# Connect ChatGPT to LotsDirectory Canonical page: https://lots.directory/agents/chatgpt Steps checked: 2026-10-16 Ask ChatGPT to list your product on LotsDirectory and keep track of your directory submissions. Add LotsDirectory to ChatGPT as a remote MCP server and sign in once. MCP server URL: https://api.lots.directory/mcp REST API docs: https://api.lots.directory/docs Setup instructions for your agent: https://lots.directory/skill.md ## What you can do once connected - Create and update your product listing, upload its images, and publish, schedule or unlist it. - Get your badge snippet and check that it is live on your website. - Read the weekly launch board and see where your product stands. - Find the directories that fit your product, prepare your product packet and record each submission you make. - Answer the questions visitors ask on your listing. - Read your listing’s views, clicks and Domain Rating (by Ahrefs). - Search and read the public listings in the directory. The LotsDirectory dashboard does the whole job too: your listing, badge, launch week, directory submissions and analytics. Your agent for speed, the dashboard for control. ## You need - Adding a custom connector with full read and write depends on your ChatGPT plan, and on some plans only admins can add one. Check OpenAI’s current plan details. - A LotsDirectory account. You can create one during sign-in. ## Connect ChatGPT to LotsDirectory 1. **Add a custom MCP server.** In ChatGPT on the web, go to Plugins, select +, then Add custom MCP server. 2. **Enter the LotsDirectory connection.** Name it LotsDirectory. Under Connection, enter the server URL below, then choose OAuth for authentication. Tick I understand and want to continue, then select Create as a plugin. ``` https://api.lots.directory/mcp ``` 3. **Install it and sign in.** Install the LotsDirectory plugin, click Connect and sign in to LotsDirectory. New users can create an account during this step. Allow ChatGPT to use LotsDirectory when prompted. 4. **Use it in a chat.** In a new chat, type @, select LotsDirectory and ask for something read-only first. ``` List my products on LotsDirectory ``` ## What to ask next - “List my product from https://yourproduct.com on LotsDirectory” - “Show this week’s launches on LotsDirectory and where my product stands” - “Show me the directories that fit my product best and what each one asks for” - “I submitted to the first directory on my list. Record it with this note and show my progress” ## Questions and troubleshooting ### How do I connect ChatGPT to LotsDirectory? In ChatGPT on the web, go to Plugins, select +, then Add custom MCP server. Name it LotsDirectory, enter https://api.lots.directory/mcp under Connection, choose OAuth, tick I understand and want to continue and select Create as a plugin. Install it, sign in, then in a new chat type @, select LotsDirectory and ask “List my products on LotsDirectory”. Adding a custom connector with full read and write depends on your ChatGPT plan, and on some plans only admins can add one. Check OpenAI’s current plan details. ### Can I connect LotsDirectory with a Free or Go ChatGPT account? Adding a custom connector with full read and write depends on your ChatGPT plan, and on some plans only admins can add one. Check OpenAI’s current plan details. You can also connect LotsDirectory to Claude or another MCP agent. ### Do I need an API key to use LotsDirectory with ChatGPT? No. ChatGPT signs in to LotsDirectory in your browser. API keys are for the REST API, for scripts and your own apps. ### What does LotsDirectory cost? Current plans and prices are on https://lots.directory/pricing. Your agent’s own plan or usage fees are separate. ### Can my agent change other people’s listings? No. Your agent can search and read public listings, and it can change only the listings your account owns. ### Does my agent submit my product to other directories? Your agent and the dashboard work through the same directory list and the same records. Your agent reads what each directory asks for, prepares your product packet and records each submission, and you complete the steps a directory asks of its owner. ### Will I see my agent’s changes in my dashboard? Yes. The dashboard and your agent use the same records, so a listing your agent creates or updates is the one you see in your dashboard. ### I cannot find Add custom MCP server If you can’t add the connector: Adding a custom connector with full read and write depends on your ChatGPT plan, and on some plans only admins can add one. Check OpenAI’s current plan details. ### ChatGPT does not use LotsDirectory in my chat In a new chat, type @ and select LotsDirectory, confirm it is connected and finish any authorization prompt. Ask ChatGPT “List my products on LotsDirectory” before anything else. If ChatGPT still can’t use its tools, your ChatGPT plan may not allow custom connectors with full read and write. Check OpenAI’s current plan details. ## Sources - [OpenAI: Connect and test your plugin](https://developers.openai.com/plugins/deploy/connect-chatgpt) - [OpenAI: Connecting custom MCP servers in ChatGPT](https://help.openai.com/en/articles/12584461-connecting-custom-mcp-servers-in-chatgpt)