Connect Surprise Chef to Claude
Add Surprise Chef as an MCP connector in your Claude account. First-class support, listed in the Claude directory, and free to use with your existing Claude subscription.
Setup steps
- 1
Create your free Surprise Chef account
Sign up at surprisechef.ai/signup. Name your household and pick your grocery store. Takes about a minute.
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Open the Connect AI page in your dashboard
From the sidebar, click Connect AI. You'll see install links for each supported AI client.
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Add Surprise Chef as a Claude connector
Search the Claude directory for 'Surprise Chef', or follow the install link. Authorise it with your Surprise Chef account when prompted.
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Try a prompt
Inside any Claude conversation, paste one of the starter prompts. Claude will use Surprise Chef tools automatically.
What works particularly well in Claude
- ·Photo recipes. Claude's vision is excellent — drop a photo of a cookbook page and it pulls out a structured smart recipe in one shot.
- ·Multi-step planning. "Plan my week, build a shopping list, and check it against my budget" — Claude chains tools cleanly.
- ·Conversational pantry audits. Claude is patient and good at follow-up questions, which makes the audit flow feel natural.
First prompts to try
Plan a week of meals around what's in my pantry
Generate a 7-day meal plan that uses ingredients you already have, respects family dietary restrictions, and minimises grocery spend.
Build a shopping list grouped by supermarket aisle
Turn your meal plan into a shopping list sorted the way you actually walk the store.
What can I cook tonight with what I already have?
Pantry-first dinner suggestions for the nights you don't want to shop.
Check a recipe against my family's dietary restrictions
Make sure no allergen, intolerance, or strong dislike makes it onto the table.
Your AI kitchen brain
Connect Surprise Chef to your existing AI in under two minutes. Free, no per-token cost, works inside Claude / ChatGPT / any MCP client.
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