• Prerequisites
• Configure the CData Connect Cloud MCP Server

Prerequisites

Before you can configure and use ChatGPT with CData Connect Cloud, you must first connect a data source to your CData Connect Cloud account. See Sources for more information.

You also need ChatGPT Plus or Pro.

Configure the CData Connect Cloud MCP Server

1. In ChatGPT, go to Settings > Connectors > Advanced settings and then toggle Developer mode on.

2. Return to Settings > Connectors and click Create. A New Connector dialog appears.

3. In the New Connector dialog, enter the following:

   • Name–enter a name for the connector, such as QueryMCP.
   • Description–enter a description for the connector.
   • MCP Server URL–enter the URL for the MCP server: https://mcp.cloud.cdata.com/mcp.
   • Authentication–select OAuth.

4. Select I trust this application.

   

5. Click Create.

6. CData Connect Cloud prompts you for a username and password.

7. In the ChatGPT chat session, click the + button and then More > Developer Mode.

8. Click Add sources and toggle on the connector you created. The connector appears in the chat session.

   

9. Ask ChatGPT questions about your data. ChatGPT may ask your permission to access the data.

10. Expand Called tool to view details about how ChatGPT accesses your data using MCP tools.