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Stanza

You’ll need ChatGPT on the web with an account or workspace that allows custom MCP servers, and a Stanza account with access to your project. The Stanza editor panel also depends on ChatGPT extensions being available for your account; see OpenAI’s extension guide.

Add Stanza#

  1. Open Plugins.

  2. Select + → Add custom MCP server.

  3. Enter these details:

    FieldValue
    NameStanza
    DescriptionRead brand context, create drafts, and edit Stanza articles.
    ConnectionPublic HTTPS endpoint
    MCP server URLhttps://app.runstanza.com/api/mcp
    AuthenticationOAuth

  4. If asked how ChatGPT should identify itself, use the detected CIMD client identity. You don’t need a client ID or secret.

  5. Read ChatGPT’s connection warning, select I understand and want to continue, then Create as a plugin, and install it.

  6. Start a new chat, type @, and select Stanza from the suggestions.

  7. Ask Stanza to list your projects. When asked, sign in on app.runstanza.com, review the permissions, and select Allow.

See OpenAI’s MCP connection guide for more on these steps.

If your workspace shows Apps instead#

Some workspaces put custom MCP setup under Settings → Apps → Create, or Workspace settings → Apps → Create for administrators. Enter the same details, select Scan Tools, sign in to Stanza, then select Create. Your administrator may need to turn on custom apps first. See OpenAI’s workspace setup guide.

Check the connection#

With Stanza selected in a chat, ask:

Use Stanza to list the projects I can access.

Then replace “Acme” with your project’s name:

Use the Acme project in Stanza. Read our voice page and product references, then draft a short product introduction. Show the references you used.

When you’re ready, ask ChatGPT to save the draft to your project, then open the link it returns.

Write beside the conversation#

Open Stanza from ChatGPT’s sidebar, or ask:

Open my Acme writing workspace in Stanza.

Stanza opens to your project’s articles. Choose one, or select New draft. If you belong to more than one project, switch from the project name beside Articles.

You can type in the article directly. To have ChatGPT change part of it, select the passage. The panel shows Selection shared with chat; then ask for the change in ChatGPT’s message box:

Rewrite this in our voice. Keep the rest of the article unchanged.

The panel edits the same live article your team sees in Stanza, and changes save automatically. Choose Open in Stanza to open it in the full app. To add new image files, use the full Stanza editor.

If the panel can’t connect, choose Retry connection. If a save fails, keep the panel open and choose Retry save.

Reconnecting#

If saving or editing is refused, reconnect and allow every permission Stanza asks for. Older connections don’t gain new permissions on their own. If ChatGPT keeps asking you to sign in, reconnect once and allow Stay connected without asking you to sign in again.

After Stanza adds new tools, refresh the plugin’s tools in ChatGPT and start a new chat.

For anything else, see troubleshooting.