01
Copy and paste
A manager copies rows out of the DMS and pastes them into ChatGPT or Claude, one screen at a time.
Hours of busywork. The same copying and pasting every day, and the AI still only sees what was pasted.
AI Connect · by Dealer Nebula
All your dealership data.
Any AI you choose.
Connect your systems once, and your data is there for Claude, ChatGPT or any AI assistant that supports MCP, 24/7. No more copying and pasting, no more daily exports, and no passwords handed to AI.
Starting with inventory. CRM, DMS and more are on the roadmap.
Your systems
- Inventory (IMS)Live
- DMS: sales and dealsPlanned
- CRM: customersPlanned
- Service and ROsPlanned
- RegistrationsPlanned
- Vehicle historyPlanned
- VIN decodingPlanned
- Marketing and listingsPlanned
Dealer NebulaOne clean record per store
Your AI
- Claude
- ChatGPT
- Any MCP-compatible AI
01 · The problem
Your data is already going into AI. The hard way.
Managers, salespeople and owners are already putting store data into ChatGPT and Claude, one workaround at a time. Often nobody else knows it’s happening.
02
Export and upload
Someone exports a spreadsheet every morning and uploads it to the AI.
Always a step behind. An export is a snapshot. By lunch, the AI is answering from old data.
03
Hand over the login
An AI agent is given a username and password to the DMS or CRM, and signs in as that person.
Unfiltered access. The agent can open everything that login can, every action is logged as that person, and the owner often doesn’t know.
And every vendor is adding its own AI. Each one only sees its own slice, so your team ends up with five chats and still no complete answer.
02 · AI Connect
Connect once. Your AI has your data 24/7.
Once your accounts are connected and Dealer Nebula is added to Claude or ChatGPT, the AI your team already uses can answer from your dealership’s data any time, day or night.
Examples use sample data. Today AI Connect covers inventory; customers, deals and more join the same chat as those systems connect.
Sales floorDealer Nebula
Example conversation, for sales (sample data):
You: Customer on the phone wants a third-row SUV under $32k with less than 50k miles. What do we have?
The assistant uses Dealer Nebula: Searched inventory · 3 matches.
Assistant:
Three matches at Sample Motors:
| Stock | Vehicle | Miles | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| S2410 | 2021 Toyota Highlander XLE | 28,410 | $31,900 |
| S2388 | 2020 Honda Pilot EX-L | 41,775 | $29,450 |
| S2402 | 2019 Kia Sorento SX | 36,920 | $24,980 |
The Highlander has the lowest miles. Want the details on it?
You: She likes the Highlander but saw one online for $2,000 less. How should I handle that?
The assistant uses Dealer Nebula: Got details for S2410.
Assistant:
A few angles, using this unit’s details:
- Compare like for like. Ask for the listing and check trim and miles. This one is an XLE with 28,410 miles.
- Point to what’s included. Your listing notes leather, a sunroof and a 360° camera.
- Move it in person. Offer to have it ready for a test drive today instead of negotiating by phone.
You: Write a text I can send her.
Assistant:
Text message
Hi Maria, it’s Jake at Sample Motors. The 2021 Highlander XLE we talked about has just 28,410 miles, leather, a sunroof and a 360° camera. Want to take it for a drive today? I can have it out front at 5:30.
Example conversation, for managers (sample data):
You: Which used units have been on the lot more than 60 days?
The assistant uses Dealer Nebula: Checked inventory aging · 6 units.
Assistant:
6 used units are over 60 days at Sample Motors. The four oldest:
| Stock | Vehicle | Days | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| S2291 | 2019 Ford F-150 XLT | 94 | $31,480 |
| S2307 | 2020 Chevrolet Equinox LT | 81 | $19,950 |
| S2315 | 2018 Jeep Wrangler Sport | 77 | $26,700 |
| S2342 | 2021 Honda CR-V EX | 68 | $27,390 |
You: Are any of those missing photos or still at their original price?
The assistant uses Dealer Nebula: Checked 4 vehicles.
Assistant:
- F-150 (S2291): 9 photos, against a store average of 32. Still at its original price after 94 days.
- Wrangler (S2315): full photo set, but no price change in 77 days.
- Equinox and CR-V: full photo sets, and both were repriced this month.
You: Write that up for Monday’s sales meeting.
Assistant:
Aged used inventory (60+ days)
- 6 units over 60 days; the oldest is the F-150 at 94 days.
- Reshoot the F-150 this week. It has 9 photos against a store average of 32.
- Review pricing on the F-150 and Wrangler, which haven’t changed since they arrived.
- The Equinox and CR-V were repriced this month. Check them again in two weeks.
Today
- 1Export a report from the DMS
- 2Clean up the spreadsheet
- 3Upload it to your AI
- 4Ask your question
- 5Do it all again tomorrow
Every day, for every question.
With AI Connect
Just ask.
Your data is already there, 24/7.
03 · Built for control
Safer than what your team is doing now.
AI Connect gives your AI answers, not access. It never gets a password, it can’t change anything, and owners decide who’s connected.
| Feature | Copy, paste and upload | Shared logins | AI Connect |
|---|---|---|---|
| No manual work | Copy, paste and upload: no | Shared logins: yes | AI Connect: yes |
| Always up to date | Copy, paste and upload: no | Shared logins: yes | AI Connect: yes |
| No passwords given to AI | Copy, paste and upload: yes | Shared logins: no | AI Connect: yes |
| Read-only | Copy, paste and upload: yes | Shared logins: no | AI Connect: yes |
| Permissions by user, role and store | Copy, paste and upload: no | Shared logins: no | AI Connect: yes |
| Owners can see and switch off access | Copy, paste and upload: no | Shared logins: no | AI Connect: yes |
04 · How it works
Set up once. Ask every day.
- 01
Connect your accounts
Today that’s your inventory: we work with your inventory provider to set up the same feed your website gets. More systems (DMS, CRM) are on the way.
- 02
Add Dealer Nebula to your AI
Add it to Claude, ChatGPT or another assistant that supports MCP. You only do this once.
- 03
Ask, any time
Your data is there 24/7, updated every time your feed runs.
05 · What connects
Starting with inventory. Built for everything else.
Our goal is to connect every major DMS, CRM and dealership vendor. Today AI Connect covers inventory. Each new source joins the same record, so the questions you can ask keep growing.
- InventoryUnits, prices, photos and days in stock, from your inventory provider’s feed.Now
- VIN decodingFactory specs and equipment for every VIN.Planned
- Registrations: pump in / pump outWhat’s selling in your area, and where your market’s buyers are buying.Planned
- Vehicle history reportsHistory report links and flags for each unit.Planned
- CRM customer profilesLeads, customers and follow-up history.Planned
- DMS sales and dealsCustomers, deals and what sold.Planned
- Service customers and ROsService customers and repair orders.Planned
- Marketing and listing sitesViews, leads and spend from the sites you advertise on.Planned
Customer and deal data will arrive only with the security safeguards that kind of data requires.
06 · Questions
Straight answers.
What is MCP?
The Model Context Protocol is an open standard that lets AI assistants connect to outside data and tools. Claude and ChatGPT both support it, and more assistants are adding it.
Which AI assistants work with AI Connect?
Any assistant that can connect to a remote MCP server. We’ve tested it with Claude and ChatGPT.
Our team already pastes data into ChatGPT. What changes?
Nothing gets pasted or uploaded any more. Your AI asks Dealer Nebula for what it needs, read-only, and only for the stores that person is approved for.
Does the AI get our passwords?
No. Your AI never logs in to your DMS, CRM or inventory system. It only gets answers from Dealer Nebula.
How current is the data?
As current as your latest feed. Inventory updates every time your provider sends a new file.
What data does it cover today?
Inventory, from the feed your inventory provider sends. CRM, DMS and other sources are on the roadmap.
Can the AI change anything?
No. AI Connect is read-only. It can’t change prices, edit records or post anything.
Who can see our data?
Only the people your dealership approves, and only for the stores they’re approved for.
Do we have to replace any of our systems?
No. Dealer Nebula connects to the systems you already use.
Stop copying. Start asking.
Tell us about your store and we’ll get your feed and your team set up.
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