【MCP Server】Bullhorn CRM × Claude Desktop 連携ガイド | AI でデータを徹底活用

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In this article, we guide the reader through installing the CData MCP Server for Bullhorn CRM, configuring the connection to Bullhorn CRM, and asking questions of the data in Claude Desktop.

Prerequisites

You need to download Claude Desktop (download) and create an account before continuing.

Overview

Here's a quick overview of the steps:

1. Download and install the CData MCP Server for Bullhorn CRM
2. Configure the connection to Bullhorn CRM
3. Ask questions about the data in Claude Desktop

Step 1: Download and install the CData MCP Server

1. To begin, navigate to https://www.cdata.com/solutions/mcp/connectors and download the CData MCP Server for Bullhorn CRM.
2. Find and double-click the installer to begin the installation.
3. Follow the prompts to complete the installation.

When the installation is complete, you are ready to configure your MCP Server by connecting to Bullhorn CRM.

Step 2: Configure the connection to Bullhorn CRM

1. After installation, the CData MCP Server configuration wizard should open automatically.

   NOTE: If the wizard does not open automatically, search for "CData MCP Server" in the Windows search bar and double-click the application.

2. Click the dropdown menu in MCP Configuration > Configuration Name and select ""
3. Name the configuration (e.g. "cdatabullhorncrm") and click "OK."

   NOTE: This name is used as the name for the MCP server and as the prefix for all of the MCP Server's tools.

   

4. Connecting to Bullhorn CRM

   Bullhorn CRM 接続プロパティの取得・設定方法

   Bullhorn CRM に接続するには、Bullhorn CRM アカウントの資格情報を入力します。また、DataCenterCode プロパティをデータセンターに対応するデータセンターコードに設定してください。詳しくは、こちら を参照してください。

   CLS2、CLS21 などのコードはクラスタID で、ログインした際のブラウザのURL（アドレスバー）に含まれます。

   例えば、

   https://cls21.bullhornstaffing.com/BullhornSTAFFING/MainFrame.jsp?#no-ba

   こちらのURL は、ログインしたユーザーがCLS21 クラスタに存在することを示しています。

   ちなみに、コールバックURL の末尾に"/" を含む値、例えば http://localhost:33333/ を指定する場合は、アプリケーション設定で指定したコールバックURL と厳密に同じ値を指定する必要があります。このパラメータの文字が一致しない場合、エラーとなります。

   Bullhorn CRM への認証（OAuth）

   Bullhorn CRM ではOAuth 2.0 認証標準を利用できます。 OAuth を使用して認証するには、すべてのシナリオでカスタムOAuth アプリケーションを作成して設定する必要があります。詳しい認証方法については、ヘルプドキュメントの「OAuth」セクションを参照してください。

   Enter the appropriate connection properties in the configuration wizard.

   
5. Click "Connect" to authenticate with Bullhorn CRM through OAuth.

   NOTE: The configuration wizard should open your browser and ask you to sign into Bullhorn CRM. If your browser does not open, close the configuration wizard and re-open the application using "Run as Administrator" (see below).

   
6. Finally, click "Save Configuration" to save the MCP server.

   NOTE: This saves the configuration details to a separate file and updates the Claude Desktop configuration file (claude_desktop_config.json) to start the CData MCP Server when the Claude Desktop client starts.

With the CData MCP Server configured, you are ready to start asking questions of your live data from Claude.

Step 3: Ask AI for answers from live Bullhorn CRM のデータ

Now that we have installed the CData MCP Server and configured a connection, we are ready to start with Bullhorn CRM のデータ in Claude Desktop.

1. Open Claude Desktop. It may take a moment for the MCP Servers to start, but you will see the list of servers and tools available in the Claude interface (look for the settings icon below the prompt bar).

   You can individually enable and disable specific tools by clicking on the server name.

2. Now that you have connected, you can ask Claude questions about the Bullhorn CRM のデータ. For example: "Can you give me a quantitative analysis about my closed-won opportunities by industry?"

   NOTE: Claude may need to explore the Bullhorn CRM のデータ to make sense of it before it can begin answering questions of the data. The tabular model presented by CData alongside the database tools available simplify the data exploration and analysis for an LLM.

   

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