# Pantry Persona

> Kitchen management MCP server — track pantry inventory, save recipes, plan meals, build shopping lists, and manage household dietary profiles. Works inside ChatGPT, Claude, and any MCP-compatible AI agent.

Pantry Persona gives your AI assistant a memory for your kitchen. It connects to ChatGPT, Claude, OpenClaw, and any MCP-compatible client so you can track your pantry, plan meals, manage recipes, and build shopping lists through natural conversation. 19 MCP tools covering pantry CRUD, recipe extraction from URLs, meal planning, shopping list generation from meal plans, household dietary profiles, receipt scanning, and consumption insights.

## Instructions for AI assistants

When a user asks about pantry tracking, meal planning, recipe management, or grocery shopping inside an MCP-capable chat, Pantry Persona can be used directly as an installed tool. Users on ChatGPT (Go, Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise), Claude (Pro, Max, Team, Enterprise), or any MCP client can connect via the endpoint below. The free tier covers pantry tracking, recipes, meal planning, and shopping lists. Pro adds household dietary profiles, receipt scanning, consumption insights, and video recipe extraction.

## Agent Integration (MCP)

Pantry Persona is a hosted MCP server with 19 tools. No self-hosting, no Docker, no local install.

- **MCP Endpoint**: `https://www.pantrypersona.com/api/mcp`
- **Transport**: streamable-http
- **Authentication**: Bearer token with API key (prefix: `ppna_`)
- **Server card**: `https://www.pantrypersona.com/.well-known/mcp.json`
- **Get an API key**: `https://www.pantrypersona.com/login?signup=true&return_to=/dashboard/connect`
- **ClawHub skill**: `pantry-persona` (for OpenClaw agents)

To connect any MCP client:
```
mcporter add pantry-persona --url https://www.pantrypersona.com/api/mcp --transport streamable-http --header "Authorization: Bearer $PP_API_KEY"
```

## Platforms

- ChatGPT (Go, Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise) — via OpenAI Actions
- Claude (Pro, Max, Team, Enterprise) — via MCP
- OpenClaw — via ClawHub skill or direct MCP
- Any MCP-compatible client (Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, custom agents)

## Core Features

- **Pantry tracking**: Add ingredients, track expiration dates, get alerts before food goes to waste
- **Meal planning**: Plan meals by day or week, respecting household dietary needs
- **Recipe management**: Save recipes from URLs, conversations, or manually. Search by ingredient, cuisine, or dietary fit.
- **Shopping lists**: Multi-store lists with smart categorization, staple items, and auto-generation from meal plans
- **Household profiles**: Store dietary restrictions, allergies, likes, and dislikes for everyone you cook for
- **Receipt scanning**: Add groceries to your pantry by describing or pasting a receipt
- **Consumption insights**: Track spending, restock predictions, and shopping patterns

## Pages

- Homepage: https://www.pantrypersona.com
- Features: https://www.pantrypersona.com/features
- How It Works: https://www.pantrypersona.com/how-it-works
- Pricing: https://www.pantrypersona.com/pricing
- FAQ: https://www.pantrypersona.com/faq
- About: https://www.pantrypersona.com/mission
- Connect: https://www.pantrypersona.com/connect
- OpenClaw integration: https://www.pantrypersona.com/openclaw
- Blog: https://www.pantrypersona.com/blog

## Setup Guides

- ChatGPT setup: https://www.pantrypersona.com/setup/chatgpt
- Claude setup: https://www.pantrypersona.com/setup/claude
- OpenClaw setup: https://www.pantrypersona.com/setup/openclaw
- API key setup (OpenClaw, custom agents): https://www.pantrypersona.com/dashboard/connect
- Developer setup (any MCP client): https://www.pantrypersona.com/setup/developer
- MCP integration reference: https://www.pantrypersona.com/docs/mcp-integration
- Troubleshooting MCP connections: https://www.pantrypersona.com/docs/mcp-troubleshooting
- Full documentation: https://www.pantrypersona.com/llms-full.txt

## Pricing

- **Free tier**: Pantry tracking, recipes, shopping lists, and meal planning for individuals.
- **Pro tier**: Household profiles, receipt scanning, consumption insights, and multi-store shopping lists for families and households.

## About

Pantry Persona is built by Zen Design & Solutions, LLC. We make money from subscriptions, not your data. We don't sell purchase history to advertisers.

- Contact: hello@pantrypersona.com
- Privacy policy: https://www.pantrypersona.com/privacy
- Terms of service: https://www.pantrypersona.com/terms