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AI × Bouw
Use Exact Online Construction with Microsoft Copilot
Connect Exact Online Construction to Microsoft Copilot via the MCP protocol. Manage projects directly from Teams, Outlook, Edge or Microsoft 365.
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Exact Online Construction
With Bouw Botje you connect Microsoft Copilot to your Exact Online Construction administration. Copilot is integrated into Microsoft 365, Teams, Outlook and Edge — perfect for construction companies already in the Microsoft ecosystem. Via MCP Copilot can query project status, analyse calculations, log hours and generate instalments. From Teams you can share project information or draft an instalment invoice directly, without opening Exact Online.
Also see the complete Exact Online Construction AI integration with all supported AI assistants and features.
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Automation
Not just querying — also creating
Most integrations only let you look up data. With Bouw Botje, Microsoft Copilot can actually take action in Exact Online Construction: create projects, log hours, generate instalment invoices and more.
80 write actions
Create projects, instalments, hours and more — directly from Microsoft Copilot.
Complete processes
From quote to delivery, without opening Exact Online Construction.
Safe & controllable
Write access is optional. You decide whether the AI can read or also write.
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Examples
What can you do with Microsoft Copilot and Exact Online Construction?
Ask in plain language what you want to know or do in your Exact Online Construction administration - projects, calculations, hours, instalments.
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› "What is the status of project X?" (in Teams)
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› "Create instalment 4 for project Y" (in Outlook)
Draft instalment invoices from Outlook when receiving a client email.
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› "Log 38 hours on project Z, week 23"
Register hours from any Microsoft app where Copilot is available.
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› "Generate an Excel report of my project margins"
Copilot exports directly to Excel for further analysis.
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› "Which subcontractor invoices are overdue this week?"
Overview in Outlook with payment status and due date.
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› "Order material for project Aalsmeer at De Bouwmaat"
Create a purchase order with the supplier, linked to the project.
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Pricing
Microsoft Copilot with Exact Online Construction - Plans
Choose the plan that suits you. Try free for 14 days.
Advanced
€59
- Read & automate (projects, instalments, hours and more)
- 8,000 AI requests per month
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Frequently asked questions
Microsoft Copilot and Exact Online Construction - FAQ
Create a free Bouw Botje account, connect Exact Online Construction with an API key and add the Bouw Botje MCP server via Copilot Studio or the MCP settings.
Bouw Botje has more than 70 tools, but you choose per connection which ones Copilot sees. In Bouw Botje go to Linked AI clients and click Choose tools. The Copilot preset selects the key tools for projects, hours, instalments, invoices, purchasing and contacts within the limit; the admin tools for switching administrations always stay on.
Yes. Copilot is available everywhere in Microsoft 365 — Bouw Botje works in all those contexts.
For Copilot you need a Microsoft 365 licence with the Copilot add-on. Bouw Botje works as soon as Copilot supports MCP servers in your version.
Yes, with the Advanced plan of Bouw Botje Copilot can create instalment invoices, hours and purchase orders.
Bouw Botje: Basic EUR 39 / Advanced EUR 59 per month. Microsoft Copilot licence comes on top.
Yes. Your Exact Online Construction API key is stored encrypted and Copilot signs in to Bouw Botje via OAuth 2.1 with PKCE. All traffic runs over HTTPS, the connection is read-only by default and can be revoked at any time. Microsoft Copilot has enterprise-grade security and compliance (ISO 27001, SOC 2).
Bouw Botje at a glance
- Bouw Botje is an MCP integration between Exact Online Construction (Exact Online Bouw, formerly Bouw7) and AI assistants. Full definition
- 209 MCP tools, of which 128 read-only and 81 write. All tools
- Works with ChatGPT, Claude, Microsoft Copilot, Gemini, Mistral, Perplexity, Grok, Cursor and OpenClaw.
- Security: API key stored encrypted, AI clients sign in via OAuth 2.1 with PKCE, separate database per administration, read-only by default. Security
- From €39 per month (Basic) or €59 (Advanced), 14-day free trial. Pricing
- Made by Industrial IT, Ugchelen (Chamber of Commerce 67449727), since 2016. Technical specifications
Sources: Model Context Protocol - official documentation · RFC 7636 - Proof Key for Code Exchange (PKCE) · RFC 9728 - OAuth 2.0 Protected Resource Metadata
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