ChatGPT + Medium

Post to Medium from ChatGPT

Connect ChatGPT to PostDelegate once, then ask it for Medium posts in a ChatGPT chat. Ask for a draft and it waits on your calendar until you schedule it.

ChatGPT drafts it. You approve it. PostDelegate posts it.Medium: Markdown stories, on your profile or a publication.

How to post to Medium from ChatGPT

  1. Add PostDelegate to ChatGPT. In ChatGPT open Settings, then Connectors, then Create. If you cannot create one, look for a developer mode switch under advanced settings, or ask your workspace admin. Name it PostDelegate, paste the server URL below and choose OAuth. Choose Create, then Connect, sign in to PostDelegate and click Authorize.

    Server URL

    https://app.postdelegate.com/mcp-oauth-dynamic

    Custom connectors depend on your ChatGPT plan and workspace settings, which OpenAI controls.

  2. Connect Medium in PostDelegate. Create one from your Medium security settings, if your account still offers them. Medium decides who can create tokens and owns that screen. If your account cannot create one, the connection cannot be made.
  3. Ask ChatGPT for a draft. Describe the post in plain words. ChatGPT checks your Medium channel's rules, creates the post and sends back a preview link.

Teach ChatGPT the posting rules

Paste the PostDelegate instructions into a custom GPT or a Project, with the connector enabled there, so ChatGPT follows the posting rules in every chat. Agent files has the steps.

What to ask ChatGPT

Mention any Medium setting in plain words and ChatGPT fills it in. Start with something harmless, like asking which channels you have.

  • Draft a Medium story with a title and a subtitle from this outline, with a canonical URL to the original post.
  • Schedule the story for Thursday at 8:00 in our publication, with up to four tags.

What ChatGPT can do on your Medium channel

  • Check the rules first. Before writing, it reads your Medium channel's length limit and required settings.
  • Draft, schedule or post. It creates a draft, a scheduled post or an immediate post, and runs the same checks as the app.
  • Use your media. It attaches files from your media library or adds one from a public link.
  • Review and fix. It lists what is scheduled, changes the Medium settings of a post that has not gone out, and deletes posts you no longer want.

A Medium story needs a title and a subtitle, and PostDelegate asks for both so a scheduled story is never missing one. The body is written in Markdown, up to 100,000 characters, with optional tags (up to four) and an optional canonical URL for stories that first appeared elsewhere.

Medium settings ChatGPT can fill in

SettingNotes
TitleRequired, at least 2 characters.
SubtitleRequired, at least 2 characters.
Canonical URLOptional. Use it when the story first appeared elsewhere.
PublicationOptional. Choose one of the publications you can post to.
TagsOptional, up to 4.

Before you start

  • The connection needs a Medium integration token. Medium decides who can create tokens, so some accounts cannot connect.
  • A story sent to a publication arrives as a draft for an editor, not as a published story.

The Medium channel guide has every field, and MCP tools lists exactly what an assistant can and cannot do.

Questions

Will ChatGPT publish to Medium without asking me?
Not unless you ask it to. Ask for a draft and the post waits on your calendar until you schedule it, and your workspace's approvals apply as usual. Tools that change data are marked as such, so ChatGPT can ask you before it schedules or deletes anything.
Do I need an API key to connect ChatGPT?
No. ChatGPT signs in with your PostDelegate account through your browser. An API key is only for clients that cannot sign in, as described in MCP clients.
Does it cost extra to use ChatGPT with PostDelegate?
No. The MCP server is on every plan, and ChatGPT runs on your own ChatGPT account, so PostDelegate never charges for AI. Every plan starts with a 7-day free trial with no card.
Can ChatGPT attach images or video to a Medium post?
It can use files already in your media library, or add one from a public link. It cannot fetch files from your computer, so upload those in the app first, or through the upload widget where ChatGPT shows it. See MCP tools.
Do I need a Medium integration token?
Yes. PostDelegate connects to Medium with an integration token from your Medium security settings. Medium decides who can create tokens and owns that screen. If your account cannot create one, the connection cannot be made.
Does a scheduled Medium story go live or stay a draft?
It depends on the Publication setting. With no publication selected, the story is published publicly on your profile. With a publication selected, it is sent to the publication as a draft so an editor can review it.

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Prefer to plan Medium posts yourself? See the Medium scheduler.

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