What you can do
Once connected, your AI assistant can work with Lope directly:- Search your candidate pool — “Find senior React developers in Berlin with 5+ years of experience”
- Retrieve candidate details — “What’s Maria Santos’ current pipeline stage and LinkedIn URL?”
- Run AI Scout searches — “Search for product managers with fintech backgrounds”
- Look up jobs and clients — “Show me all open roles under Acme Corp”
- Check interview transcripts — “What did the candidate say about remote work in yesterday’s interview?”
- Manage shortlists — “Add the top 3 from that search to my VP Engineering shortlist”
- Update candidates — “Move João Rodrigues to Shortlisted”
Connect Claude
Requires a Pro, Max, Team, or Enterprise plan on Claude.Open Claude settings
Go to Claude settings → Connectors in your browser or the Claude desktop app.
Connect ChatGPT
Enable Developer Mode
In ChatGPT, open Settings → Apps & Connectors → Advanced settings and toggle Developer mode on.
Create the Lope connector
Go to Settings → Apps & Connectors and click Create. Enter Lope as the name and paste the URL:Click Create. If the connection succeeds, you’ll see the list of Lope tools.
Connect Gemini or Microsoft Copilot
Setup for Gemini and Microsoft Copilot is assisted — the Lope team will configure it for you.Contact support to get set up
Email support@withlope.com and mention which AI tool you want to connect. The team will handle the setup.
What permissions you’re granting
When you authorize any AI client, Lope shows a consent screen where you choose exactly what the app can access. Read permissions are on by default; write permissions are opt-in.| Permission | What it allows |
|---|---|
| Read workspace | View workspace name and metadata |
| Read candidates | Search and view candidate profiles |
| Read jobs | View job positions and their candidates |
| Read projects | View clients/projects and their candidates |
| Read shortlists | View shortlists and shortlist members |
| Read Scout | View AI Scout search history and results |
| Read interviews | View interviews, transcripts, and AI summaries |
| Write candidates | Create, update, move stage, and archive candidates |
| Write projects | Create and update clients/projects |
| Write jobs | Create and update job positions |
| Write shortlists | Create, edit, and manage shortlist members |
| Write Scout | Save internal searches or start Mixed/External sourcing runs |
| Write interviews | Schedule or cancel the recording bot |
| Write workspace | Update workspace name, description, or photo |
Managing connected apps
All authorized AI clients appear under Settings → Developer access → Connected MCP apps. You can see which permissions each app holds and click Revoke to cut off access immediately.Troubleshooting
The AI says it can't find Lope or the tools aren't appearing
The AI says it can't find Lope or the tools aren't appearing
Make sure the connector URL is exactly
https://mcp.withlope.com/mcp. Try revoking the connector and adding it again, then sign in fresh.I'm getting an authorization error
I'm getting an authorization error
I'm getting a 'permission denied' error
I'm getting a 'permission denied' error
The app doesn’t have the right permission for the action. Revoke the connection, reconnect, and enable the required write permission on the consent screen.
Scout searches are returning 'still running'
Scout searches are returning 'still running'
Mixed and External sourcing runs are asynchronous. Ask the AI to check back in a few seconds, or ask it to wait for the results before responding.