Use ChatGPT to Talk to Your MongoDB Data via CData Connect AI
ChatGPT is an AI chatbot developed by OpenAI, launched in November 2022. Based on large language models (LLMs), it enables users to refine and steer conversations through natural language processing. ChatGPT's developer mode, available to Plus and Pro subscribers, provides full Model Context Protocol (MCP) support for connecting to external data sources and tools.
CData Connect AI offers a dedicated cloud-to-cloud interface for connecting to MongoDB data. The CData Connect AI Remote MCP Server enables secure communication between ChatGPT and MongoDB. This allows you to ask questions and take actions on your MongoDB data using ChatGPT, all without the need for data replication to a natively supported database. With its inherent optimized data processing capabilities, CData Connect AI efficiently channels all supported SQL operations, including filters and JOINs, directly to MongoDB. This leverages server-side processing to swiftly deliver the requested MongoDB data.
About MongoDB Data Integration
Accessing and integrating live data from MongoDB has never been easier with CData. Customers rely on CData connectivity to:
- Access data from MongoDB 2.6 and above, ensuring broad usability across various MongoDB versions.
- Easily manage unstructured data thanks to flexible NoSQL (learn more here: Leading-Edge Drivers for NoSQL Integration).
- Leverage feature advantages over other NoSQL drivers and realize functional benefits when working with MongoDB data (learn more here: A Feature Comparison of Drivers for NoSQL).
MongoDB's flexibility means that it can be used as a transactional, operational, or analytical database. That means CData customers use our solutions to integrate their business data with MongoDB or integrate their MongoDB data with their data warehouse (or both). Customers also leverage our live connectivity options to analyze and report on MongoDB directly from their preferred tools, like Power BI and Tableau.
For more details on MongoDB use case and how CData enhances your MongoDB experience, check out our blog post: The Top 10 Real-World MongoDB Use Cases You Should Know in 2024.
Getting Started
Step 1: Configure MongoDB Connectivity for ChatGPT
Connectivity to MongoDB from ChatGPT is made possible through CData Connect AI Remote MCP. To interact with MongoDB data from ChatGPT, we start by creating and configuring a MongoDB connection in CData Connect AI.
- Log into Connect AI, click Sources, and then click Add Connection
- Select "MongoDB" from the Add Connection panel
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Enter the necessary authentication properties to connect to MongoDB.
Set the Server, Database, User, and Password connection properties to connect to MongoDB. To access MongoDB collections as tables you can use automatic schema discovery or write your own schema definitions. Schemas are defined in .rsd files, which have a simple format. You can also execute free-form queries that are not tied to the schema.
- Click Save & Test
With the connection configured, we are ready to connect to MongoDB data from ChatGPT.
Step 2: Connect ChatGPT to CData Connect AI
Follow these steps to add a CData Connect AI connector in ChatGPT:
- Sign in to ChatGPT with a Plus or Pro subscription.
- Navigate to Settings > Connectors.
- Under the "Advanced settings" section, toggle on Developer mode.
- Once developer mode is enabled, return to the Connectors page and click Create.
- Enter a name for the connector (such as Connect AI MCP).
- In the Remote MCP server URL field, enter:
https://mcp.cloud.cdata.com/mcp
- Set Authentication to "OAuth."
- Check I trust this application and click Create
- You will be redirected to CData Connect AI's OAuth authorization page. Sign in with your Connect AI credentials.
- Review the permissions requested and click Authorize to grant ChatGPT access to your Connect AI resources.
- After successful authorization, you will be redirected back to ChatGPT.
- The Connect AI MCP Server will now appear in your available connectors list where you can manage the connector and enable/disable actions (tools).
Step 3: Explore Live MongoDB Data with ChatGPT
- Start a new conversation in ChatGPT.
- In the tool picker, enable "Developer Mode."
- Enable your Connect AI MCP Sever.
- You can now start exploring your data with natural language prompts. ChatGPT will use the Connect AI MCP server to query your live MongoDB data. Example prompts:
- "Show me all customers from the last 30 days"
- "What are my top performing products?"
- "Analyze sales trends for this quarter"
- "List all active projects and their current status"
- ChatGPT will translate your natural language queries into SQL and execute them against your MongoDB data through the Connect AI MCP server.
IMPORTANT: ChatGPT's developer mode provides full read/write MCP access. Be cautious when allowing write operations to your MongoDB data. Always review and confirm any data modifications before allowing them to proceed.
NOTE: Developer mode is in beta and only available to ChatGPT Plus and Pro subscribers. Refer to OpenAI's documentation for the latest setup information.
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