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How to track household chores with your AI

Connect Grocy to your AI client to manage your home maintenance through simple chat commands.

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Short answer

How can I manage my Grocy chores with AI?

You can tell your AI to add new tasks, check what needs to be done, or mark chores as finished. This turns your chat interface into a remote control for your Grocy instance. Here is how the interaction works.

Task outcomes

Where your tasks land.

The AI maps your requests to specific actions in Grocy.

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Task creation

When you ask to add a chore, the AI logs it. Your Grocy list updates immediately.

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List inspection

Ask for a status update to see what is pending or overdue. The AI pulls the current state of your chores.

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Completion

Tell your AI you finished a job. It marks the task as complete in Grocy so your records stay clean.

MANUAL

Human oversight

The AI cannot physically clean your house. You still have to do the actual work yourself.

The workflow

What your AI does when you ask for chore help.

The AI translates your natural language into specific Grocy commands.

  1. Add a chore

    The AI takes your request to clean something and logs it as a new entry in your Grocy database.

    create_task

  2. Check the list

    The AI looks up your current chores or specific task lists to tell you what is on your plate.

    get_tasksget_chores

  3. Update status

    If you change a task's priority or details, the AI modifies the existing record.

    update_task

  4. Finish a job

    The AI executes the completion logic for a chore once you confirm it is done.

    execute_chore

Try it

Copy these to start.

Use these prompts to begin managing your home.

Starting points

Swap out the bracketed text for your actual chore names or task IDs.

Grocy Connector

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

Connector linkhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_0YT3fQyOGu1lnzU1esru7YB7a2aps41Fsn4992Ml/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 — Grocy capabilities are ready to use.
Configuration · claude_desktop_config.jsonCopy
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "grocy-home-erp-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_0YT3fQyOGu1lnzU1esru7YB7a2aps41Fsn4992Ml/mcp"
    }
  }
}
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  • Create a new chore in Grocy for 'Vacuum the living room' every Friday.

  • Show me all the chores I have pending in Grocy.

  • Mark the 'Wash the dishes' task as completed.

  • Delete the chore named 'Clean the garage' from my Grocy list.

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Start here

Connect Grocy once, then ask.

Just link your Grocy instance to Vinkius. Your credentials stay encrypted, and you can start chatting with your chores immediately.

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FAQ

How this task behaves.

  • 01

    Can the AI delete chores for me?

    Yes, if you tell the AI to remove a task, it will use the delete tool to wipe it from Grocy.

  • 02

    Will the AI change my Grocy settings?

    No. The AI only has access to the specific tools for tasks and chores. It cannot touch your system configuration.

  • 03

    Can I ask the AI to schedule chores?

    Yes, you can use the task creation tool to set up recurring chores within the Grocy system.

  • 04

    Does the AI know if I actually cleaned?

    No. The AI only knows what you tell it. It relies on you to tell it when a chore is finished.

  • 05

    Can the AI add new products to my Grocy inventory?

    No. This specific connection is limited to managing chores and tasks.

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