# Connect ChatGPT

> Add a Genesis project to ChatGPT in the browser as a custom connector. Nothing to install, and it uses the same tools and checks as Claude and Codex.

Source: https://support.estage.com/claude-code-chatgpt
Part of the ESTAGE Support help center (https://support.estage.com). Full knowledge base: https://support.estage.com/llms-full.txt

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You can connect a Genesis project to **ChatGPT** in your browser and let it build that project:
read it, edit pages and code, work with its backend, check the preview and publish. Nothing is
installed on your computer. ChatGPT talks to Genesis from OpenAI's servers, and you approve the
connection once in your browser.

ChatGPT uses the **same** Genesis server, the **same** tools and the **same** safety checks as
[Claude](https://support.estage.com/claude-code) and [Codex](https://support.estage.com/claude-code-codex). Only the setup differs.

> **Note**
>
> Custom connectors are a ChatGPT feature, so OpenAI decides which ChatGPT plans have them and where
> the setting sits in ChatGPT's menus. In ChatGPT it is part of **developer mode**. If you can't find
> it, check OpenAI's help for adding a custom MCP connector.

## Connecting a project

**1. In Genesis, copy the project's connector URL**

1. Open **Account → [Integrations](https://knowledge.estage.com/account/integrations/)** and find **Coding agents**.
2. Pick the project from the **Project** dropdown.
3. Open the **Claude** tab and select **Copy** next to **MCP server URL**. The same address works
   in ChatGPT. It looks like this:

```text
https://genesis.estage.com/api/agent/73891/mcp
```

The number in it (`73891`) is your **project ID**.

**2. In ChatGPT, add it as a custom connector**

1. In ChatGPT's settings, turn on **developer mode**.
2. Create a new custom connector (an MCP server).
3. Paste the URL.
4. Name it with the project ID, for example *"Genesis · Acme Store · 73891"*. If you connect
   several projects, the name tells them apart.
5. If ChatGPT asks how the connector signs in, choose **OAuth**. ChatGPT may also ask you to
   confirm that you trust the connector, because OpenAI hasn't reviewed it.

**3. Approve access in your browser**

ChatGPT opens a Genesis page:

1. Sign in to Genesis if you aren't signed in.
2. Check the project and the access listed on the consent screen.
3. Select **Allow access**.

There is no token to copy. ChatGPT keeps the connection signed in from then on.

**4. Repeat for each project**

Each project is its own connector, with its own URL and its own name. In a project with several
apps, each app is its own connector too: pick the app under **App** before you copy the URL. See
[A project with several apps](https://support.estage.com/claude-code#a-project-with-several-apps).

## Using it in a chat

Turn the Genesis connector on for the chat, then say which project you mean when you have more than
one connected:

```text
Work on project 73891. What pages does it have, and what's the accent color?
Add an FAQ page with eight questions and link it from the footer, then show me a screenshot.
Publish the site.
```

ChatGPT gets the same tools as any connected agent. The full list is in
[What your agent can do in your project](https://support.estage.com/claude-code#what-your-agent-can-do-in-your-project).

## Codex in the cloud

Codex tasks that run in the cloud at chatgpt.com/codex are separate from ChatGPT chats. Whether
those tasks can use a custom connector is up to OpenAI. To have Codex work on a project, use
[Connect Codex](https://support.estage.com/claude-code-codex). It runs on your computer.

## Things worth knowing

- **Only the project owner can connect it.** Anyone else sees *"No access to this project"* on the
  consent screen.
- **One project per connector.** A connector can't reach any other project.
- **Every edit is validated** the same way as edits from the AI in Genesis. Broken code is rejected
  and protected files stay protected.
- **Disconnecting.** In **Account → Integrations → Coding agents**, the **Connected apps** list shows
  every connection. Select **Disconnect** and access stops on the next request.
- **Order-form products and payment methods** are still picked by you in the builder, as with
  [Claude and Codex](https://support.estage.com/claude-code#limits--good-to-know).

Related: [Connect Claude](https://support.estage.com/claude-code) · [Connect Codex](https://support.estage.com/claude-code-codex)