Claude
- Open Claude’s connector settings and choose Add custom connector.
- Name it Minichef and paste the connector URL.
- Choose Connect, sign in on minichef.me and choose Allow.
AI assistant connector
Your Minichef kitchen, inside Claude and ChatGPT.
Connect Minichef to the AI assistant you already use. Plan meals from your own recipes, save new ones, and build your grocery list without leaving the chat.
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Meta Muse
Save recipes from anywhere
Paste a link from any recipe site, Instagram or TikTok, or share a photo, screenshot or PDF, and the recipe lands in your cookbook.
Plan from your own recipes
Ask for this week’s dinners and the assistant picks from the recipes you saved, avoiding your allergies and what you cooked recently.
Build the grocery list
Add a recipe’s ingredients, scaled and minus what you already have, sorted into aisles like the app.
Shop and adjust
Check items off, move meals between days, or note a takeout night. Changes appear in the Minichef app.
Connect in a minute
You need a Minichef account signed in with Apple or Google. New to Minichef? Get the app first.
Connector URL
https://mcp.minichef.me/mcp ChatGPT
- In ChatGPT on the web, open Settings → Apps. Custom apps may need developer mode under advanced settings.
- Create an app named Minichef with the connector URL and OAuth sign-in.
- Sign in on minichef.me, choose Allow, then pick Minichef from the tools menu in a chat.
Gemini
- Where your plan offers custom connectors or connected apps, add one named Minichef with the connector URL.
- Sign in on minichef.me and choose Allow.
Grok
- Where your plan offers custom MCP connectors, add one named Minichef with the connector URL.
- Sign in on minichef.me and choose Allow.
Meta Muse
- Where Muse offers custom connectors, look in Settings → Connectors and add Minichef with the connector URL.
- Sign in on minichef.me and choose Allow.
Menu names change often. If yours differ, look for “connectors”, “apps” or “MCP servers” in settings. After connecting, paste the starter prompt into a new chat.
Things to ask
- “Save this to Minichef: https://www.tiktok.com/@creator/video/… (or any recipe link, photo or screenshot)”
- “Plan four dinners this week from my Minichef recipes. Keep them under 40 minutes.”
- “I have half a bunch of mint and some asparagus. Find a recipe in Minichef or create one and save it.”
- “Add the ingredients for Friday’s dinner to my grocery list, but skip anything I usually keep in the pantry.”
- “What did I cook last month that I rated highly? Put one of those on Sunday.”
Questions
- What can the assistant see?
- Your saved recipes, meal plan, grocery list, cooking history and food preferences: diet, allergies, disliked ingredients, household and notes. It never receives your age, height, weight or gender.
- What can it change?
- It can save and edit recipes, rate or archive them, plan meals, change your grocery list and update your food preferences. Archived recipes stay restorable in the app under Settings → Archived recipes.
- Do I need Minichef Pro?
- No. Saving from recipe websites, photos and PDFs, planning and the grocery list are free. Instagram and TikTok imports use Smart Imports: every account gets 3 free, then Minichef Pro adds more.
- Do I need the app?
- No. Signing in with Apple or Google when you connect creates a free Minichef account. Your recipes, meal plan and grocery list are waiting in the free iPhone and iPad app when you sign in there with the same account, with Cook Mode, timers and an aisle-sorted list.
- Which account do I sign in with?
- If you already use Minichef, the Apple or Google account you use in the app. Guest accounts in the app need to sign in with Apple or Google there first.
- How do I disconnect?
- Visit minichef.me/account/assistants and choose Disconnect. You can also remove the connector in your assistant’s settings.
Read how assistant access is handled in the privacy policy. Need help? Visit support.