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Install Hoist Assets in ChatGPT.

OpenAI's consumer client. MCP through private Apps where Create app is available.

Apps > Manage > Advanced settings > Create appOAuth setup
Settings → Connectors → MCP serversOAuth setup

About the Hoist Connector

Hoist connects your AI tool of choice to Australian source data. Ask whether a business, asset, invoice, or counterparty checks out. Hoist checks the sources and returns an Evidence Pack: verdict, source checks, timestamps, risk flags, and next steps. The Due Diligence Record PDF is included where a search produces one.

Hoist works across MCP hosts, API clients, and CLI workflows. This guide covers ChatGPT. Use MCP for OAuth-approved agent-host access; use API or CLI when you control the API-key call path.

Current status. MCP discovery, OAuth metadata, dynamic client registration, and the protected MCP endpoint are live. ChatGPT Web is best-effort until your account can create a private app and ChatGPT shows a Hoist tool result. If Hoist is not connected in ChatGPT, ChatGPT answers are not Hoist source-backed evidence. The REST API health endpoint is live; direct API and CLI calls use Hoist Assets API keys.

The config

Name:         Hoist Assets
Description:  Australian business and asset verification evidence via Hoist.
Server URL:   https://mcp.assets.hoistai.com/mcp
Authentication: OAuth
Trust:        I understand and want to continue

Steps

  1. Open Apps from the ChatGPT sidebar. Select Manage to open the Apps settings panel.
  2. Use Advanced settings and Create app. If Create app is missing, your ChatGPT plan or workspace does not currently expose private MCP apps.
  3. Fill the config above. Keep the connection mode as Server URL and authentication as OAuth. ChatGPT should discover Hoist's OAuth settings from the server URL.
  4. Confirm the custom MCP server warning. Only continue if the server URL is exactly https://mcp.assets.hoistai.com/mcp.
  5. Create the app and approve OAuth scopes. Register, Evidence Pack, and monitoring permissions are separate scopes.
  6. Start a new chat and choose Hoist Assets from the app/tool picker. Do not treat the chat as Hoist-backed until ChatGPT shows the Hoist app and returns a Hoist tool result.

Smoke test

Ask ChatGPT: "Use Hoist Assets to run abn_lookup for ABN 11695718659. Do not run a paid PPSR search." A passing result should name the Hoist tool and return source-backed ABN data.

Troubleshooting

  • Create app is missing. Your ChatGPT account or workspace has not enabled private app creation. Use the Hoist CLI, API, Claude connector, or another MCP host until that setting is available.
  • OAuth settings do not appear after entering the URL. Check the URL includes /mcp, then retry. Hoist's PRM, ASM, and dynamic client registration endpoints are public on https://mcp.assets.hoistai.com.
  • OAuth window doesn't open. Check your default browser is set and pop-ups aren't blocked.
  • Tools don't appear after install. Refresh the ChatGPT app metadata or start a new chat. Some hosts cache the tool list.
  • 403 on calls. Re-approve OAuth - the cached token may have expired or had scopes revoked.
  • Still stuck? Contact us with the host name and the error message.

What to ask after install

Once connected, try these prompts in a ChatGPT conversation:

  • "Look up ABN 11695718659 using Hoist." (runs abn_lookup)
  • "Can we finance this vehicle for this ABN?" (runs abn_lookup plus a PPSR preview before any paid search)
  • "Is this asset encumbered?" (runs ppsr_search and stops at the paid confirmation boundary unless approved)
  • "Does this counterparty pass our verification policy?" (runs check_verification_policy)
  • "What changed since we last checked this counterparty?" (runs what_changed)
  • "Create an Evidence Pack for deal reference AU-2026-0042." (runs create_evidence_pack)

Hoist returns source-backed evidence. It does not guarantee that a transaction is safe, legal, compliant, or financeable. Paid searches require confirmation before executing.

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