Connect ChatGPT via remote MCP
Neotoma with ChatGPT · Connect ChatGPT via remote MCP tunnel, developer mode, and Neotoma MCP server URL.
Looking for custom GPT with OpenAPI instead? See Connect via custom GPT with OpenAPI.
Setup
ChatGPT connects to MCP servers over the network via developer mode. To configure remote access:
- Start Neotoma with a tunnel: follow the tunnel guide to expose your local Neotoma instance over HTTPS. The quickest path:Code snippetCopy the exact snippet shown below.
neotoma api start --env prod --tunnelhttps://Optional. Enter host only; URLs below use
https://+ this host. - Enable developer mode in ChatGPT, then go to Settings → Apps → Advanced settings → Developer mode. On Business plans only admins/owners can enable it; you can also enable it when creating an app via Workspace settings → Apps → Create.
- Add Neotoma as a remote MCP server in ChatGPT's developer mode settings, add your tunnel URL (e.g.
https://<tunnel-host>/mcp). ChatGPT authenticates via OAuth; the Neotoma API supports the MCP OAuth authorization flow.
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