ChatGPT
Add Sprout in Claude
Open Claude Web and add the connector once. It then follows your Claude account to web, desktop, and mobile.
Open Claude connector settingsSprout
https://mcp.research-ai-credit-bundling-sprout.ocd.dev
Only these two fields are required. Leave Advanced settings closed, then choose Add.
I can’t find the connector form
Custom connectors are added on claude.ai in a browser, not in the mobile or desktop app. Refresh the browser settings page and try again.
Connect your Sprout account
Connect the new MCP connector to the Sprout account you want Claude to use. No account yet? The same page creates one.
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Find Sprout in the connectors list and choose Connect.
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On the Sprout page, choose Allow access.
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Return to Claude with Sprout shown as connected.
Sprout signs you in on its own page and requests only openid, profile, and mcp:tools. Never paste a password, email link, code, cookie, or token into Claude.
I don’t have a Sprout account
Enter your email on the Sprout page; the same flow creates an account. A brand-new account must confirm its email before authorizing the connector, then you can choose Connect again.
Allow both Sprout tool groups
Open the connector and confirm Claude shows both groups published by Sprout:
- Read-only tools
- Write/delete tools
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On Read-only tools, open the permission menu on the right and choose Always allow.
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Do the same on Write/delete tools.
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If either group is missing, refresh Claude and reopen the connected Sprout connector before continuing.
Always allow prevents a prompt for every call and includes write and delete tools. Select it only for the Sprout connector you just added.
I don’t see Always allow
Leave each group on Needs approval and approve Sprout calls as they happen; the connection still works.
Ask Claude for your app
Start a new chat in Claude and paste these words. Change any of them to fit, then send.
Use Sprout to make me an app. First check that Sprout is connected, then ask me what the app is for.
Use Sprout to make a chore chart for our three kids with a star for every job and pocket money on Fridays.
Use Sprout to put Grandma’s recipes in one place, with her notes, so the whole family can cook them.
Use Sprout to run our family Secret Santa: everyone adds a wish list, it draws names so couples don’t get each other, and emails each person who they’re buying for.
Use Sprout to make a cleaning rota for our house share of four that turns every week and emails whoever’s on bins the night before.
Use Sprout to plan our lake weekend for six of us: who’s driving, what to pack, and who’s paid for what so we can settle up.
Use Sprout to remind me by email a month before the car insurance, the boiler service and my passport are due, so I can shop around.
Use Sprout to make a reading log for Maya, who’s 8, with a star for every ten minutes and a shelf of the books she’s finished.
Use Sprout to plan our family’s dinners for the week, with who’s cooking each night and one shopping list for everything.
Use Sprout to make an invitation for Mum’s 70th where guests say if they’re coming, how many they’re bringing and share a memory of her.
Use Sprout to set up a meal train for the Patels and their new baby so friends can pick a night, say what they’re bringing and see when to drop it off.
Your words name Sprout, so Claude knows to use it. It tries the app privately with made-up data before it goes live.
Claude doesn’t use Sprout
Refresh Claude and paste your words again in a fresh chat. If Claude still answers on its own, reopen the connector and confirm both tool groups are visible.
Turn on developer mode
Developer mode lives in ChatGPT’s Security and login settings.
Open Security and login- 1
Scroll to Developer mode.
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Turn it on.
ChatGPT marks this elevated risk because it permits unverified connectors. Add only connectors you trust — here, just Sprout.
There’s no Developer mode row
Open the settings page on chatgpt.com in a browser and make sure you’re signed in to the account you want to connect.
Create the Sprout plugin
Open the New Plugin form and enter these values. Icon and Description are optional.
Open ChatGPT connector settingsSprout
https://mcp.research-ai-credit-bundling-sprout.ocd.dev
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Keep Connection on Server URL, not Tunnel.
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Keep Authentication on OAuth.
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Tick I understand and want to continue, then choose Create.
OAuth sends you to Sprout’s own sign-in page in the next step. Do not enter an API key or client secret.
There’s no New Plugin form
Custom plugins appear only after developer mode is enabled. Confirm the toggle is still on and reload settings.
Sign in with Sprout
Connect the Sprout account you want ChatGPT to use. No account yet? The same page creates one.
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Choose Connect on the new Sprout plugin.
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In Add Sprout to ChatGPT, choose Sign in with Sprout.
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On the Sprout page, choose Allow access.
Sprout sign-in happens on its own browser page. Never paste a password, email link, code, cookie, token, or client secret into ChatGPT.
I don’t have a Sprout account
Enter your email on the Sprout page; the same flow creates an account. A brand-new account must confirm its email before authorizing the plugin, then you can start Connect again.
Allow Sprout actions
If you closed the bar shown after connecting, reopen connector settings, select Sprout, and open Permissions.
Open ChatGPT connector settingsAllow all actions prevents repeated prompts and includes write and delete actions. Use it only for the Sprout plugin you just created.
Allow all actions is unavailable
Leave the available permission selected and approve write actions individually; the connection still works.
Ask ChatGPT for your app
Start a fresh chat, choose Sprout from Tools or type @Sprout, then paste these words. Change any of them to fit, then send.
Use Sprout to make me an app. First check that Sprout is connected, then ask me what the app is for.
Use Sprout to make a chore chart for our three kids with a star for every job and pocket money on Fridays.
Use Sprout to put Grandma’s recipes in one place, with her notes, so the whole family can cook them.
Use Sprout to run our family Secret Santa: everyone adds a wish list, it draws names so couples don’t get each other, and emails each person who they’re buying for.
Use Sprout to make a cleaning rota for our house share of four that turns every week and emails whoever’s on bins the night before.
Use Sprout to plan our lake weekend for six of us: who’s driving, what to pack, and who’s paid for what so we can settle up.
Use Sprout to remind me by email a month before the car insurance, the boiler service and my passport are due, so I can shop around.
Use Sprout to make a reading log for Maya, who’s 8, with a star for every ten minutes and a shelf of the books she’s finished.
Use Sprout to plan our family’s dinners for the week, with who’s cooking each night and one shopping list for everything.
Use Sprout to make an invitation for Mum’s 70th where guests say if they’re coming, how many they’re bringing and share a memory of her.
Use Sprout to set up a meal train for the Patels and their new baby so friends can pick a night, say what they’re bringing and see when to drop it off.
Your words name Sprout, so ChatGPT knows to use it. It tries the app privately with made-up data before it goes live.
@Sprout doesn’t resolve
Plugin availability is fixed when a chat opens. Start a fresh chat, select Sprout from Tools, and retry. If it is absent, reopen the plugin connection first.