ChatGPT connectors: How to connect ChatGPT to other apps

ChatGPT connectors, now officially packaged as plugins, integrate external services such as Google Workspace, GitHub, Dropbox, and Slack into ChatGPT so users can search connected content or take approved actions like creating records, sending messages, and opening tasks. The terminology also includes MCP servers, which provide the underlying open protocol for connecting AI tools to services, while add-ons are separate integrations embedded within applications such as Google Sheets. Users can install native plugins through ChatGPT, authorize scoped OAuth permissions, enable them in chats, and later disconnect or uninstall them; they can also add trusted custom connectors or MCP servers when a native option is unavailable. Zapier offers an alternative through both background trigger-based automations that incorporate AI only when needed and Zapier MCP, which gives ChatGPT governed access to more than 9,000 apps from the chat interface. Native connectors may suit focused app-specific tasks, while Zapier emphasizes broader coverage, centralized access controls, cross-model compatibility, and combining AI reasoning with deterministic workflow steps.

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