Hoardo in Claude and ChatGPT
Hoardo MCP server: ask Claude or ChatGPT what's in your boxes
Ask Claude or ChatGPT. Hoardo knows the box.
Connect Hoardo to Claude or ChatGPT, or another AI app that lets you add a custom MCP connector with sign in. Ask where the tent is, what's in box 12, or to pack your camping stuff on a list, and it answers from your own boxes.
Free · Asks before it changes anything · Disconnect any time
What you can ask Claude or ChatGPT about your boxes
Any language, no special commands. It looks things up in your Hoardo, and changes things only when you ask.
“What's in box 12?”
Everything inside, the boxes inside it included, and which room it's in.
“Pack my camping stuff on a list”
It finds your camping things and makes a packing list you can tick off in Hoardo.
“Add a drill to box 3 in the garage”
In it goes, with how many or what it cost if you mention it.
“Move the winter jackets to the attic”
Moved, and Hoardo's History remembers where they came from.
How to connect Hoardo to Claude
Add Hoardo as a custom connector. The address to paste is below.
Add a custom connector
Open Settings › Connectors and tap Add custom connector.
Name it and paste the address
Name it Hoardo, paste https://www.hoardo.com/api/mcp and tap Add.
https://www.hoardo.com/api/mcpSign in and tap Allow
Tap Connect, sign in to Hoardo and tap Allow.
How to connect Hoardo to ChatGPT
In ChatGPT on the web, add Hoardo as a custom MCP server. You do not need to turn on Developer Mode first.
Custom MCP servers are web only (not the mobile app). Full support, including write actions, is on Business and Enterprise/Edu workspaces (on Business, admins and owners; on Enterprise/Edu, also members an admin allows). Pro can connect with read/fetch only. Plans and menus are up to OpenAI and may change.
Add a custom MCP server
Go to Plugins. Select the plus button, then Add custom MCP server.
Name it and paste the address
Enter the name Hoardo. Under Connection, paste https://www.hoardo.com/api/mcp. Choose OAuth for authentication.
https://www.hoardo.com/api/mcpCreate as a plugin
Tick "I understand and want to continue" on the risk warning. Select Create as a plugin.
Install, sign in, then ask
Install it, sign in to Hoardo and select Allow. In a chat, type @ and pick Hoardo.
Other AI apps
Any app that lets you add a custom remote MCP connector with sign in (OAuth) should work.
What the Hoardo MCP server can do
It can look up rooms, boxes, things and lists, and search. It can add things (up to 50 at a time), update them, move them and put them back. It can add, update and move boxes. It can add and rename rooms. It can make and edit lists and tick things off. It can delete things and boxes (they come back from History). It cannot delete rooms or whole lists. Photo scans and voice adds stay in the Hoardo app. See AI photo scan.
It asks before it changes anything
Looking things up just happens. Adding, moving or deleting waits until you say yes in the app you're chatting in. Read tools are marked read only and delete tools are marked destructive, so your AI app asks you first.
- Asks before every change
- Deleted things come back from History
- Can't delete rooms or whole lists
- Hoardo's own notes stay private
- Disconnect any time in Settings
The app you connect gets what it looks up and what you ask it to change, and its own company's privacy policy applies to it. Ours explains it under “Apps you connect”. Privacy policy →
Free and private
The Hoardo MCP server is 100% free. Hoardo's AI notes and estimated values stay in Hoardo. Disconnect any time in Settings › Connected apps.
- 100% free
- Hoardo's AI notes and estimated values stay in Hoardo
- Disconnect any time in Settings › Connected apps
Questions before you connect
What is an MCP server?
MCP (Model Context Protocol) is an open standard that lets AI apps use tools from other apps. Hoardo's MCP server lets Claude or ChatGPT read and change your Hoardo inventory after you allow it.
Is the Hoardo MCP server free?
Yes, like the rest of Hoardo.
Which apps can I connect?
Claude, and ChatGPT on the web. ChatGPT custom MCP servers are web only (not the mobile app). Full support, including write actions, is on Business and Enterprise/Edu workspaces (on Business, admins and owners; on Enterprise/Edu, also members an admin allows). Pro can connect with read/fetch only. Other AI apps that let you add a custom MCP connector with sign in should work too. Plans and menus are up to OpenAI and may change.
How do I add a custom connector in Claude?
Open Settings › Connectors and tap Add custom connector. Name it Hoardo, paste https://www.hoardo.com/api/mcp and tap Add. Tap Connect, sign in to Hoardo and tap Allow.
How do I add Hoardo in ChatGPT?
In ChatGPT on the web, go to Plugins, select the plus button, then Add custom MCP server. You do not need Developer Mode first. Name it Hoardo, paste https://www.hoardo.com/api/mcp under Connection, choose OAuth, tick "I understand and want to continue", then Create as a plugin. Install it, sign in to Hoardo and select Allow. In a chat, type @ and pick Hoardo.
What data can Claude or ChatGPT see in Hoardo?
Your rooms, boxes, items and lists, under your own sign in. Hoardo's AI notes and estimated values are never shared.
What can it change, and can I undo it?
It asks first. Deleted things and boxes come back from History. It cannot delete rooms or whole lists.
Can it scan photos of my boxes?
No. Use the photo scan in the Hoardo app. Each item keeps one photo.
How do I disconnect?
Settings › Connected apps › Disconnect. A disconnected app loses access within the hour.
Your boxes, wherever you ask
Connect Hoardo once, then ask from Claude, ChatGPT or the Hoardo app itself. Free.
- 100% Free
- No Credit Card
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