Connect ChatGPT or another AI tool

Before you start

• Your Sprout parent account must be verified.
• Add at least one child before testing the connection.
• The full Sprout flow requires ChatGPT Business, Enterprise, or Edu. ChatGPT Pro custom apps are limited to read and fetch actions.
• Use ChatGPT on the web. A computer is easiest for the two-tab setup.

Connect ChatGPT

1. Turn on Developer Mode

In ChatGPT, open Settings → Apps → Advanced Settings, then turn on Developer mode.

2. Create the Sprout app

Return to Settings → Apps, then choose Create. Enter Sprout as the name and use this server URL:

https://api.sproutgoodhabits.com/mcp

3. Authorize Sprout

Complete the OAuth window with the same Sprout parent account that owns the family you want to use.

4. Verify before creating anything

Start a new ChatGPT conversation, select Sprout, and send this read-only check:

Read my Sprout family and tell me which child devices are paired. Do not create or change anything.

Done when: the read-only check returns the correct family and tells you which child devices are paired.

Connect Claude Code, Codex, or another MCP tool

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http --scope user sprout https://api.sproutgoodhabits.com/mcp

Run /mcp, choose Sprout, then approve OAuth in your browser.

Codex

codex mcp add sprout --url https://api.sproutgoodhabits.com/mcp
codex mcp login sprout

Other tools must support a remote Streamable HTTP MCP server and browser OAuth.

Connecting does not approve a family plan

OAuth lets the selected tool use the Sprout family you authorize. It does not grant parental consent, create a task, change Screen Time, approve a reward, or send the parent conversation to your child.

If the connection does not work

• If Developer mode is missing, confirm that you are on ChatGPT web in an eligible workspace and that your workspace admin has enabled custom MCP apps.
• If the wrong family appears, disconnect Sprout and authorize the correct parent account.
• If Sprout is not available in a chat, confirm that the app was created and enabled.
• If OAuth expired, reconnect Sprout and run the read-only check again.

Still blocked? Write to support@sproutgoodhabits.com.