Quick Start
Quick Start: agentcentral + ChatGPT
Connect your Amazon seller data to ChatGPT in under 5 minutes.
Prerequisites
- An agentcentral account with a connected Amazon account (all Amazon marketplaces supported)
- An API key from the dashboard (starts with
ac_live_) - A ChatGPT Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise, or Education account (MCP requires a paid plan)
Need help? Let ChatGPT walk you through it
Copy this prompt and paste it into a ChatGPT conversation to get guided through setup.
1. Add the MCP server
Create a new app in ChatGPT settings (see the official guide for details):
- Open ChatGPT Settings
- Go to Apps & Connectors
- Click Create app to register a new MCP server
- Enter the server URL:
https://mcp.agentcentral.to/mcp
- Configure authentication with your API key (starts with
ac_live_) - Give it a label (e.g.
agentcentral) and save
2. Verify the connection
Start a new chat and ask ChatGPT to list agentcentral tools. If the connection is working, ChatGPT will enumerate tools across ads, inventory, finance, catalog, ranking, and fulfillment.
“What tools do you have from agentcentral?”
Tool approval
ChatGPT asks for approval the first time it calls each tool. After you approve once, subsequent calls to that tool run automatically.
agentcentral also enforces its own guardrails on write tools: $100 max bid cap, $0.02 minimum, and a warning when changes exceed 500% of the current value.
Troubleshooting
“Unauthorized” or 401 errors
Check your API key. You can find your key prefix in the dashboard. If you lost the full key, create a new one from the Keys tab.
Tools not appearing
Verify the server URL is exactly https://mcp.agentcentral.to/mcp and authentication is configured. Try starting a new chat after adding the server.
MCP option not available
MCP connections require a ChatGPT Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise, or Education plan. Free accounts do not have access to Apps & Connectors.
Slow responses
Most tool calls return in under a second. If you see timeouts, check your network connection.
1. Add agentcentral as an MCP tool
Pass agentcentral as a remote MCP server in a Responses API request:
curl https://api.openai.com/v1/responses \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENAI_API_KEY" \
-d '{
"model": "gpt-5",
"tools": [
{
"type": "mcp",
"server_label": "agent-central",
"server_url": "https://mcp.agentcentral.to/mcp",
"server_description": "Amazon seller data: advertising, inventory, rankings, and more",
"headers": {
"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_AGENT_CENTRAL_API_KEY"
},
"require_approval": "never"
}
],
"input": "Show me my top 5 campaigns by ACOS this week"
}'Replace YOUR_AGENT_CENTRAL_API_KEY with your full ac_live_... key.
Tool approval
require_approval controls whether the model confirms before calling tools:
“never”: Tools are called automatically (shown above)“always”: Every tool call requires approval
agentcentral also enforces its own guardrails on write tools: $100 max bid cap, $0.02 minimum, and a warning when changes exceed 500% of the current value.
Troubleshooting
“Unauthorized” or 401 errors
Make sure the headers field uses your agentcentral key (ac_live_...), not your OpenAI key. The OpenAI key goes in the request’s top-level Authorization header.
Tools not discovered
Verify server_url ends with /mcp. The model discovers tools at request time via the MCP protocol.
New to the platform? Read how agentcentral works.
Start using tools
Try these examples:
Advertising
“Show me my top 10 campaigns by ACOS for the last 7 days.”
“Which search terms drove the most ad spend last week with zero sales?”
“Lower the bid on keyword ‘dog treats’ to $1.50 in campaign ‘Pet Supplies SP’.”
Inventory
“What’s my current FBA inventory for ASIN B0EXAMPLE?”
“Which SKUs have fewer than 14 days of cover?”
“Show me today’s sales so far.”
Rankings
“How did my keyword rankings change yesterday for ‘wireless earbuds’?”
“Show me rank positions with search volume for my top keywords.”
Finance
“Break down the fees for ASIN B0EXAMPLE.”
“What’s the profitability on my top 5 SKUs?”
Historical comparison prompts
Once data has synced, ask ChatGPT for retained history while your account is active. Use date windows where history exists; new accounts should not assume unlimited backfill.
“Compare this month’s total sales, ad spend, TACOS, orders, and units to the same month last year by ASIN.”
“Show Prime Day week this year vs last year for top advertised ASINs: sales, ad spend, TACOS, conversion rate, days of cover, and rank movement.”
“For this campaign, show budget, bidding strategy, placement modifiers, and performance before and after each setting change in the last 180 days.”
“Find SKUs where current days of cover is below the same seasonal week last year, including inbound units and sales velocity.”
“Compare Buy Box win rate and competitive price history for these ASINs against sales velocity over the last 90 days.”
Use ChatGPT with Amazon seller data
With agentcentral connected, ChatGPT can analyze Amazon Seller Central inventory, Amazon Ads, orders, catalog, ranking, finance, and fulfillment data through the hosted MCP endpoint. Keep the ChatGPT key read-only unless the workflow needs supported scoped write tools.
Related answer pages
Available tools
agentcentral exposes 144 data tools across 6 domains, plus utilities for account onboarding, key status, action history, and product feedback:
| Domain | Tools | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| Ads (read) | 25 | Campaign performance, portfolio rollups, campaign snapshots, DSP, Brand Store insights, budget pacing, search terms, SQP, ads coverage evidence, Brand Metrics, TACOS |
| Ads (direct API) | 10 | Bid recommendations, budget recommendations, ad eligibility, audience segments, DSP advertiser/entity records, live SP/SB/SD entity state, and targeting options |
| Ads (write) | 59 | Update keyword, target, ad group, campaign, budget, state, archive, audience bid adjustment, campaign/ad group/product ad/target creation, ad group/product ad lifecycle, SD archive operations, and negative targeting writes |
| Inventory (read) | 22 | FBA inventory, storage fees, listing registry, risk triage, inbound shipments, sales velocity, orders, returns, days of cover |
| Inventory (direct API) | 7 | Buy Box, pricing history, Subscribe & Save offers, FBA eligibility |
| Finance | 4 | Payment transactions, financial events, profitability review, settlement economics |
| Catalog | 12 | Product details, sales ranks, A+ Content, variations, customer feedback, listing quality, catalog cleanup, create listing, update listing, update price, update quantity |
| Ranking | 1 | Keyword rank positions, changes, and search-volume view |
| Fulfillment | 4 | MCF orders, shipping preview, create order, manage returns |
For the full tool reference, ask ChatGPT: “List all available agentcentral tools.”