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ChatGPT and Claude

Connect Archly to ChatGPT or Claude, send a sketch from the chat and start a render you approve.

Before you start

An Archly account, and ChatGPT or Claude with custom connectors.

Steps

  1. In ChatGPT or Claude, add a custom connector with the address https://archly.ai/mcp.
  2. Sign in to Archly when asked and review what the connection may do. Choose its daily credit limit: 200, 500 or 1,000 credits, or no limit.
  3. Ask for your projects or for a new one. Send a sketch or photo in the chat: ChatGPT adds it to the project, Claude gives you a link to drop it on the canvas.
  4. Ask for a render, an edit or an upscale. The chat shows the credit estimate first; the job starts only after you approve it.
  5. When the job is finished, its images appear in the chat and in the project as a result card. Open the project in Archly to continue.
  6. Settings > API lists your connected apps, the credits each used in the last 24 hours and its limit. Disconnect ends its access at once.
What you get
Images in the chat and a result card in your Archly project.
What to keep in mind
Only your own personal projects; office and shared projects stay in Archly. Image work only: render, edit and upscale. Credits are bought only on archly.ai.
Architectural prompt examples

Anatomy of a strong prompt

Name the subject and geometry, then materials, light and camera. Give each sentence a clear purpose.

Two-storey timber house with a cantilevered upper volume. Warm larch cladding, black window frames. Golden hour, long soft shadows. Eye-level three-quarter view.

Iterate on your building

With an image connected to Edit, describe the change and what should stay. Inspect the result: a preservation instruction is not a guarantee.

Same house, same view. Swap the facade to weathered red brick.

Describe the masked result

Describe what should appear in the painted region, including material and light. Available mask controls depend on the engine.

Floor-to-ceiling glazing with slim bronze mullions

Address image slots

In Edit, image 1 is the source. Image 2 and later are references in the displayed order. Explain each image's role.

Place the building from image 1 into the red-marked area of image 2. Match perspective and scale.

Separate design and representation

A design style describes the architecture; watercolor or marker describes its representation. State which should change.

Describe film movement

Use camera verbs: orbit, push-in, rise and reveal. Choose an available duration. For 3D, use a clear view and inspect inferred surfaces.

Slow cinematic orbit around the building, dusk light

Populate with intent

Describe who uses the space, how busy it feels, and the light the figures should match.

A lively number of people: families with children, two cyclists. Late afternoon light.