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How to connect GIGXCHANGE to Claude or ChatGPT

Name: How to connect GigXchange to Claude or ChatGPT
Uploaded: 2026-11-05T00:00:00+00:00
Duration: 1 min 4 s
Description: A one-minute video: add GigXchange to Claude or ChatGPT and ask about UK acts, gig fees and venues - answered from live GigXchange data. Free to set up.

The GigXchange AI connector lets Claude or ChatGPT answer questions about UK live music from live GigXchange data, and takes about 1 minute to add. It reads 3,385 UK venues and 6,033 real gig fees in the GX Index.

Add GigXchange in Claude's Connectors or ChatGPT's Plugins, then ask about UK acts, fees and venues in your own words - it answers from live GigXchange data, and only sends a booking offer when you say yes.

The video transcript

The transcript is the video's voice-over, word for word: how to connect GigXchange to Claude or ChatGPT and what it answers, from acts free on your date to the GX Index's 6,033 real gig fees. Each timestamp jumps the player there.

Full transcript (1:04)

0:00 Your AI assistant can now book live music. Ask Claude or ChatGPT who's free in your town on your date, and GigXchange answers with real acts, live. Every answer comes straight from the live app.

0:17 Ask what acts charge near you, and it quotes the GX Index, built from thousands of real recorded fees. Or find venues that already have a PA and an engineer, before you ever pick up the phone. And you stay in control. Connect your account, switch on actions, and it can send booking offers for you, but only when you say yes.

0:47 Find GigXchange in Claude's connectors or ChatGPT's plugins. It takes about a minute to set up. It's free, at gigxchange.app.

Where the facts come from

The GigXchange AI connector answers from the same live directories as this site, read when you ask: 3,385 UK venues, 1,491 open mic listings, 9,987 gig listings and 6,033 real gig fees in the GX Index. Fees are GX Index medians, so a quote is a typical take-home, not a promise.

How the fee figures are built: the GX Index methodology. How the directories fit together, as open data: the knowledge graph.

Last updated: 5 November 2026

GIGXCHANGE AI connector: FAQ

Short answers about the GigXchange AI connector: what it is, what it costs, whether you need an account and what the AI company sees. It reads 3,385 UK venues live, and each answer links to the detail.

What is the GIGXCHANGE AI connector?

It is a free way to ask ChatGPT, Claude or Codex about UK grassroots live music and get answers from GigXchange's live data. Under the hood it is an MCP server - Model Context Protocol, the open standard assistants use to look things up in other services. It searches gigs, open mics, venues, musician profiles and GX Index gig rates, and links every answer to its page.

Which music platforms let ChatGPT or Claude connect to my account?

GigXchange does. Add it from Claude's connector directory or ChatGPT's plugin directory and the assistant opens a GigXchange sign-in page: log in, read what it is asking for, and approve. From then on it can read your profile, calendar, bookings and invoice status. Every connection starts read-only. The step-by-step guide shows each screen.

Does the GIGXCHANGE AI connector cost anything?

No. Adding the connector is free, and so is a GigXchange account - there is no charge per question. Your ChatGPT or Claude plan is your own, with OpenAI or Anthropic. If you book an act and pay through GigXchange, the booker pays a 5% booking fee and the performer gets the full fee - see who pays the booking fee.

Do I need a GIGXCHANGE account to use it?

Usually, yes: when you connect GigXchange in Claude or ChatGPT, the assistant opens a GigXchange sign-in page (ChatGPT may only ask when it needs your account), and a free account covers it. The connector itself answers public questions about gigs, open mics, venues and gig rates without one, which developer tools that speak MCP can use directly. Connecting an AI assistant walks through each step.

Does the AI company see my GIGXCHANGE data?

Yes, the parts your assistant reads. When it looks something up, the answer goes to the assistant, so the company that runs it - Anthropic for Claude, OpenAI for ChatGPT - receives that information under its own privacy terms. Your message contents are never shared. What your assistant can see lists every part, and our privacy policy covers the rest.

Explore more

Explore more of the GigXchange AI connector and the data behind it: the setup page, the step-by-step guide, the knowledge graph its answers come from (3,385 UK venues), the GX Index fees it quotes and how booking works on GigXchange.

Set it up

Add it to Claude or ChatGPT in about a minute - set it up now. Free to connect, and you decide what it can do.

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