Connect ChatGPT to LotsBusiness
Ask ChatGPT to update your business page, website and Google posts in LotsBusiness. Add LotsBusiness to ChatGPT as a remote MCP server and sign in once.
LotsBusiness MCP server URL
https://api.lots.business/mcpOr let ChatGPT guide the setup: send it this prompt
Read https://lots.business/skill.md and help me connect LotsBusiness for you.What ChatGPT can do with LotsBusiness
Once connected, ChatGPT can:
- Keep your business record up to date: contact details, opening hours, services, photos, links and FAQs.
- Build and edit your website, and share a private preview before anything goes live.
- Prepare your Google Business Profile for your approval and post updates, offers and events to it.
- Show which local directories fit your business and give you the same listing details, worded the same way, for each one.
- Read messages from your website contact form, reply to reviews and answer questions on your listing.
- For agencies: run every client business from one workspace and send clients an approval link.
The LotsBusiness dashboard does everything an agent does, so you can check, edit or undo any change. 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 LotsBusiness account. You can create one during sign-in.
Connect ChatGPT to LotsBusiness
Add a custom MCP server
In ChatGPT on the web, go to Plugins, select +, then Add custom MCP server.
Enter the LotsBusiness connection
Name it LotsBusiness. 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.lots.business/mcpInstall it and sign in
Install the LotsBusiness plugin, click Connect and sign in to LotsBusiness. New users can create an account during this step. Allow ChatGPT to use LotsBusiness when prompted.
Use it in a chat
In a new chat, type @, select LotsBusiness and ask for something read-only first.
List my businesses on LotsBusiness and what each one still needs
What to ask next
- “Build a website for my salon from our listing and send me the preview”
- “Post this weekend’s offer to our Google Business Profile”
- “Which local directories should my plumbing business be on, and what do I submit?”
- “Update our opening hours for the holiday weekend”
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 LotsBusiness in my chat
- In a new chat, type @ and select LotsBusiness, confirm it is connected and finish any authorization prompt. Ask ChatGPT “List my businesses on LotsBusiness and what each one still needs” 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://lots.business/pricing. Your agent’s own plan or usage fees are separate.
ChatGPT and LotsBusiness: questions
How do I connect ChatGPT to LotsBusiness?
In ChatGPT on the web, go to Plugins, select +, then Add custom MCP server. Name it LotsBusiness, enter https://api.lots.business/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 LotsBusiness and ask “List my businesses on LotsBusiness and what each one still needs”. 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 LotsBusiness 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 LotsBusiness to Claude or another MCP agent.
Do I need an API key to use LotsBusiness with ChatGPT?
No. ChatGPT signs in to LotsBusiness in your browser. API keys are for the REST API, for scripts and your own apps.
What does LotsBusiness cost?
Current plans and prices are on https://lots.business/pricing. Your agent’s own plan or usage fees are separate.
Does my agent publish my website or post to Google without asking?
Your agent shares a private preview before a website is published and shows you the text before a Google post. You can check or undo any change in the dashboard.
Does my agent submit my business to other directories?
No. It lists the directories that fit your business and country and gives you the exact details to enter, worded the same for each. You or your agency submit, and your agent tracks each one.
Do I need a paid business to use an agent?
Every business starts with a free directory listing. A paid business also unlocks its website, Google Business Profile tools, directory list and business email. See the pricing page for details.
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 LotsBusiness in my chat
In a new chat, type @ and select LotsBusiness, confirm it is connected and finish any authorization prompt. Ask ChatGPT “List my businesses on LotsBusiness and what each one still needs” 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.
