# BandMate AI

> The tax tool for working gigging musicians, and the platform that runs the band. Musicians track gigs, split pay, log mileage at IRS rates and export the year for Schedule C. Band and Band Pro members can connect Claude to their account over MCP.

- Product: BandMate AI — The tax tool for working gigging musicians, and the platform that runs the band.
- Built by: Pulse AI Solutions (CM3 Solutions Inc)
- Who it is for: working gigging musicians and their bands; also venues, fans and church worship teams
- Home market: Baltimore / Washington DC; works anywhere in the US
- Free to start; Band $19/month per band ($15 billed annually); Band Pro $49/month ($39 annually). Member seats are always free.
- Apps: web at https://bandmateai.com, Android on Google Play, iOS in review
- Support: cm3solutionsinc@gmail.com

## Pages (Markdown)

Every page below has a Markdown twin: add .md to the path, or request the HTML URL with Accept: text/markdown. Everything is in https://bandmateai.com/llms-full.txt.

- [Home](https://bandmateai.com/index.md): What BandMate is, in one page
- [Pricing](https://bandmateai.com/pricing.md): Free, Band, Band Pro; what each includes
- [Claude connector](https://bandmateai.com/claude.md): Connect Claude or any MCP client to a BandMate account
- [For AI agents](https://bandmateai.com/ai.md): How to read the site, use the public API, and act for a user
- [For musicians](https://bandmateai.com/for-musicians.md): Every musician feature
- [Mileage and taxes](https://bandmateai.com/musician-mileage-tracker.md): Gig mileage at IRS rates; the deduction explained

## Audiences

- [Musicians](https://bandmateai.com/for-musicians.md): Track gigs, split pay, log mileage at IRS rates, keep setlists, backing tracks and chord charts, and export the year for Schedule C.
- [Venues](https://bandmateai.com/for-venues.md): A venue profile, booking requests, a calendar, direct messages with bands, and ratings after the show. Free.
- [Fans](https://bandmateai.com/for-fans.md): Discover local bands and upcoming shows, follow bands, check in at gigs, request songs and share photos. Free.
- [Churches](https://bandmateai.com/for-churches.md): Worship team scheduling, service plans, transposable chord charts and change notifications. Free up to 25 volunteers, then $19/month flat.

## For AI agents acting for a BandMate user (MCP)

BandMate is an MCP server. A Band or Band Pro member connects Claude (or Claude Code, Cursor, any MCP client with OAuth) to their own account and the agent acts as them.

- MCP endpoint: https://bandmateai.com/api/v1/mcp (Streamable HTTP, JSON responses, tools only)
- Auth: OAuth 2.1 with PKCE and dynamic client registration. Discovery: https://bandmateai.com/.well-known/oauth-protected-resource/api/v1/mcp and https://bandmateai.com/.well-known/oauth-authorization-server
- An unauthenticated request to the endpoint returns 401 with a WWW-Authenticate challenge naming the resource metadata; follow it.
- Scope: the connected user's bands only, with the permissions of their role; delete_gig and merge_venues require the user's confirmation. Band-scoped tools need that band on Band or Band Pro.
- Guide for people: https://bandmateai.com/claude

Tools:
- list_bands: bands, your role, plan, booking contact and whether the connector is enabled
- list_gigs: upcoming or past gigs with your pay and miles; owners and managers see the band total
- get_gig: one gig in full, including tech notes
- check_availability: what you already have on a date or range, across every band
- create_gig: add a gig to a band you own or manage; a city/state-only address gives an estimated distance
- update_gig: edit a gig: date, times, venue, pay, status, notes; only the fields passed change
- cancel_gig: cancel a gig and keep it in history
- delete_gig: delete a gig permanently; owner only, and only after you confirm
- list_members: a band's members with role, position and how each is paid
- invite_member: invite someone by email with a role, position and pay type; they get a join link
- resend_invite: send a pending invite again and extend it a week
- cancel_invite: revoke a pending invite
- set_member_pay: set one member's pay on a gig, apart from the band total
- set_member_rate: put a member (sound engineer, sub) on a flat fee with a dated rate schedule
- mark_paid: record a payment: amount, date, method (cash, Venmo, Zelle, check)
- log_mileage: log your own round-trip miles for a gig
- create_expense: log an expense with category, vendor, receipt note and gig
- list_venues: a band's venues, with ids for create_gig
- create_venue: add a venue with address, load-in notes and contact; reuses an existing match
- update_venue: edit a venue's details or your band's notes and contact for it
- merge_venues: merge a duplicate venue into the one to keep, moving its gigs; after you confirm
- set_band_contact: store the band's leader or booker name, email and phone
- calendar_feed: your personal ICS calendar URL plus per-band feeds, with subscribe steps
- mileage_summary: a year of deductible miles, effective rate and each trip
- tax_summary: income marked paid, expenses by category, the mileage deduction
- list_expenses: your logged expenses
- list_equipment: your gear with purchase details and rig notes
- list_setlists: a band's setlists
- get_setlist: every song on a setlist with key, BPM and duration

## For AI agents without an account (public API)

No account needed. JSON, enveloped as { "data": ..., "meta": ... }. Same-origin on bandmateai.com.

- GET https://bandmateai.com/api/v1/public/bands?q=&state=MD&genre=&sort_by=name|followers|newest&limit=20&offset=0 — search public bands. Each has a slug.
- GET https://bandmateai.com/api/v1/public/bands/{slug} — a band profile; /{slug}/gigs, /{slug}/members, /{slug}/songs, /{slug}/last-setlist, /{slug}/stats, /{slug}/similar
- GET https://bandmateai.com/api/v1/public/gigs?q=&state=&city=&genre=&from_date=YYYY-MM-DD&to_date=&limit=50 — upcoming public shows; /{gig_id} for one
- GET https://bandmateai.com/api/v1/public/venues?limit=100&offset=0 — venues with public profiles; /{slug}, /{slug}/gigs, /{slug}/reviews
- POST https://bandmateai.com/api/v1/public/bands/{slug}/booking-inquiry — ask a band to play, on a client's behalf. JSON body: name, email, venue_or_event_name, details (10–5000 chars); optional proposed_date (YYYY-MM-DD), budget_range, is_booker. 201 on success; 403 if the band has inquiries off; 429 after 3 a day per email. Say which agent is submitting in details.

Human-readable pages: https://bandmateai.com/band (directory), https://bandmateai.com/band/{slug}, https://bandmateai.com/gig, https://bandmateai.com/gig/{id}, https://bandmateai.com/venues, https://bandmateai.com/venues/{slug}.

## Mileage rates the product uses

- Business rate: 72.5¢ a mile Jan 1 – Jun 30 2026, 76¢ from Jul 1 2026 (current: 76¢). Each trip is rated by its own date.
- Charitable rate (volunteer gigs): 14¢ a mile, fixed by statute.
- A trip counts when the gig is in the past, not cancelled, and the member confirmed they played. Miles are round trips from the member's home address to the venue.
- Not tax advice. BandMate logs and exports; the user's preparer files.