Keep ChatGPT.
Give it your machines.

AI Commander is not an alternative to ChatGPT, OpenAI, GPT, Codex, Claude Code, Cursor, or Grok. It is the remote-machine harness those tools plug into over MCP — including OpenAI submodels such as Astra (gpt-6-astra): outbound-only shell, detached jobs that outlive the chat, and file transfer on hardware you already own or rent, like the box in your closet or a VPS.

Quick start:
  1. Install the host agent on the machine you want your AI to control. It shows a private machine code.
  2. Connect your AI: paste this prompt, then replace AIC-… with your code — Help me connect this AI client to AI Commander using https://aicommander.dev/start.md. Then check the status of my machine: AIC-… — or add the connector URL https://aicommander.dev/mcp and sign in with an email code (per-client steps).
Positioning in one line: ChatGPT / GPT / Astra stay the brain; AI Commander is the hands on the box — servers, GPU rigs, NAS, laptops — with no inbound ports and no exposed SSH.

Sibling harness pages: Claude Code · Cursor · Grok · Codex · Roo Code · Zed · OpenCode · Qwen Code · Continue · Gemini.

Connect ChatGPT / OpenAI (MCP connector)

ChatGPT (and OpenAI GPT apps that support custom connectors) talk to AI Commander as a custom MCP connector — a remote HTTPS endpoint. Works the same whether you are on ChatGPT, GPT, or an OpenAI submodel such as Astra (gpt-6-astra).

On ChatGPT web, open Plugins, select the plus button, then Add custom MCP server. Enter a name (and optionally a description) and fill in Connection. Developer mode is no longer required (OpenAI help, checked 2026-10-21):

Plans: running a command is a write action. Full MCP support, including write actions, is for ChatGPT Business and Enterprise/Edu on the web; Pro users can connect custom MCP servers with read/fetch permissions only, and custom MCP servers are not available on mobile. On other plans, use AI Commander from Codex or over REST.

ChatGPT custom connector
https://aicommander.dev/mcp

For a code-only first hour without sign-in, use https://aicommander.dev/mcp?anonymous=1 with no authentication. No connector support? Drive a machine over plain REST POST /api/v1/exec — see Chat apps and REST API.

Full client matrix (ChatGPT, Codex, Claude Code, Cursor, Grok, REST): Connect your AI client.

OpenAI models, GPT, and Astra

AI Commander does not care which OpenAI model is answering — ChatGPT, GPT, or a submodel keyword like Astra / gpt-6-astra (the same kind of label as Opus or Fable). Your model stays the brain; this page is the harness that gives it your machines.

What you get that the chat alone cannot

Not a replacement — a multiplier

You already useAI Commander adds
ChatGPT / OpenAI / GPT / AstraCustom MCP connector or plain REST /api/v1/exec
Codex CLIcodex mcp add aicommander --url … → remote exec + jobs
Grok / grok CLIgrok mcp add --transport http … → remote exec + jobs
Claude CodeMCP remote exec + jobs on your fleet
Cursornpx @aicommander/mcp stdio bridge → remote exec + jobs

FAQ

Is AI Commander an alternative to ChatGPT or OpenAI?
No. AI Commander is a remote-machine harness. You keep ChatGPT, GPT, Codex, Claude Code, Cursor, or Grok as the AI — including OpenAI submodels such as Astra (gpt-6-astra). AI Commander gives those tools secure remote shell, detached jobs, and file transfer on machines you own — over MCP or REST.
How do I connect ChatGPT to AI Commander?
On ChatGPT web, open Plugins, select the plus button, then Add custom MCP server. Enter a name, and under Connection enter https://aicommander.dev/mcp. For authentication use OAuth: AI Commander registers ChatGPT automatically, so there is nothing to paste, and you complete a one-time browser sign-in. Tick I understand and want to continue, select Create as a plugin, install it, then type @ in a new chat and pick it. Developer mode is no longer required. For a code-only first hour, use https://aicommander.dev/mcp?anonymous=1 with no authentication. No connector? Drive machines over REST POST /api/v1/exec. See /howto/#chat.
Does this work with GPT and Astra (gpt-6-astra)?
Yes. AI Commander is model-agnostic. ChatGPT, GPT, and OpenAI submodels such as Astra (gpt-6-astra) stay the brain; the harness adds hands on your fleet over MCP or REST — same connector URL either way.
Which ChatGPT plans can run commands through AI Commander?
Running a command is a write action, and OpenAI's help center (checked 2026-10-21) says full MCP support, including write actions, is for ChatGPT Business and Enterprise/Edu on the web; admins and owners, or members an Enterprise/Edu admin authorises, add the server. Pro users can connect custom MCP servers with read/fetch permissions only, and custom MCP servers are not available on mobile. On other plans, use AI Commander from Codex, or call REST POST /api/v1/exec.

Next steps

Install the agent on a machine you control, add the ChatGPT custom connector, then ask for a real task on a remote box.

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