ChatGPT Connection

  • Resolved Riaan K.

    (@riaanknoetze)


    2 months, 3 weeks ago

    Hi @estebandezafra,

    I’m playing around with the plugin but I’m getting stuck on the instructions for creating a connection to my ChatGPT app running on MacOS.

    I have followed these steps:

    How do I connect ChatGPT?

    1. Create an Application Password in your WordPress profile (Users → Profile)
    2. Create a custom connector in ChatGPT
    3. Use the SSE endpoint URL with HTTP Basic Authentication
    4. ChatGPT will discover all available tools automatically

    I’m not quite following #2 – Can you share a bit more detail on how/what/where? Admittedly I’m not too familiar with MCP and would appreciate some more guidance.

    Sidenote: I’m running WordPress on a Local by Flywheel site. I can create a tunnel if needed but not sure how that changes the setup procedure.

    Thanks!

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  • Plugin Author Esteban

    (@estebandezafra)

    2 months, 2 weeks ago

    Hi! Thanks for testing StifLi Flex MCP 🙂

    You’re right — this is an important detail, and MCP setup in ChatGPT has changed recently. Important: Developer Mode is required in ChatGPT

    To connect an external MCP server you must first enable Developer Mode in ChatGPT. Without this, custom MCP connectors won’t be available inside chats.

    Steps to enable it:

    1. Open ChatGPT (macOS app or web)
    2. Go to Settings → Apps & Connectors → Advanced settings
    3. Enable Developer Mode (beta)

    Note: Developer Mode is currently a beta feature and is intended for developers. It may disable some features (like memory) for security reasons. A paid ChatGPT plan (Plus / Pro / Business / Enterprise) is required.

    Creating the MCP connector (step #2)

    Once Developer Mode is enabled:

    1. Go to Settings → Connectors / MCP
    2. Click Create / Add custom connector
    3. Select SSE (Server-Sent Events) as the connection type
    4. Enter your WordPress MCP SSE endpoint URL
    5. Enable HTTP Basic Authentication
      • Username: your WordPress username
      • Password: the Application Password created in WordPress
    6. Save the connector

    After this, ChatGPT will automatically discover all MCP tools exposed by the plugin. Using the connector inside a chat

    Even after the connector is created, you must enable it per chat:

    1. Start a new chat
    2. Click + → More → Developer Mode
    3. Select your MCP connector

    Once selected, the MCP tools will be available to ChatGPT in that conversation. About Local by Flywheel

    Since your WordPress site is running locally, ChatGPT needs a publicly accessible URL.

    You can use:

    • Local’s Live Link, or
    • A tunnel (ngrok, Cloudflare Tunnel, etc.)

    Use that public URL as the base for the MCP SSE endpoint. The rest of the setup remains the same.

    Thread Starter Riaan K.

    (@riaanknoetze)

    2 months, 2 weeks ago

    Focusing on this for a moment:


    Go to Settings → Apps & Connectors → Advanced settings

    There are no such settings on the ChatGPT app. The closest would be Settings > Apps but there’s no “Advanced Settings”. I’m using Version 1.2026.014 (1769698892) using a ChatGPT Plus account. Here’s a screenshot of what that looks like: https://d.pr/i/JucoIl

    Plugin Author Esteban

    (@estebandezafra)

    2 months, 2 weeks ago

    Hi @riaanknoetze,

    Great news! I’ve just released version 2.0.1 of the plugin which includes a built-in AI Chat Client directly in the WordPress admin.

    Instead of fighting with ChatGPT’s connector settings (which keep changing), you can now:

    1. Go to StifLi Flex MCP → AI Chat in your WordPress admin
    2. Enter your OpenAI API key in the Settings tab
    3. Start chatting immediately — all MCP tools work out of the box!

    The chat client supports GPT, Claude, and Gemini models. No tunnels, no external connectors needed — everything runs directly from your WordPress dashboard.

    Please update to version 2.0.1 and give it a try. I think you’ll find it much simpler than the external connector approach!

    Let me know how it goes.

    Thread Starter Riaan K.

    (@riaanknoetze)

    2 months, 2 weeks ago

    That’s cool, but I’d still like to be able to set this up for a VIP client to manage their store remotely through a ChatGPT interface. Any idea how to get that configured? I’d like to first test that on local to assess security implications before rolling it out more broadly.

    Plugin Author Esteban

    (@estebandezafra)

    2 months, 2 weeks ago

    I’m not sure exactly how it works on macOS, but see if this guide helps:

    https://ossels.ai/chatgpt-mcp-connector-setup-guide/?utm_source=chatgpt.com or https://aixyz.ca/how-to-add-an-mcp-server-to-chatgpt-step-by-step-guide/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

    Thread Starter Riaan K.

    (@riaanknoetze)

    2 months, 2 weeks ago

    None of those helped. I ended up reverting to the WooCommerce Core MCP server and exposing the endpoints using ngrok and a bridge with API keys – it’s more limited in what you can do but works for my purposes.

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