Guide

How to connect Grok or Gemini to Rent Manager

Ask Grok or Gemini about your rent roll, NOI, or delinquency — and get answers from your live Rent Manager database. No exports. No pasting spreadsheets. Grok connects in about a minute; Gemini uses the Gemini CLI today.

The short version

Neither Grok nor Gemini can log into Rent Manager on its own. AskRentAI is the connector in the middle: it holds your Rent Manager API credentials and turns a plain-English question into the right queries. You ask in Grok or Gemini; AskRentAI fetches; the AI explains.

Three steps, start to finish:

1. Create a Rent Manager API user (or use credentials that already have API access).
2. Sign up for AskRentAI and connect those credentials.
3. Add AskRentAI in Grok (app) or Gemini (CLI) and start asking.

What you need first

• Rent Manager with API access enabled. Whether your account has it depends on your Rent Manager license (how to check). Your Rent Manager administrator or LCS support can confirm in a minute.
• An AskRentAI account (seven-day trial, no card). After signup you get an API token that starts with rmk_ in the welcome email.
• For Grok: a paid Grok tier that shows Add MCP server (SuperGrok / Premium+). On the free tier that option does not appear — use Claude (Free plan allows one custom connector) or a paid ChatGPT plan with developer mode instead.
• For Gemini: the Gemini CLI is the reliable path today. The web Gemini app's MCP UI is still rolling out.
• About ten minutes.

Step 1 · Rent Manager API user

You can use your own Rent Manager login if it already has API access. A dedicated API user is the safer pattern: cleaner audit trail, easy to revoke, and it can be scoped read-only.

Step 2 · Sign up for AskRentAI

Go to the signup page and enter your Rent Manager URL, API username, and password. The connection is verified on the spot. The trial is seven days with no card.

Step 3a · Connect in Grok

Grok uses the same OAuth discovery flow as Claude — about a minute, no token to paste unless you prefer one.

1. Open Settings → Connectors / Integrations → Add MCP server.
2. Name: AskRentAI. URL: https://api.askrentai.com/mcp
3. A browser sign-in opens — sign in with your AskRentAI email, click the one-tap link we email you, and approve. Prefer a static token? Paste your rmk_ token as the Bearer instead.
4. Save, reload the chat, and ask "list my properties."

Step 3b · Connect in Gemini (CLI)

Google's Gemini CLI added MCP support in 2025. The web Gemini app's MCP UI is still rolling out — the CLI is the most reliable path today.

1. Install Gemini CLI: npm install -g @google/gemini-cli (or follow Google's current install instructions).
2. Edit your Gemini CLI config (typically ~/.gemini/config.json). Add an mcpServers entry pointing at https://api.askrentai.com/mcp with your AskRentAI Bearer token (rmk_… from signup). Exact field names follow Gemini CLI's current docs — mirror whatever shape their MCP examples use, with that URL and your token.
3. Restart any open Gemini sessions.
4. Ask "list my properties."

The same steps are in the full setup guide.

What to ask first

More starters: the first questions guide.

Common questions

Does this change anything in Rent Manager?

No. AskRentAI is read-only.

Do I have to use Grok or Gemini?

No — the same connection works in Claude and ChatGPT too. The full setup guide covers every client.

Is my Rent Manager data used to train AI models?

AskRentAI doesn't train on your data; the connected AI's policy applies. See the privacy page.

What does it cost?

$10 per user per month. Seven-day free trial, no card. Cancel anytime.

Apartments only, or mobile home parks too?

Any property type Rent Manager handles.