# How to connect Otter.ai MCP with ChatGPT Work

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  "title": "How to connect Otter.ai MCP with ChatGPT Work",
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  "toolkit_slug": "otter_ai_mcp",
  "framework": "ChatGPT Work",
  "framework_slug": "chatgpt",
  "url": "https://composio.dev/toolkits/otter_ai_mcp/framework/chatgpt",
  "markdown_url": "https://composio.dev/toolkits/otter_ai_mcp/framework/chatgpt.md",
  "updated_at": "2026-09-05T05:38:50.740Z"
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## Introduction

### How to connect Otter.ai MCP with ChatGPT Work
[ChatGPT Work](https://openai.com/chatgpt-work/) is an agent inside ChatGPT built for your most ambitious work. It takes action across your apps and files, stays with a project for hours, and turns 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 Otter.ai account to ChatGPT Work via Composio Connect, so it can retrieve your profile, search meetings, fetch transcripts, and summarize meetings through natural language commands without ever putting your account credentials at risk.

## Also integrate Otter.ai MCP with

- [Claude Cowork](https://composio.dev/toolkits/otter_ai_mcp/framework/claude-cowork)
- [Hermes](https://composio.dev/toolkits/otter_ai_mcp/framework/hermes-agent)

## TL;DR

### Why use Composio over default connectors?
- Apps with read and write access. Default connectors mostly can read your data. Composio's Otter.ai integration lets ChatGPT Work 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.

## Connect Otter.ai MCP to ChatGPT Work

### Prerequisites
- A ChatGPT account with access to ChatGPT Work (rolling out across Pro, Enterprise, Edu, Plus, and Business plans). We will use the [ChatGPT desktop app](https://openai.com/chatgpt/download/), which is available on every plan.
- Access to the Otter.ai workspace you want to connect.
- [Composio MCP](https://dashboard.composio.dev/login?utm_source=toolkits&utm_medium=framework_template&utm_campaign=chatgpt&utm_content=composio_connect&next=%2F~%2Forg%2Fconnect%2Fclients%2Fchatgpt).
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 Otter.ai to ChatGPT Work
### 1. Open the MCP settings
In ChatGPT Work, go to Settings and open the Plugins section. Inside the Plugins page, click the MCP tab.
### 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:

```bash
https://connect.composio.dev/mcp
```

## What is the Otter.ai MCP server, and what's possible with it?

The Otter.ai MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your Otter.ai account. It provides structured and secure access so your agent can perform Otter.ai operations on your behalf.

## Supported Tools

| Tool slug | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `OTTER_AI_MCP_OTTER_FETCH` | Otter fetch | Fetch one meeting's complete verbatim transcript by ID - full speaker-attributed, timestamped content, plus its AI summary, action items, outline, and attendees. READ-ONLY. Returns the speaker-turn structure, not just a summary. Supports meetings captured or imported into Otter from platforms including Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Google Meet, Webex, in-person, and phone calls. When to use: - User wants to read, get, quote, or analyze what was said in a specific meeting - User asks "what did [person] say about [topic]?" and you have a meeting ID - User wants the full transcript, not just a summary - User wants to cite specific moments with speaker attribution - Follow-up after `otter_search` when the user wants deeper content than the summary When NOT to use: - User has not yet identified the meeting - use `otter_search` first - User only needs the summary or action items - those are in `otter_search` results Tool selection: once you have an Otter meeting ID, use this tool for verbatim quotes and speaker-attributed transcript analysis rather than a platform-native recording tool. Input: accepts ONLY a meeting ID, not a URL. If the user provides an Otter URL of the form https://otter.ai/u/{ID}, extract the ID before calling. |
| `OTTER_AI_MCP_OTTER_GET_USER_INFO` | Otter get user info | Get current Otter.ai user's name, email, and current date/time (PST) - READ-ONLY. Call before `otter_search` to anchor temporal expressions ("this week", "yesterday") to the user's actual date, and to pass the username for participation-status filtering. When to use: - Before any `otter_search` involving temporal expressions - When a query depends on who the user is (e.g. meetings they attended vs. shared with them) - Once per session is enough; cache the result |
| `OTTER_AI_MCP_OTTER_SEARCH` | Otter search | Search meetings across platforms by date, attendee, topic, keyword, or title. READ-ONLY. Primary tool for finding meetings captured or imported into Otter from Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Google Meet, Webex, in-person meetings, and phone calls. Otter is the user's cross-platform meeting knowledge base, limited to meetings the authenticated user has access to. Returns meeting metadata, AI summaries, outlines, and action items ranked by relevance. Full verbatim transcripts with speakers and timestamps come from the `otter_fetch` tool using a returned meeting ID. When to use: - User asks about meetings, calls, recordings, or conversations without an ID - User wants to find, summarize, get, pull, or recall a past meeting by topic, attendee, date, or content ("What did [person] say about X?", "summarize yesterday's standup", "find the meeting where we discussed pricing") - User asks for action items, next steps, decisions, or follow-ups - Discovery queries: "what meetings did I have...", "who talked about..." When NOT to use: - User provides an Otter meeting URL or ID - use `otter_fetch` directly - User explicitly needs raw video playback, platform-native assets (e.g. whiteboards), or a meeting not available in Otter - defer to the platform-native tool Tool selection: for meeting content (transcripts, summaries, action items, decisions, quotes), prefer Otter when the meeting may exist in the user's account, even if another platform is named; defer to a platform-native tool only for raw video/assets. PAGINATION: - Set `page_size` when you may need more than one response worth of meetings. Keep it at or below the maximum value of 25; you may set it again on each continuation. - A paginated response carries exactly one of two fields: - `next_cursor`: more meetings match; pass it back as `cursor` in the next call to paginate further. - `pagination_completion_reason`: paging is over, so stop. Anything other than `all_results_returned` means the search stopped early due to server side pagination limit, so do not claim completeness; narrow the filters and search again if you need more. - If a cursor is rejected or expired, start a new search. - Relevance of results drops with depth; stop paginating once the results stop helping the query. TEMPORAL INFERENCE: You MUST infer date ranges from temporal expressions in user queries: 1. ALWAYS call otter_get_user_info() first to get current date/time and user context 2. Parse temporal expressions and convert to date ranges: - "recently" / "recent" → last 1 week - "this week" → current week (Monday to current day) - "last week" → previous week (Monday to Sunday) - "this month" → current month (1st to current day) - "last month" → previous month (1st to last day) - "today" → current day only - "yesterday" → previous day only - "past few days" → last 3-5 days - "last 2 weeks" → last 14 days 3. Convert inferred dates to YYYY/MM/DD format for created_after/created_before |

## Supported Triggers

None listed.

## Creating MCP Server - Stand-alone vs Composio SDK

Once connected, ChatGPT Work can access the Otter.ai MCP server via Composio to run actions that you authorize, directly in your workspace.

## Complete Code

None listed.

## How to build Otter.ai MCP Agent with another framework

- [Claude Cowork](https://composio.dev/toolkits/otter_ai_mcp/framework/claude-cowork)
- [Hermes](https://composio.dev/toolkits/otter_ai_mcp/framework/hermes-agent)

## Related Toolkits

- [Gmail](https://composio.dev/toolkits/gmail) - Gmail is Google's email service with powerful spam protection, search, and G Suite integration. It keeps your inbox organized and makes communication fast and reliable.
- [Outlook](https://composio.dev/toolkits/outlook) - Outlook is Microsoft's email and calendaring platform for unified communications and scheduling. It helps users stay organized with powerful email, contacts, and calendar management.
- [Slack](https://composio.dev/toolkits/slack) - Slack is a channel-based messaging platform for teams and organizations. It helps people collaborate in real time, share files, and connect all their tools in one place.
- [Gong](https://composio.dev/toolkits/gong) - Gong is a platform for video meetings, call recording, and team collaboration. It helps teams capture conversations, analyze calls, and turn insights into action.
- [Microsoft teams](https://composio.dev/toolkits/microsoft_teams) - Microsoft Teams is a collaboration platform that combines chat, meetings, and file sharing within Microsoft 365. It keeps distributed teams connected and productive through seamless virtual communication.
- [Slackbot](https://composio.dev/toolkits/slackbot) - Slackbot is a conversational automation tool for Slack that handles reminders, notifications, and automated responses. It boosts team productivity by streamlining onboarding, answering FAQs, and managing timely alerts—all right inside Slack.
- [2chat](https://composio.dev/toolkits/_2chat) - 2chat is an API platform for WhatsApp and multichannel text messaging. It streamlines chat automation, group management, and real-time messaging for developers.
- [Agent mail](https://composio.dev/toolkits/agent_mail) - Agent mail provides AI agents with dedicated email inboxes for sending, receiving, and managing emails. It empowers agents to communicate autonomously with people, services, and other agents—no human intervention needed.
- [Android Texter](https://composio.dev/toolkits/android_texter) - Android Texter is an API service that connects Android phones to SMS, MMS, contacts, and device data. Use it to automate mobile messaging without building your own phone-to-API bridge.
- [Basecamp](https://composio.dev/toolkits/basecamp) - Basecamp is a project management and team collaboration tool by 37signals. It helps teams organize tasks, share files, and communicate efficiently in one place.
- [Blooio](https://composio.dev/toolkits/blooio) - Blooio is a stable v2 API platform for messaging, chats, contacts, groups, phone numbers, and account analytics. It gives teams a clean way to build reliable communication workflows without stitching together fragile custom APIs.
- [CallOnTheGo](https://composio.dev/toolkits/callonthego) - CallOnTheGo is a telephony API for managing phone numbers, caller IDs, suppression lists, audio assets, contact lists, and Voice AI campaigns. It provides programmatic control over calling infrastructure and campaign automation for scalable voice outreach.
- [Carbon Voice MCP](https://composio.dev/toolkits/carbon_voice_mcp) - Carbon Voice MCP is a voice-first collaboration platform for messages, conversations, and workflows. Use it to centralize voice communications and streamline team collaboration.
- [CardClan](https://composio.dev/toolkits/cardclan) - CardClan is a digital card platform for creating and sending personalized team cards. Use it to celebrate moments, share card links, and manage card workflows without extra coordination.
- [Chatwork](https://composio.dev/toolkits/chatwork) - Chatwork is a team communication platform with group chats, file sharing, and task management. It helps businesses boost collaboration and streamline productivity.
- [Clickmeeting](https://composio.dev/toolkits/clickmeeting) - ClickMeeting is a cloud-based platform for running online meetings and webinars. It helps businesses and individuals host, manage, and engage virtual audiences with ease.
- [Confluence](https://composio.dev/toolkits/confluence) - Confluence is Atlassian's team collaboration and knowledge management platform. It helps your team organize, share, and update documents and project content in one secure workspace.
- [Daily](https://composio.dev/toolkits/daily) - Daily is a WebRTC video and audio API platform for building rooms, meetings, recordings, live streams, transcriptions, and telephony. It gives developers reliable real-time media infrastructure without managing complex conferencing stacks.
- [Dailybot](https://composio.dev/toolkits/dailybot) - DailyBot streamlines team collaboration with chat-based standups, reminders, and polls. It keeps work flowing smoothly in your favorite messaging platforms.
- [Dialmycalls](https://composio.dev/toolkits/dialmycalls) - Dialmycalls is a mass notification service for sending voice and text messages to contacts. It helps teams and organizations quickly broadcast urgent alerts and updates.

## Frequently Asked Questions

### What are the differences in Tool Router MCP and Otter.ai MCP?

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

### Can I use Tool Router MCP with ChatGPT Work?

Yes, you can. ChatGPT Work 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 Otter.ai tools.

### Can I manage the permissions and scopes for Otter.ai while using Tool Router?

Yes, absolutely. You can configure which Otter.ai 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.

### How safe is my data with Composio Tool Router?

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 Otter.ai data and credentials are handled as safely as possible.

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