What you need
- OpenRepairPOS online over HTTPS. Cloudflare installs already are.
- Claude: any plan. The Free plan allows one custom connector (Claude Help Center).
- ChatGPT: Developer mode, a beta feature for paid plans. Plan availability changes; check the OpenAI Help Center.
Steps
Create a key in OpenRepairPOS
Settings → AI & API → Create key. Name it (e.g. "Claude") and copy the MCP link. It's shown once.
Add it to Claude
Claude → Customize → Connectors → + Add → Add custom connector. Paste the link, click Add.
Or add it to ChatGPT
Turn on Developer mode in ChatGPT's settings, then add the link as a new app (no authentication; the key is in the link).
Ask in plain English
For example: "What's waiting for parts?" The assistant shows what it will do and asks before changing anything.
Once connected, it also works in the Claude and ChatGPT phone apps.
Things you can ask
- "What's waiting for parts?"
- "Check in an iPhone 13 screen for Maria, 713-555-0142, $50 deposit cash"
- "Mark T-1004 ready for pickup"
- "Book Kevin tomorrow at 3pm for an iPad screen quote"
- "How much is a Galaxy S23 screen?"
- "What's low on stock? Make a Parts4Cells purchase order"
- "Profit by repair type this month?"
- "Who closed the most tickets this week?"
What the assistant can do
OpenRepairPOS includes an MCP server with 25 tools: search; look up and create customers; list, get and create tickets; change status; add notes, parts, labor and deposits; log repair time; quote from your price list; search inventory; adjust stock; build a Parts4Cells reorder list; create purchase orders; create and look up invoices; record payments; list and book appointments; run reports; get shop info.
Safety
- Each key works like a manager login. Create one key per assistant and revoke any you no longer use (Settings → AI & API).
- Treat the link like a password. Where your assistant lets you add a header, use Authorization: Bearer <key> with the plain /mcp address instead of putting the key in the link.
- The assistant is told to treat ticket and customer text as information, not instructions, and to ask before creating invoices, taking payments or changing stock.
Sources: Claude Help Center: custom connectors using remote MCP; OpenAI Help Center: Developer mode and MCP apps in ChatGPT. Checked 2026-11-03.