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Zoho Projects Tugger

Ask your Zoho Projects data anything.

Projects, tasks, issues, milestones. Ask away.

Tugger® connects Zoho Projects 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.

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What does the Zoho Projects connector do?

The Tugger connector for Zoho Projects syncs your Zoho Projects 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 Zoho Projects? Connect Clockify, Harvest and 60+ other apps, and ask one question across the lot.

What Zoho Projects data comes across?

Projects Tasks Issues Milestones Time logs Task lists Users Teams

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

What can you ask your Zoho Projects data?

If it's in Zoho Projects, 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 Clockify into the same question.

Zoho Projects

“How many hours did each project log this month?”

Zoho Projects

“Which issues have been open longest?”

Zoho Projects Harvest

“Do the hours logged in Zoho Projects match the time in Harvest?”

Zoho Projects Zoho Desk

“Which accounts with open Zoho Desk tickets have projects running late?”

Zoho Projects' better with company

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

Clockify Harvest Zoho CRM Zoho Desk Xero Slack +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 Zoho Projects 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 Zoho Projects, not make changes to it.

Tugger reads from Zoho Projects. 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 Zoho Projects, Clockify, Harvest and the rest in a single conversation. Tugger handles the joins.
  • AI that understands Zoho ProjectsYour 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 Zoho Projects. 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.

Already using Zoho Projects' own MCP? Keep it. It's handy inside that one app. Tugger's for the questions that span your whole business.

What can AI see of your Zoho Projects data?

Only what you allow.

AI privacy controls, built in

Zoho Projects holds more than projects. Staff pay rates. Notes somebody typed three years ago. Customer email addresses. 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 Zoho Projects, 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 Zoho Projects 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 Zoho Projects data, and it refreshes automatically.
Build me a dashboard of hours logged by project this month.
Here's your dashboard, built from Zoho Projects.
Hours logged by projectZoho Projects
1,620
Hours logged
64
Open issues
5
Milestones at risk
Client portal386
ERP rollout324
Website268
Mobile app212
Support148

Illustrative. Ask for a change and Claude rebuilds it.

How do you connect Zoho Projects to Claude?

Three simple steps.

  1. 01

    Connect Zoho Projects

    Sign in to Zoho Projects 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
Batch invoicing and reporting used to eat hours of admin time each week, chasing details back and forth between Simpro and our spreadsheets. Now it runs on its own, and because Tugger guides the AI to the right figures, I can trust what comes out.
Beau Berg
Operations Manager · Australian Airport 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.

From dashboards, to conversations

TAG spent years building the Simpro reporting they actually needed. Now Dean Kahl asks Claude the one-off questions a dashboard was never going to answer.

Building faster, more efficient reporting with Tugger®

James Ramsay Ltd, a specialist in industrial pipework and heating systems, transformed its reporting with Tugger. By accessing live data from Simpro, they streamlined processes, enhanced decision-making, and improved efficiency.

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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

Zoho Projects connector, storage and AI Insights included.

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Zoho Projects and Tugger. Your questions, answered.

Can I connect Zoho Projects to Claude or ChatGPT?

Yes. Tugger connects your Zoho Projects data to Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini and any other MCP-compatible assistant. Connect Zoho Projects 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 Zoho Projects data, and to every other app you've connected to Tugger.

Can AI change or delete my Zoho Projects data?

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

Can I control what AI sees in my Zoho Projects 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 Zoho Projects data?

Yes. Describe the dashboard you want and Claude builds it from your Zoho Projects 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 Zoho Projects data your AI assistant uses, and it refreshes automatically.

Can I combine Zoho Projects with Clockify, Harvest and other apps?

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

What Zoho Projects data does Tugger sync?

Tugger syncs projects, tasks, issues, milestones, time logs, task lists, users, teams and more.

Where is my Zoho Projects data stored?

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

Is my Zoho Projects 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 Zoho Projects 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 Zoho Projects 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 Zoho Projects, 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 Zoho Projects data's ready. Are you?

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

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

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