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Connecting ChatGPT

Custom MCP connectors require Developer mode, which is available on Free, Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise, and Education accounts on the ChatGPT web app.

Turn on Developer mode​

  1. In ChatGPT, go to Settings → Security and login, then switch on Developer mode.

    Security and login settings with Developer mode toggled on

Business and Enterprise workspaces

An admin may need to allow this first under Workspace Settings → Permissions & Roles → Connected Data → Create custom MCP connectors.

Add ScheduleLord as a custom connector​

  1. Go to Plugins in the sidebar and click the + button next to the search box.

    Plugins page with the add-plugin button highlighted

  2. Fill in the connector details and click Create:

    • Name: ScheduleLord
    • Description: Employee scheduling and workforce management
    • Connection → Server URL: 
      https://www.schedulelord.com/mcp
    • Authentication: OAuth
    • Check I understand and want to continue

    New Plugin dialog filled in with ScheduleLord's name, description, and MCP URL

Connect and grant access​

  1. Click Sign in with ScheduleLord.

    Add ScheduleLord to ChatGPT dialog with the sign-in button

  2. ChatGPT will open ScheduleLord's authorization page. Sign in with your passkey to grant access.

    ScheduleLord authorization page requesting access on ChatGPT's behalf

You'll be sent back to ChatGPT, now connected to your ScheduleLord account. This is the same consent screen covered in Client Registration.

Once connected, the plugin's detail page shows the connection status, permissions, and the server URL it's talking to.

ScheduleLord plugin detail page showing connection info

Use it in a conversation​

  1. Ask ChatGPT about your schedule — for example, "Who's working Saturday?"

    ChatGPT answering "Who's working Saturday?" by calling the ScheduleLord tool

caution

Once enabled, every tool ScheduleLord's MCP server exposes — including ones that write data, like creating shifts — becomes available to ChatGPT in that conversation, subject to confirmation prompts.

Revoke access​

Go to User Settings → Connected AI Agents and click Revoke next to ChatGPT. See How to revoke an AI agent's access for details.