Time tracking with AI
Log hours of in-house technicians on project and hour type in a single sentence. No more typing timesheets — straight into Exact Online Construction.
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The problem
Time tracking is a daily frustration
Logging hours is essential for project results and invoicing, but the threshold is high: filling timesheets takes time, errors are common, and hours often arrive late in Exact.
Timesheets on Friday afternoon
Technicians fill timesheets after the fact — forgotten tasks, wrong projects, estimates instead of actual hours.
Hours on the wrong project
Hours land on the wrong project or hour type. Margin analyses no longer add up.
Subcontractor hours processed late
Hour and cost lines from freelancers only arrive at invoicing — no real-time cost monitoring.
Wrong invoicing
Late hour entries lead to incorrect client invoices or post-hoc corrections.
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The solution
Log hours via natural language
Connect your AI assistant to Exact Online Construction via the MCP protocol. Log hours with one sentence, from site or desk.
This page focuses on one area — see the complete Exact Online Construction AI integration for the full overview of what AI can do in your construction administration.
Hours in one sentence
"Log 8 hours Pietersen on project X, today" — done.
From the construction site
ChatGPT/Claude/Copilot on your phone — no Exact app needed. Log hours during break or right after the work day.
Week overviews in seconds
"How many hours did team Jansen log on the Aalsmeer project this week?" — instant overview.
Subcontractor hours central
View subcontractor hours per project and put them next to their supplier invoices and contracts.
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Example questions
Ask your AI assistant
Ask these directly to ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot or any AI assistant connected to Bouw Botje.
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› "Log 38 hours Jansen on project PRJ-2026-014, structural, week 23"
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› "How many hours were logged on the Aalsmeer project this month?"
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› "Which hours have not been logged since last week?"
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› "Log 6 hours Pietersen on project PRJ-2026-021 for boiler fault"
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› "How many hours did subcontractor Grondwerk BV work on project N201?"
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› "Which hours are still open for invoicing to client X?"
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Comparison
Manual timesheet vs. AI-driven
How much admin time can you save with AI time tracking?
| Manual | With Bouw Botje | |
|---|---|---|
| Logging hours (per day) | 5-10 min in Exact | 15 seconds via AI |
| Booking place (project + hour type) | Dropdowns + scrolling | AI finds it correctly |
| From the site | Hardly possible | Phone + AI app |
| Subcontractor hours | Manual transfer | AI shows hours per project |
| Week overview | Export + filter | Instant answer |
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Pricing
AI with Exact Online Construction - Plans
Choose the plan that suits you. Try free for 14 days.
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Frequently asked questions
Time Tracking AI - Exact Online Construction | Bouw Botje — FAQ
Ask for instance "Log 8 hours Pietersen on project X, today". Bouw Botje registers the hours in Exact Online Construction on the correct employee, project, hour type and date.
Yes. Because Bouw Botje runs via your AI assistant (ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot on phone), you log hours on the road or right after a job — no Exact app needed.
Yes. Ask "log 8 hours Jansen and 8 hours Pietersen on project X today" — Bouw Botje processes both lines.
You can query hours of subcontractors and other external contacts per project via AI and put them next to their supplier invoices and subcontractor contracts. With the Advanced plan you can also create their supplier invoices on the correct project.
Yes. Ask "what is the week overview for Jansen week 23?". AI pulls the hours from Exact Online Construction and presents an overview.
Basic plan (read-only) EUR 39 per month. Advanced plan (read and write, including logging hours) EUR 59 per month. 14-day free trial.
Bouw Botje works with all AI assistants that support the MCP protocol.
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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