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More trees MCP with Claude: Automate Tree Planting and Impact Reporting
The short answer
Claude connects to More trees through the Model Context Protocol (MCP), a secure standard that lets Claude read information and take approved actions in the platform. Using an API key with limited permissions, Claude can help organisations plant trees, monitor offset projects and generate impact reports through simple natural language requests, with people approving important changes.
What is More trees?
More trees is a platform that helps individuals and businesses plant trees and offset their carbon footprints. It makes supporting sustainability and reforestation simple, and it lets supporters track the results of their contributions. Sustainability teams, ESG managers, facilities leaders and businesses with corporate responsibility goals typically use it to plan their support for reforestation and report on the environmental impact.
How Claude connects to More trees through MCP
The Model Context Protocol (MCP) is an open standard that works like a universal adapter between Claude and other software. It lets Claude use a tool securely, reading information and taking actions, with permissions that the organisation controls. For More trees, the connection can be made through an MCP server or a direct API, using an API key that your team sets up and can revoke at any time.
Once connected, Claude can typically read details about your planting activity, offset projects and impact figures, and answer questions such as how many trees were supported this quarter. With appropriate permissions, it can also help prepare planting orders or set up tracking, so your team spends less time moving between dashboards and spreadsheets.
Permissions and approvals keep people in charge. We grant access with least-privilege settings, so Claude only sees and does what the role requires. Consequential actions, such as committing funds or publishing figures externally, are routed to a named person for approval, and every action is recorded in an audit log.
What you can automate
Quarterly sustainability reporting
Ask Claude to summarise trees planted, projects supported and offset totals for the quarter. It can draft a report in the format your board or ESG team expects, which a person then reviews before it is shared. This saves hours of manual copying from dashboards.
Offset tracking for facilities teams
Facilities managers can ask Claude which offset projects are linked to each office or site. Claude can flag projects that are behind schedule or need follow-up, helping the team keep commitments on track without checking each record by hand.
Employee giving programmes
HR and internal communications teams can use Claude to summarise the impact of an employee tree-planting drive, such as total trees supported and participation. Claude can draft a short update for the intranet that a communications lead approves before posting.
Customer sustainability statements
Account managers can ask Claude to pull the offset figures for a client's engagement and draft a short, accurate summary for a proposal or renewal. The account team checks the numbers before anything reaches the customer.
Budget and project planning
Finance and sustainability leads can ask Claude to compare planned offset spending against the trees actually supported. Claude can highlight variances and suggest questions to raise at the next review, supporting better planning decisions.
An end-to-end workflow: Monthly offset reconciliation and board pack
TriggerThe first working day of each month, or when the finance team requests a reconciliation.
Claude reads the month's offset commitments and tree-planting records from More trees using the approved API key.
Claude matches these figures against the purchase orders and approved budget held in the organisation's finance system.
Claude flags any mismatches, such as projects with no recorded planting or spending without an approved order, for review.
Claude drafts a sustainability section for the monthly board pack, with charts and a plain-language summary.
A sustainability manager reviews the flagged items and the draft, then approves the pack, which is recorded in the audit log.
OutcomeFinance and sustainability teams reconcile offsets faster and with fewer errors, and board packs are ready with less manual effort. Typical results vary by organisation and data quality.
How we set it up
Free automation audit
We review your current sustainability and offset reporting to identify the workflows worth automating with More trees. You receive a clear list of options and expected effort, at no cost.
Secure connection
We connect Claude to More trees using the API key sign-in method. The key is stored securely, and permissions are set to the minimum each workflow needs.
Workflow design
We map the end-to-end process across More trees and your other systems, such as Microsoft 365, your CRM or ERP. People approve any consequential action.
Testing and launch
We test the workflow against real past reporting cycles, then launch with monitoring and audit logs turned on so every action can be reviewed.
Team training
We train your sustainability, finance and operations staff to use Claude confidently, including how to check outputs and when to escalate to a person.
Who benefits
- Sustainability or ESG manager
- Faster, more consistent impact reporting with clear audit trails for stakeholders.
- Finance controller
- Easier reconciliation of offset spending against approved budgets and purchase orders.
- Facilities manager
- Simpler tracking of which offset projects are linked to each site.
- Communications or HR lead
- Quick, accurate summaries of employee and company tree-planting efforts for internal and external use.
Security and control
- Least-privilege API access, so Claude only reaches the data and actions each role needs.
- Named human approval for any action involving funds, public statements or external sharing.
- Full audit logs of every request Claude makes and every change it proposes.
- Regular review of the API key, with the ability to revoke access immediately if needed.
- Testing against past cases before launch, so accuracy is checked on your own data.
For teams in the US, UK, India and the Middle East
Organisations in the United States and the United Kingdom can deploy this workflow with hosting in their own region, aligned with their data protection expectations. Companies in India must consider the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, and we design data handling to suit it. Businesses in the Middle East, including the UAE and Saudi Arabia, must meet local data protection laws, so we select a hosting region that matches their requirements. Hosting location is chosen in consultation with each client to help meet their specific legal and contractual obligations.
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Frequently asked questions
What does the More trees MCP server do?
The More trees MCP server acts as a secure bridge between More trees and AI tools such as Claude. It lets Claude read planting and offset information and take permitted actions in the platform, using the access you define. Where a direct API is preferred, the same kind of connection can be made that way instead.
Is connecting More trees to Claude secure?
Security depends on how the connection is configured. We use an API key with least-privilege permissions, store it securely, and require human approval for consequential actions. Every request is logged, and access can be revoked at any time. We do not guarantee compliance; your own policies and reviews remain essential.
What can Claude do with More trees once connected?
Typically, Claude can read information about tree planting, offset projects and impact figures, answer questions in plain language, and help draft reports or summaries. With permissions you approve, it can also assist with setting up or updating records. The exact scope is agreed during the audit.
How long does setup take?
Timelines depend on the complexity of your reporting and the number of systems involved. A simple read-only connection can be set up quickly, while a full workflow with approvals, testing and training usually takes several weeks. We confirm an estimate during the free automation audit.
Which plan or permissions do I need?
Generally, you need an API key from your More trees account with permissions that cover the data and actions your workflow requires. The exact access level depends on your account setup. We check this during the audit and recommend the narrowest permissions that still support your goals.