How to connect AnyList to Claude Code, ChatGPT and any AI agent

Yes, Claude, ChatGPT and other AI agents can work in your AnyList account. AnyList has no public API or official MCP server. Cotlet.dev connects your own AnyList account to any AI agent so you can manage lists, recipes and meal plans in plain words.

What you can ask

Turn my meal plan into a shopping list.

Add the ingredients for tonight’s recipe to my shared grocery list.

Cross off everything I bought at the store.

Save this recipe and add it to next week’s meal plan.

What do I buy most often?

Connect in 2 minutes

Get your API key at https://cotlet.dev/app and export it as COTLET_API_KEY.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http cotlet https://cotlet.dev/mcp/v1 --header "Authorization: Bearer $COTLET_API_KEY"

ChatGPT

Settings → Apps → add connector URL https://cotlet.dev/mcp/v1, then sign in with Cotlet.dev. No API key needed.

Cursor

Copy .cursor/mcp.json from this repo into your project:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cotlet": {
      "url": "https://cotlet.dev/mcp/v1",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer ${COTLET_API_KEY}"
      }
    }
  }
}

Run it locally (stdio)

This repo is a real MCP server. It speaks MCP over stdio, lists its AnyList tools without any key, and forwards every tool call to the hosted Cotlet.dev server. The hosted URL above stays the recommended way. Use this when your client only starts local servers.

{"mcpServers":{"anylist":{"command":"uvx","args":["anylist-mcp"],"env":{"COTLET_API_KEY":"your-key"}}}}

Or with Docker:

docker build -t anylist-mcp .
docker run -i --rm -e COTLET_API_KEY anylist-mcp

Tools: anylist_guide, anylist_status, anylist_open, anylist_read, anylist_click, anylist_type, anylist_close. Without COTLET_API_KEY a tool call answers: "Set COTLET_API_KEY. Get a key at https://cotlet.dev/app".

Command line

Python 3.10+, nothing else to install. From PyPI:

pip install anylist-mcp        # or run it once: uvx anylist-mcp connect
anylist-mcp connect

Or straight from this repo:

export COTLET_API_KEY="your-key"
python3 anylist_agent.py connect   # ready config for Claude Code, Cursor, ChatGPT
python3 anylist_agent.py status    # is AnyList ready in your Cotlet.dev account
python3 anylist_agent.py guide     # AnyList screens and sign-in link
python3 anylist_agent.py read      # open AnyList, read the page, close the browser
python3 anylist_agent.py tools     # list Cotlet.dev tools
python3 anylist_agent.py serve     # start the stdio MCP server (same as no argument)

Questions from AnyList users

Does AnyList have an API?

AnyList has no public API, developer docs or official MCP server. Cotlet.dev provides hosted AnyList tools through MCP and REST.

How do I connect AnyList to ChatGPT?

Add Cotlet.dev as an app in ChatGPT with connector URL https://cotlet.dev/mcp/v1, sign in to AnyList once in your Cotlet.dev Cloud Browser, and ask ChatGPT in plain words.

Is there an AnyList MCP server?

AnyList has no official MCP server. Cotlet.dev is a hosted MCP server that works with your own AnyList account.

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More: https://cotlet.dev/integrations/anylist-api-mcp-server?utm_source=github&utm_medium=readme&utm_campaign=anylist

Start free: https://cotlet.dev/signup?app=anylist&utm_source=github&utm_medium=readme&utm_campaign=anylist

How to connect AnyList to Claude Code, ChatGPT and any AI agent