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This feature is in beta. AI assistants connected to your store can read your store data but can never change anything. If you have questions, email us at [email protected].

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You can connect AI assistants like ChatGPT and Claude directly to your Material store. Once connected, you can ask questions about your business in plain English and the assistant will answer using your real store data. For example:

• "What were my 10 most recent orders?"
• "Which customers haven't shopped with us in the last 6 months?"
• "How much stock do I have of this product, and how has it moved this month?"
• "Pull up everything Jane Smith has purchased this year."

The assistant can read your products, orders, customers, and stock events. It cannot edit, delete, or add anything. The connection is read-only.

Before you start

You'll need two things:

1. Your Material sign-in details: your Store ID, Email, and Password. These are the same details you use to sign in to Material.
2. An AI assistant plan that supports connectors. Most AI tools only offer this on their paid plans.

Your store's connection link is:

<https://api.materialretail.com/mcp>

This link is the same for every store. It's your sign-in that connects it to your store's data. You'll paste this link into your AI assistant using the steps below.

Connect from ChatGPT

1. Open ChatGPT and go to Settings.
2. Find the Connectors section.
3. Choose to add a custom connector (ChatGPT may label this "Create" or "Add custom connector").
4. Give it a name like "Material", and paste in the connection link above.
5. ChatGPT will send you to a Material sign-in page. Follow the steps in "Approving access" below.