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Summary
Drive Acuity Scheduling (Squarespace-owned booking SaaS) from any AI agent: appointments, availability, appointment types, calendars, clients, products. 12 tools, Basic-auth.
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Example prompts for Acuity Scheduling
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Acuity Scheduling + ChatGPT
Drive Acuity Scheduling (Squarespace-owned booking SaaS) from any AI agent: appointments, availability, appointment types, calendars, clients, products. 12 tools, Basic-auth.
Prerequisites
See the full setup instructions baked into the connector (visible in the in-app store when you select the connector). The required environment variables for this connector are:
ACUITY_USER_ID, ACUITY_API_KEY
Step 1 — Get credentials
acuityscheduling.com).
Setup:
- Sign in to Acuity → Integrations → API.
- Note your User ID and copy the API Key.
- Set:
ACUITY_USER_ID= numeric user ID (e.g.12345)ACUITY_API_KEY= the API key
Authentication: HTTP Basic with username=USER_ID and password=API_KEY.
Availability flow:
- List appointment types (
acuity_list_appointment_types) — get appointmentTypeID. - List calendars (
acuity_list_calendars) — get calendarID(s). - List available dates (
acuity_list_available_dates) for date+appointmentType+calendar. - List available times (
acuity_list_available_times) for a specific date. - …
Step 2 — Install the adapter
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/HelpCode-ai/anythingmcp/main/docker-compose.quickstart.yml -o docker-compose.yml
printf 'JWT_SECRET=%s\nENCRYPTION_KEY=%s\n' "$(openssl rand -hex 32)" "$(openssl rand -hex 32)" > .env
docker compose up -d
Step 3 — Add the connector in ChatGPT
Your server URL: in AnythingMCP, open MCP Servers → the server this connector is on, and copy its URL (
https://cloud.anythingmcp.com/mcp/…). Use it wherever this guide showsYOUR_SERVER_ID.
ChatGPT connects to MCP servers as custom apps in developer mode, available on paid plans (not on Free). On Business and Enterprise workspaces an admin may have to allow it first.
- In ChatGPT, open Settings → Security and login and turn on Developer mode.
- Go to chatgpt.com/plugins and click +.
- Enter a name and a short description, e.g. Name:
Acuity Scheduling. - Under Connection, enter the MCP server URL
https://cloud.anythingmcp.com/mcp/YOUR_SERVER_IDand create the connection. - When ChatGPT asks, sign in to AnythingMCP (OAuth) and allow access.
Available tools
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
acuity_get_me | Return account info: name, email, country, timezone |
acuity_list_appointment_types | List appointment types defined in the account |
acuity_list_calendars | List calendars (staff/resources) |
acuity_list_available_dates | List dates with available slots in a month, for a given appointmentTypeID and optional calendarID |
acuity_list_available_times | List specific time slots for a date |
acuity_list_appointments | List appointments with filtering |
acuity_get_appointment | Fetch a single appointment with client + forms + payment details |
acuity_create_appointment | Book an appointment |
acuity_reschedule_appointment | Move an appointment to a new datetime/calendar |
acuity_cancel_appointment | Cancel an appointment |
acuity_list_clients | List clients (people who have booked) |
acuity_list_forms | List intake forms (custom forms) |
FAQ
Does the free ChatGPT plan work with custom MCP connectors? No. Custom MCP connections need developer mode, which is only on paid plans.
Next steps
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