This guide covers external AI assistant connections. For recipe import, translation, Siri, widgets and watch companions, see Features & help. Read how connection permissions and data sharing work in our Privacy Policy.
See plans & limits for shopping-list and saved-recipe capacity. Your assistant may require its own subscription; availability depends on your account and region.
Start with an existing Cartly account. Sign in to the same account you use in the app so your assistant can work with your shopping lists.
For assistants that ask for a server URL, use this address:
https://mcp.cartly.plus/mcpLists, recipes and meal plans
The Cartly+ server supports these actions when your assistant exposes the matching tools:
- Main and By date: read lists, add or edit items, mark them bought and remove them. Say which list and household you mean; include a shopping date for By date.
- Saved recipes: read, create, edit and archive household recipes.
- Meal planner: read your plan, schedule a saved recipe, change its date, meal slot or servings, and remove a planned meal.
Adding a meal does not automatically add its ingredients. Ask separately for the ingredients you need to go to Main or a specific shopping date.
Already connected? Older connections keep their shopping-only permission. Reconnect and approve recipe and meal-plan access to use those tools, then refresh the tools in your assistant if that option is available and start a new chat. Directory listings may make new tools available later than the server; reconnecting alone does not make an unavailable tool appear.
Shopping-list and saved-recipe limits depend on your plan. These tools do not perform website recipe import or translation, and do not read household chat.
Connect with ChatGPT
- Open the Cartly+ listing using the button below.
- Choose the connection option and follow the sign-in steps.
- Sign in to your Cartly account, review the requested access and approve the connection.
- Select Cartly+ in your chat and try “Show my Cartly shopping list.”
Connect with Claude
- Open Customize → Connectors in Claude.
- Choose Add custom connector. Enter Cartly+ as the name and paste the server URL above.
- Select Continue. If prompted, choose Sign in now and Use Claude’s published identity.
- Choose Add, then Connect.
- Sign in to Cartly and review and approve the requested access.
This adds Cartly+ to your own Claude account. You do not need a public directory listing to add a custom connection. Organization settings may restrict connectors.
Claude’s connection guide ↗Connect with Google Gemini
Google currently limits custom apps to users aged 18+ in the US, using a personal Google Account, English and Keep Activity enabled. This option is not currently available in Estonia. Work and school accounts are not supported.
- Open Gemini in a desktop browser.
- Go to Settings → Connected Apps. Some accounts show this under Personal Intelligence.
- Under Custom apps, choose Add a custom app.
- Paste the Cartly server URL above and select Next.
- Follow the sign-in steps and approve access to your Cartly account.
- Type @ in a chat and select Cartly+ to use the connection.
If Custom apps is missing, check Google’s current eligibility requirements.
Google’s availability and setup guide ↗Connect with Grok
- Open Grok’s Connectors, which may appear under Plugins.
- Choose New Connector → Custom.
- Enter Cartly+ as the name and paste the server URL above.
- Choose Add Connector.
- Complete the Cartly sign-in in the authentication window and approve the requested access.
If Grok is waiting for authentication, check whether your browser blocked the sign-in popup. If the window still does not open, try a standard browser and start the connection again.
Grok’s connection guide ↗Availability checked September 18, 2026. The Claude, Gemini and Grok instructions follow their setup flows; end-to-end Cartly testing on these services is still in progress.
Plan dinner. Then fill your list.
Follow our dinner-to-shopping-list walkthrough for a complete household example.
Once connected, try this conversation:
“Plan a simple vegetarian dinner for two. Show me the recipe and ingredients first.”
Happy with the suggestion? Follow up:
“Add those ingredients to my Cartly shopping list in one go.”
With recipe and meal-plan tools enabled, you can also ask: “Save this recipe in Cartly and plan it for tomorrow’s dinner for two.”
Check the assistant’s confirmation, then open Cartly to see your updated list and any saved recipe or planned meal. You can also ask it to change a quantity, mark an item as bought or remove an item.
You control the connection
Shopping access allows your assistant to read the households and lists you can access, and add, edit, mark or remove items. If you also approve recipe and meal-plan access, it can read, create, edit and archive saved recipes, and read, add, change or remove planned meals. These permissions cover all households available to your account. Review the permissions before approving. Enter your password only on the Cartly sign-in page, never in a chat.
Disconnect at any time in your assistant’s settings or through Cartly’s connection settings.
Need help? Email support@cartly.plus.