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Use Pipedream MCP with OpenAI’s API and playground. OpenAI provides native MCP support for tool calling.

Testing in OpenAI’s API Playground

OpenAI provides an API playground for developers to test prompts and tool calling, which provides an easy way to test Pipedream MCP. Get started below.
1

Open the playground

Navigate to OpenAI’s playground and sign in with your OpenAI account.
2

Add Pipedream MCP

Click the Create button in the Tools section, then select Pipedream.
3

Enter your access token

4

Select an app

5

Click Connect

Enter a prompt and start chatting!
Refer to the instructions below when you’re ready to use Pipedream MCP in your app.

Using Pipedream MCP in your app

Set your OpenAI API key:
Other environment variables are covered in the setup guide.

Generate responses with Pipedream MCP

Below is an end to end example showing how to:
  1. Initialize the Pipedream SDK
  2. Find the relevant MCP server
  3. Send a prompt to OpenAI with the MCP server as a tool call