# Basecamp and Volty > Volty answers clients from your Basecamp to-dos and messages and creates to-dos from their requests, with approval. Volty tells clients where their project stands from Basecamp, and turns their requests into to-dos on the right project when you allow it. Talk to Volty · Free trial Updated 2 Nov 2026 ## Are the drawings ready Volty reads the project's to-dos before it answers the client. LM Laura Miller WhatsApp · Customer Have the revised elevations for our house been done? Looked up Basecamp · Miller Residence · Revised elevations · Done 29 Oct Volty Yes, Laura. The revised elevations were finished on 29 October. Next is the planning submission, due on 12 November. Basecamp project Miller Residence Design stage Open to-dos 5 Next Planning submission, 12 Nov Lead architect Joanne Reyes Last message Material swatches, 30 Oct Read from Basecamp during the conversation ## What Volty does with Basecamp Basecamp keeps each project's to-dos, messages and files in one place. Volty connects to Basecamp with one sign-in. It can read the projects and to-dos it is given, so a client asking about their drawings hears where the work stands, and a request can become a to-do on the right project. - Status from the to-dos · Volty reads what is done and what is next before it replies. - Requests become to-dos · A client's request becomes a to-do on their project. - Answers from the message board · Volty reads the project's messages for what was agreed. - Approval on every write · Writes start Off, and each can be set to wait for a colleague. Connects with One Basecamp sign-in Volty reads Projects, to-dos, messages Volty can change Create to-dos and post comments, when turned on Setup A few minutes Category Projects & tasks Client requests become to-dos on the right project. ### A new request The client asks for a change, and Volty proposes the to-do. LM Laura Miller WhatsApp · Customer Could we look at adding a skylight over the stairs? Volty I'll pass that to Joanne. Is it for daylight only, or would you like it to open for ventilation as well? Both if possible. Waiting for approval New Basecamp to-do in Miller Residence: client asks about an opening skylight over the stairwell Approve · Edit · Decline ## As an automation Describe it to Volty in a sentence; it drafts the automation and an admin turns it on. Client request to Basecamp to-do - When · A client asks for a change · On WhatsApp - Step 1 · Volty asks what they need · So the architect has it - Step 2 · Creates the to-do · Approved by a colleague - Step 3 · Confirms to the client · In the same conversation Questions between meetings answered from the project. ## How Volty connects to Basecamp An admin signs in to Basecamp from the Sources page and picks the tools Volty may use. - 01 · Sign in to Basecamp · With the account whose projects Volty should see. - 02 · Turn on the reads · Projects, to-dos and messages. - 03 · Choose the writes · Create to-do and post a comment start Off. ### The tools Volty gets Each one is a switch on the Sources page in Volty. - Read projects · Reads - Read to-dos · Reads - Read message board · Reads - Create to-do · Changes - Post a comment · Changes Reading tools can be turned on straight away. Anything that changes Basecamp starts Off, and once on it can be set to check with staff, so each change waits for a colleague. ## Common questions ### Can Volty change records in Basecamp? Only when an admin allows it. Every tool has its own switch: tools that only read can be turned on, and tools that change a record start Off. A tool that is on can be set to check with staff, so each change waits for a colleague to approve it. ### How much does it cost to connect Basecamp with Volty? Every Volty plan includes seats, active contacts and AI credits and starts with a free 7-day trial, and the plan prices are on voltade.com/pricing. Meta bills message charges separately for WhatsApp, Instagram and Messenger. ## Related integrations - Asana Projects & tasks - Trello Projects & tasks - Google Drive Files & storage - Outlook Email - Slack Team chat All integrations ## Start your free trial Talk to Volty · Start your free trial Sign up for our 7-day trial. 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