Skip to content

πŸ€– AI assistants

Connect TinySteps to Claude and ChatGPT

Ask your AI assistant what is left on today's board, plan a new bedtime routine or draft a TV activity. TinySteps works as a connector (an MCP server) that you sign in to, just like any other app.

MCP server URL

https://mcp.tinysteps.family/mcp

What it can do

Once connected, the assistant can see your family's board and, if you allow it, create tasks, approve finished tasks, add rewards, show things on your family TV and draft TV activities. It always acts as the grown-up who connected it, with the same role in the family.

πŸ’¬ Try asking

  • β€œWhat does Sara still have to do today?”
  • β€œCreate a morning routine for Adam with brush teeth, get dressed and breakfast.”
  • β€œMake a 5-question space quiz for the TV and save it as a draft.”

How to connect

Claude.ai

  1. Open Settings β†’ Connectors and choose Add custom connector.
  2. Name it TinySteps and paste the MCP server URL.
  3. Choose Connect, sign in to TinySteps and pick your family.

ChatGPT

  1. Open Settings β†’ Apps & Connectors β†’ Advanced settings and turn on Developer mode.
  2. Create a connector, name it TinySteps and paste the MCP server URL.
  3. Sign in to TinySteps when asked and pick your family.

Claude Desktop

Connectors you add on Claude.ai appear in Claude Desktop too. You can also add it in the app under Settings β†’ Connectors.

Claude Code

Run this command, then type /mcp in Claude Code, pick tinysteps and sign in in the browser.

claude mcp add --transport http tinysteps https://mcp.tinysteps.family/mcp

You choose what it can do

When you connect, TinySteps asks which family and which permissions to allow. Viewers can only allow reading.

  • Read your family (always)

    Children's first names, colours and emoji, tasks, today's board, history, rewards, milestones and the leaderboard. Never photos.

  • Tasks

    Create and edit tasks and routines.

  • Approvals

    Approve or send back finished tasks.

  • Rewards

    Create rewards.

  • TV control

    Pin slides, send TV commands and control counters on your family TV.

  • TV activities

    Create and edit TV activities as drafts.

Safe by design

  • Activities an assistant creates are drafts. A grown-up approves them before children see them.

  • No photos: the connector never returns children's photos or album pictures.

  • Owners and managers can allow changes. Viewers can only allow reading, and roles are checked on every request.

  • Disconnect anytime in Family settings β†’ Connected apps. Access stops immediately.

  • Every action is listed in the activity log on the Connected apps page.

  • Sign-in tokens are stored hashed, expire after 1 hour and renew for up to 30 days.

Ready to connect?

Sign in to TinySteps first, then add the connector in your assistant.

Open TinySteps