Instacart MCP server for AI agents and assistants

Securely connect your AI agents and chatbots (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, etc) with Instacart MCP or direct API to build shoppable grocery lists, discover nearby stores, fetch product details, and automate recipe creation through natural language.

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Instacart is an online grocery delivery and pickup service platform. It lets you discover local retailers and create shoppable lists and recipes with ease.

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TOOL ROUTER PLAYGROUND
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TOOLS

Supported Tools

Every Instacart action and event your agent gets out of the box.

Create Instacart Recipe Link

Create an Instacart link to the shopping list of ingredients for a recipe.

Create Recipe Page

Create a shareable recipe page on Instacart and return the URL.

Create Shopping List Page

Create a shareable Shopping List Page on Instacart.

Get Nearby Retailers

Retrieves a list of grocery retailers available for delivery or pickup in a given postal code area.

SETUP GUIDE

Connect Instacart MCP Tool with your Agent

1

Install Composio

typescript
npm install @composio/core ai @ai-sdk/openai @ai-sdk/mcp
Install the Composio SDK and Claude Agent SDK
2

Create Tool Router Session

typescript
import { Composio } from '@composio/core';

const composio = new Composio({ apiKey: 'your-api-key' });

console.log("Creating Tool Router session...");
const { mcp } = await composio.create('your-user-id');
console.log(`Tool Router session created: ${mcp.url}`);
Initialize the Composio client and create a Tool Router session
3

Connect to AI Agent

typescript
import { openai } from '@ai-sdk/openai';
import { experimental_createMCPClient as createMCPClient } from '@ai-sdk/mcp';
import { generateText, stepCountIs } from 'ai';

const client = await createMCPClient({
  transport: {
    type: 'http',
    url: mcp.url,
    headers: { 'x-api-key': 'your-composio-api-key' }
  }
});

const tools = await client.tools();

const { text } = await generateText({
  model: openai('gpt-4o'),
  tools,
  messages: [{ role: 'user', content: 'Create a shopping list page for taco night' }],
  stopWhen: stepCountIs( 5 )
});

console.log(`Agent: ${text}`);
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SETUP GUIDE

Connect Instacart API Tool with your Agent

1

Install Composio

typescript
npm install @composio/openai
Install the Composio SDK
2

Initialize Composio and Create Tool Router Session

typescript
import OpenAI from 'openai';
import { Composio } from '@composio/core';
import { OpenAIResponsesProvider } from '@composio/openai';

const composio = new Composio({
  provider: new OpenAIResponsesProvider(),
});
const openai = new OpenAI({});
const session = await composio.create('your-user-id');
Import and initialize Composio client, then create a Tool Router session
3

Execute Instacart Tools via Tool Router with Your Agent

typescript
const tools = session.tools;
const response = await openai.responses.create({
  model: 'gpt-4.1',
  tools: tools,
  input: [{
    role: 'user',
    content: 'Create a shopping list page for weekly groceries and share the link.'
  }],
});
const result = await composio.provider.handleToolCalls(
  'your-user-id',
  response.output
);
console.log(result);
Get tools from Tool Router session and execute Instacart actions with your Agent

Why Use Composio?

AI Native Instacart Integration

  • Supports both Instacart MCP and direct API based integrations
  • Structured, LLM-friendly schemas for reliable tool execution
  • Rich coverage for creating shoppable lists, recipes, and retailer discovery

Managed Auth

  • Instant, code-free authentication—no API keys or OAuth required
  • Central place to manage and revoke Instacart connections
  • Per user and per environment credentials for better security

Agent Optimized Design

  • Tools tuned for high reliability with real usage feedback
  • Comprehensive logs so you always know which lists, recipes, or retailers your agent accessed

Enterprise Grade Security

  • Fine-grained RBAC—control which agents and users can access Instacart features
  • Scoped, least privilege access to Instacart APIs
  • Audit trail of agent actions for transparency and compliance
FAQ

Frequently asked questions

No developer credentials are needed—just get started! The Instacart toolkit doesn't require authentication, so you can use it right away through Composio.

Yes! Composio's Tool Router enables agents to use multiple toolkits. Learn more.

Yes. Composio is SOC 2 Type II compliant and is built to keep your Instacart connection and credentials secure. OAuth tokens and API keys are encrypted, and sensitive customer data is protected at rest and in transit.

Composio also undergoes independent security testing and continuously monitors its systems for security threats. You can review the latest reports and policies in the Composio Trust Center.

Composio maintains and updates all toolkit integrations automatically, so your agents always work with the latest API versions.

When you connect a Instacart account through Composio, every action runs under that account, so anything the agent creates, sends, or changes shows up in Instacart as done by you. Keep an approval step in your prompt for actions with side effects, such as sending or deleting, and have the agent draft first.

Whatever the credentials you connect allow inside Instacart. If Instacart lets you scope a key to specific permissions, create a scoped one so the agent can only do what you intend. You can revoke the key inside Instacart at any time.

Yes. Composio supports multiple connected accounts for the same app, and that works in Claude, ChatGPT, or any other assistant you connect through Composio. Give each Instacart connection a name such as work or personal, and the assistant uses the one you mention in the request. Each account keeps its own credentials and nothing is merged.

Composio's free plan includes 100,000 tool calls per month with no credit card, which covers most personal Instacart use. Paid plans add higher limits and team features. Your Instacart plan and its API limits still apply as usual.

Built-in connectors usually give one AI access to a limited set of apps. Many people use Composio because it lets their AI connect to more apps than it normally supports, or connect to multiple accounts for the same app (e.g. connect Claude to multiple Instacart accounts).

With Composio, you connect Instacart once and then use it across different AI assistants without setting it up separately in each one. Connect your apps to Composio once, then connect Composio to whichever AI you use, whether that's Claude, ChatGPT, Hermes, or your own custom assistant.

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