, never the values.
Do you run the AI model, and does it cost extra?
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We do not run any AI model. You use your own Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini or Copilot subscription, and any usage is billed by them. Junction only supplies the data when the assistant asks for it.
Where does my data go and is it stored?
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When you ask a question, Junction fetches just the rows needed from your system and returns them to your AI tool, passing through our servers in transit. Answers are not stored. We keep an audit log of who asked which tool and system and whether it succeeded, never the values asked for or returned.
Is there an MCP server for Viewpoint Vista, Sage 300 CRE or Foundation?
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Yes. Junction is an MCP server for construction systems including Viewpoint Vista, Trimble Spectrum, Sage 300 CRE, Foundation, CMiC, ComputerEase, QuickBooks Desktop, Autodesk Build and e-Builder. One Junction connection covers all of your systems, so a single question can draw on several of them. Built for 200+ construction systems: the full list is on the systems page.
Which teams is Junction for?
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Anyone who needs answers from the company's systems: finance and accounting (job cost, billing, payables), project management (budgets, commitments, change orders, issues), operations and leadership (performance across all jobs), and owners' capital-program teams. Administrators decide which systems, kinds of data and jobs each person can reach.
Is Junction only for accounting systems?
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No. Accounting and job cost are where many teams start, but Junction is built to give AI assistants access to whichever system holds the answer: project management and scheduling (Primavera P6, Aconex, Autodesk Build), estimating, field and safety tools, general ERP, property management and CRM.
Which construction systems can it connect to?
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Junction is built for 200+ construction systems: Vista, Spectrum, Foundation, Sage 300 CRE, ComputerEase, CMiC, QuickBooks Desktop, Autodesk Build and e-Builder, and widely used systems such as Primavera P6, Aconex, Fieldwire, Deltek Vantagepoint, Simpro and JD Edwards. Across construction accounting and ERP, project management, estimating and field, general ERP, property and CRM. If yours is not on the list, tell us what you run.
How much does it cost?
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Plans start at $149 a month, priced by the number of systems you connect and the people who use them. There is no AI charge and no per-question meter. See the pricing page for every plan.