Construction AI Plugins — Claude + Codex + Perplexity + Manus

The first downloadable AI plugins built for construction professionals. Draft RFIs, daily logs, change orders, estimates, and safety docs in under two minutes.

A PM handling 5 RFIs/week spends 2-3 hours on responses alone. A superintendent writing daily logs burns 45 minutes every day. These plugins cut that to seconds — and if you use Claude, the Procore MCP server connects directly to your live project data.

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What's Inside

Plugin	What It Does	Best For
RFI Response System	Parses any RFI, validates technical claims, references CSI spec sections and drawing numbers, drafts a contract-ready formal response with cost/schedule impact flags.	Project managers and superintendents handling 5+ RFIs/week
Daily Log Reporter	Turns rough field notes into a 10-section professional daily report. Catches near-misses buried in casual language and generates weekly owner summaries from 5 daily logs.	Superintendents on active job sites
Estimating Assistant	Completeness-scores any estimate, identifies missing line items with cost ranges, benchmarks $/SF against market data, and proposes value engineering options with specific savings.	Estimators reviewing takeoffs before submission
Change Order Manager	Generates a complete CO document with itemized labor/material/equipment breakdown, OH&P markups, schedule impact analysis, and running contract total.	PMs and GCs managing scope changes
Safety Compliance	Produces OSHA-compliant toolbox talks, JSAs, incident reports with 5 Whys root cause analysis, and recordability determinations per 29 CFR 1904.7.	Safety managers and superintendents

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Platforms

Works as a downloadable plugin for:

• Claude Code — Full MCP server integration + Claude Code skills (auto-invoked commands)
• ChatGPT / Codex — Custom GPT with knowledge files and conversation starters
• Perplexity — Space instructions with search-optimized prompts
• Manus — Autonomous agent instructions

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Quick Start

Claude Code (recommended)

# Clone the repo
git clone https://github.com/PAMF2/construction-ai-plugins.git

# Install as a Claude Code plugin
claude plugin install ./construction-ai-plugins

Skills auto-register. Type /rfi-response, /daily-log, /estimate-review, /change-order, or /safety-doc in any Claude Code session.

Claude (claude.ai)

1. Open claude.ai and create a new Project
2. Copy the system prompt from plugins/<plugin-name>/claude/system-prompt.md into Project instructions
3. Upload knowledge files from plugins/<plugin-name>/claude/knowledge/
4. Start the conversation — the AI is now a trained construction specialist

ChatGPT / Codex

1. Go to chat.openai.com > Explore GPTs > Create
2. Paste the contents of plugins/<plugin-name>/codex/instructions.md into the instructions field
3. Upload knowledge files from plugins/<plugin-name>/codex/knowledge/
4. Save and use

Perplexity

1. Open Perplexity and go to Spaces
2. Create a new Space for the plugin
3. Paste the system prompt from plugins/<plugin-name>/claude/system-prompt.md as the Space instructions
4. Start a conversation — Perplexity will apply the prompt across all searches in that Space

Manus

1. Open Manus and create a new agent
2. Paste the system prompt from plugins/<plugin-name>/claude/system-prompt.md as agent instructions
3. Upload knowledge files as agent context
4. Deploy for autonomous construction document generation

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MCP Server — Procore

Connect Claude directly to your Procore account. Pull live RFIs, submit responses, create daily logs, manage change orders, and log safety observations without leaving the conversation.

15 tools, 2 prompts.

Tool	What It Does
list_projects	All active or inactive projects in your company
list_rfis	RFIs filtered by status, trade, or contractor
get_rfi	Full RFI detail — questions, responses, attachments, history
create_rfi_response	Submit a response to an open RFI directly in Procore
create_daily_log	Create a daily log entry from notes or structured data
list_daily_logs	Daily logs for a date range (for weekly summaries)
get_manpower_log	Workforce headcount by trade for a specific date
list_change_orders	All PCOs and their approval status
create_change_order_request	New PCO with cost breakdown and schedule impact
create_observation	Safety observation, hazard, or near-miss log
get_budget	Project budget — original, approved changes, revised total
list_submittals	Submittals for reference when drafting RFI responses
list_punch_items	Open punch list items needing correction
get_weather_log	Weather conditions for a specific date
get_manpower_log	Manpower by trade for a date

Prompt	What It Does
weekly-owner-report	Pulls daily logs, manpower, RFIs, COs, weather, and budget — generates a professional weekly owner report
draft-rfi-response	Pulls a specific RFI and drafts a spec-referenced response with impact assessment

Setup:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "procore": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "procore-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "PROCORE_CLIENT_ID": "your-client-id",
        "PROCORE_CLIENT_SECRET": "your-client-secret",
        "PROCORE_COMPANY_ID": "your-company-id",
        "PROCORE_ACCESS_TOKEN": "your-access-token",
        "PROCORE_REFRESH_TOKEN": "your-refresh-token"
      }
    }
  }
}

Get credentials at developers.procore.com. The server auto-refreshes expired tokens.

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Plugin Structure

construction-ai-plugins/
├── README.md
├── .claude-plugin/
│   └── plugin.json                       # Plugin manifest (skills registration)
├── mcp-server/                           # Procore MCP server
│   ├── src/index.ts                      #   15 tools, 2 prompts
│   └── package.json
└── plugins/
    ├── rfi-response-system/
    │   ├── claude/system-prompt.md       # Claude Project instructions
    │   ├── codex/instructions.md         # ChatGPT/Codex GPT instructions
    │   ├── knowledge/                    # CSI MasterFormat divisions, RFI templates
    │   ├── examples/                     # Conduit routing conflict → 6-section response
    │   └── SKILL.md                      # Claude Code skill
    ├── daily-log-reporter/
    │   ├── claude/ + codex/
    │   ├── knowledge/                    # Weather impact thresholds by trade
    │   └── examples/                     # Slab pour notes → full formatted daily log
    ├── estimating-assistant/
    │   ├── claude/ + codex/
    │   ├── knowledge/                    # General conditions checklist (100+ items)
    │   └── examples/                     # 10K SF office at $47/SF → 12 missing items found
    ├── change-order-manager/
    │   ├── claude/ + codex/
    │   ├── knowledge/                    # OH&P markup rates by contract type
    │   └── examples/                     # VCT → polished concrete upgrade → full CO document
    └── safety-compliance/
        ├── claude/ + codex/
        ├── knowledge/                    # OSHA 1926 quick reference, 10 toolbox talks
        └── examples/                     # Heat illness talk + rebar laceration incident report

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Pricing

Product	Price
Single Plugin	$149 – $199
PM Bundle (all 5 plugins + Procore MCP server)	$599
Pro Access (all plugins + MCP server + updates)	$59/month
Custom Build	Contact us for custom builds

One recovered RFI per day at 30 minutes is 10+ hours/month back. A PM handling 5 RFIs/week saves 100+ hours/month.

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License

MIT

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AI automation for construction professionals.