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Claude Is Now Your
Personal Assistant

Claude connects to 15 everyday apps for food, travel, music, rides, home help and even your taxes. You can plan a whole day in one conversation.

Planning a weekend hike? Here’s what Claude can do in a single chat.

  1. AllTrails finds trails near you. Ask for something shorter, more scenic or dog-friendly and it narrows the list.
  2. Spotify recommends music from your own listening history for the drive.
  3. Resy finds you a dinner reservation for after.

Cooking instead? Tell Claude what you’re making and Instacart builds the cart. You review it and check out in Instacart.

You don’t jump between apps. You just talk to Claude. And it checks with you before it books or buys anything. (Anthropic’s announcement)

The 15 Apps And What They Do
  1. AllTrails: find hikes and walks near you and filter by what you want
  2. Spotify: get music and podcast picks from your taste, and switch which device is playing. Premium users can describe a mood and get a playlist built for it.
  3. Resy: find and book restaurant reservations
  4. Instacart: turn a meal plan into a grocery cart you check out in Instacart (US only)
  5. Uber: check ride price estimates between two places
  6. Uber Eats: browse nearby restaurants and menus
  7. Booking.com: search and compare places to stay
  8. Tripadvisor: find top-rated things to do, restaurants and hotels
  9. Viator: find tours and experiences where you’re going
  10. StubHub: find tickets to concerts, games and events
  11. Audible: find audiobooks by topic, genre or length
  12. Thumbtack: find local pros for home projects like plumbing, cleaning or moving
  13. Taskrabbit: find someone nearby for errands, furniture assembly or odd jobs
  14. Credit Karma: get help with your credit and money questions
  15. TurboTax: get real-time tax estimates and refund projections. It helps you get started; it won’t file your return for you.

Connectors work on every Claude plan, including Free. Some apps only work in certain countries, and Instacart is US only. (Spotify’s details)

How To Turn Them On
  1. Open the directory. In Claude on desktop or the web, go to Customize (it’s being renamed Plugins, so you may see that name instead), then Connectors, and click + to browse.
  2. Pick the app and click Connect.
  3. Sign in to that app when it asks. Done.

Claude will also suggest a connector in the middle of a chat when it would help, and you can add it in one click. Setup on the phone apps is still in beta, but anything you connect on desktop shows up on your phone too. (Claude’s connector help page)

Copy-Paste Weekend Planner

Turn on the apps you want first, then paste this into a new chat and fill in the brackets.

Weekend Planner
You are my personal weekend planner. You have my connected apps (AllTrails, Spotify, Resy, Instacart, Uber, Tripadvisor and any others I've turned on). Use them for real options, not generic suggestions. MY WEEKEND: - Where I am: [city or neighborhood] - Day and time window: [e.g. Saturday, 9am to 9pm] - Who's coming: [just me / partner / kids / dog] - Budget: [e.g. under $150 total] - Vibe: [e.g. outdoorsy and low-key, dinner somewhere nice] - Hard no's: [e.g. no drives over 45 minutes, no seafood] STEPS: 1. Ask me up to 3 questions if anything above is missing. Then stop and wait. 2. Find 2 activity options near me (use AllTrails for hikes, Tripadvisor or Viator for things to do). For each: name, distance, how long it takes, and why it fits. 3. Build or suggest music for the day from my Spotify taste. 4. Find 2 dinner options on Resy that fit the budget and the time I'll be done. Show open times. 5. If I'm cooking instead, list the ingredients and build an Instacart cart for me to review. 6. If I need a ride, check the Uber price estimate between the stops. OUTPUT: A simple timeline for the day (time, what, where, cost), then a short list of what still needs my yes. RULES: - Never book, reserve or buy anything without asking me first. - If an app can't do something, say so and tell me what to do in that app instead. - Keep it short. No filler.

Good To Know

You can disconnect any app at any time from the same Connectors page. If you only use one or two of these, connect just those so Claude picks the right one.