TeroAI NoCRM Connector

This is a small MCP bridge for connecting ChatGPT to the TeroAI noCRM account at:

https://teroai.nocrm.io

ChatGPT talks to this server over MCP, and this server talks to noCRM through the noCRM REST API.

What It Exposes

• check_nocrm_connection: verify the noCRM credentials
• list_leads: search or list noCRM leads
• get_lead: retrieve one lead by ID
• create_lead: create a lead after user confirmation
• add_lead_comment: add outreach/status notes to a lead

The server intentionally does not expose destructive tools like delete lead.

Render Setup

The fastest path is to deploy this folder as a Render web service.

Option A: Upload/Connect This Project

1. Create a new Render account or sign in.
2. Create a new Web Service.
3. Connect this project through GitHub, or upload it to a GitHub repo first.
4. Render will detect render.yaml.
5. When Render asks for environment variables, add:

NOCRM_TOKEN=your-noCRM-api-key

These are already set in render.yaml:

NOCRM_SUBDOMAIN=teroai
NOCRM_TOKEN_TYPE=api_key
NODE_VERSION=22

Option B: Manual Render Settings

If you create the service manually:

• Runtime: Node
• Build command: npm install
• Start command: npm start
• Health check path: /health
• Environment variables:

NOCRM_SUBDOMAIN=teroai
NOCRM_TOKEN=your-noCRM-api-key
NOCRM_TOKEN_TYPE=api_key
NODE_VERSION=22

Local Setup

npm install
cp .env.example .env

Edit .env:

NOCRM_SUBDOMAIN=teroai
NOCRM_TOKEN=your-api-key
NOCRM_TOKEN_TYPE=api_key
PORT=3000

Run it:

npm run dev

Health check:

curl http://localhost:3000/health

Test With MCP Inspector

npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector@latest

Use this server URL:

http://localhost:3000/mcp

If your tool or ChatGPT screen specifically asks for SSE, use:

http://localhost:3000/sse

Connect In ChatGPT

For a real ChatGPT custom connector, the MCP URL must be reachable from ChatGPT over HTTPS.

In the New App screen:

• Name: noCRM
• Description: Read and update noCRM leads for outreach tracking
• Connection: Server URL
• Server URL: https://YOUR-RENDER-SERVICE.onrender.com/mcp
  • If the screen expects an SSE endpoint, use https://YOUR-RENDER-SERVICE.onrender.com/sse
• Authentication:
  • For a private/internal deployment, start with No Authentication and keep the noCRM API key only on the server as an environment variable.
  • For a multi-user or production deployment, use OAuth in front of this MCP server, usually through your company identity provider.

Do not paste the noCRM API URL into the Server URL field. ChatGPT needs the MCP server URL, not https://YOUR_SUBDOMAIN.nocrm.io/api/v2.

Deployment Notes

Deploy this on Render or another host that supports Node 20+ and HTTPS.

Set these environment variables in the host:

NOCRM_SUBDOMAIN=your-subdomain
NOCRM_TOKEN=your-api-key
NOCRM_TOKEN_TYPE=api_key
PORT=3000

After deployment, test:

curl https://YOUR_HOSTNAME/health

Then use:

https://YOUR_HOSTNAME/mcp

as the ChatGPT custom connector server URL.

If the connector screen shows an SSE example URL, use:

https://YOUR_HOSTNAME/sse

What I Still Need From Render

I cannot create the Render service from here unless I have access to your Render account or a GitHub repo connected to Render. Once the service exists, Render will give you a URL ending in .onrender.com; paste that URL plus /mcp or /sse into ChatGPT.

Security Defaults

• Keep NOCRM_TOKEN server-side only.
• Do not commit .env.
• Start with the smallest tool set needed for your workflow.
• Add write tools one by one, and keep delete/archive actions out until you have explicit approval rules.