ChatGPT

Connect MindWiki to ChatGPT using the remote MCP / OAuth flow. Once connected, ChatGPT can search, read, and capture against your vault using its custom connector surface.

What you get

ChatGPT's MCP integration uses the standard search and fetch tools (which MindWiki provides) plus the full MindWiki-native tool set where supported. In practice ChatGPT will use:

  • search — search your vault for relevant pages
  • fetch — fetch a specific page by id (returned by search)
  • mindwiki_search, mindwiki_read_page, mindwiki_capture, mindwiki_ask, and others when ChatGPT chooses

Setup

  • In ChatGPT, open Settings and find the connectors / integrations area.
  • Choose Add custom connector (or the equivalent MCP option).
  • Paste this URL:

`

https://api.mindwiki.io/mcp

`

  • Do not append a token — ChatGPT discovers OAuth automatically.
  • ChatGPT opens a browser approval page on mindwiki.io.
  • Sign in to MindWiki and approve.
  • Return to ChatGPT — the connection is live.

Verify it works

Try a prompt like:

Search my MindWiki vault for notes about onboarding metrics 
and tell me what's there.

ChatGPT calls search, walks the results, and may call fetch to read specific pages. The activity will be visible at mindwiki.io/account/connections and in the macOS Agents → Sessions view.

What ChatGPT can do

ChatGPT's connector surface emphasizes search and retrieval. Useful prompts:

PromptWhat it triggers
"Search my MindWiki for X"search then optional fetch
"Read the MindWiki page at <path>"fetch
"Capture this to my MindWiki vault"mindwiki_capture
"What does my MindWiki say about X?"search + fetch chained, or mindwiki_ask

For deeper write-heavy workflows (proposing structured changes, calling write tools), Claude.ai or Claude Desktop are typically a better match given how they expose MCP today.

Permissions

OAuth connections receive both read and write scopes by default. Capture, read, and search all work without further setup.

To revoke ChatGPT's access, go to mindwiki.io/account/connections and remove the ChatGPT entry.

Troubleshooting

  • ChatGPT says the URL is invalid. Confirm it's exactly https://api.mindwiki.io/mcp with no trailing characters.
  • The approval page doesn't open. Some browsers block auto-redirects from connectors. Manually navigate to mindwiki.io, sign in, then retry the connection.
  • Search returns nothing. Confirm the connection is live in /account/connections and that you have content in your vault. Try mindwiki_search with a broader query first.

Where to go next