1. Issue an AI key
An administrator creates a REST API key in Vantage Security, turns on AI access, and chooses which modules and tables it can read.
AI & MCP
Ask your ERP a question in plain English.
ADG Vantage supports the Model Context Protocol (MCP), the open standard AI assistants use to work with outside systems. Connect Claude, ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, or a model you host yourself, and ask about vendors, accounts, budgets, and work orders. The assistant reads only the data you grant, every call is logged, and it's included with Vantage at no additional cost.
2. Connect your assistant
Add your Vantage server's MCP address and the key to your AI client. The assistant discovers the tables it has been granted.
3. Ask
Type a question the way you'd ask a colleague. The assistant looks up the schema, queries the rows it needs, and answers from your live data.
Example questions
The questions your team already asks, answered faster.
Finance directors, utility managers, and department heads spend hours pulling reports to answer one-off questions. With MCP, the assistant runs the lookup for them.
- Which vendors have we paid more than $25,000 this fiscal year?
- List open purchase orders for Public Works, oldest first.
- How many residential accounts are more than 60 days past due?
- Show the ten largest water consumers last billing cycle.
- Which work orders are still open by department?
- How many pothole requests came in this quarter?
- Which business licenses expire in the next 30 days?
- Summarize sales tax remitted by business category last month.
Answers depend on the tables granted to the key. Examples are illustrative.
Works with
Use the assistant your organization already has.
MCP is supported across the major AI assistants. Vantage connects with an API key, so setup varies a little by client.
Claude
Claude Desktop and Claude Code connect directly to your Vantage MCP address with the key. This is the quickest setup today.
ChatGPT
ChatGPT custom connectors reach Vantage over public HTTPS. They expect OAuth or open access, so the key is supplied through a small authenticating proxy.
Microsoft Copilot
Copilot agent modes that support MCP servers can call Vantage the same way. A good fit for organizations already standardized on Microsoft 365.
Any other assistant that supports remote MCP servers with an API key can connect as well, including models your organization hosts on its own servers.
Governance
Built for public-sector data rules.
AI access runs on the same REST API security model Vantage integrations already use, with controls aimed at assistants.
Read-only by design
Assistants can describe tables, query rows, and fetch records. Changes to data stay in Vantage, under each user's normal permissions.
Scoped by key
Each AI key carries its own module and table grants. Anything outside those grants is invisible to the assistant, not just refused.
Every call audited
Each request an assistant makes is recorded against its key, so you can see what was asked of your data and when.
Rate limits
Set an hourly call limit per key to keep usage predictable and protect server performance.
Cloud or on-prem Vantage
Works for cloud-hosted Vantage and for on-prem servers with the REST API enabled, reachable over your network or VPN.
Revoke access instantly
The key is checked on every request. Turn off AI access or retire the key in Vantage Security, and the assistant loses access on its next call.
Why it's different
AI on your terms, included with Vantage.
- Included at no additional costMCP access is part of ADG Vantage. Put it to work with the AI assistant your organization already licenses.
- Cloud or on-premise AIConnect a cloud assistant like Claude, ChatGPT, or Copilot, or a model you host on your own servers. Pair on-premise AI with on-prem Vantage and your data stays inside your network.
- You decide where data goesVantage doesn't send data to AI providers on its own. It answers requests from the assistant you connect, through the secured Vantage REST API, and hands the results to that assistant. Your choice of assistant and its settings determine where the data travels from there.
FAQ
Common questions.
What is MCP?
The Model Context Protocol (MCP) is an open standard that lets AI assistants connect to outside systems through a common interface. ADG Vantage includes an MCP server, so MCP-capable assistants can read the Vantage data you grant them.
Does AI access cost extra?
MCP access is included with ADG Vantage at no additional cost. You use it with the AI assistant of your choice, under that provider's own licensing.
Does Vantage share our data with AI providers?
Vantage doesn't send data to any AI provider on its own. It answers requests from the assistant your organization connects, through the secured REST API, and only from the tables you've granted. Where the data goes next depends on the assistant you choose: a cloud assistant processes it with that provider, and an on-premise model keeps it on your servers.
Can an AI assistant change data in Vantage?
The Vantage MCP server is read-only. Its tools describe tables, query rows, and fetch individual records. Creating, updating, and deleting records stays in Vantage, under your normal user permissions.
Which data can the AI assistant see?
Only the modules and tables granted to the API key it connects with. Each key is configured in Vantage Security, and tables outside its grants are invisible to the assistant.
Does it work for on-prem customers?
Yes. Cloud-hosted and on-prem Vantage both support MCP. On-prem servers need the Vantage REST API enabled, and the AI client must be able to reach your server over your network or VPN.
Which AI assistants are supported?
Any assistant that supports remote MCP servers with an API key, whether it runs in the cloud or on your own servers. Claude Desktop and Claude Code connect directly. ChatGPT custom connectors and Microsoft Copilot's MCP-capable agent modes also work, with some extra setup for authentication.
Already a Vantage customer? Setup guides and a video walkthrough are in the ADG Support Portal, and the MCP launch announcement covers the basics. Building a different kind of integration? See the Vantage REST API.
See AI on your own Vantage data.
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