This guide explains how to connect your SleekTech data to an AI assistant - Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini or another - so you can ask questions about your portfolio in plain English. This feature is currently in Beta and is read-only: the AI can read your data and answer questions, but it cannot change anything in SleekTech.
Want to see what is possible first? Have a look at See What You Can Do with SleekTech in Your AI Assistant - five interactive examples, from live portfolio maps to compliance boards and landlord reports.
Step 1 - Get Your API Key
An API Key is a secure code that lets an AI assistant connect to your SleekTech data. You only need to create it once. Note that only Admin users can create an API key - if you are not an admin, please ask your administrator.
- In SleekTech, click your User Profile in the top-right corner of the screen.
- The User Profile window opens.
- Open the API Keys tab.
- Click Create API Key, then choose Open API as the provider and confirm.
- Copy the key immediately and keep it somewhere safe (for example, a password manager) - for security it is shown only once and cannot be retrieved again. If you lose it, simply delete it and create a new one.
Important - Keep Your API Key Private
Please read this carefully before sharing your key with anything.
- An API key gives full read access to all of your data. It is not limited by user permissions - it can see everything in your account, regardless of what any individual user is allowed to see.
- Anyone who has the key has this same full access. Treat it like a master password.
- Only enter it into trusted AI tools that you control. Never post it publicly, email it, or share it in a message.
- If you think a key may have been seen by someone else, delete it straight away on the API Keys tab and create a new one. This instantly stops the old key from working.
For a full explanation of what your key can access, what happens when you connect it to a system, and how to replace it safely, please read Keeping Your API Key Private and Secure.
Step 2 - Connect Your AI Assistant
The address you connect to is the same for every assistant:
- https://connect.sleek-tech.co.uk/mcp
The general process is the same everywhere: add a new connector, paste the address above, and when a SleekTech sign-in page appears, paste your API key to authorise it. The steps below show how to do this in Claude.
Connecting to Claude
- Open Claude (a paid Claude plan is required to add connectors).
- In the left menu, click Customise.
- In the left navigation bar, click Connectors.
- Click the + button and select Custom Connector from the dropdown.
- In Name, enter SleekTech Connector.
- Paste https://connect.sleek-tech.co.uk/mcp into the Remote MCP server URL field, leave the other fields empty, click Add, then Continue.
- A SleekTech sign-in page appears - paste your API Key and choose Authorise.
- In a new chat, make sure the SleekTech Connector is switched on, then start asking questions.
Connecting to ChatGPT
For detailed instructions how to connect to ChatGpt see this article:
Connecting ChatGPT to SleekTech - Detailed
Connecting to Gemini or Another Assistant
Similarly, you can connect ChatGPT, Gemini or any other AI assistant that supports connecting to MCP. The process is the same everywhere: in that assistant's settings, add a new custom (or remote MCP) connector, paste https://connect.sleek-tech.co.uk/mcp, then authorise it with your API Key when the SleekTech sign-in page appears.
The exact menu names and availability differ between assistants and change over time, so please follow that assistant's own instructions for adding a custom or remote MCP connector. A paid plan is usually required.
Step 3 - Example Questions to Try
Once connected, ask in plain English - and keep going with follow-up questions:
- "Did any of my properties need a boiler repair more than three times in the last six months?"
- "Which property cost me the most in supplier bills last year, and what was it spent on?"
- "Show me any properties where I'm spending more on suppliers than I'm collecting in rent."
- "Which of my tenants fell behind on rent this year, and by how much?"
- "How much have I paid a particular supplier across my whole portfolio?"
- "Which of my properties have a mortgage maturing in the next 12 months?"
- "How much VAT was on my supplier invoices last quarter?"
For more ideas - including live maps, compliance boards and client-ready reports - see See What You Can Do with SleekTech in Your AI Assistant.
Please Use With Care
- AI assistants can occasionally misunderstand a question or answer incorrectly. Always confirm anything important directly in SleekTech before relying on it.
- This feature is read-only - the AI cannot change, add or delete any of your SleekTech data.
- It is in Beta, so the range of questions it can answer is limited for now and will keep growing.