OpenAI plugin package: File Search
The package uploaded to the OpenAI plugin portal for the File Search plugin
("SFTP & NAS Search by Helpcode"). Its MCP server is the fixed tool set at
https://<host>/mcp/file-search (see packages/backend/src/mcp-server/file-search-app-toolset.ts
and docs/integrations/chatgpt.md).
It is a separate plugin from the database plugin on /mcp/chatgpt-app.
The display name and package name contain no "MCP": the portal's metadata
check refuses it in a plugin name. A descriptive name alone ("SFTP & NAS File
Search") was refused as too generic, so the name leads with the protocols and ends with the helpcode brand.
Contents
| File | What it is |
|---|---|
plugin.json | Portable manifest with the listing, review test cases and publication data under extensions.com.openai |
mcp.json | The remote MCP server and its OAuth (dynamic client registration) |
skills/get-started/SKILL.md | Onboarding skill: which tool for which question, how to cite |
assets/ | Logo and composer icon (512×512 PNG) |
The review credentials never go into the ZIP: enter them under Review details in the portal.
Build the ZIP
Run from the repository root:
cd deploy/openai-plugins/file-search
zip -r ../file-server-search.zip plugin.json mcp.json skills assets -x '.*'
Bump version in plugin.json for every new upload.
Before submitting
- The review workspace has the demo bucket
amcp-demo-documentsconnected as an S3 File Search source, fully synced. The test cases refer to its files (Brandt Türen price lists and letter). - The reviewer account signs in with email and password, without MFA or an email code.
demo_recording_urlpoints to a published recording (desktop and mobile).- The domain verification token for this plugin is served at
/.well-known/openai-apps-challenge(OPENAI_APPS_CHALLENGE_TOKEN). The route serves one token: check whether the portal gives this plugin the same token as the database plugin before changing it.