Paprika

Recipe manager

Add the connector

This server lets an AI assistant search your Paprika recipes, grocery lists, meal plans, menus, and pantry. The assistant signs in with Google. Only the addresses on the server allowlist can connect, and they all use the Paprika account configured on the server.

Server URL https://providentia.cloud/mcp

Claude.ai and Claude Desktop

Open Settings → Connectors.
Click Add custom connector.
Name it Paprika and paste the server URL:

https://providentia.cloud/mcp

Click Add. When the browser opens, sign in with the allowlisted Google account.
In a new chat, enable Paprika from the tools menu and ask a question.

Custom connectors are available on Claude Pro, Max, Team, and Enterprise plans. On Team and Enterprise, an owner may need to add the connector for the organization first.

ChatGPT

Open Settings → Apps & Connectors → Advanced settings and turn on Developer mode.
Back in Apps & Connectors, click Create.
Name it Paprika and paste this URL. Leave authentication on the server’s own sign-in, which is Google:

https://providentia.cloud/mcp

Finish creating the connector, then sign in with the allowlisted Google account and select it from the + menu in a chat.

Custom MCP connectors require a paid ChatGPT plan with developer mode. Menu names can vary as OpenAI updates the app.

Claude Code

Run this in your terminal, then approve the Google sign-in that opens:

claude mcp add --transport http paprika https://providentia.cloud/mcp

Add --scope user to make it available in every project. Run /mcp inside Claude Code to check the connection.

Cursor

Add this to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (every project) or .cursor/mcp.json (this project):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "paprika": {
      "url": "https://providentia.cloud/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Open Settings → MCP and connect paprika. Cursor opens Google sign-in. Use the allowlisted account.

VS Code

Add this to .vscode/mcp.json, or run MCP: Add Server… from the Command Palette and choose HTTP:

{
  "servers": {
    "paprika": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://providentia.cloud/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Start the server from the MCP view and complete the Google sign-in with the allowlisted account.

Other MCP clients

Clients that support remote Streamable HTTP and OAuth only need the URL. Sign in with the allowlisted Google account when asked:

https://providentia.cloud/mcp

For a client that only speaks local stdio, use the mcp-remote bridge (Node.js 18 or newer):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "paprika": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://providentia.cloud/mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

What the assistant can do

Recipes

Search, read, create, and update recipes. Filter by ingredient or time, browse categories, or describe a dish and get the closest matches.

search_recipes read_recipe create_recipe discover_recipes

Grocery lists

Read a list, add ingredients, check items off, clear what you bought, and move leftovers into the pantry.

read_grocery_list add_grocery_items clear_purchased

Meal planner

See what is planned, add or move meals, and drop a saved menu onto a week.

list_meal_history add_meals add_menu_to_planner

Menus

Open the menus you reuse, then add, change, or remove the meals on them.

list_menus read_menu create_menu

Pantry

Check what you already have, add items, and update quantities before you shop.

list_pantry add_pantry_items get_pantry_item

Photos

Attach a photo to a recipe, or ask the assistant to generate one.

upload_photo generate_photo

Try asking

What can I cook this week with the chicken and rice already in the pantry?
Add the ingredients for chili to my grocery list, and skip anything I already have.
Plan dinners for the next five nights and show me the grocery list that comes out of it.
Find recipes that take less than 30 minutes and use pasta.