Your bids, ready for a conversation.

Before you connect

You need a TradeBid account with saved bids and an AI-app account that supports remote MCP connections. Your AI workspace may require administrator approval. No API key or software installation is needed. The connector has no separate charge and does not use bid-generation credits.

TradeBid’s Claude directory submission is in review. The ChatGPT submission is being prepared. Until listings are available, use the custom-connection steps below.

Connect your account

1. Claude: open Customize → Connectors → Add connector → Add custom connector. Name it TradeBid.
2. ChatGPT: open Plugins → Add → Add custom MCP server. Name it TradeBid and choose OAuth. Some interfaces show these controls under app or developer settings.
3. Paste this server URL:https://gbdluiufwjdutslyljkw.supabase.co/functions/v1/mcp
4. Use automatic OAuth registration; leave the client ID and secret empty. If scopes are shown, select tradebid:read and offline_access to stay connected between sessions.
5. Sign in on TradeBid, verify the account and requesting app, and approve read-only access. Return to your AI app and select TradeBid for the conversation.

If the AI app asks you to retry after sign-in, repeat your request. A new account with no saved bids will return an empty list; create a bid in TradeBid first.

Try a question

• “Which bids are still sent?”
• “Find my kitchen bid and break down the total.”
• “Which items in this bid need review, and why?”
• “Summarize my bid pipeline by status.”
• “What company contact information appears on my proposals?”

Follow a returned bid link to review or change the proposal in TradeBid. Check quantities and pricing before relying on a bid. AI summaries may contain mistakes.

What access you approve

The connector can read your saved bids, scope, client details, line items, pricing, drawing references, confidence, review notes and company contact information. It cannot create, edit, delete or send bids, contact customers, make purchases, spend credits or change your account settings.

The tools are list_bids, get_bid, get_bid_summary and get_company_profile. Searches are paginated; pipeline summaries cover up to 1,000 recently updated bids and disclose when more exist. Specialized research modes are not supported by this release.

Disconnect whenever you want

1. Open TradeBid → Settings → AI connections.
2. Find the app, choose Disconnect, then Revoke access.
3. Remove the connection in the AI app too if you no longer want it listed.

Revocation blocks future requests and refreshes. A request already running may finish. It does not erase data already returned to an AI conversation; that app’s privacy and retention settings apply. Connecting again requires fresh approval.

Support and troubleshooting

Email mason@tradebid.org with the AI app, the step that failed and the error text. Do not send passwords, access tokens, private plans or customer bid data.

• Cannot connect: copy the exact server URL above, select OAuth and check workspace permissions.
• Consent expired: restart Connect from the AI app. Approval links are short-lived.
• Repeated sign-in: a custom ChatGPT entry created before November 2, 2026 may have cached only the read scope. Recreate the custom entry and select both scopes.
• Wrong account: use “Use a different account” on TradeBid’s approval screen.

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