# Airtable for agents and humans

Airtable's structured field types, relational links, and built-in automations make it a rich data layer for AI agents. Any MCP-compatible tool can read, write, and query your bases through natural language, scoped to your existing permissions.

## Query and edit your data

Ask questions, summarize records, create and edit fields without leaving your chat. Works with Claude, ChatGPT, or any connected MCP client.

Example prompt:

-   Prioritize my Q3 projects based on due date, owner capacity, and current blockers, and call out what's blocking each one.

## Build with schema

Build and modify your schema to work exactly the way your team does. Create interfaces and visuals you can deploy to Airtable instantly.

Example prompt:

-   Using my Photoshoot Tracker schema, build a schedule interface that groups shoots by status and photographer.

## Turn anything into structured data

Convert PDFs, CSVs, transcripts, emails, and web research into clean, connected records. Migrate or backfill hundreds of thousands of rows in a single session.

Example prompt:

-   Pull vendor data from these contracts into my Vendors base.

## Connect your tool of choice

Start querying your Airtable data in minutes from the tools your team already uses.

### Claude

Best for: Querying and updating your data through natural conversation. Connects in one click via OAuth.

[Add Airtable to Claude](/developers/agents/mcp/claude)

### Chat GPT

Best for: Querying and updating your data through natural conversation. Connects in one click via OAuth.

[Add Airtable to ChatGPT](/developers/agents/mcp/chatgpt)

### Claude Code

Best for: Building interfaces, authoring skills, and schema-aware workflows. Install the plugin to get Airtable MCP & full skills library.

[View install guide](/developers/agents/mcp/claude-code)

### CLI

Best for: Scripting, scheduled operations, and running workflows against your Airtable data. Install via npm.

```
npm install -g @airtable/mcp-cli
```

## Built to work with any agent

Airtable is model agnostic and works with the AI tools your team already use. You're not locked into a single provider.

[View the quickstart](/developers/agents/intro/quickstart)

## What our MCP server allows agents to do

The Airtable MCP server gives agents your base's full structure — field types, relationships, and views — so they can make context-aware decisions.

### Query your data

Ask questions across your bases, surface records, and analyze information.

### Update records

Create, edit, and delete records, fields, and tables through conversation.

### Build bases

Set up new bases and tables, define schemas, and structure your data.

## Make your AI tool smarter with skills

Skills are expert playbooks that make your agent fluent in Airtable starting from core techniques to opinionated workflows for your specific use case.

### Airtable skills plugin

The easiest way to install Airtable skills is via the plugin. It installs all available skills and keeps them up to date.

Claude Code:

```
/plugin marketplace add airtable/skills
/plugin install airtable@airtable-skills
```

Codex:

```
codex plugin marketplace add airtable/skills
```

Then enable the plugin via the Codex TUI's plugins menu.

### Official Airtable skills

Skills can also be installed individually. Airtable provides core skills and role-based solutions skills.

Core skills:

-   `airtable-overview` — Teaches your AI tool how Airtable is structured — bases, tables, field types, views, and relationships.
-   `airtable-filters` — Improves the accuracy of record queries by teaching your AI tool how Airtable filters work.
-   `airtable-CLI` — Teaches your agent about the Airtable CLI.

Solution skills:

-   `product-ops` — Teaches your AI tool sprint tracking, roadmap management, and prioritization workflows.
-   `sales-ops` — Teaches your AI tool pipeline management, deal tracking, and revenue reporting workflows.
-   `marketing-ops` — Teaches your AI tool campaign tracking, asset management, and launch coordination workflows.

[View the full skills catalog](/developers/agents/skills-and-plugins/getting-started)