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Summary
Gelato print-on-demand: browse the product catalog, check prices, stock and shipping methods, quote, draft and track orders (including Etsy and Shopify orders), and manage products in connected stores. Gelato API with an API key.
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Gelato + ChatGPT
Gelato print-on-demand: browse the product catalog, check prices, stock and shipping methods, quote, draft and track orders (including Etsy and Shopify orders), and manage products in connected stores. Gelato API with an API key.
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:
GELATO_API_KEY
Step 1 — Get credentials
- In the Gelato dashboard (dashboard.gelato.com), open Developer → API Keys and click Add API key. Only admins, or users given the permission, see this page.
- Name the key, click Create key and copy it right away: Gelato does not show it again.
- Paste it into
GELATO_API_KEYand install the connector. The key is sent as theX-API-KEYheader to each of Gelato's API hosts (product, order, shipment and ecommerce). - Start with
gelato_list_catalogsandgelato_get_catalog, then usegelato_search_productsto find theproductUidthat prices, quotes and orders need.gelato_quote_ordergives the full price with shipping options for a real address.
gelato_create_order, gelato_confirm_draft_order and gelato_create_product_from_template are installed switched off: the first two charge your Gelato account, the third publishes a listing to the connected store (Etsy charges a listing fee). Enable them on the connector page only if you want them. gelato_create_draft_order is on, because a draft is neither produced nor charged. Orders from a connected Etsy or Shopify store reach Gelato on their own and show up in gelato_search_orders; do not create them again.
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:
Gelato. - 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 |
|---|---|
gelato_list_catalogs | List the Gelato product catalogs (posters, t-shirts, mugs, cards, canvas...) with their catalogUid and title |
gelato_get_catalog | Get one catalog with its product attributes and every allowed value (size, paper, colour, orientation...) |
gelato_search_products | List the products of a catalog, optionally filtered by attribute values, with productUid, attributes, weight, dimensions and supported… |
gelato_get_product | Get one Gelato product by productUid: attributes, weight, supported and unsupported countries, whether it is stockable or printable, and… |
gelato_get_product_prices | Get the production price of a product for every quantity tier, optionally for one destination country and currency |
gelato_get_cover_dimensions | Get the cover dimensions in mm of a multi-page product such as a photo book or brochure for a given page count, to size the cover artwork |
gelato_check_stock | Check stock of up to 250 products per stock region (US-CA, EU, UK, OC, AS, SA...) |
gelato_list_shipment_methods | List Gelato shipment methods with their shipmentMethodUid, type (normal, express, pallet), whether they are tracked, suit business or… |
gelato_quote_order | Price an order before placing it: for the given products and recipient, returns one or more quotes (one per fulfilment facility) with… |
gelato_create_draft_order | Create a draft order |
gelato_create_order | Place an order that goes straight to production: Gelato charges the account (wallet or card) and prints and ships it |
gelato_get_order | Get one order: type, fulfillment and financial status, channel (api, ui, shopify, etsy), store id, items with files and previews, shipment… |
gelato_search_orders | Search orders, including those imported from connected Etsy and Shopify stores |
gelato_confirm_draft_order | Turn a draft order into a real order, which sends it to production and charges the account |
gelato_cancel_order | Cancel an order to stop production and shipment |
gelato_list_store_products | List the products of a Gelato-connected e-commerce store (Shopify, Etsy...) with title, status (created, publishing, publishing_error… |
gelato_get_store_product | Get one product of a connected store: title, description, status, publishing error code, preview URLs, variants with productUid and… |
gelato_get_template | Get a product template made in the Gelato dashboard: title, description, and its variants with productUid, variant options and the named… |
gelato_create_product_from_template | Create a product in a connected store from a dashboard template, with your own title, description, tags and images per placeholder |
FAQ
Does the free ChatGPT plan work with custom MCP connectors? No. Custom MCP connections need developer mode, which is only on paid plans.
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