# Apps SDK
> Build and ship ChatGPT apps with the Apps SDK (MCP-powered servers plus embeddable components).
Use this as a lightweight map for AI tools. Each Apps SDK page has a Markdown twin at `/apps-sdk/<slug>.md` for direct ingestion.
## Documentation sets
- [Combined Apps SDK docs](https://developers.openai.com/apps-sdk/llms-full.txt): Single-file Markdown export of the Apps SDK preview docs.
- [Apps SDK reference (Markdown)](https://developers.openai.com/apps-sdk/reference.md): Schema and API fields for tools, resources, and components.
## App Submission Guidelines
- [App submission guidelines](https://developers.openai.com/apps-sdk/app-submission-guidelines.md): Guidelines for submitting ChatGPT apps for publishing.
## Build
- [Authentication](https://developers.openai.com/apps-sdk/build/auth.md): Authentication patterns for Apps SDK apps.
- [Build your ChatGPT UI](https://developers.openai.com/apps-sdk/build/chatgpt-ui.md): Build custom UI components for your ChatGPT app.
- [Build your MCP server](https://developers.openai.com/apps-sdk/build/mcp-server.md): Wire tools, templates, and the widget runtime that powers ChatGPT Apps.
- [Examples](https://developers.openai.com/apps-sdk/build/examples.md): End-to-end Apps SDK examples.
- [Managing State](https://developers.openai.com/apps-sdk/build/state-management.md): How to manage business data, UI state, and cross-session state in ChatGPT apps using the Apps SDK and an MCP server.
- [Monetization](https://developers.openai.com/apps-sdk/build/monetization.md): Monetize your ChatGPT app.
## Concepts
- [MCP](https://developers.openai.com/apps-sdk/concepts/mcp-server.md): Understand how the Model Context Protocol works with Apps SDK.
- [UI guidelines](https://developers.openai.com/apps-sdk/concepts/ui-guidelines.md): Guidelines for designing beautiful ChatGPT apps.
- [User Interaction](https://developers.openai.com/apps-sdk/concepts/user-interaction.md): How users find, engage with, activate and manage apps that are available in ChatGPT.
- [UX principles](https://developers.openai.com/apps-sdk/concepts/ux-principles.md): Principles for building great ChatGPT apps.
## Deploy
- [Deploy your app](https://developers.openai.com/apps-sdk/deploy.md): Learn how to deploy your MCP server
- [Connect from ChatGPT](https://developers.openai.com/apps-sdk/deploy/connect-chatgpt.md): Connect your app to ChatGPT clients.
- [Submit your app](https://developers.openai.com/apps-sdk/deploy/submission.md): Learn how to submit your app to the ChatGPT Apps Directory.
- [Test your integration](https://developers.openai.com/apps-sdk/deploy/testing.md): Testing strategies for Apps SDK apps.
- [Troubleshooting](https://developers.openai.com/apps-sdk/deploy/troubleshooting.md): Troubleshoot issues in Apps SDK apps.
## Guides
- [Optimize Metadata](https://developers.openai.com/apps-sdk/guides/optimize-metadata.md): Improve discovery and behavior with rich metadata.
- [Security & Privacy](https://developers.openai.com/apps-sdk/guides/security-privacy.md): Security and privacy considerations for Apps SDK.
## Plan
- [Define tools](https://developers.openai.com/apps-sdk/plan/tools.md): Plan and define tools for your assistant.
- [Design components](https://developers.openai.com/apps-sdk/plan/components.md): Plan and design UI components that users can interact with.
- [Research use cases](https://developers.openai.com/apps-sdk/plan/use-case.md): Identify and prioritize Apps SDK use cases.
## Quickstart
- [Quickstart](https://developers.openai.com/apps-sdk/quickstart.md): Build and connect your first app to ChatGPT.
## Reference
- [Reference](https://developers.openai.com/apps-sdk/reference.md): API and SDK reference for Apps SDK.
