ChatGPT Web and Desktop
Connect ChatGPT to Nowledge Mem with the browser extension for capture, or Remote MCP over OAuth so ChatGPT Web and desktop can search your Mem directly.
ChatGPT can work with Nowledge Mem in two different ways:
- Browser extension: capture insights and back up the current ChatGPT thread from the browser side panel.
- Remote MCP over OAuth: let ChatGPT call your Mem server as a connector, so ChatGPT Web and ChatGPT desktop can search memories, threads, and library context during a chat.
Use the browser extension when you want to save from ChatGPT. Use Remote MCP when you want ChatGPT to read from Mem.
Option 1: Capture ChatGPT Conversations
Install Nowledge Mem Exchange if you want Mem to capture decisions, discoveries, and full thread backups from the ChatGPT page you are using.
Install the browser extension
Follow the Browser Extension guide, then open the side panel on chatgpt.com.
Choose what to save
Use Always Remember for automatic high-signal memory capture, Manual Distill when you know a thread matters, and Thread Backup when you want the full conversation saved as a thread.
Option 2: Let ChatGPT Use Mem Through MCP
Use this when ChatGPT asks for a remote MCP connector URL. Mem uses Access Anywhere plus OAuth, so you do not paste a private nmem_ API key into ChatGPT.
Custom Access Anywhere is required
ChatGPT is a cloud client. It cannot reach localhost or a private LAN address on your machine. Configure Access Anywhere with a public HTTPS endpoint first, then copy the Mem MCP endpoint that ends with /mcp.
Start Remote MCP OAuth in Mem
Open Mem → Integrations → Plugins → Remote MCP over OAuth, then click Start setup.
Mem opens a pairing page in your browser and copies the /mcp URL. Keep using
that same browser profile for the ChatGPT OAuth approval step.
Create a connector in ChatGPT settings
Open ChatGPT Connectors Advanced settings, then choose Create.
Paste the Mem MCP endpoint
Copy the Access Anywhere MCP endpoint from Mem. It must end with /mcp, for example:
https://your-access-anywhere-domain.example/mcpPaste that URL into ChatGPT and continue.
Approve Mem through OAuth
When Mem opens the OAuth approval page, allow ChatGPT to use Mem. If you see "Pair this browser with Mem", return to Mem, click Start setup again, and continue in the same browser profile that opened the pairing page.
Enable the connector in ChatGPT
Allow the connector for the current ChatGPT workspace or chat context.
Ask ChatGPT to use Mem
Ask ChatGPT to search your Mem context. In ChatGPT Web or the ChatGPT desktop app, mention @Nowledge Mem, then ask for what you need, for example: "Search my Mem for the project decision about the database migration."
Desktop works after web setup
ChatGPT currently creates custom connectors from the web settings page. Once the connector is added, the same ChatGPT account can use it in the ChatGPT desktop app by mentioning @Nowledge Mem in a chat.
Which Path Should I Use?
| Goal | Use |
|---|---|
| Save useful ChatGPT conversations into Mem | Browser extension |
| Let ChatGPT Web or desktop search Mem during a conversation | Remote MCP over OAuth |
| Import years of old ChatGPT history | Import existing conversations |