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Connect Basecamp to Perplexity

Send Basecamp projects, schedules, schedule entries and 2 more data types to Perplexity on a schedule. Filter by date. Refresh as often as every 15 minutes.

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Querying the Basecamp data set in Coupler.io
Perplexity queries your Basecamp data through the Coupler.io MCP connector. Access is read-only.
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How to connect Basecamp and Perplexity

4 steps. You can preview the Basecamp data in Coupler.io before anything reaches Perplexity.

Step 1 of 4

Connect Basecamp

Sign in to Basecamp and authorize Coupler.io. There's no API key to copy.

Sign in with Basecamp

Step 2 of 4

Choose what to export

Pick the Basecamp data you want in Perplexity.

Basecamp accountNot setSelect the Basecamp account to connect. Basecamp 2 and Classic accounts aren’t supported.
Start dateAny dateSpecify the earliest date to begin syncing data. Only records created on or after this date will be exported.

Step 3 of 4

Connect Perplexity

In Perplexity, add a connector named coupler-io that runs the Coupler.io MCP server in Docker, then paste your personal access token.

Data set to shareProjectsThe data view Perplexity can read
Namecoupler-ioConnector name in Perplexity settings
Commanddocker run --pull=always -e COUPLER_ACCESS_TOKEN --rm -i ghcr.io/railsware/coupler-io-mcp-serverRuns the Coupler.io MCP server locally
COUPLER_ACCESS_TOKEN••••••••••••Environment variable holding your personal access token

Step 4 of 4

Set a schedule

Perplexity sees the data as of the last run. Run it as often as every 15 minutes.

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Automate data

Access data that is always up to date by enabling the automatic data refresh on a schedule as often as every 15 minutes and using triggered automation.
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Act on data

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Basecamp to Perplexity questions

5 data types, including Projects, Schedules, Schedule entries, Todos and Messages.

You sign in to Basecamp and authorize Coupler.io. There's no API key to copy.

Yes. Set the start date to cover the period you need.

No. The data stays in Coupler.io, and Perplexity queries it read-only when you ask a question. It can't edit or delete Basecamp rows.

A Perplexity account and Docker. Perplexity reaches Coupler.io through a local MCP server that runs in Docker.

On a schedule you choose, from monthly down to every 15 minutes, depending on your Coupler.io plan.

Yes. Add more sources to the same data flow, for example ClickUp or Airtable, and join or append them before the data reaches Perplexity.

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