CompanyCam

@CompanyCam show me all projects tagged 'roof repair' from the last 30 days with their photo counts and latest comments

Based on the CompanyCam API response, here are 7 projects matching 'roof repair' from the past month: • **Johnson Residence** (123 Oak St) – 47 photos, last comment 2 days ago: 'Shingles ordered, delivery Thursday' • **Maple Street Commercial** (890 Maple) – 31 photos, last comment 5 days ago: 'Awaiting permit approval' • **Davis Home** (456 Pine Ave) – 68 photos, last comment 1 day ago: 'Final inspection scheduled' The remaining 4 projects have between 12-29 photos each. All projects show active photo documentation with timestamps spanning the work period.

This example demonstrates CompanyCam's strength in visual project organization—filtering by labels and surfacing metadata that helps teams track field documentation. Requires read access to projects, photos, and comments. The MCP returns structured data; the AI synthesizes it into a scannable summary. Photo counts and comment recency help prioritize follow-up work.

@CompanyCam create a new project for 742 Elm Street, assign it to customer 'Martinez Construction', tag it 'foundation work', and add a task 'Schedule concrete pour' due Friday

Project created successfully: **742 Elm Street Foundation Project** - Project ID: proj_8x9k2m4n - Customer: Martinez Construction (linked) - Label applied: 'foundation work' - Task created: 'Schedule concrete pour' (due Jan 19, unassigned) The project is now visible in your CompanyCam dashboard. You can add photos via the mobile app or use '@CompanyCam add photo from URL' to attach documentation. The 'foundation work' label was reused from your existing global labels.

This write-heavy example chains multiple tools (Create Project, Add Project Labels, Create Project Task) in one prompt. CompanyCam reuses existing labels and customers by name, avoiding duplicates. The MCP confirms each action but doesn't validate address formatting—typos will create projects at incorrect locations. Task assignees require user IDs, not names, so unassigned tasks are common in initial creation.

@CompanyCam review all photos tagged 'electrical hazard' across projects, summarize the issues by severity, and draft a safety bulletin for the team

I found 14 photos tagged 'electrical hazard' across 6 active projects. Here's the severity breakdown: **Critical (5 photos)**: Exposed wiring in wet conditions, missing breaker covers in occupied spaces. Projects: Riverside Apartments (3), Oak Hill Remodel (2). **Moderate (7 photos)**: Overloaded circuits, improper grounding. Projects: scattered across 4 sites. **Minor (2 photos)**: Labeling issues, cosmetic panel damage. **Draft Safety Bulletin**: 'Immediate action required on Riverside and Oak Hill sites—exposed wiring documented in photos #4721, #4723, #4729. All PMs: verify breaker panel compliance before next inspection. Review photo tags weekly to catch hazards early.'

This synthesis example shows how CompanyCam's tagging system enables safety oversight across multiple job sites. The AI interprets photo metadata and comments to assess severity—it cannot view image content directly, so accuracy depends on accurate tagging by field teams. Useful for compliance reporting, but requires consistent tag discipline. The MCP retrieves photo metadata; the AI provides the analytical layer.

When CompanyCam beats shared drives for contractor teams

A 6-person roofing crew needs before-and-after photos tagged by job site and damage type. CompanyCam wins here because the photo-tagging and project-binding tools let field techs upload from their phones and the office can search by label later without renaming files. The API key auth means you can wire it into Switchy so the estimator can pull tagged photos into proposals without switching apps. The threshold: if your team takes fewer than 20 photos per week, a shared Google Drive folder is simpler. Above that volume, the tagging and comment threads justify the setup cost. Connect CompanyCam to Switchy when your photo library outgrows filenames as the search layer.

Automating client photo shares for service businesses

A 3-person HVAC shop wants to text customers install progress photos without manually downloading and forwarding. CompanyCam's 'Add Project Photo From URL' and customer-creation tools let you script this: Switchy pulls the latest tagged photo from a project, generates a share link, and drops it into your CRM or SMS tool. The trade-off is CompanyCam requires the photo URL to be publicly reachable, so if your images contain sensitive data, you'll need a pre-signed URL step or a different MCP. This scenario works best when your photos are proof-of-work, not proprietary designs. Wire it up when you're sending 10-plus photo updates per day and the manual export is eating an hour.

Turning job-site photos into tracked follow-up tasks

A 4-person landscaping team reviews daily site photos in Switchy and needs to convert photo comments into assigned tasks without opening CompanyCam. The 'Create Project Task' and 'Add Comment' tools let you build a workflow where flagging a photo in chat creates a task on the right project with the assignee tagged. This works when your task volume is under 50 per week—above that, the 24-tool API starts to feel slow compared to a dedicated project-management MCP like Linear. The buying call: if your tasks live in photos first and spreadsheets second, CompanyCam keeps the context attached. Connect it when you're losing tasks in screenshot threads.