Use Makuro from Claude and ChatGPT

Tell Claude or ChatGPT what you ate and it goes in your Makuro diary. You can also ask how today is going against your calorie and macro targets.

Before you start

  • AI connections are part of Makuro Pro.
  • You need to be signed in to Makuro with Apple.
  • What's available depends on your Claude or ChatGPT plan, and their menus change from time to time. If a step below doesn't match what you see, check Claude's or ChatGPT's own help pages.

1. Turn on AI connections in Makuro

In the Makuro app, open Me → AI connections and turn on Allow AI assistants. Makuro then keeps a copy of the data listed under What's shared on its server, so the assistants you connect can read it.

2. Find Makuro in your assistant

Claude

  • Open Customize → Connectors and choose Discover.
  • Search for Makuro and choose Connect to Claude. Makuro's sign-in page opens.

ChatGPT

  • Open Plugins in the sidebar and search for Makuro.
  • Choose Install plugin, then Connect. Makuro's sign-in page opens.

Don't see it? Add it with this URL

https://mcp.makuro.ai/mcp

You can also copy it from Me → AI connections in the app.

  • Claude: open Customize → Connectors, choose Add custom connector, name it “Makuro”, paste the URL, and connect. On Team and Enterprise plans, an Owner adds it under Organization settings → Connectors. Do this on the web or desktop; once connected, it also works in the Claude mobile app.
  • ChatGPT: go to chatgpt.com/plugins, choose + then Add custom MCP server, and paste the URL. This depends on your ChatGPT plan.

3. Sign in and choose what to allow

Makuro's sign-in page shows which assistant is asking and what it will be able to do. You can untick anything you don't want to allow, for example logging foods. Then either:

  • Continue with Apple, using the same Apple Account you use in Makuro, or
  • Use a code from the Makuro app: the page shows an 8-character code. In Makuro, open Me → AI connections → Enter a code, type it, check the assistant's name, and tap Allow. The sign-in page finishes on its own.

Things to try

  • “How am I doing on protein today?”
  • “Log 150 g of grilled salmon for dinner.”
  • “Log the same breakfast as yesterday.”
  • “I weighed 68.4 kg this morning.”

Meals an assistant logs appear in Makuro the next time the app opens. Assistants see your diary as of the last time one of your devices synced with Makuro.

What's shared

  • Your food diary, going back about a year from when you turn this on
  • Your calorie and macro targets (protein, fat, carbs)
  • Weigh-ins you entered in Makuro
  • Your energy expenditure estimate

Data imported from Apple Health isn't copied to the server, and neither are photos, sleep or body measurements. That means assistants can't see weigh-ins that came from Apple Health. Your energy estimate is calculated on your device and can reflect Apple Health data. An assistant sees what it reads under its own provider's privacy terms (Anthropic for Claude, OpenAI for ChatGPT), so check how that assistant stores your conversations. See our Privacy Policy for details.

Disconnecting

  • One assistant: in Makuro, open Me → AI connections and tap Disconnect next to it. Its access stops right away; your other assistants stay connected. You can also remove Makuro in the assistant's own settings.
  • Everything: turn off Allow AI assistants. Every assistant loses access, and Makuro deletes its server copy of your data. Anything an assistant already logged stays in your diary.

Troubleshooting

  • “AI connections are turned off”: turn them on in Me → AI connections, then connect again.
  • “Please disconnect and reconnect”: the connection was made before AI connections were last turned off and on. Remove Makuro from the assistant and add it again.
  • Continue with Apple doesn't find your account: use the code from the app instead.

Still stuck? Email [email protected].