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Summary
Drive Help Scout (shared inbox + helpdesk) from any AI agent: conversations, customers, mailboxes, tags, threads. 13 tools, OAuth2 Bearer auth.
Prueba a pedir
Prompts de ejemplo para Help Scout
Haz clic en un prompt para copiarlo. Pégalo en Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Gemini, Copilot u OpenClaw para ejecutarlo contra este conector.
Claude es IA y puede equivocarse. Verifica siempre las respuestas.
💡 ¿Sin instalación? Usa cloud.anythingmcp.com directamente. Inicia sesión, pulsa Connectors → Help Scout, pega tus credenciales, genera una MCP API key — listo. Sin Docker, sin
git clone, sin servidor local.
Help Scout + ChatGPT
Drive Help Scout (shared inbox + helpdesk) from any AI agent: conversations, customers, mailboxes, tags, threads. 13 tools, OAuth2 Bearer auth.
Requisitos previos
Las instrucciones de configuración completas están incluidas en el conector (visibles en el store al seleccionarlo). Las variables de entorno requeridas:
HELPSCOUT_ACCESS_TOKEN
Paso 1 — Obtener credenciales
helpscout.com/mailbox-api).
Setup:
- Sign in to Help Scout → Manage → Apps → My Apps → Create My App.
- Pick app type:
- Personal Access Token (single-user): get a token from your profile → API Keys → Personal Access Token. Token expires after 2 days — refresh needed.
- OAuth2 App (multi-user / longer-lived): standard OAuth2 client-credentials or auth-code flow.
- Set
HELPSCOUT_ACCESS_TOKENto the access token.
Authentication: Authorization: Bearer ${HELPSCOUT_ACCESS_TOKEN}. Tokens expire — your orchestrator handles refresh.
…(continued in the in-app connector instructions)
Paso 2 — Instalar el adapter
git clone https://github.com/HelpCode-ai/anythingmcp.git
cd anythingmcp && docker compose up -d
Paso 3 — Añadir el conector en ChatGPT
ChatGPT soporta servidores MCP a través de la función Connectors (planes Plus / Pro / Team / Enterprise). El plan gratuito no admite conectores personalizados.
- Abre ChatGPT → Settings → Connectors (o pulsa el icono 🔧 en el composer → Manage connectors).
- Pulsa "Add custom connector".
- Rellena:
- Name:
Help Scout - MCP server URL:
https://cloud.anythingmcp.com/mcp - Authentication: Bearer token → pega tu MCP API key (de AnythingMCP → Profile → MCP API Keys → New Key)
- Name:
- Pulsa Connect para autorizar.
Herramientas disponibles
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
help_scout_list_mailboxes | List mailboxes (shared inboxes) |
help_scout_list_conversations | List conversations with filters |
help_scout_get_conversation | Fetch a single conversation with full details |
help_scout_create_conversation | Create a new conversation (ticket) |
help_scout_update_conversation_status | Change conversation status (close, reopen, snooze) |
help_scout_add_reply | Add a public reply (emails the customer) to a conversation |
help_scout_add_note | Add an internal note (not visible to customer) |
help_scout_list_conversation_threads | List all threads (replies, notes, status changes) in a conversation |
help_scout_list_customers | List customers (people the business interacts with) |
help_scout_get_customer | Fetch a customer's full profile including emails[], phones[], chats[], social_profiles[], address |
help_scout_create_customer | Create a customer |
help_scout_list_tags | List tags on the account |
help_scout_list_users | List Help Scout agents |
FAQ
¿Funciona el plan gratuito de ChatGPT con los Connectors MCP personalizados? No — se necesita Plus, Pro, Team o Enterprise.
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