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Before you begin
- A free Claude account is enough: it allows one custom connector.
- A computer browser at claude.ai, or the Claude desktop app.
- Your Budtello invite link, from the email.
Steps
Use a computer. Phone AI apps cannot add a connector. Once it is added, Budtello also works in the Claude phone app.
Make a free Claude account at claude.ai. The free plan is enough.
Open your Budtello invite link. Click Create your account. Use your work email. No invite link? Create an account.
Type the code Budtello emails you.
Agree to the terms.
On a Manager link, paste your own Metrc API key (how to find it). Click Join.
In Claude, open Customize. Click Connectors.
Click +. Click Add custom connector.
Type Budtello in Name. Paste the connector address in URL:
Click Add. Then click Connect. A Budtello sign-in window opens.
Sign in with your Budtello account. Click Allow. The window closes and Budtello shows as connected.
Start a new chat.
Ask: “What can I ask Budtello?”
Troubleshooting
| What you see | What to do |
|---|---|
| “Couldn’t register with Budtello’s sign-in service.” | Remove Budtello. Add it again with the connector address: https://mcp.budtello.com/mcp |
| No Add custom connector button. | On a Team or Enterprise plan, only an owner can add it: Organization settings → Connectors → Add → Custom → Web. You then find it under Customize → Connectors and click Connect. |
| Budtello is connected but does not answer. | In the chat, click +, then Connectors, and turn Budtello on. |
| “Your account is in two chains.” | Email help@budtello.com. |
| The app cannot reach Budtello. | Remove Budtello. Add it again with the connector address. Start a new chat. |
| Anything else. | Email info@budtello.com. |
Further reading
Read Anthropic’s own guide, or watch a custom connector being added in Claude.
Before you begin
- A paid ChatGPT plan: Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise or Edu.
- On Business, Enterprise or Edu: your workspace admin allows developer mode first.
- A computer browser at chatgpt.com.
Steps
Use a computer. Phone AI apps cannot add a connector.
Sign in at chatgpt.com on a paid plan.
Open your Budtello invite link. Click Create your account. Use your work email. No invite link? Create an account.
Type the code Budtello emails you.
Agree to the terms.
On a Manager link, paste your own Metrc API key (how to find it). Click Join.
Click your picture (bottom left). Click Settings.
Click Apps. (Some accounts: Apps & Connectors, or Security and login.)
Click Advanced settings. Turn on Developer mode.
Go back to Apps. Click Create. (Some accounts: + or Add connector.)
Name: type Budtello. Icon: upload the Budtello icon:
MCP server URL: paste the connector address:
Authentication: choose OAuth. Leave Client ID and Client Secret empty.
Tick I trust this application. Click Create. A Budtello sign-in window opens.
Sign in with your Budtello account. Click Allow. The window closes and Budtello shows as connected.
Start a new chat. Click +. Choose Developer mode, then Budtello.
Ask: “What can I ask Budtello?”
Troubleshooting
| What you see | What to do |
|---|---|
| No Developer mode switch. | Move to a paid plan, or ask your admin to allow developer mode. |
| Signed in, but no Budtello tools. | Start a new chat. If that fails: remove Budtello, then add it again. |
| ChatGPT asks you to approve an action. | Approve it. Anything that saves asks first. |
| The app cannot reach Budtello. | Remove Budtello. Add it again with the connector address. Start a new chat. |
| Anything else. | Email info@budtello.com. |
Further reading
Read OpenAI’s own guide, or watch a connector being added in ChatGPT.
Before you begin
- A Grok account, any plan.
- On Grok Business or Enterprise: your team admin adds Budtello first.
- A computer browser at grok.com.
Steps
Use a computer. Phone AI apps cannot add a connector.
Sign in at grok.com.
Open your Budtello invite link. Click Create your account. Use your work email. No invite link? Create an account.
Type the code Budtello emails you.
Agree to the terms.
On a Manager link, paste your own Metrc API key (how to find it). Click Join.
Go to grok.com/connectors. Click New Connector. Choose Custom.
Paste the connector address as the server URL. A Budtello sign-in window opens.
Sign in with your Budtello account. Click Allow. The window closes and Budtello shows as connected.
Start a new chat.
Ask: “What can I ask Budtello?”
Troubleshooting
| What you see | What to do |
|---|---|
| No Custom choice, or Budtello is not allowed. | On Grok Business or Enterprise, the team admin adds it once at console.x.ai → Grok Business → Connectors → + Add Connector → Other, with the connector address. You then connect it at grok.com/connectors. |
| The app cannot reach Budtello. | Remove Budtello. Add it again with the connector address. Start a new chat. |
| Anything else. | Email info@budtello.com. |
Further reading
Read xAI’s own guide.
Gemini’s answers from Budtello are less reliable. We recommend Claude.
Before you begin
- A personal Google account (a Gmail address); you are in the US, 18 or older, with Gemini in English.
- Keep Activity is on.
- A computer browser at gemini.google.com.
Steps
Use a computer. Phone AI apps cannot add a connector.
Sign in at gemini.google.com with your personal Google account.
Open your Budtello invite link. Click Create your account. Use your work email. No invite link? Create an account.
Type the code Budtello emails you.
Agree to the terms.
On a Manager link, paste your own Metrc API key (how to find it). Click Join.
Click Settings (bottom of the left panel). Click Connected Apps. (Some accounts: first Personal Intelligence.)
Click Add a custom app.
Paste the connector address. Click Next. A Budtello sign-in window opens.
Sign in with your Budtello account. Click Allow. The window closes and Budtello shows as connected.
In a chat, type @. Choose Budtello.
Ask: “What can I ask Budtello?”
Troubleshooting
| What you see | What to do |
|---|---|
| No Custom apps section. | Check: personal Google account, US, 18+, English, Keep Activity on. Or use Claude or ChatGPT. |
| @Budtello does not appear. | Turn Keep Activity on again. |
| The app cannot reach Budtello. | Remove Budtello. Add it again with the connector address. Start a new chat. |
| Anything else. | Email info@budtello.com. |
Further reading
Read Google’s own guide.
What you can ask
- Dispensary chains: stock and sales at each of your stores
- Dispensary chains: the flower you need to reorder, found on the Budtello market
- Farms and wholesalers: your stock and your listings
- Farms and wholesalers: buyer requests and showings
- Buyers: search the market and compare lots
- Buyers: check an asking price against the market
Every question you can ask, and what comes back: Ask your AI.