• AVAILABILITY
  • BOOKING
  • VERIFICATION
  • HUMAN

How to schedule patient appointments with your AI

Connect DrChrono to your AI client to handle booking tasks. Once connected, your agent manages the scheduling logic and updates your records.

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Short answer

How can I book appointments using my AI?

Your AI uses DrChrono to find open slots and create new bookings. It handles the lookup and the entry, so you don't have to manually navigate the software. You'll see the updated schedule immediately in DrChrono.

Scheduling outcomes

What your AI handles

The AI takes care of the data entry and availability checks.

AVAILABILITY

Find open slots

The AI scans your provider schedules to find times that work for a patient. It identifies gaps in the calendar without you searching manually.

BOOKING

Create new entries

Once a time is picked, the AI writes the appointment details into DrChrono. The booking is live as soon as the command finishes.

VERIFICATION

Confirm existing bookings

You can ask your agent to pull up current appointments to check for conflicts or verify patient visits.

HUMAN

Manual oversight

The AI won't change patient medical records or delete existing appointments. You still control the clinical data and permanent deletions.

The workflow

What your AI does when a booking request arrives.

The AI moves from checking the calendar to finalizing the slot in a few steps.

  1. Check provider schedules

    The agent looks up which doctors are working and when they have openings.

    list_doctors

  2. Find available times

    It reviews current bookings to ensure a new appointment won't overlap with existing ones.

    list_appointments

  3. Write the appointment

    The AI submits the patient and time details to the system to secure the slot.

    create_appointment

  4. Confirm completion

    The agent verifies the new entry is present in the schedule.

    list_appointments

Try it

Copy these to start.

Use these prompts to trigger the DrChrono tools.

Starting points

These are basic commands. Swap out the names and times for your actual patient data.

DrChrono Connector

You're all set. Choose your MCP client and follow the setup instructions.

Connector linkhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_cTRpcQq8NypeLHM9qlxkMuak9VuXCsCM19FcN2qQ/mcp

Claude Desktop

Follow the steps below to connect in seconds.

  1. 1In Claude Desktop, open Settings → Connectors.
  2. 2Click “Add custom connector” and paste the connector link above as the remote MCP server URL.
  3. 3Click Add and start a new chat — DrChrono capabilities are ready to use.
Configuration · claude_desktop_config.jsonCopy
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "drchrono-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_cTRpcQq8NypeLHM9qlxkMuak9VuXCsCM19FcN2qQ/mcp"
    }
  }
}
Copy into chat04

  • Show me the schedule for Dr. Smith this Thursday.

  • Is there an opening for a follow-up appointment tomorrow morning?

  • Book a new appointment for Jane Doe with Dr. Miller on Friday at 2 PM.

  • List all of my appointments scheduled for next Tuesday.

  • Claude
  • ChatGPT
  • Cursor
  • VS Code
  • Windsurf
  • Claude Code
  • JetBrains
  • Cline

Start here

Connect DrChrono once, then ask.

Just follow the link to link your account. Your credentials stay encrypted and secure, and you can start using the tools in your preferred AI client immediately.

Connect DrChrono to your AI

FAQ

Common questions

  • 01

    Can the AI delete an appointment if I make a mistake?

    No. The AI can only create or list appointments. You must handle deletions manually in DrChrono.

  • 02

    Can my AI edit patient medical history?

    No. This MCP is limited to scheduling actions like listing doctors and creating appointments.

  • 03

    Does the AI need me to stay in the chat while it books?

    No. Once you give the command, the AI executes the tools and tells you when it is done.

  • 04

    Can I see a list of all my doctors?

    Yes. The AI can pull a full list of providers from your DrChrono account.

  • 05

    Will the AI book an appointment if there is a conflict?

    The AI checks existing appointments first to avoid double-booking, but you should always verify the final schedule.

  • More questions about DrChrono? The Connector page answers them. See everything the DrChrono Connector can do

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