Connectors in ChatGPT allow users to securely connect to third-party applications like Google Drive and GitHub, enabling search, data retrieval, and content referencing within the chat. Depending on the plan and role, users can perform quick searches, deep research, or sync knowledge sources for faster and more accurate responses. Some of the connectors like the gmail server offer less functionality than the gmail MCP from Claude. As the connectors functionality is only offered on the cloud version it cannot connect to locally running MCP servers natively.

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