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Use it in your AI

Ask your AI. It answers from this directory.

Connect the AABLC directory to Claude or ChatGPT once. Then ask something like find me a Black-owned catering business in Allentown and your AI answers from the verified businesses listed here, with their phone number, website and directory page. There is nothing to download and no password.

Connector address
https://aablc.prismaiconsultants.com/mcp

You will paste this into Claude or ChatGPT in the steps below.

It reads the same list you see on this site: 270 verified businesses as of the directory build on September 18, 2026.

In Claude

Works on Claude Free, Pro and Max. Free plans can add one custom connector. On Team and Enterprise plans, an Owner adds it for the organization first (see below).
  1. In Claude, go to Customize > Connectors.
  2. Click +, then Add custom connector.
  3. Paste the connector address above as the remote MCP server URL.
  4. Skip Advanced settings. This connector has no login.
  5. Click Add.
  6. In a chat, click the + button on the lower left, choose Connectors, and turn the AABLC connector on.

Team or Enterprise plan

  1. An Owner goes to Organization settings > Connectors, clicks Add, hovers over Custom, selects Web, pastes the address, and clicks Add.
  2. Each member then goes to Customize > Connectors, finds it (it usually has a Custom label), and clicks Connect.

In ChatGPT

Works on ChatGPT Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise and Edu, on chatgpt.com in a web browser. It is not available in the phone apps. ChatGPT calls this developer mode.
  1. On chatgpt.com, open Settings, then Security and login, and turn on Developer mode.
  2. Go to ChatGPT Plugins (chatgpt.com/plugins) and select the + button.
  3. Enter a name and a short description, for example AABLC Directory and Black-owned businesses in the Greater Lehigh Valley.
  4. Under Connection, paste the connector address above as the MCP server URL. For authentication, choose No Authentication.
  5. Create the connection. ChatGPT lists the directory's tools.
  6. In a chat, open the + menu, choose Developer mode, and select the AABLC app.

On Business, Enterprise and Edu workspaces, an admin has to allow developer mode first. On Business plans, only admins and owners can use it. ChatGPT shows a caution about developer mode because some apps can change data. This one only reads the directory, plus one tool that sends a listing request to the AABLC team for review.

These steps match Anthropic's and OpenAI's help pages as of September 18, 2026. Menus change often. If yours look different, search their help center for "custom connector."

Things to ask

Once it is connected, copy one of these into a new chat.

  • Find me a Black-owned catering business in Allentown.
  • Who on the AABLC directory can help me do my taxes?
  • I want somewhere to eat in Bethlehem tonight. What is on the AABLC directory?
  • How do I get my business listed on the AABLC directory?

What it will and will not do

  • It only knows businesses that asked to be listed and passed the AABLC 7-point verification. It is not a count of every Black-owned business in the Lehigh Valley.
  • If it cannot find a business, that means the business is not on this directory, not that it does not exist.
  • Every answer carries the date the directory was last rebuilt, so you can see how current it is.
  • It does not give opening hours. Call the business or visit its page before you go.
  • If you ask your AI to add a business, it sends a request to the AABLC team for human review. It does not create a listing, and nobody can promise one. You can also add a business here.
  • No password is needed because it only shares what is already public on this site.