AI SEATING CHART · WORKS WITH ANY AI

Describe the room. Get a seating chart you can edit.

You do not need to learn a seating-chart tool. Tell Copilot, ChatGPT, Claude or any chat AI what the venue has: ticket types, a stage, rows, tables, a bar, the exits. SeatLayer checks what the AI wrote and builds a real chart with seats you can sell. Nothing goes on sale until you publish.

The demo Designer needs no account. Choose New from, then Paste from an AI.

DESCRIBE · CHECK · BUILDIllustration
01 · YOU DESCRIBE IT

“A wedding for 200. Twenty round tables of ten, a head table, a dance floor, a bar on the left, the entrance at the back.”

To Copilot, ChatGPT, Claude or any AI
02 · THE AI WRITES A VENUE SPEC
"stage": { "label": "Head table" },
"items": [
  { "type": "area", "label": "Dance floor" },
  { "type": "tables", "tableRows": 4,
    "tableColumns": 5, "seatsPerTable": 10 },
  { "type": "landmark", "role": "bar",
    "placement": "left" }, …
03 · SEATLAYER CHECKS AND BUILDS
Ready to build200 places · 20 tables · 1 category
No tool to learnChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or CopilotEvery problem named by fieldOne Undo brings your draft backNothing publishes without you
THREE WAYS IN

Use the AI you already use.

All three write the same thing: a Venue Spec, a short file that says what the venue has and where, in words. SeatLayer places every seat and checks the file before your chart changes.

01 · INSIDE THE DESIGNERAVAILABLE

Tell Copilot.

Open the Venue Designer and describe the venue. Copilot writes the plan, checks it and builds it in one step you confirm. Then keep going in plain words: add a bar by the entrance, curve the back rows, add a dance floor.

WHEREVenue Designer, in your account
See Copilot in the Designer →
02 · ANY CHAT AIAVAILABLE

Paste from ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini.

Copy our ready prompt into your AI and describe the venue. Paste its whole reply back into the Designer. SeatLayer checks it and shows what it will build. This works in the free demo Designer, with no account.

WHERENew from → Paste from an AI…
See the paste-and-check screen ↓
03 · CONNECT YOUR AIAVAILABLE

Let Claude or ChatGPT build it directly.

Connect SeatLayer to your AI as an MCP server. It builds the whole venue in one call with build_from_venue_spec, which checks the file first. It can then add a stage, bars, exits, signs or curved rows. A person still approves publishing.

URLmcp.seatlayer.io/mcp?tools=build
Connect your AI (setup guide) ↗
Just trying it?
Paste from any AI in the free demo.
Already editing a chart?
Ask Copilot.
Your team works in Claude or ChatGPT all day?
Connect it with MCP.
PASTE AND CHECK

Your AI writes the file. SeatLayer checks it first.

The Designer reads the reply as you paste it. If the AI got something wrong, you do not have to read JSON: copy the list of fixes back to your AI and it sends a corrected file.

NEW FROM · AN AI'S VENUE FILEIllustration

Build from ChatGPT, Claude or any AI

Ask your AI for the venue, paste its reply, and check it here before anything changes.

1 · Ask your AI

Copy this prompt into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any chat AI, then describe your venue in your own words.

Copy prompt for your AI

2 · Paste its reply

```json
{
  "seatlayerVenueSpec": 1,
  "name": "Riverside Theatre",
  "categories": [
    { "name": "Premium", "price": 80 },
    { "name": "Standard", "price": 55 }
  ],
  "stage": { "kind": "arc" },
  "items": [
    { "type": "rows", "rows": 10, …
    { "type": "curvedRows",
      "category": "Balcony", …
Or drop a .json file hereChoose file…

3 · Check

problems to fix firstCopy fixes for your AI
  1. items[0].rowsis not a field here. Did you mean "rowCount"?
  2. items[1].category"Balcony" is not in categories. Use one of: Premium, Standard, or add it to categories

Paste them back to your AI; it will send a corrected file.

Ready to build · Venue Spec

400 seats · 2 categories · 2 sections

CancelBuild 400-place chart
  • Paste the whole reply. The chat text and the code fence are fine; SeatLayer finds the JSON.
  • Every problem, by field. Nothing is built until the file passes. The list names each field and how to fix it.
  • A normal chart. Every seat, row and table is editable. One Undo brings your old draft back.
  • Files too. Import venue file (JSON) opens the same screen, so a file from any source is checked the same way.
THE VENUE SPEC

What an AI can describe today, and what it cannot yet.

A Venue Spec says what the venue has and where it goes, in words. It never holds coordinates. SeatLayer places everything with the same tools the Designer uses, then you fine-tune by hand.

IT CAN HOLD
  • Ticket types and prices
  • A stage
  • Blocks of rows, with aisles
  • Curved rows around the stage
  • Round or long tables
  • Standing areas with a capacity
  • Booths
  • Bars, entrances, exits and restrooms
  • Signs and text
  • Named areas, such as a dance floor
PLACED IN WORDS
  • In front of the stage
  • Behind, further from the stage
  • Left or right
  • Beside a named section

Six worked examples you can copy: theatre, wedding, club, arena, expo hall and comedy club.

Venue Spec guide and examples ↗
NOT POSSIBLE YET
  • Exact positions and measurements from a drawing
  • Custom outlines you would draw by hand
  • A perfect copy of a photo or plan: an image gives a starting point you check
  • Selling, holds or payments: no AI path does these
THEN CHANGE IT BY ASKING

Ask in plain words. You stay in control.

Once the chart exists, Copilot changes it on request. SeatLayer checks each change, saves it as a draft and waits for you to publish.

COPILOT SESSION · CREATE AND EDIT AVAILABLEILLUSTRATED EXAMPLE
YOUAdd two rows at the back of the Balcony, same spacing as the row in front.
COPILOTPlanned two rows behind Balcony U, matching its spacing and curve. Capacity check: 1,240 → 1,288. Accessibility check: the four wheelchair spaces on Balcony A are unchanged. Prepared as a revision for you to review. Nothing is published.
REVISION · NOT PUBLISHED+2 rows · Balcony V, W48 seats · capacity 1,240 → 1,288
Review changesPublishNO SILENT PUBLISH · YOU PUBLISH

Illustration of a Copilot session.

01 · YOU ASK

Ask in plain words.

Copilot works only on the chart you have open, in your own account.

02 · CHECKED

Only allowed changes run.

Copilot can only use the tools SeatLayer allows, whatever it is asked.

03 · SAVED AS A DRAFT

SeatLayer makes the change.

It saves a new draft and flags any conflict, so nothing is lost.

04 · YOU DECIDE

Review, undo or publish.

See what changed and the checks, then publish or roll back.

WHAT COPILOT CAN DO

Start with the job you need done.

What Copilot can do today.

Ask about a chart

Capacity, sections, accessible seats, labels and what to fix, without changing anything.

Edit an existing chart

Add a stage, a bar, exits, signs, a dance floor or curved rows, placed in words. Every change is a draft you can review or undo.

Build a new venue

Describe the room and Copilot writes one Venue Spec, checks it, and builds it in one step you confirm.

Build from a reference

Share a floor plan or photo. Copilot flags what it is unsure of, and your image stays private.

Improve 3D · Off

Not available yet. Heights and the 3D view stay normal Designer settings.

Work through an external agent

Claude, ChatGPT, Codex or another MCP client can build and edit one chart you allow. Publishing stays with you.

REFERENCE TO REVISION
Interactive venue reference to editable seating chart explanationUse the three tabs to view a venue reference, proposed regions with visible uncertainty, and a structured seating chart ready for human review. STAGE PRIVATE INPUT
01 · REFERENCEStart with a private venue reference

A plan or venue image supplies context. It remains a reference, not automatic venue truth.

INTERACTIVE EXPLANATIONChoose each step to see how a reference becomes reviewable seating geometry.
FROM A FLOOR PLAN

Have a plan image? Start from that.

Give Copilot a floor plan or venue photo. It proposes sections and rows, shows where it is less sure, and hands you an editable chart to check.

  • Your image stays private. Buyers never see it.
  • Unsure areas are flagged. You see what to check before publishing.
  • It is a starting point. Not every photo or CAD file converts perfectly, so you review and adjust.

Prefer to draw it yourself? The free seating chart maker works with no AI at all.

NO AI NEEDED

Other ways to start a chart.

Only the layout comes across. Orders, tickets, payments and customer data are never copied.

RELEASED

Blank and template starts

Draw from scratch or open one of 58 templates.

RELEASED

Import from seats.io

Bring a public chart across as a draft you review before publishing.

RELEASED

Click the plan

Upload a plan image or PDF page and click each printed block to add its seats.

GOOD TO KNOW

Not a perfect converter

Any photo or CAD file is a starting point to check, not a finished chart.

AI seating chart questions

Still have a question? or email hello@seatlayer.io.

What is an AI seating chart generator?
Software that builds a real, editable seating chart from plain words, a file an AI wrote, or a floor plan image, rather than drawing a picture. In SeatLayer you can describe the venue to Copilot inside the Venue Designer, paste what ChatGPT, Claude or any chat AI wrote, or connect your AI through MCP. You review the chart before anything goes on sale.
Can ChatGPT make my seating chart?
Yes. In the Venue Designer choose New from, then Paste from an AI. Copy the ready prompt into ChatGPT, describe your venue, and paste its reply back. SeatLayer checks the file and builds a chart you can edit. It works the same way with Claude, Gemini or any chat AI, and in the free demo Designer with no account.
Do I need MCP?
No. Pasting from a chat AI and asking Copilot need no setup. MCP is for teams who want Claude, ChatGPT or another MCP client to build and edit charts directly. Connect https://mcp.seatlayer.io/mcp?tools=build to show your AI the 63 tools for building and editing, or the plain URL for all 132.
What if the AI makes a mistake?
SeatLayer checks the file before your chart changes. If something is wrong, it lists every problem by field, such as a field name the AI made up, and builds nothing. Copy fixes for your AI copies that list; paste it back and the AI sends a corrected file. After a build, one Undo brings your old draft back.
Can Copilot create my whole chart?
Yes. Describe the room and Copilot writes the venue as one Venue Spec, checks it, and builds it in one step you confirm. You can also share a plan or reference image. Nothing publishes on its own. Not every photo or CAD file converts perfectly, so treat a result built from an image as a draft to check.
Can AI create a seating chart from a venue image?
Yes. Share a floor plan or venue photo and Copilot proposes sections and rows, flags where it is unsure, and gives you an editable draft. Your image stays private and buyers never see it.
Can AI generate a seating chart from a floor plan photo?
Yes. A floor plan photo works the same way as any reference image: Copilot drafts the chart from it and you check and adjust it before publishing. You can also start blank, from a template, or import a public seats.io chart.
What can the AI not do yet?
It cannot set exact positions or draw custom outlines. You do those by hand in the Designer. No AI path sells tickets, holds seats or takes payment.
Does the AI publish chart changes automatically?
No. Every change is saved as a draft you can review or undo, and publishing is always your step. An MCP client also needs a person to approve publishing. Copilot can only use the tools SeatLayer allows, whatever it is asked.
Can Copilot edit height or make the chart 3D?
Not yet. The 3D buyer view already works from your chart; heights and 3D settings stay normal Designer controls.
Can I connect Claude, Codex, or ChatGPT?
Yes, through Designer MCP, for AI clients that support remote MCP. The client can build and edit one chart you allow, and publishing stays with you. Setup differs by client; the docs show each one.
Will AI usage consume sold-seat credits?
No. Credits are only used when a seat is sold. SeatLayer has not published an AI price; if that ever changes, you will see the cost before anything runs.
Where is the current source of truth?
The live list of what the AI paths can do is published at /ai-capabilities.json, and this page is checked against it. The Venue Spec format is published as a JSON Schema at https://docs.seatlayer.io/schemas/venue-spec-v1.json.

Describe your venue. See the chart.

Open the free demo Designer, choose New from, then Paste from an AI. No account needed.