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Connect an AI assistant

ChatGPT

Add HitApply to ChatGPT so you can search jobs, write tailored documents and track applications from a ChatGPT chat.

Requirements

  • A paid ChatGPT plan: Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise or Edu. The Free plan can't add custom connectors.
  • On Business, Enterprise and Edu, an admin may need to allow custom connectors, or add HitApply for the workspace.
  • ChatGPT on the web, at chatgpt.com, for setup. Once it's added, the connector works in the apps too.
  • About 3 minutes.

Last checked October 2026. OpenAI renames these menus often. If a step looks different, search ChatGPT's help for "custom MCP server".

1. Add HitApply

  1. Open chatgpt.com/plugins.
  2. Press +, then Add custom MCP server.
    • Don't see it? Open Settings → Apps → Advanced settings, turn on Developer mode, and try again.
  3. Name it HitApply and paste this address:
https://api.hitapply.app/mcp
  1. Choose OAuth for authentication, if ChatGPT asks.
  2. Read ChatGPT's warning about custom servers, select I understand and want to continue, then Create as a plugin.

Screenshot: ChatGPT's "Add custom MCP server" form with the name and address filled in

2. Install it

Creating the plugin doesn't switch it on yet.

  1. Open your personal plugins.
  2. Open HitApply and press + to install it.
  3. ChatGPT opens HitApply. Sign in if asked, check the list of permissions, and press Allow access.

Screenshot: HitApply's approval screen (Connect an assistant), listing what the assistant can read and change, with the Allow access button

3. Use it in a chat

  1. Go to the ChatGPT home page and switch the tab at the top from Chat to Work.
  2. Start a new Work chat, type @, choose HitApply, then ask:
@HitApply what have I applied to this month?

More ideas: What you can ask. To have ChatGPT fill in application forms in its own browser, see Auto-apply.

Troubleshooting

What you seeWhat to do
No Add custom MCP server optionTurn on Developer mode (step 2). On a work or school plan, ask your admin.
ChatGPT can read but not queue jobsSome plans only allow read actions in custom connectors. Queue the job in HitApply yourself, then ask ChatGPT again.
HitApply isn't listed when you type @Install it under your personal plugins (step 2), and use a Work chat, not a regular one.
ChatGPT doesn't use HitApplyStart your message with @HitApply.
"Couldn't connect" after approvingDelete the server in ChatGPT, add it again, and approve within a few minutes.