Connect ChatGPT to LotsNotes
Ask ChatGPT to read your business context in LotsNotes before it works, and keep it current. Add LotsNotes to ChatGPT as a remote MCP server and sign in once.
LotsNotes MCP server URL
https://api.lotsnotes.com/mcpOr let ChatGPT guide the setup: send it this prompt
Read https://lotsnotes.com/skill.md and help me connect LotsNotes for you.What ChatGPT can do with LotsNotes
Once connected, ChatGPT can:
- List your workspaces and folders, find notes by title and read only the notes the task needs. Workspace notes come back with every folder, so a workspace AGENTS.md reaches every agent.
- Create and update shared notes, move notes and folders, and create folders inside folders. Every note it returns carries its lotsnotes.com link.
- Read a note’s version history, restore an earlier version, and archive or restore notes and folders.
- Act as you, with your role: it sees only the folders you can access, and private notes are never returned to agents or the API.
The LotsNotes dashboard does the whole job too: write and organize notes, folders, workspaces and your team. Your agent for speed, the dashboard for control.
You need
- Adding a custom connector with full read and write depends on your ChatGPT plan, and on some plans only admins can add one. Check OpenAI’s current plan details.
- A LotsNotes account. You can create one during sign-in.
Connect ChatGPT to LotsNotes
Add a custom MCP server
In ChatGPT on the web, go to Plugins, select +, then Add custom MCP server.
Enter the LotsNotes connection
Name it LotsNotes. Under Connection, enter the server URL below, then choose OAuth for authentication. Tick I understand and want to continue, then select Create as a plugin.
https://api.lotsnotes.com/mcpInstall it and sign in
Install the LotsNotes plugin, click Connect and sign in to LotsNotes. New users can create an account during this step. Allow ChatGPT to use LotsNotes when prompted.
Use it in a chat
In a new chat, type @, select LotsNotes and ask for something read-only first.
List my LotsNotes workspaces
What to ask next
- “Read our AGENTS.md and the Marketing folder before you write anything”
- “Save this decision to the Product folder and send me the link”
- “Update the pricing FAQ note with today’s change”
If something goes wrong
- I cannot find Add custom MCP server
- If you can’t add the connector: Adding a custom connector with full read and write depends on your ChatGPT plan, and on some plans only admins can add one. Check OpenAI’s current plan details.
- ChatGPT does not use LotsNotes in my chat
- In a new chat, type @ and select LotsNotes, confirm it is connected and finish any authorization prompt. Ask ChatGPT “List my LotsNotes workspaces” before anything else. If ChatGPT still can’t use its tools, your ChatGPT plan may not allow custom connectors with full read and write. Check OpenAI’s current plan details.
Steps checked on 16 October 2026 against OpenAI: Connect and test your plugin and OpenAI: Connecting custom MCP servers in ChatGPT.
Pricing
Current plans and prices are on https://lotsnotes.com/pricing. Your agent’s own plan or usage fees are separate.
ChatGPT and LotsNotes: questions
How do I connect ChatGPT to LotsNotes?
In ChatGPT on the web, go to Plugins, select +, then Add custom MCP server. Name it LotsNotes, enter https://api.lotsnotes.com/mcp under Connection, choose OAuth, tick I understand and want to continue and select Create as a plugin. Install it, sign in, then in a new chat type @, select LotsNotes and ask “List my LotsNotes workspaces”. Adding a custom connector with full read and write depends on your ChatGPT plan, and on some plans only admins can add one. Check OpenAI’s current plan details.
Can I connect LotsNotes with a Free or Go ChatGPT account?
Adding a custom connector with full read and write depends on your ChatGPT plan, and on some plans only admins can add one. Check OpenAI’s current plan details. You can also connect LotsNotes to Claude or another MCP agent.
Do I need an API key to use LotsNotes with ChatGPT?
No. ChatGPT signs in to LotsNotes in your browser. API keys are for the REST API, for scripts and your own apps.
What does LotsNotes cost?
Current plans and prices are on https://lotsnotes.com/pricing. Your agent’s own plan or usage fees are separate.
Can my agent read my private notes?
No. Private notes stay on lotsnotes.com and are never returned through MCP or the API. Shared notes follow your workspace roles.
Can my agent change or delete my notes?
Your agent can edit shared notes in the folders your role can edit, and it can trash or archive notes, delete a folder or, for a workspace you own, archive it. Notes and folders can be restored, a workspace you archive can be restored for 30 days, and every save keeps a version you can restore.
What stops two agents overwriting each other?
An agent can send the version it last read with a save. If the note changed since, the save is refused, and the agent reads it again and merges. Version history keeps every save either way.
Which folders can my agent see?
Your agent acts as you, with your role, so it sees only the workspaces and folders you can access. If you were given access to selected folders only, your agent sees those folders and no others.
I cannot find Add custom MCP server
If you can’t add the connector: Adding a custom connector with full read and write depends on your ChatGPT plan, and on some plans only admins can add one. Check OpenAI’s current plan details.
ChatGPT does not use LotsNotes in my chat
In a new chat, type @ and select LotsNotes, confirm it is connected and finish any authorization prompt. Ask ChatGPT “List my LotsNotes workspaces” before anything else. If ChatGPT still can’t use its tools, your ChatGPT plan may not allow custom connectors with full read and write. Check OpenAI’s current plan details.
