Set up VolunteerReminder with Claude or ChatGPT

Yes — an AI assistant can set up VolunteerReminder for you. Connect the MCP server below to Claude or ChatGPT (or any other MCP-compatible client), then describe your volunteer schedule in plain language. It takes about a minute to connect, and everything the assistant builds stays in a safe test mode until you turn live sends on yourself.

Connector URL: https://mcp.volunteerreminder.com

Claude (claude.ai, Claude Desktop, Claude Code)

1. Open Settings → Connectors, then choose "Add custom connector".
2. Paste the connector URL: https://mcp.volunteerreminder.com
3. Click Connect. Claude opens a VolunteerReminder sign-in page — log in (or create a free account in seconds) and click "Allow Claude to manage your reminders".
4. You're connected — start a new chat and try the starter prompt below.

ChatGPT

1. Open Settings → Connectors → Advanced, then choose "Add custom connector" (or find VolunteerReminder in the Apps directory once it's listed there).
2. Paste the connector URL: https://mcp.volunteerreminder.com
3. Click Connect and approve the sign-in prompt the same way you would for any other ChatGPT connector.
4. You're connected — start a new chat and try the starter prompt below.

This is a standard remote MCP server (Streamable HTTP), so it also works with any other MCP-compatible client, not just Claude and ChatGPT.

Paste this into a new chat once you're connected:

Set up weekly email and SMS reminders for my food pantry's Tuesday and Thursday volunteer shifts. Ask me for the shift times and my volunteers' names and phone numbers, show me a preview of the upcoming shifts before you create anything, and keep reminders in test mode (sending only to me) until I tell you to go live.

Your assistant will ask follow-up questions, show you a preview of the upcoming shifts before creating anything, and keep reminders in test mode — sending only to you — until you tell it (or the dashboard) to go live.

Freely, with no action from you:

• Create schedules, add volunteers, and configure reminder rules
• Preview upcoming shifts before anything is created
• Send a test reminder to your own email or phone to show you how it looks

Needs one click from you:

• Verify a brand-new account (click the link in the welcome email)
• Approve the connector the first time ("Allow Claude/ChatGPT to manage your reminders")
• Turn on live sends — new accounts start in test mode, so nothing reaches a real volunteer until you flip one switch on the dashboard
• Approve any bulk delete of more than 10 contacts

Never, under any circumstances:

• Change your login email
• Take payment or complete billing (you always finish checkout yourself)
• Delete your account
• See or touch any other organization's data

The MCP server is a thin adapter over VolunteerReminder's public REST API — build against it directly if you'd rather not go through an assistant, or if you're building the MCP tools yourself.

• OpenAPI 3.1 spec: /api/v1/openapi.json
• Human + agent API reference: /docs (request it with Accept: text/markdown for a markdown rendition)
• Issue a scoped API key from Account → Security — keys can be scoped to read-only, schedule/contact/reminder writes, or key management

Can Claude or ChatGPT set up volunteer reminders for me?

Yes. Connect VolunteerReminder's MCP server to Claude or ChatGPT, then describe your volunteer schedule in plain language. Your assistant can create schedules, add volunteers, and configure email and text (SMS) reminders on your behalf. New accounts start in test mode, so nothing sends to a real volunteer until you turn live sends on yourself.

Is it safe to let an AI assistant manage my volunteer reminders?

Yes — the assistant can build and preview everything, but it can never take payment, change your login email, delete your account, or send a real reminder without you first switching the account out of test mode. Every action it takes is tied to the connection you approved, and you can revoke that connection from your account's Security page at any time.