Build with Avalara using AI
Build Avalara integrations faster with AI
Use tools like ChatGPT, Claude, and Copilot to generate tax calculation logic, debug API errors, and understand Avalara workflows.
Avalara provides AI-friendly documentation and tooling, like MCP server, llms.txt and Markdown documentation, to improve accuracy and keep responses aligned with current APIs.
What you can build with AI
Generate tax calculation integrations
Debug API errors and improve reliability
Understand tax workflows
Build prototypes and internal tools
Accelerate onboarding for new developers
Getting started
- Explore the Avalara Dev Documentation MCP server
- Use Markdown documentation in your prompts
- Build your first Avalara integration with AI
Best practices
Be specific in prompts
Include language, use case, and API details
Use Markdown (.md) links
Improve parsing and output quality
Use MCP for real-time context
Improve accuracy and reduce hallucinations
Provide context when debugging
Include request payloads and error messages
Validate before production
Test API calls and verify results
Example workflow
- Describe your use case to an AI assistant
- Generate integration code using Avalara APIs
- Use MCP to retrieve API details
- Debug errors with AI
- Refine and deploy