You can connect various AI assistants to the Smartsheet Model Context Protocol (MCP) server. Connected to the Smartsheet MCP server, you can interact with your Smartsheet data using natural language.
Required plan: Business, Enterprise, or Advanced Work Management
This article:
- Defines connection prerequisites
- Provides an overview of the installation steps
- Links to setup instructions for various AI assistants
Start with considering what's required.
Here's what a Smartsheet MCP server connection requires:
- Network access to a Smartsheet production server environment
- Valid Smartsheet API token, unless you're connecting an AI tool that supports Smartsheet's OAuth, such as ChatGPT (web or mobile), Claude AI, Claude Desktop, Gemini Enterprise Plus, or Microsoft 365 Copilot. To create an API token, refer to the Get started article.
- URL for the MCP server production environment in your target region. Refer to the table below.
Region URLs
| Region | Environment | MCP server URL |
|---|---|---|
| United States | US production | https://mcp.smartsheet.com |
| Europe | EU production | https://mcp.smartsheet.eu |
| Australia | AU production | https://mcp.smartsheet.au |
Here are links to various AI assistant setup instructions.
| AI Assistant | Instructions |
|---|---|
| Amazon Quick | Instructions |
| ChatGPT and ChatGPT mobile app | Instructions |
| Claude and Claude Desktop | Instructions |
| Claude Code | Instructions |
| Codex | Instructions |
| Cursor | Instructions |
| Gemini CLI | Instructions |
| Gemini Enterprise Plus | Instructions |
| Microsoft 365 Copilot | Instructions |
If you want to connect a custom, MCP-compliant assistant to the Smartsheet MCP server, refer to Manually configure the MCP Server
Once you're connected to the MCP server, you can:
Check out the example prompts described in Smartsheet MCP prompt cookbook.
Learn more about the MCP server's capabilities at Smartsheet MCP server tools.