Productivity & Project Management · Ecologi + Claude
Ecologi MCP with Claude: Automate Tree Planting and Carbon Offset Tracking
The short answer
Claude works with Ecologi through the Model Context Protocol (MCP), an open standard that acts as a secure adapter between the two. Once connected, Claude can check project status, help plant trees, purchase carbon offsets and report on climate impact, all from natural language requests, with permissions your organisation controls.
What is Ecologi?
Ecologi is a platform for collective climate action. Businesses and individuals use it to fund tree planting and carbon offsetting projects, and to track the environmental impact of that funding. Sustainability teams, finance leads and office managers often use it to meet climate commitments and report progress to staff, customers and stakeholders. It is designed to make environmental action easier to manage at scale.
How Claude connects to Ecologi through MCP
The Model Context Protocol (MCP) is an open standard that lets Claude securely use other software. Think of it as a universal adapter between Claude and a tool. Through Ecologi's MCP server, or a direct API connection, Claude can reach Ecologi with permissions your organisation sets, and nothing more.
Once connected, Claude can typically read information such as available projects, the status of tree planting work and the impact your account has recorded. It can also take actions you approve, such as planting trees or purchasing carbon offsets. Staff can simply ask in everyday language, for example asking how many trees were funded last quarter.
Permissions and approvals keep people in charge. Access is limited to the actions you allow, and consequential steps such as purchases can require a named person to confirm before they happen. Audit logs record what was done, when and by whom, so finance and sustainability teams can review activity at any time.
What you can automate
Quarterly climate impact reporting
A sustainability lead asks Claude for a summary of trees funded and offsets purchased over the quarter. Claude pulls the figures from Ecologi and drafts a short report with clear headline numbers, ready to share with leadership or in an annual sustainability update. This saves hours of manual copying from dashboards.
Offsetting business travel and events
When an operations team books a conference or a team trip, Claude can estimate the associated emissions from the booking details and suggest an offset purchase. A manager approves the amount, and Claude completes the purchase in Ecologi and records it against the event for later reporting.
Employee giving and engagement
HR or internal communications teams can use Claude to run periodic campaigns where staff choose a project to fund. Claude summarises the options, tracks participation and shares progress updates in plain language, helping employees see the difference their collective contributions make.
Monitoring project progress for customers
Account managers serving clients who care about sustainability can ask Claude for the current status of projects funded on their behalf. Claude gathers the latest updates from Ecologi and drafts a concise note for the client, keeping relationships warm with accurate, timely information.
Budget tracking for finance teams
Finance staff can ask Claude to reconcile the climate spend recorded in Ecologi against the budget set for the year. Claude highlights variances and flags unusual activity for review, supporting clear and auditable records for the accounts team.
An end-to-end workflow: Event offset approval and reporting
TriggerA new company event is confirmed in the team calendar or booking system.
Claude reads the event details, including location, travel mode and number of attendees, from the booking record in Microsoft 365.
Claude estimates the emissions from the event and proposes an offset amount to the sustainability lead.
The sustainability lead reviews the proposal and approves it in a message thread.
Claude completes the offset purchase in Ecologi using the approved amount and confirms the transaction.
Claude logs the purchase in the finance system against the event's cost centre and posts a summary to the team channel.
OutcomeEach company event is offset with a clear approval trail, costs are recorded correctly for finance, and the sustainability team gets a ready-made record for its annual report.
How we set it up
Free automation audit
We review how your teams currently handle climate spending, reporting and approvals, and identify the workflows worth automating. You receive a clear plan at no cost.
Secure connection with an API key
We connect Claude to Ecologi using the API key sign-in method that Ecologi supports. The key is stored securely, and access is limited to the actions you agree to, so nothing is shared beyond the agreed scope.
Workflow design
We design the end-to-end process across Ecologi and your other systems, such as Microsoft 365, your CRM or finance platform. People approve every consequential action, such as purchases, before it runs.
Testing and launch
We test the workflow against real past cases, check the outputs with your team, and launch with monitoring and audit logs turned on from day one.
Team training
We train your staff on how to ask Claude for reports, purchases and project updates, and set up simple guidance so the workflow stays reliable after handover.
Who benefits
- Sustainability lead
- Gets accurate impact figures and reports without manual data gathering.
- Finance manager
- Sees climate spend recorded clearly against budgets, with an audit trail.
- Operations or office manager
- Offsets events and travel quickly, with approvals built in.
- HR or communications lead
- Runs employee engagement campaigns and shares progress with less effort.
Security and control
- Access is limited to the least permissions needed for each workflow.
- Purchases and other consequential actions require named human approval.
- Audit logs record every action Claude takes in Ecologi for later review.
- Your API key is stored securely and can be rotated or revoked at any time.
- Workflows are tested and monitored after launch to catch unexpected results.
For teams in the US, UK, India and the Middle East
Organisations in the United States and the United Kingdom can run this workflow with data handled to the standards their own compliance teams require. Businesses in India must meet the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, and organisations in the UAE and Saudi Arabia must follow their local data protection laws. We choose the hosting region for your Claude deployment to meet these requirements, whether in India, the United States, the United Kingdom or the European Union.
Learn more about Claude and MCP
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The open standard Claude uses to connect to tools.
Frequently asked questions
What does the Ecologi MCP server do?
The Ecologi MCP server acts as a secure bridge between Claude and your Ecologi account. It lets Claude read project information and account activity, and carry out actions you permit, such as planting trees or purchasing carbon offsets, through natural language requests. It is designed to give you climate action control without needing to use the dashboard for every task.
Is connecting Ecologi to Claude secure?
Security comes from careful design. We connect using the API key method Ecologi supports, limit access to the minimum needed, store the key securely and require human approval for purchases. Audit logs record all activity. Regular reviews ensure permissions stay appropriate as your needs change.
What can Claude do with Ecologi once connected?
Typically, Claude can check the status of projects, summarise the climate impact recorded in your account, help plan and place tree planting or offset purchases, and prepare reports. You ask in plain language, and Claude carries out the permitted steps, pausing for approval where required.
How long does setup take?
Timelines depend on how many workflows you want to automate and how many systems they touch. A focused single workflow is often ready in a few weeks, including the free audit, testing and team training. We confirm a realistic schedule during the audit.
Which plan or permissions do I need?
In general, you need an Ecologi account with an API key that has the permissions matching the actions you want Claude to take. Requirements can vary, so we check your account setup during the free automation audit and tell you exactly what is needed before any connection is made.