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Summary
Drive Close (sales-team CRM) from any AI agent: leads, contacts, opportunities, activities (calls/emails/SMS/notes), tasks, smart views and custom fields. 16 tools, API-key Basic-auth.
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Close CRM + ChatGPT
Drive Close (sales-team CRM) from any AI agent: leads, contacts, opportunities, activities (calls/emails/SMS/notes), tasks, smart views and custom fields. 16 tools, API-key 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:
CLOSE_API_KEY
Step 1 — Get credentials
close.com).
Setup:
- Sign in to Close → top-right avatar → Settings → Developer → API Keys → New API Key.
- Name it ('AnythingMCP'), copy the key (starts with
api_). SetCLOSE_API_KEY.
Authentication: HTTP Basic auth with username=API_KEY and password empty. The adapter passes Authorization: Basic base64(API_KEY:). Same as Stripe's auth model.
…(continued in the in-app connector instructions)
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:
Close CRM. - 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 |
|---|---|
close_get_me | Return the user the API key belongs to plus the organization context (id, name, plan, addresses) |
close_list_leads | List leads (companies) with optional query filter and pagination |
close_get_lead | Fetch one lead by ID |
close_create_lead | Create a new lead (company) |
close_update_lead | Partial-update a lead |
close_list_contacts | List contacts (people) — typically scoped to a lead via the lead_id query param |
close_create_contact | Create a contact on a lead |
close_list_opportunities | List opportunities (deals) |
close_create_opportunity | Create an opportunity (deal) |
close_update_opportunity | Update an opportunity |
close_create_note_activity | Log a free-text note on a lead (timeline) |
close_list_activities | List activities (timeline events) — call, email, sms, note, meeting, etc |
close_create_task | Create a task on a lead |
close_list_lead_statuses | List the lead status values configured on the organization (e |
close_list_opportunity_statuses | List the opportunity (pipeline stage) status values — typically active stages + won/lost terminal states |
close_list_lead_custom_fields | List the custom fields defined on leads with their IDs (cf_XYZ), types, and pick-list options |
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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