How to set up Collaboard MCP Server

With the MCP Server, AI assistants can interact with your Collaboard projects using natural language. This makes it possible to create whiteboards, analyze board content, search for existing projects, and turn information into visual workspaces. 

What is the Collaboard MCP Server? 

The Collaboard MCP Server is a secure gateway that enables AI tools and assistants to connect with your Collaboard projects.

It allows AI assistants to work with Collaboard using natural language, so they can help you:

• Generate whiteboards from prompts
• Analyze, understand, and summarize content on your whiteboards
• Search for whiteboards using natural language
• Turn ideas, meeting notes, or structured input into visual workspaces

With the Collaboard MCP Server, AI can become part of your visual collaboration workflow while keeping access to your Collaboard environment secure and controlled.

Overview: Connection steps

To connect Collaboard to an AI tool via the Collaboard MCP Server, complete the following steps:

1. Create a new MCP connection in your AI tool
   Open the settings of your AI tool and create a new app, connector, integration, or MCP server connection, depending on how the tool manages MCP connections.
2. Enter the Collaboard MCP endpoint
   Add the correct MCP endpoint URL for your Collaboard environment.
3. Copy the callback URL
   Open the OAuth or advanced connection settings in your AI tool and copy the provided callback URL.
4. Create an OAuth client in Collaboard
   Open the Collaboard settings and create a new OAuth client for the AI tool. Learn more
5. Add the callback URL as a redirect URL
   Paste the callback URL from your AI tool into the redirect URL field in Collaboard.
6. Generate the OAuth client secret (optional)
   Create a client secret in Collaboard and copy the OAuth Client ID and Client Secret.
7. Complete the setup in your AI tool
   Return to your AI tool and enter the OAuth Client ID, Client Secret, and any other required connection details.

After these steps, your AI tool can connect to Collaboard through the Collaboard MCP Server.

Collaboard MCP Server endpoints

To set up the Collaboard MCP Server, you need to connect your AI tool to the correct MCP endpoint.

The endpoint depends on the Collaboard environment you are using. If you are hosting Collaboard on-premises, please contact your IT team to get the correct MCP endpoint URL.

 

Example: Connect Collaboard MCP Server to ChatGPT 

This section explains how to connect the Collaboard MCP Server to ChatGPT.

Requirements

To connect Collaboard to ChatGPT, you currently need:

• A paid ChatGPT plan
• Developer Mode activated in ChatGPT
• Access to a Collaboard Advanced or Enterprise subscription
• Permission to create an OAuth client in Collaboard

Note: Developer Mode is currently required during the beta period. This requirement may change after the beta period ends.

 

Step-by-step instructions

1. Open the app settings in ChatGPT

Open Settings in ChatGPT.

Go to Apps and click Create App.

 

 

2. Configure the app

Enter a name for the app, for example:

Collaboard MCP Server

Then enter the MCP endpoint URL for your Collaboard environment.

Example for the WEB environment:

https://api.collaboard.app/mcp

For authentication, select OAuth.

 

 

 

3. Open the advanced OAuth settings

Click Advanced OAuth settings.

Copy the Callback URL shown in ChatGPT.

You will need this URL in the next step when creating the OAuth client in Collaboard.

 

4. Create an OAuth client in Collaboard

Open Collaboard and go to Settings.

Create a new OAuth client.

Give the OAuth client a name, for example:

ChatGPT MCP Connection

Paste the Callback URL from ChatGPT into the field Redirect URLs.

After entering the URL, press Enter to add it.

Then click Confirm.

 

 

5. Generate the client secret (optional)

In Collaboard, open the three-dot menu of the OAuth client you created.

Generate a new Client Secret.

Copy the following values:

• OAuth Client ID
• OAuth Client Secret

 

6. Complete the setup in ChatGPT

Go back to ChatGPT.

Enter the following information from Collaboard:

• OAuth Client ID
• OAuth Client Secret

Then click Create App.

Collaboard and ChatGPT are now connected through the Collaboard MCP Server.

Start using Collaboard with ChatGPT

After the connection is complete, you can start asking ChatGPT to work with Collaboard.

For best results, mention in your prompt that ChatGPT should use the Collaboard MCP Server.

Example prompt

Create a SWOT analysis template in Collaboard using the Collaboard MCP Server.

You can also ask ChatGPT to create visual workspaces based on meeting notes, workshop ideas, strategy topics, project plans, or existing Collaboard whiteboards.