The Kuali Build plugin combines the Kuali connection and its workflow guidance in one plugin. It lets Cedarville faculty and staff work with Kuali Build from ChatGPT. Use it to find forms and documents, check pending approvals, understand workflow status, export data, or build and update apps when your Kuali permissions allow it.
The connection uses your own Kuali API key and acts as you. It does not grant additional Kuali access.
Already connected or using the old plugin?
Kuali Build is the current plugin. If you previously connected Kuali MCP, open Kuali Build and check for your existing account before reconnecting. The underlying connection has been retained; the app or connected-account name may still say Kuali MCP.
Kuali for Cedarville is deprecated. It now provides migration guidance instead of carrying out Kuali tasks. Open Kuali Build, install it if needed, and select it for your Kuali requests. Installing the old plugin does not automatically select the replacement in your chats. You do not need to disconnect your existing Kuali account or create a new API key just to switch plugins.
Before you begin
- Use Cedarville's ChatGPT workspace and an account with access to Cedarville Kuali Build.
- You need access to the Kuali Build plugin and permission to create a personal Kuali API key. If either is unavailable, contact Cedarville IT.
- Use only your own key. Never paste an API key into a ChatGPT conversation or include it in a support request.
Connect the plugin
- In Cedarville's ChatGPT workspace, open Kuali Build. Install it if it is not already installed. You can also find it by opening Plugins, browsing your workspace's tab, and searching for Kuali Build. Select this plugin in the chat where you want to use it. For general installation help, see OpenAI's plugin guide.
- If your existing Kuali account is already connected, skip the key-creation steps below and verify the connection in step 7. Otherwise, follow the connection prompt. If it does not appear during installation, select Kuali Build in a new chat and ask: Use Kuali Build to show what Kuali approvals are waiting on me. The first tool request can prompt you to connect.
- On the Cedarville connection page, follow the link to your Kuali API keys. Sign in to Kuali if prompted.
- Select Create Key, name it ChatGPT Plugin, choose an expiration, and select Create Key again. When it expires, you will need a new key.
- Copy the key before closing the dialog; Kuali shows it only once.
- Return to the connection page, paste the key into the Kuali API key field, and select Connect. The connection page is at kuali-mcp.cedarville.edu; paste your key there, never into chat.
- Confirm the Signed in as message shows your identity, then return to ChatGPT. Ask it to list the Kuali apps you can access to verify the connection.
Try these requests
Name the app and specify dates or document details when you can. Examples:
- Find the Course Substitution app and explain its form fields.
- What approvals are waiting on me in [app name]?
- Where is document [ID] in [app name]'s workflow, and who is assigned to the current step?
- Show submitted documents in [app name] from the past month, newest first.
- Export these results to Excel.
- Help me plan a new event registration form with an approval workflow.
Review the app, document, and exact changes before confirming a write. The plugin's instructions call for confirmation before changing live Kuali data. Creating or submitting documents, approving requests, editing forms, and publishing apps can affect real processes.
Ask which apps and pages of results were checked when completeness matters. An empty approval list for one app does not establish that no approvals are waiting elsewhere.
Limits
- Your Kuali permissions determine which records and actions are available.
- File uploads and bulk imports are unavailable through this connection; use Kuali's website for those tasks.
- Export and file-download links expire after 15 minutes. Open them promptly, or ask for a new export if a link expires.
- Some form settings, including formulas, currency formatting, and file-upload constraints, require the Kuali website.
Replace your key or disconnect
Open Manage your Kuali connection. Enter a currently valid Kuali API key to verify your identity. Use Replace key to save a new key, or Disconnect to delete the stored key and revoke the connection's ChatGPT access. To use the plugin again after disconnecting, reconnect from ChatGPT.
The service stores your key encrypted. See its privacy policy and terms of service.
If something does not work
- Deprecated-plugin notice: You selected Kuali for Cedarville. Open Kuali Build and select it for your request instead. The old plugin only directs you to the replacement.
- Plugin missing or disabled: Check that you are in Cedarville's workspace. Contact IT if it is unavailable to your account.
- Key rejected or expired: Create a new key in Kuali and reconnect when prompted. Use the account page to replace the stored key when you can authenticate with a valid key.
- Missing app, document, or action: Check your access in Kuali itself. Reconnecting does not add permissions.
- Connection failure: Ask ChatGPT to check the Kuali connection. If the problem continues, contact Cedarville IT through the IT Service Portal. Include the error and task you were attempting, but exclude API keys and unnecessary document data.
Updated November 6, 2026 for the consolidated Kuali Build plugin and the deprecation of Kuali for Cedarville. ChatGPT interface labels may change.