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title: "Connect EmbedSocial to ChatGPT with MCP"
description: "Add EmbedSocial to ChatGPT as a custom connector and pull your posts, UGC, reviews, analytics, and media into the chat by naming an account, widget, or source."
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You can now connect your EmbedSocial account to ChatGPT using **MCP** (Model Context Protocol). Just name a social account, widget, or source, and ChatGPT can pull your content, analytics, or media directly. No exporting, no copy-pasting. 🤖

Prefer Claude? The same MCP server works there too, see [Connect EmbedSocial to Claude with MCP](/docs/api-access/claude-mcp-connector/).

## What is MCP?

MCP is an open standard that lets AI assistants securely connect to external tools and data. EmbedSocial provides an MCP server, so once you connect it, ChatGPT can read your EmbedSocial content and analytics on your behalf, using your existing account and permissions.

> Think of it as a secure bridge: ChatGPT can access the same content and metrics you can see in EmbedSocial, without you having to export, paste, or switch between tools.

## What you can do once it's connected

Give ChatGPT the **name of a connected social account** and it can pull that account's posts, UGC, and reviews. For **engagement analytics** (post, icon, lightbox, and CTA clicks), name the **widget** instead. Your **media library** works differently still: name the **source** it should come from. With it connected, ChatGPT can:

-   Pull the **social posts, UGC, and reviews** from a social account you name

-   Filter that content by **date range** or by **keyword**

-   Look up an **individual post or review** from that account

-   Read a widget's **engagement analytics**, post, icon, lightbox, and CTA click activity over a chosen period

-   Summarize, theme, and turn that content into **reports, recaps, and drafts** right inside the chat

-   Retrieve your **media** by naming the source it came from

> ChatGPT only reads what's already in your account. It works through your EmbedSocial API key, so it can access the same data you can, and nothing more.

## How to connect **your EmbedSocial custom connector**

Integrate EmbedSocial as a custom connector to analyze your social media data directly. These steps cover setup, connection, and activation.

> Custom connectors in ChatGPT require **Developer mode** to be turned on first. You'll only need to do this once.

**Step 1: Turn on Developer mode**

In ChatGPT, open **Settings**, go to **Security** (under Security and login), and enable **Developer mode**. This is required before you can add any custom connector.

**Step 2: Initiate Custom Plugin Setup**

Go to the **Plugins** section and click the **plus (+)** button to add a custom plugin.

**Step 3: Configure Connector Details**

Enter **"EmbedSocial"** in the name field and provide our specific Remote MCP server URL required for your configuration: **[https://embedsocial.com/admin/mcp](/admin/mcp)**. Then click **Create**.

**Step 4: Authenticate with EmbedSocial**

You'll be guided to sign in with your EmbedSocial account to authenticate the connection and enable tool permissions.

**Step 5: Analyze Your Data**

Once connected, use the chat to request data analysis. ChatGPT will now access your EmbedSocial tools to process your social reviews.

## Use cases & example prompts

**Track a widget's performance**

-   *"How many CTA clicks did my 'Homepage Reviews' widget get in the last 30 days?"*

-   *"Show me the post, lightbox, and CTA clicks for my 'Summer Campaign' widget over the last 90 days."*

-   *"Which interaction is highest on my 'Instagram Feed' widget in the last 7 days, posts, icon, lightbox, or CTA?"*

-   *"Draft a short performance recap for my 'Testimonials' widget based on its last-30-day analytics."*

**Repurpose and report**

-   *"Pull the data from my 'Trustpilot' account and draft a short recap I can share with my manager."*

-   *"Write three social captions based on the best reviews in my 'Google Business Profile' account."*

-   *"Summarize this month's feedback from my 'Yelp' account into themes for the product team."*

**Work with your media**

-   *"Get my recent media from 'Instagram' so I can pick a few images for next week's post."*

-   *"Show me my most recent uploaded images from 'Google'."*

## What data can the AI access?

The connection is **read access** to your own EmbedSocial content. Name a social account for posts, UGC, and reviews; name a widget for engagement analytics; name a source for media. Either way, it uses your account's API key, so ChatGPT sees the same data you do and can't reach anything outside your account.

> If you have any questions, click the bottom right chat icon to talk with our customer success team or send us an email at [support@embedsocial.com](mailto:support@embedsocial.com) We're here for you 🙏