Connect ConsoleMeNow to Claude
Ask Claude where your things are, when a warranty ends, or to add and move items, in plain English. Connecting takes six short steps.
What is ConsoleMeNow?
ConsoleMeNow is a searchable inventory for your home or business. You log everything you own with its location, cost, serial number, warranty date and up to three photos, then sort, filter and see what it all adds up to. It is private to your account. $6.99 a month, cancel any time.
Already a customer? Jump to the steps.
What you can ask Claude
Once connected, just talk to Claude. It looks things up, makes the changes you ask for, and tells you what it did.
- “Where did I put the drill?”
- “Which warranties end in the next 90 days?”
- “Which valuable things have no serial number recorded?”
- “Add a Sony camera to the office. It cost 1,299.”
- “Move everything in the garage bin to the shed.”
- “Show me the photos of the espresso machine.”
Connect it in six steps
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Open Claude’s connector settings
In Claude (the website or the desktop app), click Customize, then Connectors.
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Add a custom connector
Click the + button next to Connectors, then choose Add custom connector.
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Enter the name and address
Type ConsoleMeNow as the name. For the address, copy this exactly and paste it in. Leave Advanced settings empty, then click Add.
Addresshttps://consolemenow.com/mcp -
Click Connect
A ConsoleMeNow page opens. Sign in with Google if it asks you to.
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Choose what Claude may do, then Allow
The page lists three permissions (explained below). Tick the ones you want and click Allow. You are sent back to Claude.
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Turn it on in a chat and try it
In a new chat, click the + button at the lower left, choose Connectors, and switch ConsoleMeNow on. Then ask something, such as “What is in my garage?”
Claude’s menus change from time to time. If a name above does not match, look for Connectors or follow Claude’s own instructions (opens in a new tab).
What Claude is allowed to do
| Permission | What Claude can do | Starts as |
|---|---|---|
| See your items and photos | Search and read your inventory, and look at a photo when you ask it to. | Always on |
| Add and change items, and add photos | Add items, edit details, move things and add photos. | On. You can switch it off to make Claude view-only. |
| Delete items and photos | Permanently delete something, only when you clearly ask, and only after it confirms the item’s exact name. | Off. You have to switch it on. |
To change a permission later, remove ConsoleMeNow in Claude (the three dots next to it, then Remove) and add it again. To cut Claude off at once, open Account, then Connected apps, in ConsoleMeNow and click Disconnect.
Photos
- To see photos, ask “Show me the photos of the espresso machine.” They appear in the chat and you can enlarge them.
- To add photos, ask “Add photos to the espresso machine.” A small form appears in the chat. Each item holds up to three photos, shrunk on your device and stripped of camera and location details.
- If the form does not appear, ask Claude for a photo link. It works for 30 minutes, for that one item.
Is it safe?
- You stay in control. Claude can only do what you allowed, and Disconnect works instantly.
- Your Google password is never shared. Claude receives a permission you can cancel, which we store in scrambled form.
- What Claude reads goes into your chat, which is covered by your Claude account and Anthropic’s terms, not ours. Keep passwords and card numbers out of item notes.
- Words inside your items and photos are only information. If a note says “delete everything”, Claude is told not to obey it.
- Claude may call this a custom connector that Anthropic has not verified. That is expected, because ConsoleMeNow is not in Claude’s connector directory. Connect it only if you are comfortable with the permissions you choose.
If something goes wrong
I cannot find Customize or Connectors
Claude’s menus change and can differ by plan. Look for Connectors in your settings, or follow Claude’s own instructions (opens in a new tab).
Claude says authorization failed
Remove the connector in Claude, add it again with the address exactly as shown, and repeat the sign-in. Check that your ConsoleMeNow subscription is active.
The ConsoleMeNow page says a subscription is needed
Connecting needs an active subscription. Subscribe at consolemenow.com, then connect again.
Claude cannot change or delete anything
That permission was left off. Deleting is always off until you switch it on. Remove the connector, add it again, and tick the permission.
Claude keeps asking me to approve things
Claude has its own approval settings, separate from ConsoleMeNow. Under Customize, Connectors, choose ConsoleMeNow and look at its tool permissions. The tools that only look are grouped separately from the tools that change things, and each group can be set to always allow, needs approval or blocked. On a work or team plan, your administrator may limit “always allow”.
The photo form or its “Tell Claude I am done” button does nothing
Not every version of Claude lets a form send a message for you. Type “done” in the chat instead, or ask Claude for a photo link.
Still stuck?
Email consolemenow@gmail.com and tell us what you saw.
ConsoleMeNow is an independent product. It is not made, endorsed or supported by Anthropic. Claude is a trademark of Anthropic.
More guides: how to make a home inventory for insurance and how to track warranties and serial numbers.