Bring Project Budgeting
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Learn how to connect Exact Online Bouw to Cline and start using 12 AI agent tools in minutes. Fully managed, enterprise secure, and ready to use without writing a single line of code.
What is the Exact Online Bouw MCP Server?
Connect your Exact Online Bouw account to any AI agent and take full control of your construction projects and time tracking workflows through natural conversation.
What you can do
- Project Orchestration — List and manage construction projects programmatically, including creating new entries with account and date metadata
- Time Tracking Automation — Register and monitor employee hours for specific projects to maintain a high-fidelity record of labor costs
- Financial Intelligence — Programmatically track project costs and expenses to monitor budget utilization and financial health in real-time
- Structure Visualization — Access and retrieve Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) to understand project deliverables and activities structured hierarchically
- Account & Employee Visibility — Retrieve complete directories of accounts and employees to ensure precise data association for all project entries
How it works
1. Subscribe to this server
2. Retrieve your Access Token, Division ID, and Region from the Exact Online App Center
3. Start managing your construction projects and hours from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client
No more manual logging of site hours or complex navigation through ERP tables. Your AI acts as your dedicated construction project and cost coordinator.
Who is this for?
- Project Managers — instantly check project progress and register site hours using natural language commands
- Finance Teams — monitor project-specific costs and budget status without leaving your workspace
- Site Supervisors — quickly verify employee assignments and project structures through simple AI queries
Built-in capabilities (12)
Requires project ID, item, date, and amount. Register a cost or expense for a project
You can also associate it with an account. Create a new project in Exact Online
Requires project ID, employee ID, item/activity, date, and number of hours. Register hours (time entry) for a project
Get current authenticated user and division information
Get detailed information about a specific project
List accounts (CRM) from Exact Online
List cost transactions registered in Exact Online
List employees from Exact Online
List hour budgets for projects
List the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) for projects
List all projects in Exact Online
List time transactions (hours) registered in Exact Online
Why Cline?
Cline operates autonomously inside VS Code. it reads your codebase, plans a strategy, and executes multi-step tasks including Exact Online Bouw tool calls without waiting for prompts between steps. Connect 12 tools through Vinkius and Cline can fetch data, generate code, and commit changes in a single autonomous run.
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Cline operates autonomously. it reads your codebase, plans a strategy, and executes multi-step tasks including MCP tool calls without step-by-step prompts
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Runs inside VS Code, so you get MCP tool access alongside your existing extensions, terminal, and version control in a single window
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Cline can create, edit, and delete files based on MCP tool responses, enabling end-to-end automation from data retrieval to code generation
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Transparent execution: every tool call and file change is shown in Cline's activity log for full visibility and approval before committing
Exact Online Bouw in Cline
Exact Online Bouw and 3,400+ other MCP servers. One platform. One governance layer.
Teams that connect Exact Online Bouw to Cline through Vinkius don't need to source, host, or maintain individual MCP servers. Every tool call runs inside a hardened runtime with credential isolation, DLP, and a signed audit chain.
Raw MCP | Vinkius | |
|---|---|---|
| Server catalog | Find and host yourself | 3,400+ managed |
| Infrastructure | Self-hosted | Sandboxed V8 isolates |
| Credential handling | Plaintext in config | Vault + runtime injection |
| Data loss prevention | None | Configurable DLP policies |
| Kill switch | None | Global instant shutdown |
| Financial circuit breakers | None | Per-server limits + alerts |
| Audit trail | None | Ed25519 signed logs |
| SIEM log streaming | None | Splunk, Datadog, Webhook |
| Honeytokens | None | Canary alerts on leak |
| Custom domains | Not applicable | DNS challenge verified |
| GDPR compliance | Manual effort | Automated purge + export |
Why teams choose Vinkius for Exact Online Bouw in Cline
The Exact Online Bouw MCP Server runs on Vinkius-managed infrastructure inside AWS — a purpose-built runtime with per-request V8 isolates, Ed25519 signed audit chains, and sub-40ms cold starts. All 12 tools execute in hardened sandboxes optimized for native MCP execution.
Your AI agents in Cline only access the data you authorize, with DLP that blocks sensitive information from ever reaching the model, kill switch for instant shutdown, and up to 60% token savings. Enterprise-grade infrastructure, zero maintenance.
* Every MCP server runs on Vinkius-managed infrastructure inside AWS - a purpose-built runtime with per-request V8 isolates, Ed25519 signed audit chains, and sub-40ms cold starts optimized for native MCP execution. See our infrastructure
How Vinkius secures
Exact Online Bouw for Cline
Every tool call from Cline to the Exact Online Bouw MCP Server is protected by DLP redaction, cryptographic audit chains, V8 sandbox isolation, kill switch, and financial circuit breakers.
Frequently asked questions
How do I find my Division ID?
Use the get_me tool to retrieve your current authenticated user profile and the active Division ID associated with your account.
Can I register hours for a specific date?
Yes! The create_time_transaction tool requires a Date parameter in YYYY-MM-DD format to log work entries accurately.
Which regions are supported for Exact Online?
Common regions include 'nl', 'be', 'com', 'co.uk'. Check your login URL (e.g., start.exactonline.nl) to confirm your specific region code.
How does Cline connect to MCP servers?
Cline reads MCP server configurations from its settings panel in VS Code. Add the server URL and Cline discovers all available tools on initialization.
Can Cline run MCP tools without approval?
By default, Cline asks for confirmation before executing tool calls. You can configure auto-approval rules for trusted servers in the settings.
Does Cline support multiple MCP servers at once?
Yes. Configure as many servers as needed. Cline can use tools from different servers within the same autonomous task execution.
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