How do I add ToolForte to ChatGPT?
Turn on Developer mode under Connectors in your ChatGPT settings, create a connector with the server URL, and enable it in a chat. For a custom GPT, import the OpenAPI document instead and the REST endpoints become actions.
Step by step
The server URL is https://toolforte.com/api/mcp. Nothing runs on your machine; the client connects to it over streamable HTTP.
- 01Turn on Developer modeOpen Settings, choose Connectors, open Advanced settings and switch Developer mode on. This is available on the Plus, Pro, Business and Enterprise plans.
- 02Create the connectorBack on the Connectors page, click Create. Name it ToolForte, paste the server URL, set authentication to none and save.
- 03Enable it in a chatIn a new chat, open the plus menu, choose Developer mode and tick ToolForte.
- 04Try a toolAsk: "Validate the IBAN NL91 ABNA 0417 1643 00 with ToolForte."
Configuration
https://toolforte.com/api/mcp
https://toolforte.com/openapi.json
Adding an API key
The connector form has no header field, so ChatGPT uses the free utilities. For a custom GPT, set the action authentication to API key with the header name X-API-Key and your key as the value; the actions then draw on your monthly balance.
A key starts with tf_ and is created on your account page. It is free, and it is what gives memory a private owner and workflows an account to run on.
Free or paid: what changes
Everything on this page works without paying. A key, free or paid, changes how much of the server-side work you can do in a month. A tool call costs 1 credit, a render 25, memory 0.
| Without a key | Free key | ToolForte Pro | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | Nothing | Nothing | €19.00 a month, or €190.00 a year |
| Utility tools | All of them, 200 requests a day per session | 1,000 credits a month, so up to 1,000 calls | 7,500 credits a month, so up to 7,500 calls |
| Renders (PDF, screenshot, read_page) | 3 a day | Up to 40 a month from the same balance | Up to 300 a month from the same balance |
| Agent memory | Refused: needs a key, so entries have an owner | Private to your key, kept 30 days, never metered | Private to your key, kept 365 days, never metered |
| Saved workflows (workflow_run) | Refused: a workflow belongs to an account | Yes, each step costs what its tool costs | Yes, each step costs what its tool costs |
| Usage history | None | 7 days | 365 days |
| When the month runs out | Wait for tomorrow | Buy credits from 100 for €1.00, they never expire, or move to ToolForte Pro | Buy credits from 100 for €1.00, they never expire |
The same balance also pays for the REST API and the AI tools, and every tool result tells the assistant what is left. When it is gone the call is refused with a plain message; nothing keeps running on credit. Full detail on pricing and credits and plans.
From free to paid, in order
- Create a free account. An email address is all it asks for.
- On your account page, create an API key. It is shown once; copy it then.
- Put the key in ChatGPT as described above, and restart or refresh the connection.
- Ask for something server-side, such as a PDF. The result names your remaining balance, which proves the key arrived.
- Running low? Buy credits on the pricing page, or take ToolForte Pro there for the larger monthly balance. Both use the same key; nothing changes in ChatGPT.
Check that it works
One question is enough to see the server answer instead of the model.
Validate the IBAN NL91 ABNA 0417 1643 00 with ToolForte.
validate_iban and reports the result of the mod-97 check and the bank country. If it answers without calling a tool, the server is not connected yet: look for it in the client's MCP or connector list and make sure it is switched on for the conversation.Questions
The ChatGPT specifics first, then what applies to every client.
Can I use it without Developer mode?
Not as an MCP server. Build a custom GPT and import https://toolforte.com/openapi.json as its actions instead; you get the same deterministic utilities as REST calls.
Why does ChatGPT show a warning about the connector?
Developer mode connectors are unverified by design, so ChatGPT tells you the tools can act on your behalf. ToolForte tools only compute an answer or render a file; they never change anything in another system.
What does the ToolForte MCP server cost?
The 84 deterministic utilities are free and so is agent memory. Each client session gets 3 renders a day without a key. With a free API key you get a monthly balance of 1,000 credits: a tool call costs 1 credit and a render 25, so that is 40 renders or 1,000 calls. ToolForte Pro is €19.00 a month for 7,500 credits, and any account can buy extra credits from 100 for €1.00 that never expire.
Do I need an API key?
Not for the utilities. A key is what makes memory private to you, gives access to the workflows on your account, and moves renders onto a monthly balance instead of the daily allowance. You create one on your ToolForte account page and pass it as an Authorization: Bearer header; an X-API-Key header works too.
Which tools does the server expose?
111 tools in four groups: 84 deterministic utilities such as validate_iban, calculate_vat, working_days_between, parse_cron and test_regex; 14 render tools (html_to_pdf, url_to_pdf, url_screenshot, qr_code_png, pdf_merge, pdf_split, images_to_pdf, image_resize, image_convert, image_compress, read_page, strip_metadata, pdf_to_docx, docx_to_pdf) that return hosted files or page content; 4 memory tools (memory_set, memory_get, memory_list, memory_delete); and 3 workflow tools (workflow_list, workflow_run, workflow_propose).
Is what I send to a tool stored?
Tool inputs are processed on ToolForte servers and not kept, except for the memory tools, whose entire purpose is to keep what you store, and rendered files, which are hosted for 24 hours behind a signed link. The browser tools on toolforte.com never send anything; the MCP server necessarily does.
Is there anything to install?
No. The server runs at toolforte.com and every client on this page connects to it over streamable HTTP. A client that only speaks stdio, such as the Claude desktop app on the free plan, runs "npx -y toolforte-mcp" instead: a small bridge on npm that connects to the same server.
What you can ask once it is connected
The server answers to 111 tool names. The full list, grouped and explained, is on the MCP page.
Check an IBAN or a VAT number, compute VAT on an amount, count working days between two dates in the Netherlands, explain a cron expression, test a regex, format or diff JSON, turn an HTML report into a hosted PDF, screenshot a page, read a JavaScript-rendered page as Markdown, remember something for next week, or run a saved workflow by id. See every tool.