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Turn on Developer mode, paste a URL, sign in. Five minutes. This walkthrough works for any remote MCP server — the Konshus URL is used as the worked example."})]}),e.jsxs("section",{className:"mx-auto max-w-3xl px-6 py-8 space-y-4 text-ink/80 leading-relaxed",children:[e.jsx("h2",{className:"font-serif text-2xl md:text-3xl text-ink !mt-4",children:"Before you start"}),e.jsxs("ul",{className:"list-disc pl-6 space-y-2",children:[e.jsxs("li",{children:[e.jsx("strong",{className:"text-ink",children:"Use the web app."})," Developer mode does not exist in ChatGPT on mobile."]}),e.jsxs("li",{children:[e.jsx("strong",{className:"text-ink",children:"Check your plan."})," OpenAI lists Pro, Plus, Business, Enterprise and Education."]}),e.jsxs("li",{children:[e.jsx("strong",{className:"text-ink",children:"Have the server URL ready."})," It must be a remote endpoint over SSE or streaming HTTP. 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