How to add the Context Link ChatGPT app connector
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How to add the Context Link ChatGPT app connector

By Context Link Team

Tutorial: How to add the Context Link ChatGPT app connector

This guide explains how to set up the Context Link app within ChatGPT. This allows you to reference your personal data (such as Notion, Google Docs, etc.) directly in natural language queries without manually pasting context.

Prefer a video? Click here to see Oli setting up the Context Link ChatGPT connector.

Prerequisites

  • A Context Link account set up with connections (e.g., Notion, Google Docs).
  • A ChatGPT account.

Step 1: Open ChatGPT Settings

  1. Navigate to chatgpt.com.
  2. Click on your profile icon or the settings menu at the bottom left of the sidebar.
  3. Select Settings.

Image showing the location of the Settings menu in ChatGPT

Step 2: Enable Developer Mode

Note: This step is currently required while public support for apps is being finalized.

  1. In the Settings menu, go to Advanced Settings.
  2. Locate Developer Mode and toggle the switch to On.

Image showing the Developer Mode toggle in Advanced Settings

  1. Go back to the main Settings menu (select Apps and connectors).
  2. Click the Create button to start a new app connection.

Image showing the Create button in the Apps and connectors menu

Step 4: Configure App Details

Fill in the following details in the "Create App" form:
* Name: Context Link (You can also upload an icon if you wish).
* URL: Enter https://context-link.ai/mcp
* Authentication: Select No authentication.

Click Create to save.

Image showing the App configuration form with Name, URL, and Authentication fields filled out

Step 5: Activate and Use the App

  1. Return to the main ChatGPT chat interface.
  2. Click the Apps icon (often a plus sign + or an apps menu).
  3. Select Context Link from the list of available apps. (Note that you can use the Context Link connector without specifying it directly. This is just the best way to ensure ChatGPT uses it.)

Image showing the Context Link app being selected from the apps menu

Step 6: Verify and Connect

  1. Type a prompt to test the connection, such as: > "Please get context on [Your Topic] and suggest new ideas."
  2. If this is your first time, ChatGPT may provide a link (often an authentication service) to securely link your account.
  3. Follow the prompts (enter your email to receive a magic link) and click Accept to authorize the connection.

Image showing the Context Link authentication approval screen

Once connected, you can ask ChatGPT to “get context on XYZ,” and it will search your connected sources and return the most relevant snippets. ChatGPT then uses that private context to answer your questions more accurate

Image showing ChatGPT processing a request using Context Link

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