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Summary
Drive Copper (Google Workspace-native CRM) from any AI agent: people, companies, opportunities, leads, activities, tasks. 12 tools, API-token auth with email + token + appname headers.
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Example prompts for Copper CRM
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Copper CRM + ChatGPT
Drive Copper (Google Workspace-native CRM) from any AI agent: people, companies, opportunities, leads, activities, tasks. 12 tools, API-token auth with email + token + appname headers.
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:
COPPER_API_KEY, COPPER_USER_EMAIL, COPPER_APP_NAME
Step 1 — Get credentials
copper.com).
Setup:
- Sign in to Copper → top-right avatar → Settings → Integrations → API Keys → Generate API Key.
- Copy: the key + the email of the user it belongs to.
- Set:
COPPER_API_KEY= generated keyCOPPER_USER_EMAIL= the email of the API key ownerCOPPER_APP_NAME= a label for your integration (e.g.anythingmcp)
Authentication: three custom headers — X-PW-AccessToken: ${COPPER_API_KEY}, X-PW-Application: developer_api, X-PW-UserEmail: ${COPPER_USER_EMAIL}. Quirky but it's Copper's convention.
…(continued in the in-app connector instructions)
Step 2 — Install the adapter
git clone https://github.com/HelpCode-ai/anythingmcp.git
cd anythingmcp && docker compose up -d
Step 3 — Add the connector in ChatGPT
ChatGPT supports MCP servers via the Connectors feature (Plus / Pro / Team / Enterprise plans). The free tier does not support custom connectors.
- Open ChatGPT → Settings → Connectors (or click the 🔧 icon in the composer → Manage connectors).
- Click "Add custom connector".
- Fill in:
- Name:
Copper CRM - MCP server URL:
https://cloud.anythingmcp.com/mcp - Authentication: Bearer token → paste your MCP API key (from AnythingMCP → Profile → MCP API Keys → New Key)
- Name:
- Click Connect to authorize.
Available tools
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
copper_search_people | Search people (contacts) |
copper_get_person | Fetch a person by ID with full fields including emails, phone_numbers, address, custom_fields, websites, socials, company info, assignee |
copper_create_person | Create a new person |
copper_update_person | Update a person |
copper_search_companies | Search companies (organizations) |
copper_create_company | Create a company |
copper_search_opportunities | Search opportunities (deals) |
copper_create_opportunity | Create an opportunity (deal) |
copper_update_opportunity | Update a deal — common: pipeline_stage_id (move stage), status (close as Won/Lost) |
copper_list_pipelines | List pipelines with their stages |
copper_list_custom_field_definitions | List custom-field definitions for all object types |
copper_create_activity | Log an activity (note/call/meeting) on a record |
FAQ
Does ChatGPT free tier work with custom MCP connectors? No — Plus, Pro, Team or Enterprise required.
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