# Build on Lev's Platform

> Use Lev's CRE-native platform through REST APIs, MCP, and implementation recipes that help teams ship faster with less glue code.

Source: https://www.lev.com/docs/build/build-on-lev

Last updated: May 2026

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## Choose Your Track

Most teams do not need the same entry point. Start where your implementation risk is lowest:

  If you want deterministic integrations and internal system sync, start with the REST API.
  If you want Claude, Cursor, or another client to work directly with Lev data and tools, start with MCP.
  If you want terminal-first workflows, scripting, or to give an LLM coding agent shell access to Lev, start with the CLI.
  If you want to ship a specific workflow quickly, start with a recipe and then branch into the reference docs as needed.

  
  
  
  

## Start by Job to Be Done

Use these starting points if you already know the workflow you want to ship:

  
    Start with [Quickstart](/build/getting-started), then move to [Pagination](/build/pagination), [Filtering & Sorting](/build/filtering-sorting), and [Data Sync Patterns](/build/data-sync-patterns).
  
  
    Start with [Deals](/build/deals), [Contacts](/build/contacts), [Companies](/build/companies), and [Account & Team](/build/account).
  
  
    Start with [MCP Setup](/build/mcp/setup), [Agent Workflows](/build/agent-workflows), and [Term Sheets](/build/term-sheets).
  
  
    Start with [CLI Setup](/build/cli-setup), then [CLI Commands](/build/cli-commands) and [CLI Workflows](/build/cli-workflows) for CI/CD, scripting, and agent integration patterns.
  
  
    Start with [Build a Broker Copilot](/build/broker-copilot) for architecture, tool selection, retrieval patterns, and implementation order.
  

### Persona starting points

- **Platform engineers**: Focus on API overview, auth, pagination, and sync patterns first. Use the CLI for quick terminal-based validation and CI/CD integration.
- **Product teams**: Focus on the core resource pages and start with the objects you need to expose in your UI.
- **AI teams**: Focus on MCP setup, agent workflows, and CLI workflows for LLM agent integration.
- **Broker operations**: Focus on broker copilot, placements, term sheets, and account/team workflows.

## What Lev Provides

The hard part is not building a UI anymore. The hard part is trustworthy CRE data, workflows, and intelligence. Lev gives you a shared foundation for all three tracks.

**What Lev handles for you**

- **CRE data model:** Deals, financials, properties, term sheets, placements, contacts, companies, and their relationships.
- **Lender intelligence:** Directory data and program matching based on live platform activity.
- **Automation layer:** Agent-friendly workflows, MCP-compatible access, and orchestration primitives for repetitive work.
- **Platform controls:** Auth, permissions, usage tracking, rate limits, and multi-tenant isolation.

## First Builds

These are the fastest useful things to ship if you are starting fresh:

- **A first successful API read**: Validate auth and fetch a small page of deals in under five minutes.
- **A durable sync job**: Use cursor pagination, checkpoint storage, and idempotent writes to your own systems.
- **A broker copilot prototype**: Combine deal retrieval, placements, and term sheets in one guided workflow.