Deputy MCP connector for Claude and ChatGPT | Tugger
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Ask your Deputy data anything.

Timesheets, rosters, employees, leave. Ask away.

Tugger® connects Deputy to Claude, ChatGPT and Gemini through one secure, read-only MCP. Ask a question in natural language. Get an answer backed by your own numbers. No SQL. No exports. No waiting.

10-day free trial. No card needed.

Compatible with Claude ChatGPT Gemini + more

Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini and any MCP-compatible assistant.

Illustrative example

What does the Deputy connector do?

The Tugger connector for Deputy syncs your Deputy data into Tugger's secure environment, then makes it available to your AI assistant through MCP.

It syncs automatically, so answers stay up to date. Nothing to build. Nothing to maintain. No code.

Got more than Deputy? Connect Xero, BambooHR and 60+ other apps, and ask one question across the lot.

What Deputy data comes across?

Timesheets Rosters Employees Leave Locations Areas Availability Pay periods

Want the full list? Connect Deputy and ask your AI what's there.

What can you ask your Deputy data?

If it's in Deputy, you can ask about it.

Type it the way you'd say it. Then keep going. Ask a follow-up, drill into the detail, or bring Xero into the same question.

Deputy

“Which areas have the most unfilled shifts next week?”

Deputy

“How much leave is booked over the holiday period, by location?”

Deputy Simpro

“Do rostered hours match the hours booked on jobs in Simpro?”

Deputy BambooHR

“Which BambooHR new starters don't have a Deputy roster yet?”

Deputy's better with company

Ask across Deputy and the rest of your business in one question.

Xero BambooHR Simpro Lightspeed Retail (X-Series) Breathe QuickBooks +65

What's MCP, and why use Tugger's?

MCP is how AI assistants connect to business data.

It stands for Model Context Protocol, and it's the standard Claude, ChatGPT and Gemini all use. Tugger's MCP is the secure route between your assistant and your Deputy data. One connection covers every app you've connected to Tugger.

Ask anything.Break nothing.

Why's Tugger's MCP read‑only?

Because your AI assistant should answer questions about Deputy, not make changes to it.

Tugger reads from Deputy. It never writes back. So nothing an assistant does can change, delete or create a record.

Why use Tugger's MCP?

  • One question, every appAsk across Deputy, Xero, BambooHR and the rest in a single conversation. Tugger handles the joins.
  • AI that understands DeputyYour data arrives structured and described, so your assistant knows what each record is and how they fit together.
  • As much history as you wantPick how far back to go when you connect Deputy. Trends and year-on-year comparisons are there to ask about.
  • Your choice of assistantClaude today, something else tomorrow. Same connection, same data, same controls.

What can AI see of your Deputy data?

Only what you allow.

AI privacy controls, built in

Deputy holds more than timesheets. Staff pay rates. Customer phone numbers. Notes somebody typed three years ago. You decide, category by category, what an AI assistant gets to see.

  • Hidden means hiddenSet a category to Hidden and it's withheld inside Tugger before the answer leaves. The AI can't filter, count or total on it either.
  • Staff and customers, set separatelyKeep staff names visible for scheduling questions while customer details stay hidden. Or the reverse.
  • Different rules where you need themSet rules for your whole account, then override them for Deputy, a single connection or an individual user.

See how AI privacy controls work →

Personal Data For AI
Name, email, phone Staff: Visible External: Hidden
Pay, pensions, tax codes Staff: Hidden External: not held
Notes and free text Staff: Hidden External: Hidden
Special category data Staff: Hidden External: not held

Illustrative. Anything set to Hidden is withheld inside Tugger before the answer leaves.

Your next dashboard is a conversation away.

Tell Claude what you want to see. It builds the dashboard from your Deputy data, there and then.

Want it changed? Just say so.

Want it next month? Refresh it.

Same dashboard. Up-to-date numbers. No build project, no waiting on a developer.

Already on Power BI, Tableau or Excel? They plug into the same Deputy data, and it refreshes automatically.
Build me a dashboard of hours worked by location this month.
Here's your dashboard, built from Deputy.
Hours worked by locationDeputy
6,420
Hours worked
3.2%
Over roster
86
Late starts
Manchester1,840
Leeds1,420
Birmingham1,210
Bristol1,060
Glasgow890

Illustrative. Ask for a change and Claude rebuilds it.

How do you connect Deputy to Claude?

Three simple steps.

  1. 01

    Connect Deputy

    Sign in to Deputy and approve access. No code.

  2. 02

    Switch on AI Insights

    Connect Claude, ChatGPT or Gemini through Tugger's MCP.

  3. 03

    Ask away

    Type a question in natural language. Get the answer in seconds.

What Tugger customers say

Don't just take our word for it.

One of our customers wants a monthly evaluation pack built from thousands of Simpro jobs. It used to take a full day. Now our data reaches Claude through Tugger and the pack comes back in ten minutes, exactly how they want it.
John Trickett
Head of Digital & Technology · Severnside Security Limited
It’s helped me keep my finger on the pulse of each department without having to be down in the trenches to get that pulse.
Matthew Skoglund
General Manager · West Crane Services
With Tugger we are now utilising Claude AI and Cowork to carry out analysis that was never before available to us. This has been a paradigm shift in speed and accuracy of management decision making in our business.
Jeff Smith
Partner & Director of Digital Disruption · Envirotech Group

Customer success stories

Real businesses. Real results.

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Pricing that grows with you

Pay monthly with no contract. Or pay for the year and save 5%.

From
£300 per month

Deputy connector, storage and AI Insights included.

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Deputy and Tugger. Your questions, answered.

Can I connect Deputy to Claude or ChatGPT?

Yes. Tugger connects your Deputy data to Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini and any other MCP-compatible assistant. Connect Deputy to Tugger, switch on AI Insights, and ask questions in natural language.

What is MCP?

MCP stands for Model Context Protocol. It's the standard way AI assistants connect to business data. Tugger's MCP gives your assistant secure, read-only access to your Deputy data, and to every other app you've connected to Tugger.

Can AI change or delete my Deputy data?

No. Tugger's MCP is read-only. Tugger reads from Deputy and never writes back, so nothing your AI assistant does can change, delete or create a record in Deputy.

Can I control what AI sees in my Deputy data?

Yes. Tugger's AI privacy controls let an administrator set each category of personal data to Visible or Hidden, separately for staff and for customers. Anything hidden is withheld inside Tugger before the answer leaves, and every AI call is recorded.

Can Claude build dashboards from my Deputy data?

Yes. Describe the dashboard you want and Claude builds it from your Deputy data. Ask for changes in the same conversation, and refresh it whenever you want up-to-date numbers.

Does Tugger work with Power BI?

Yes. Power BI, Tableau and Excel all plug into the same Deputy data your AI assistant uses, and it refreshes automatically.

Can I combine Deputy with Xero, BambooHR and other apps?

Yes. Connect as many apps as you need and ask one question across all of them. Tugger handles the joins.

What Deputy data does Tugger sync?

Tugger syncs timesheets, rosters, employees, leave, locations, areas, availability, pay periods and more.

Where is my Deputy data stored?

In the UK by default. Need it held in your own region? Talk to us about hosting it there.

Is my Deputy data used to train AI models?

Not by Tugger. We don't use your data to train models. Your chosen AI provider handles data under its own terms, and we'll point you at the right documentation for whichever one you use.

How long does it take to set up?

Connecting Deputy takes a few clicks, and Tugger does the rest. Your first sync then runs on its own, and we'll email you when your data's ready. How long that takes depends on how much Deputy data you've got.

Is there a free trial?

Yes. You get a 10-day free trial, and you don't need a card to start. Connect Deputy, switch on AI Insights and start asking questions.

How much does Tugger cost?

Plans start from £300 per month, with the connector, storage and AI Insights included. Pay monthly with no contract and cancel anytime, or pay for a year up front and save 5%.

Your Deputy data's ready. Are you?

Start asking the questions your Deputy data's been waiting to answer.

10-day free trial · No card needed · Ask away

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