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How to Connect ChatGPT to Portfolio Lab

Put ChatGPT to work on your portfolio. Connect it to Portfolio Lab and let it trade your investment strategies.

The Portfolio Lab Research Team

Updated 

July 17, 2026

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This guide shows you how to connect ChatGPT to Portfolio Lab so it can trade your investment strategies. ChatGPT takes a few more steps than other agents because it requires developer mode, but the whole setup is still no code.

Before you start

You need three things:

  1. A paid ChatGPT account that supports custom connectors.
  2. Your Portfolio Lab feed link, which you copy from the agentic trading page in the app.
  3. A strategy set up in Portfolio Lab with a paper portfolio running.

Connect Portfolio Lab to ChatGPT

  1. Turn on developer mode. Open Settings, go to Apps, open Advanced settings, and turn on developer mode.
  2. Add the connector. In the Apps or Connectors panel, choose Add custom connector. Enter the name Portfolio Lab and paste your feed link as the MCP server URL. When asked for authentication, choose the no-authentication option, then save.
  3. Turn it on in your chat. Start a new chat, open the plus menu in the message box, choose developer mode, and enable Portfolio Lab for that conversation.

Once you're connected

ChatGPT can now read your target weights, but it still needs to know what to do with them. Open the prompt builder in Portfolio Lab to generate a ready-to-use prompt, paste it into ChatGPT, and ChatGPT can start trading your investment strategies.

Frequently asked questions

Which ChatGPT plans support custom connectors?

Custom connectors are available on paid ChatGPT accounts that support developer mode. If you do not see the option to add a custom connector, your plan or workspace may not have it enabled.

Why isn't my connector showing up or working?

The two most common reasons are that developer mode is turned off, or the connector was not enabled for that specific chat. Check both. Custom connectors must be switched on in each new conversation.

Do I need to enable it in every chat?

Yes. ChatGPT enables custom connectors per conversation. Turn Portfolio Lab on from the developer mode menu each time you start a new chat.

Can ChatGPT place trades on its own?

Portfolio Lab's feed is read-only and only provides your target weights. It never places trades. Whether and how your agent places trades depends on the trading tools you connect and your agent's own permission settings, which you control.

Is it safe to connect ChatGPT to Portfolio Lab?

Yes. Portfolio Lab only shares a read-only list of your target weights. It never sees your brokerage account, never sees your balances, and never moves your money or places trades. The only thing that can act on your account is the separate trading tool you set up, which stays under your control.

Safety and control

The feed is read-only. Portfolio Lab sends target weights and nothing else. It cannot see your account, move money, or place trades. Your agent and the trading tools you connect handle execution, and you control their permissions.

Disclosures

ChatGPT is a trademark of OpenAI. Portfolio Lab is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by OpenAI.

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