Integration · Productivity
Connect Claude & ChatGPT to The Auto Print
Let your AI print. With The Auto Print, the AI can send a document to your printer as a print job: a PDF or image from a link, a PDF, Word or image file, a page of HTML or plain text. The job goes to your default printer, or to a specific printer if you give the AI its printer ID. The Auto Print desktop app must be running on the computer connected to the printer.
Free plan, no credit card. Takes about a minute.
Try asking
“Print the PDF at this link.”
The AI sends the link as a PDF print job, and the document prints on your default printer.
“Print this image of the floor plan.”
It sends the image as a print job, from a link or as image data.
“Print the Word document I attached.”
It sends the file as a Word print job to your default printer.
What your AI can do
Many file types
Print PDFs, images, DOC and DOCX files, HTML and plain text, from a link or from file data.
Your own printers
Jobs go to your default printer, or to a specific printer when you pass its printer ID.
Real paper, your rules
Printing uses paper and ink, so you can require your approval before each print job runs.
“Write up today's pick list and print it.”
It writes the list as plain text and sends it to the printer as a text print job.
“Format these meeting notes with headings and print them.”
It lays the notes out as HTML and sends them as a print job, so the headings come out on paper.
“Print the invoice PDF on printer 7 and call the job Invoice 1042.”
It sends the PDF to the printer with the ID you gave it, with that title on the job.
1 tools for The Auto Print
These tools are switched on when you connect. You can switch any of them off, or require your approval before it runs.
create_print_jobChanges dataSend a document to a printer as a print job. Pass `content` (a URL, base64 data, HTML or plain text) and `content_type` (pdfbase64, pdfuri, imagebase64, imageuri, docbase64, docxbase64, html or txt); optional `title` and `printer_id` (defaults to the default printer). This physically prints on the connected printer.
Set up in three steps
- 1
Pick the app
Create a free PipMCP account and choose The Auto Print from the app list.
- 2
Paste your key
Paste your The Auto Print API key. Sign in at theautoprint.com and open Dashboard > API Keys to create a key. The desktop app must be running on the computer connected to your printer to receive jobs.
- 3
Add the link to your AI
You get a personal MCP link. Add it to Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor:
- Click your name, then Settings › Connectors › Add custom connector.
- Paste your link as the Remote MCP server URL.
- Switch it on from the + menu in a chat.
Questions
What can the AI do in The Auto Print?
It can send print jobs. You give it a document as a link, as file data, as HTML or as plain text, and it sends it to your default printer or to a printer ID you name. It can also give the job a title. It cannot list your printers or check the status of a job.
Does the AI see my The Auto Print API key?
No. Your API key is encrypted at rest and never shown to the AI. After you save it, it is not shown again, not even to you. The AI only sees the results of the tools it calls.
Can I control what the AI is allowed to do?
Yes. You choose which tools are switched on. A print job physically prints on your printer, so you can require your approval before it runs. Every tool call is logged.
Does it work with ChatGPT?
Yes. In ChatGPT, open Settings › Apps & Connectors › Advanced, turn on Developer mode and add your PipMCP link. Developer mode needs a paid ChatGPT plan: Plus, Pro, Business or Enterprise. The same link also works in Claude (Settings › Connectors › Add custom connector), Cursor and other MCP clients.
What does it cost?
PipMCP has a free plan with no credit card required. Paid plans bill per completed task. You also need your own The Auto Print account.
Does my computer need to be on?
Yes. The Auto Print sends jobs to its desktop app, and that app must be running on the computer connected to your printer to receive them. If the app is not running, the job does not reach the printer.
Let your AI work in The Auto Print today.
Start free. Your key stays encrypted, and you decide what the AI may do.
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