HotelShortlist for AI assistants

Nothing depends on the connector. Without the connector, an assistant can read every public hotel page, the full list at /hotels and the plain-text files /llms.txt and /llms-full.txt, and quote them.

What an assistant can read

• /hotels: every researched hotel, by town, with a link to its page.
• /llms.txt: the short guide, with every hotel listed.
• /llms-full.txt: every offer, term, method note and answer in full.
• /how-it-works: membership, research credit and applying, in plain words.

Add the HotelShortlist connector

The connector lets an assistant search the research directly. Its address is https://hotelshortlist.com/mcp.

Claude (claude.ai and the Claude apps)

1. Open Customize, then Connectors.
2. Press +, then Add custom connector.
3. Name it HotelShortlist and paste https://hotelshortlist.com/mcp as the address. No sign-in is needed.

Works on every Claude plan; the free plan allows one custom connector.

ChatGPT

1. Open Plugins in ChatGPT on the web.
2. Press +, then Add custom MCP server.
3. Name it HotelShortlist, paste https://hotelshortlist.com/mcp as the Server URL and choose No authentication.
4. Read the warning, confirm, then choose Create as a plugin.

Custom MCP servers are available on ChatGPT Business, Enterprise and Edu on the web.

Other assistants and agents

1. Any client that speaks the Model Context Protocol over Streamable HTTP can connect to https://hotelshortlist.com/mcp.
2. The server card is at /.well-known/mcp.json and the rules for agents at /agents.txt.

What the connector can do

• search_hotels: Find HotelShortlist research pages for hotels by hotel name or city. Returns page links; each page shows the review findings and the analysis date.
• get_membership_info: What HotelShortlist membership costs, how the fee works and how the research is made.
• list_pitch_lanes: The offers for travellers, tour operators, travel designers and agents, hotel owners and hotel chains, with links and WhatsApp contact.
• start_membership_application: The link and steps for applying for membership. The person applies themselves; this tool submits nothing.
• request_introduction: Send HotelShortlist a request to get in touch. Only call this when the person asked for it and explicitly agreed to share these details. A person at HotelShortlist replies.
• request_hotel_page: Ask HotelShortlist to research a hotel that search_hotels did not find. The research takes about a minute: call again with the same hotel and city to get the page link. Pages show the review findings; member rates stay for members.