Can Claude connect to OpenAI?
Updated October 18, 2026 · from live checks of 45,264 MCP servers · Methodology
Yes, through a community server.We found no official OpenAI server in the MCP Registry that Claude can connect to, but 23 live remote community servers work with Claude; the highest-rated is BridgeNode MCP (trust grade B). Checked live on 2026-10-18.
Remote OpenAI servers (Claude-ready)
| Server | Publisher | Status | Sign-in | Tools | Trust |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BridgeNode MCP | Community | Live | No auth | 3 | B |
| Official OpenAI Announcements & Model Releases — buy per-query in-session (opena | Verified domain | Live | No auth | 16 | B |
| Hubris | Verified domain | Live · sign-in | OAuth sign-in | — | B |
| DDG Agent Services | Community | Live | No auth | 54 | B |
| MCP Openai | Community | Live · sign-in | OAuth sign-in | — | B |
| Evidence Ledger | Verified domain | Live | No auth | 4 | B |
| Openai | Verified domain | Live | No auth | 1 | B |
| OpenAI Billing | Community | Live | No auth | 9 | B |
| Token Counter | Verified domain | Live | No auth | — | B |
| LMX Cloud LLM Inference | Verified domain | Live | No auth | 9 | B |
| Llm Orchestration Agent Langchain Openai | Verified domain | Live | No auth | 2 | B |
| Gpt 5 | Verified domain | Live | No auth | 1 | B |
Local OpenAI servers (Claude Desktop / Claude Code)
| Server | Publisher | Status | Sign-in | Tools | Trust |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ask Codex | Community | Local install | No auth | — | B |
| Lm | Community | Local install | API key | — | B |
| Evalview MCP | Community | Local install | API key | — | B |
| Codex Delegate | Community | Local install | No auth | — | B |
| freellmpool | Community | Local install | No auth | — | C |
| MCP Imagenate | Community | Local install | No auth | — | C |
| Codex MCP Tool | Community | Local install | No auth | — | C |
| DDG Agent Services | Verified domain | Local install | API key | — | C |
How to connect OpenAI to Claude
- In Claude, open Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector.
- Paste the remote server URL from the server page and sign in.
- For a local server, add it to Claude Desktop's config or run
claude mcp addin Claude Code.
Custom connectors work on Free (one connector), Pro, Max, Team and Enterprise. Remote connectors connect from Anthropic's cloud, so the server must be publicly reachable.
Is it safe to connect OpenAI to Claude?
Check the publisher and trust grade first. Official servers are published by OpenAI itself; community servers come from third parties and can see whatever your account can. Every server page shows its live status, sign-in type and tool list.
Can ChatGPT connect to OpenAI?
See https://canmyaiuse.pages.dev/can/chatgpt/openai/
Does OpenAI have an official MCP server?
Not in the official MCP Registry as of 2026-10-18. Full list: https://canmyaiuse.pages.dev/apps/openai/