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Connect ChatGPT to Contro1
Connect ChatGPT to Contro1: add one MCP address, approve the sign-in, and it acts as you, with every call checked and recorded.
Updated Oct 21, 2026
ChatGPT adds Contro1 as a custom app, which needs Developer mode turned on first. It acts as you: it can use the Actions you hold and nothing more, and every call is recorded as yours.
Who this is for
ChatGPT is a chat app that runs on OpenAI's servers, so there is nothing to install. For: ChatGPT. Acts as: You, the person who approves the sign-in. Credential: An OAuth token ChatGPT holds. Contro1 never sees your OpenAI password..
ChatGPT adds Contro1 as a custom app, which needs Developer mode turned on first. It acts as you: it can use the Actions you hold and nothing more, and every call is recorded as yours.
Copy the address
You need a Contro1 account and a ChatGPT account. Actions that change things through a custom app may need ChatGPT Business or Enterprise, or an admin who allows custom apps for your workspace.
| Step | What to do | What you should see |
|---|---|---|
| Copy the Contro1 MCP address | https://api.contro1.com/api/centcom/mcp | The address https://api.contro1.com/api/centcom/mcp is on your clipboard. |
Copy the address, step 1: Copy the Contro1 MCP address
The same address for every organization. The sign-in, not the address, decides who it acts as.
What you should see: The address https://api.contro1.com/api/centcom/mcp is on your clipboard.
Add Contro1 in ChatGPT
ChatGPT adds Contro1 as a custom app, which needs Developer mode turned on first.
| Step | What to do | What you should see |
|---|---|---|
| In ChatGPT | https://api.contro1.com/api/centcom/mcp | The Contro1 connector is on your account. Go on to the next step. |
| Then in ChatGPT | Back in Apps and connectors, choose Create. Name it Contro1 and paste https://api.contro1.com/api/centcom/mcp as the MCP server URL. | The Contro1 connector is on your account. Go on to the next step. |
| Then in ChatGPT | Choose OAuth for authentication, then Create. | ChatGPT opens the Contro1 sign-in page, at once or when you choose Connect on the new Contro1 app. |
Add Contro1 in ChatGPT, step 1: In ChatGPT
In ChatGPT, open Settings > Apps and connectors > Advanced settings and turn on Developer mode.
What you should see: The Contro1 connector is on your account. Go on to the next step.
Add Contro1 in ChatGPT, step 2: Then in ChatGPT
Back in Apps and connectors, choose Create. Name it Contro1 and paste https://api.contro1.com/api/centcom/mcp as the MCP server URL.
What you should see: The Contro1 connector is on your account. Go on to the next step.
Add Contro1 in ChatGPT, step 3: Then in ChatGPT
Choose OAuth for authentication, then Create.
What you should see: ChatGPT opens the Contro1 sign-in page, at once or when you choose Connect on the new Contro1 app.
Approve the sign-in and check it
These start on the Contro1 sign-in page ChatGPT opened.
| Step | What to do | What you should see |
|---|---|---|
| Approve the Contro1 sign-in | On the Contro1 consent page, sign in with your Contro1 account. Leave "Run Actions as you" checked so the app can run Actions; uncheck it if the connection should only read and preview. Then press Authorize. | The Contro1 page closes and you are back in the app, with Contro1 connected. |
| Ask it who you are | In a chat, ask the app: "Who am I in Contro1?" | The app calls the whoami tool, which names you and your organization. If it names somebody else, disconnect Contro1 in the app and connect again with the intended account. |
| Find it on Agents | Open Agents in Contro1. | It is listed as "ChatGPT (signed in as <you>)". It can use the Actions you hold and nothing more, and every call is recorded as yours. |
| Give it something to do | Connecting grants nothing by itself. Apps allows an application's tools for the organization, and Access gives them to people and agents. Once you hold an Action, ask the app to list its Actions: it calls list_actions, and invoke_action when it needs an application. | list_actions shows the Actions you hold. When the app runs one, Contro1 allows it, refuses it, or waits for a person first, as your organization's policy says. |
Approve the sign-in and check it, step 1: Approve the Contro1 sign-in
On the Contro1 consent page, sign in with your Contro1 account. Leave "Run Actions as you" checked so the app can run Actions; uncheck it if the connection should only read and preview. Then press Authorize.
What you should see: The Contro1 page closes and you are back in the app, with Contro1 connected.
Approve the sign-in and check it, step 2: Ask it who you are
In a chat, ask the app: "Who am I in Contro1?"
What you should see: The app calls the whoami tool, which names you and your organization. If it names somebody else, disconnect Contro1 in the app and connect again with the intended account.
Approve the sign-in and check it, step 3: Find it on Agents
Open Agents in Contro1.
What you should see: It is listed as "ChatGPT (signed in as <you>)". It can use the Actions you hold and nothing more, and every call is recorded as yours.
Approve the sign-in and check it, step 4: Give it something to do
Connecting grants nothing by itself. Apps allows an application's tools for the organization, and Access gives them to people and agents. Once you hold an Action, ask the app to list its Actions: it calls list_actions, and invoke_action when it needs an application.
What you should see: list_actions shows the Actions you hold. When the app runs one, Contro1 allows it, refuses it, or waits for a person first, as your organization's policy says.
When something does not work
| What you see | What to do |
|---|---|
| ChatGPT has no screen for a custom connector, or will not save it | Actions that change things through a custom app may need ChatGPT Business or Enterprise, or an admin who allows custom apps for your workspace. |
| whoami names somebody else | The sign-in was approved with another Contro1 account. Disconnect Contro1 in ChatGPT and connect again, signing in with the intended account. |
| It can only read and preview, or says EXECUTE_SCOPE_REQUIRED | The sign-in was approved with "Run Actions as you" unchecked. Disconnect Contro1 in ChatGPT and connect again with it checked. |
| list_actions is empty | You hold no Actions yet. An administrator allows the application's tools for the organization under Apps, and Actions are given in Access. |
| The sign-in is refused | Contro1 refuses a sign-in that returns to the same computer (a 127.0.0.1 or app-specific address), because the person approving is often on another device. |
Frequently asked questions
Does connecting give ChatGPT access to my applications?
No. Connecting grants nothing by itself. ChatGPT can use only the Actions you hold: Apps allows an application's tools for the organization, and Access gives them to people and agents.
Who does ChatGPT act as?
You, the person who approved the sign-in. On Agents it appears as "ChatGPT (signed in as you)", and every call it makes is recorded as yours.
Does Contro1 see my ChatGPT password?
No. You sign in to Contro1 on a Contro1 page, and ChatGPT receives an OAuth token for Contro1. Your password stays with OpenAI.
How do I disconnect it?
Remove the Contro1 connector in ChatGPT. To revoke it from Contro1's side, open Settings > Connected apps.
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