# How to connect ChatGPT to live Odoo with ERPipe

Last updated: 2026-07-20
Canonical: https://erpipe.com/guides/connect-chatgpt-to-odoo
MCP endpoint: https://mcp.erpipe.com/mcp

## Definition

ERPipe is a hosted multi-tenant Odoo MCP gateway. ChatGPT and other MCP-compatible clients get one governed workspace connection for live Odoo search, documents, controlled writes, and event queues—without rebuilding OAuth, policy, approval, and audit.

## Requirements

- Public HTTPS Odoo (beta path)
- Odoo credentials matching the access you intend to expose
- ChatGPT Developer mode / MCP connector (or Claude, Cursor, Codex)
- ERPipe workspace (free beta, no credit card)

## Steps

1. **Create workspace** — Sign in at https://erpipe.com/app/login with a magic link.
2. **Add Odoo connection** — Public HTTPS URL + credentials; ERPipe live-probes the instance.
3. **Copy MCP URL** — `https://mcp.erpipe.com/mcp` (workspace-scoped; tools take an explicit instance key).
4. **Register in ChatGPT** — Developer mode → create app/connector → paste URL → OAuth S256 PKCE.
5. **Start read-only** — Writes OFF by default; enable later with optional owner approval.

## Safety defaults

- Odoo ACLs and record rules remain authoritative
- Writes disabled until owner enables them
- Ambiguous write outcomes → unknown, no blind retry
- Tool calls audited with redacted, bounded detail

## Odoo versions

- Odoo 16–18: XML-RPC path
- Odoo 19: JSON-2 path
- Setup probes before activation

## Related

- HTML guide: https://erpipe.com/guides/connect-chatgpt-to-odoo
- Operator docs: https://erpipe.com/docs/connector
- Pricing: https://erpipe.com/pricing.md
- llms.txt: https://erpipe.com/llms.txt