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An MCP connector is a Model Context Protocol implementation that exposes a specific business tool's data to an AI assistant. MCP is the standardized protocol Anthropic announced for connecting tools to assistants. CorpusIQ implements MCP-compatible connectors for 25+ business tools including Gmail, Shopify, QuickBooks, HubSpot, and Google Drive. Connectors are read-only by design and return cited answers so the operator can verify the source.
Related pillar: AI connectors for ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity
An API is a developer interface; you call it from any client. A plugin is a vendor-specific bundle for one assistant (such as a ChatGPT plugin). MCP, the Model Context Protocol, is the standardized protocol Anthropic published so the same tool surface can be consumed by any compatible assistant. ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity all support MCP today.
Before MCP, each connector had to be built per assistant (ChatGPT plugin, Claude integration, Perplexity connector). With MCP, a single connector implementation works across all compatible assistants. CorpusIQ builds connectors against the MCP spec, so the same Shopify or QuickBooks connector is callable from ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity on one subscription.
CorpusIQ runs a multi-tenant MCP server. Each operator authorizes the business tools they want to connect through read-only OAuth. The MCP server presents those tools to the chosen assistant as named tool surfaces. The assistant invokes a tool when it needs data to answer a question; CorpusIQ fetches on demand and returns the result with citations.
Every MCP connector in CorpusIQ is read-only. The assistant cannot send, modify, move, or delete records in the connected tool. Every answer the assistant returns includes a source link back to the underlying record so the operator can verify before acting.
25+ read-only connectors. ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity. Solo $29.95 a month. 30-day free trial.
