ChatGPT + MagicSlides MCP

Make a spreadsheet with ChatGPT

Marketers can give ChatGPT a quarterly budget and a channel mix and get back a month-by-month plan with targets. With the MagicSlides connector, ChatGPT saves the plan as a spreadsheet instead of a table you have to copy out of the chat.

Set it up See the example

Set up MagicSlides in ChatGPT (one time)

Custom MCP connectors need a paid ChatGPT plan with developer mode or custom apps turned on.

Connector URL

https://www.magicslides.app/api/mcp/mcp

1.In ChatGPT settings, open Apps & Connectors (or Plugins) and turn on developer mode under Advanced if asked.
2.Choose Create or Add custom MCP server, name it MagicSlides and paste the URL.
3.Set authentication to OAuth, save, and log in with MagicSlides.

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Example: what you type in ChatGPT

You

Plan a Q1 2027 paid media budget of about $66k for Fernway Travel (fictional travel agency) across search, social, video and retargeting. Show monthly budgets, target CPA, expected leads and an owner per channel, and save it as a MagicSlides sheet.

ChatGPT

Split about $66k across 10 lines, weighted to booking channels
Raised March budgets ahead of spring travel planning
Calculated expected leads as Q1 spend divided by target CPA
Called create_sheet with 12 rows including a totals row

The Q1 plan is saved as a MagicSlides sheet. It totals $66,200 with 1,372 expected leads, and Google Search and Meta take half the budget.

Channel	Objective	Jan budget ($)	Feb budget ($)	Mar budget ($)	Q1 total ($)	Target CPA ($)	Expected leads	Owner
Google Search	Bookings	6000	6000	7000	19000	38	500	Lena
Meta (Facebook + Instagram)	Bookings	4500	4500	5000	14000	45	311	Lena
YouTube	Awareness	2000	2000	2500	6500	0	0	Omar
Pinterest	Traffic	1200	1200	1500	3900	30	130	Omar
TikTok	Awareness	1500	1500	2000	5000	0	0	Priya
Microsoft Ads	Bookings	800	800	900	2500	35	71	Lena
Email (newsletter sponsorships)	Leads	1000	1000	1000	3000	25	120	Priya

Q1 2027 Paid Media Budget Plan (Fernway Travel)

Open in Magic Sheets (sign-in)

This is the real output from that prompt, made with the MagicSlides MCP. Open it to click through or download it.

How it works

1.In ChatGPT, turn on developer mode under Connectors or Apps
2.Add a custom MCP server with https://www.magicslides.app/api/mcp/mcp and log in
3.Give ChatGPT the budget, channels and goals, and ask for a MagicSlides sheet
4.Open the editor link, sign in and adjust numbers with your team

Tool used: create_sheet. Prefer a web app? AI spreadsheet generator does the same without an agent.

FAQ

Can ChatGPT use last quarter's numbers?

Yes. Upload last quarter's CSV or XLSX into the chat and ask ChatGPT to base the plan on it.

Does the sheet keep the formulas?

ChatGPT sends the values it calculated as rows. You can add formulas in the MagicSlides editor after it is created.

Why do I need to sign in to open it?

Sheets come back as an editor link, which opens in MagicSlides after you sign in.

Which ChatGPT plans support this?

Custom MCP servers are added with developer mode on paid ChatGPT plans.

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