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Planera to Support Model Context Protocol for AI-Driven Construction Scheduling
Planera, a provider of AI-native CPM scheduling software for construction, announced upcoming support for the Model Context Protocol (MCP), an open standard for securely connecting AI assistants and large language models with enterprise applications. The integration aims to eliminate manual data extraction and enable real-time, cross-platform intelligence by allowing teams to query live Planera schedules directly from AI environments such as Anthropic's Claude and OpenAI's ChatGPT. Users can perform instant schedule and risk analysis, automate multi-platform workflows, and reduce integration friction without custom APIs. CEO Nitin Bhandari noted that MCP shifts how teams interact with data, empowering builders to ask complex questions and receive actionable answers.
Planera, a leading provider of modern, AI-native CPM scheduling software for the construction industry, today announced upcoming for the Model Context Protocol (MCP), an open standard designed to seamlessly and securely connect AI assistants and frontier Large Language Models (LLMs) with enterprise applications and databases.
With this new integration, Planera becomes one of the first construction technology platforms to provide native MCP connectivity. The capability allows project teams, schedulers, and project executives to query live Planera schedules directly from leading AI environments—including Anthropic’s Claude and OpenAI’s ChatGPT—eliminating manual data extraction and enabling real-time, cross-platform intelligence across the entire project lifecycle.
Breaking Down Construction’s Perennial Data SilosHistorically, connecting critical path scheduling data with enterprise resource planning (ERP), accounting, and field management software has required custom APIs, brittle point-to-point integrations, or labor-intensive manual exports. By adopting MCP, Planera provides a standardized, secure bridge that allows AI models to dynamically retrieve and synthesize scheduling data alongside information from other connected business systems.
Through natural language prompts within their AI interface of choice, teams can now:
- Perform Instant Schedule & Risk Analysis: Ask plain-language questions—such as identifying projects at risk or analyzing critical path drivers—and receive immediate, context-grounded insights directly from Planera.
- Execute Multi-Platform Workflow Automation: Combine live Planera schedule data with external financial and operational systems to generate dynamic deliverables, such as interactive cash-flow and cost-burn curves, without human context-switching.
- Eliminate Integration Friction: Access enterprise-grade schedule data directly within standard AI workflows without the need for bespoke software development or complex engineering overhead.
“For decades, the construction industry has grappled with fragmented tools and disconnected workflows,” said Nitin Bhandari, CEO of Planera. “MCP fundamentally shifts how teams interact with their data. By exposing Planera’s live scheduling engine to frontier AI models like Claude and ChatGPT, we are empowering builders to ask complex questions across their software ecosystem and receive instant, actionable answers and interactive artifacts.”
Planera is a leading provider of modern, AI-native CPM scheduling software that transforms project planning and management for the construction industry. Trusted by industry leaders including Balfour Beatty, Barton Malow, Big-D Construction, HITT Contracting, Ryan Companies, Skanska, and Zachry Construction, Planera empowers teams to build faster, smarter, and with greater clarity. Planera is backed by investors such as Sierra Ventures, Sorenson Capital, Brick & Mortar Ventures, Prudence, and Firebolt. Learn more at www.planera.io.