Connect to ChatGPT

Connect Zigpoll to ChatGPT with a custom MCP connector in Developer Mode to analyze survey data and create surveys in natural language.

Connect your Zigpoll surveys to ChatGPT as a custom MCP connector using the Model Context Protocol (MCP). Once connected, ChatGPT can read your survey responses, run analytics, and create surveys — just ask in plain English.

For other AI clients, see the MCP overview.

Custom MCP connectors require Developer Mode, available on ChatGPT Pro, Plus, Business, Enterprise, and Education plans on the web. Menu labels evolve as ChatGPT updates — "Apps" and "Connectors" refer to the same area.

Prerequisite: get your Zigpoll API key

1. Log into your Zigpoll dashboard.

2. Go to Settings → Manage Integrations.

3. Scroll to API Key, click Add Key under Private Keys, label it "ChatGPT", and copy it.

Step 1: Enable Developer Mode

1. In ChatGPT on the web, open Settings → Apps & Connectors (may appear as Connectors).

2. Open Advanced settings and turn on Developer mode.

Step 2: Add the Zigpoll connector

1. Back in Apps & Connectors, click Create (or Create app).

2. Enter the details:

   • Name: Zigpoll

   • MCP Server URL: https://mcp.zigpoll.com/mcp

3. Set the authentication type to OAuth.

4. Check the box confirming you trust the provider, then click Create.

5. ChatGPT opens a browser authorization window. Paste the API key from the prerequisite step on the Zigpoll authorization page and click Authorize.

mcp.zigpoll.com uses a browser-based OAuth login. A static API-key header is not supported — the key is exchanged for a token through the authorization page above.

Step 3: Use it in a chat

1. Start a new chat and open the + (tools) menu → Developer mode.

2. Enable the Zigpoll connector for the conversation.

3. Ask away. Being explicit helps ChatGPT pick the right tool, e.g.:

"Use the Zigpoll app to list my accounts"

"Use Zigpoll to summarize the responses from my NPS survey"

Example prompts

• "List all my surveys and their response counts"

• "Where are my survey respondents located?"

• "Compare order values for each answer on my attribution question"

• "Create a new customer satisfaction survey"

For the full list of tools and more examples, see the MCP overview. For ideas on what to build, see Ideas for Using Zigpoll MCP.

Troubleshooting

• Developer mode not visible — confirm your plan supports it and that you're on the web app, not the mobile app.

• Connector not available in chat — it must be enabled per conversation via the + → Developer mode menu.

• Authentication errors — use a valid API key that hasn't been revoked. Regenerate one from Settings → Manage Integrations → API Key, then refresh the connector.