Adding a custom MCP server to Claude and ChatGPT
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Simon Willison explores how to connect a custom MCP server to the chat interfaces of Claude and ChatGPT. The process is possible but involves multiple steps.
Simon Willison has started exploring the MCP (Model Context Protocol) in more detail. He notes that the web chat UIs for both Claude and ChatGPT can access MCP servers, but it is not obvious how to set them up. He figured out that connecting a custom MCP server to these standard chat interfaces is possible, though it can take quite a few steps.
- Abbreviations
- MCP = Model Context Protocol — Протокол контекста модели
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