Choose your connector

Platform Best for Connect how Auth
ChatGPT App Consumers, OAuth, no local setup Install Guides from ChatGPT apps → Sign in with Guides OAuth at guides.co
ChatGPT Custom GPT Builders who want OpenAPI control Actions → import /api/gdf/v1/openapi.json Bearer API key
Cursor Developers editing docs/code + guides in IDE Settings → MCP → local guides-gdf-mcp Bearer API key in MCP env
Claude Desktop Same as Cursor claude_desktop_config.json Bearer API key in MCP env

Important: The public hosted MCP at https://mcp.guides.co/mcp uses OAuth (for ChatGPT). Cursor does not use that URL today - run the local MCP server with your API key. See

Guideguides-mcp-setup
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Full walkthrough:

Connecting AI to Guides Start here for a Guides pilot: register, create a portal, connect AI your way, optionally run a GDF benchmark, and report what wor Guides
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