# AI Connectors (claude.ai & ChatGPT)

# AI Connectors

AI Connectors let you ask claude.ai or ChatGPT about your tracked time from the assistant you already use — "how much did I work on the client project last week?" — without uploading your data anywhere. Chronoid gives you a personal connector URL; each question is answered live by the app on your Mac over a secure outbound connection. Nothing is uploaded or stored elsewhere.

![AI Connectors settings with the connector URL, permissions, and setup instructions for claude.ai and ChatGPT](/docs/ai-connectors.png)

## Turning It On

1. Open **Settings → Integrations** and select **AI Connectors**.
2. Turn on the switch. The status card shows **Connected to the relay** once the secure connection is up.
3. Click **Copy URL** to copy your personal connector URL.

There is no account to create and no API key to manage — the URL itself is the credential.

## Adding Chronoid to Your Assistant

**claude.ai**: Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector → paste the URL. No authentication fields are needed.

**ChatGPT**: Settings → Apps & Connectors → enable Developer mode (under Advanced), then create a connector with the URL and "No authentication".

After that, ask about your time in a normal chat. The assistant calls Chronoid on your Mac for the answer, so **Chronoid must be running** for connectors to work.

## Read-Only by Default

Remote assistants can only **read** reports and activity unless you explicitly allow more. The **"Allow AI connectors to make changes"** toggle (off by default) controls whether they can also create projects, rules, and manual time entries — the same actions the in-app assistant can take. With it off, write actions are not even offered to the assistant.

## Keeping the URL Safe

The connector URL contains a secret. Anyone who has it can read your tracked time, so only paste it into services you trust. If it ever leaks, click **Regenerate…** to invalidate it — connectors you already added in claude.ai or ChatGPT stop working until you update them with the new URL.

## How It Stays Private

- Your database never leaves your Mac. The relay at `mcp.chronoid.app` only passes each question and answer through while you ask it.
- The connection is outbound from your Mac — no open ports, no port forwarding.
- The secret token is stored in your macOS Keychain.

## Difference From the Local MCP Server

The [Chronoid MCP Server](/docs/ai/mcp-server) serves tools you run **on the same Mac**, like Claude Desktop. AI Connectors extend the same capabilities to **hosted** assistants (claude.ai, ChatGPT) through the relay. Use whichever matches where your assistant runs — or both.

## Related Guides

- [Chronoid MCP Server](/docs/ai/mcp-server)
- [Use Claude Code or Codex as Your Assistant](/docs/ai/agent-cli)
- [AI Assistant](/docs/ai/ai-assistant)

For help, email [support@chronoid.app](mailto:support@chronoid.app)

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Source: https://www.chronoid.app/docs/ai/ai-connectors