> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.nerve.mattemena.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Connect Nerve to ChatGPT

> Add Nerve as a custom MCP plugin in ChatGPT, complete OAuth, install and select the plugin, and verify access with a scoped read-only request.

Use the Nerve plugin in ChatGPT to work with your connected marketing platforms. First connect a platform in Nerve and confirm that your ChatGPT account or organization permits custom MCP plugins.

## Add and install Nerve

1. In ChatGPT on the web, open **Plugins**, choose the plus button, then **Add custom MCP server**.

2. Name it **Nerve**. Set **Connection** to **Server URL** and enter:

   ```text theme={null}
   https://mcp.nerve.mattemena.com/mcp
   ```

3. Use OAuth authentication and complete Nerve sign-in with the intended identity.

4. Review the warning, acknowledge it if you want to continue, and choose **Create as a plugin**.

5. Find Nerve in your personal or workspace plugins and install it.

6. In a conversation, type **@** and select the installed Nerve plugin.

These steps follow [OpenAI's custom MCP server guide](https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/guides/custom-mcp-server). Availability and organization policies can affect the options shown. If the add option is missing, check with your ChatGPT administrator.

## Test account access

```text theme={null}
Use Nerve to check my connected platforms. List the Google Ads
customer accounts I can access and confirm the Example Brand account.
Do not create, update, pause, or delete anything.
```

Inspect the tool request and resulting account list. Then try a small report for that specific account and period. If ChatGPT gives a general answer without retrieving data, confirm that the Nerve plugin was selected and its tools are available.

## If the connection is incomplete

Check the production server URL, finish any open authorization window, and confirm the Nerve identity used. A browser workspace switch does not establish that ChatGPT's authorization switched too. Use [workspace and access checks](https://docs.nerve.mattemena.com/external-ai/workspace-and-access.md) before working on a different client.


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