How to connect Copper with ChatGPT

Connect ChatGPT to Copper MCP. Create a new lead from email, list open opportunities assigned to me, and more using natural language, with authentication handled for you.

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Copper is a customer relationship management (CRM) platform for managing contacts, leads, opportunities, tasks, and projects. Built to centralize customer data and streamline sales workflows.

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How to connect Copper MCP with ChatGPT

ChatGPT can take action across your apps and files, stay with a project for hours, and turn a goal into finished materials like sheets, slides, and docs, not just answers.

In this guide, I will explain the easiest and most secure way to connect your Copper account to ChatGPT via Composio Connect, so it can create leads, update your contacts, manage opportunities and pipelines, log activities, and attach files to records through natural language commands without ever putting your account credentials at risk.

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Why use Composio over default connectors?

  • Apps with read and write access. Default connectors mostly can read your data. Composio's Copper integration lets ChatGPT take actions like creating drafts, sending updates, labeling records, and more.
  • 1,500+ SaaS toolkits out of the box. Composio gives you instant access to a vast catalog of pre-built connectors, from Gmail and Slack to Notion, Linear, and Salesforce.
  • One MCP server for every app. Connect any of your applications on demand through a single endpoint, rather than juggling a separate server for each app.
  • Smart, context-aware tool loading. Unlike traditional MCP servers that dump every available tool into the LLM context window, Composio searches for and loads only the tools relevant to the task at hand.
  • Cross-app automation. Chain actions across multiple apps in a single run - fetch a thread, summarize it in Notion, and post highlights to Slack without leaving the conversation.

Prerequisites

Note: Composio connects through OAuth. You will be asked to sign in and approve specific permissions. Review the permission screen carefully if you are using a work account.

Step-by-step: Connect Copper to ChatGPT

1. Install the Composio plugin

Click the button. ChatGPT opens the Composio plugin page. Click Install plugin.

Install in ChatGPT

Composio plugin page in ChatGPT with the Install plugin button

You can also find it inside ChatGPT: go to Settings, open Plugins, search the marketplace for Composio, and click Install plugin.

2. Authenticate

After you install, ChatGPT asks you to authenticate with Composio. Log in and click Allow access to authorize ChatGPT to use your Composio account.

Composio login and Allow access screen for ChatGPT

3. Start using Composio

That is it. Composio tools are now available in ChatGPT. Type @Composio followed by your request, for example @Composio find unread Copper messages and summarize them, and it will run the actions you authorize. On first use it asks you to authorize Copper.

Option 2: Add Composio as an MCP server

If you cannot use the plugin marketplace, add Composio as a custom MCP server instead.

1. Open the MCP settings

In ChatGPT, go to Settings and open the Plugins section. Inside the Plugins page, click the MCP tab.

ChatGPT settings showing the Plugins page with the MCP tab selected

2. Add the server

Click Add server. In the Name field enter Composio, for Type select Streamable HTTP, and in the URL field paste the Composio MCP server URL:

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ChatGPT Add server dialog with the name Composio, type Streamable HTTP, and the Composio MCP URL

Then click Save. The Composio server now appears in your MCP plugins list.

ChatGPT Plugins page showing the Composio MCP server added to the list

3. Authenticate

Click Authenticate on the Composio entry, log in via Composio, and click Allow access. Composio tools are then available in ChatGPT the same way as with the plugin.

What you can do after connecting Copper

  • Create a new lead from email
  • List open opportunities assigned to me
  • Log a call and attach meeting notes

Security + privacy notes (important)

  • Use least-privilege access: Only grant permissions you actually need.
  • Review OAuth permissions before approving: Make sure requested scopes match what you expect Composio and ChatGPT to do.
  • Keep write actions human-reviewed: For actions like sending messages, creating labels, or editing drafts, keep manual confirmation enabled.
  • Be careful with sensitive data: Avoid using this setup with highly sensitive information unless allowed by your personal, company, or client policies.
TOOLS

Supported Tools

Every Copper action and event your agent gets out of the box.

Bulk Create Activities (Beta)

Attempt to create 1-10 user-category Copper activities and return ordered per-item successes or validation failures.

Bulk Create Companies (Beta)

Attempt to create 1-10 Copper companies and return ordered per-item successes or validation failures.

Bulk Create Leads

Create 1-10 Copper leads in one beta bulk request and return ordered per-item outcomes.

Bulk Create Opportunities (Beta)

Attempt to create 1-10 Copper opportunities and return ordered per-item successes or validation failures.

Bulk Create People (Beta)

Attempt to create 1-10 Copper people and return ordered per-item successes or validation failures.

Bulk Update Companies (Beta)

Attempt to update 1-10 Copper companies and return ordered per-item successes or validation failures.

Bulk Update Leads

Update 1-10 Copper leads in one beta bulk request and return ordered per-item outcomes.

Bulk Update People (Beta)

Attempt to update 1-10 Copper people and return ordered per-item successes or validation failures.

Convert Lead

Convert a Copper lead into a person and optionally a company and opportunity; the original lead is removed.

Create Activity

Create a user-category activity such as a note on an existing Copper lead, person, company, opportunity, project, or task; system activities are read-only.

Create Company

Create a Copper company with domain, contact, ownership, tag, and custom-field data.

Create Custom Activity Type

Create a named Copper custom activity type with a supported icon.

Create Custom Field Definition

Create a Copper custom field for selected record types.

Create Lead

Create a Copper lead with contact, ownership, source, status, tag, and custom-field data.

Create Opportunity

Create a Copper opportunity.

Create Person

Create a Copper person with contact, company, ownership, tag, and custom-field data.

Create Project

Create a Copper project, optionally related to another record and assigned to a user.

Create Related Link

Connect two existing Copper records through a Connect custom field.

Create Task

Create a Copper task with optional assignment, related record, due/reminder times, priority, tags, and custom fields.

Delete Attached File

Permanently delete one file attached to a Copper lead, person, opportunity, company, or project.

Delete Custom Field Definition

Permanently delete one Copper custom-field definition by ID.

Delete Lead

Permanently delete one Copper lead by ID.

Delete Record

Delete one Copper person, company, opportunity, project, task, or activity by type and ID.

Delete Related Link

Delete one Copper Connect-field connection by related-link ID.

Get Account

Return the connected Copper account, timezone, and feature settings; use it to preflight features such as Leads.

Get Attached File Metadata

Get metadata for one file attached to a Copper lead, person, opportunity, company, or project.

Get Current User

Return the Copper user represented by the connected account, including the user ID used for assignments.

Get Custom Activity Type

Return one Copper custom activity type's name, icon, enabled state, interaction behavior, and ownership metadata by ID.

Get Custom Field Definition

Return one Copper custom field's data type, record availability, filterability, options, and currency configuration by definition ID.

Get Field Layout

Return enabled and create/edit requiredness metadata for one Copper entity type.

Get Lead

Return one Copper lead's contact, ownership, source, status, tags, and custom-field data by lead ID.

Get Person by Email

Return the unique Copper person record matching an exact email address.

Get Record

Fetch one user, person, company, opportunity, project, task, or activity by its type and ID.

List Attached Files

List all files attached to one Copper lead, person, opportunity, company, or project.

List Custom Activity Types

List Copper's default user-entered activity types and account-created custom activity types; system activity types and Notes are available through LIST_REFERENCE_VALUES with activity_types.

List Custom Field Definitions

Return Copper custom-field IDs, types, availability, and options needed to read, filter, and write custom field values.

List Lead, Person, or Company Activities

List selected activity types related to one Copper lead, person, or company; company results may also include activities from related people.

List Lead Statuses

List Copper lead status IDs, names, display order, and default selection for use in lead writes and searches.

List Pipelines

Return all configured Copper pipelines with their stages and win probabilities for opportunity creation and updates.

List Pipeline Stages

List Copper opportunity stages for one pipeline, or omit pipeline_id for a flat cross-pipeline list; use LIST_PIPELINES when pipeline context and win probabilities are needed.

List Reference Values

List one bounded set of Copper IDs used in write schemas: activity types, customer sources, contact types, or opportunity loss reasons.

List Related Links

List Connect-field connections for one Copper source record, optionally narrowed to one Connect field.

List Related Records

List records related to one Copper entity, optionally restricted to a target record type.

List Tags

Return one alphabetical page of Copper tag names for filtering or assigning records.

List Users

Return one page of Copper users for resolving assignee and owner IDs.

Relate Records

Create a direct relationship between two existing Copper records, preserving both record types and IDs.

Search Activities

Search Copper activities globally or for one parent record by activity type and date range, returning one page.

Search Companies

Search Copper companies by name, domain, ownership, contact type, location, date, or custom-field criteria and return one page.

Search Leads

Search Copper leads by identity, ownership, status, source, location, value, activity, date, tags, socials, or custom fields and return one page.

Search Opportunities

Search Copper opportunities by pipeline, stage, status, contact, company, value, date, ownership, or custom-field criteria and return one page.

Search People

Search Copper people by contact, company, ownership, tag, date, or custom-field criteria and return one page.

Search Projects

Search Copper projects by name, owner, tag, status, or custom-field criteria and return one page.

Search Tasks

Search Copper tasks by name, owner, tag, related project or opportunity, status, due date, or custom-field criteria and return one page.

Unrelate Records

Remove a direct relationship between two existing Copper records without deleting either record.

Update Activity

Update the details, date, or both for an existing user-category Copper activity; at least one change is required, and system or deleted activities cannot be modified.

Update Company

Update selected writable fields of an existing Copper company without replacing omitted fields.

Update Custom Activity Type

Rename, change the icon, or enable or disable a Copper custom activity type.

Update Custom Field Definition

Update one Copper custom-field definition by ID.

Update Lead

Update selected fields of a Copper lead without replacing omitted fields.

Update Opportunity

Update selected writable fields of an existing Copper opportunity without replacing omitted fields.

Update Person

Update selected writable fields of an existing Copper person without replacing omitted fields.

Update Project

Update selected writable fields of an existing Copper project without replacing omitted fields.

Update Task

Update selected writable fields of an existing Copper task without replacing omitted fields.

Upload Attached File

Get upload authorization from Copper, upload up to 20 MB of file bytes to Copper's fixed Amazon S3 bucket, and attach the uploaded key to one Copper lead, person, opportunity, company, or project.

Upsert Lead

Create or update a Copper lead by exact name, email, or custom-field match.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

With a standalone Copper MCP server, the agents and LLMs can only access a fixed set of Copper tools tied to that server. However, with the Composio Tool Router, agents can dynamically load tools from Copper and many other apps based on the task at hand, all through a single MCP endpoint.

Yes, you can. ChatGPT fully supports MCP integration. You get structured tool calling, message history handling, and model orchestration while Tool Router takes care of discovering and serving the right Copper tools.

Yes, absolutely. You can configure which Copper scopes and actions are allowed when connecting your account to Composio. You can also bring your own OAuth credentials or API configuration so you keep full control over what the agent can do.

All sensitive data such as tokens, keys, and configuration is fully encrypted at rest and in transit. Composio is SOC 2 Type 2 compliant and follows strict security practices so your Copper data and credentials are handled as safely as possible.

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