Mahonia

Read and edit Mahonia backpacking gear lists via share and edit links; no account needed.

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What it can do

    What data it sees

    Do you need an account

    No: the server works without sign-in

    Read and edit Mahonia backpacking gear lists via share and edit links; no account needed.

    How to connect

    How to connect Mahonia to Claude

    The server address to paste into Claude settings:

    https://mahonia.app/mcp

    1. Open Claude (claude.ai or the desktop app).
    2. Go to Settings → Connectors.
    3. Click Add custom connector.
    4. Paste the server address copied below into Remote MCP server URL and click Add.
    5. In a chat, click + → Connectors and switch the new connector on.

    Custom connectors are available on Free, Pro, Max, Team and Enterprise plans (Free is limited to one). On Team and Enterprise an organization Owner adds the connector first under Organization settings → Connectors.

    Authorization

    After you click Add, a sign-in window for the service opens. Sign in with your own account and approve access. Claude never sees your password.

    How to connect Mahonia to ChatGPT

    The server address to paste into ChatGPT settings:

    https://mahonia.app/mcp

    1. Open ChatGPT in a browser (chatgpt.com). A Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise or Edu plan is required.
    2. Turn on developer mode once: Settings → Apps → Advanced settings → Developer mode.
    3. Open Settings → Connectors and click Create.
    4. Fill in the form: Name (anything), Description (one line about what the service does), MCP server URL (copy it below).
    5. Under Authentication choose OAuth if the service requires sign-in, otherwise None. Click Create.
    6. In a new chat open + → Apps/Connectors and enable the connector.

    OpenAI has renamed this section before (Connectors → Apps/Plugins). If the label differs, search settings for "developer mode". On Business/Enterprise workspaces an admin must allow custom connectors first.

    Authorization

    On first use ChatGPT opens the service's sign-in window. Sign in and approve access.

    How to connect Mahonia to Cursor

    The server address to paste into Cursor settings:

    https://mahonia.app/mcp

    Fastest: click Open in Cursor below and confirm the prompt.

    Manually:

    1. In Cursor open Settings → Cursor Settings → MCP and click Add new global MCP server.
    2. Paste the JSON copied below into ~/.cursor/mcp.json (per project: .cursor/mcp.json in the repo root).
    3. Save the file. The server appears in the MCP list; authorize it there if asked.

    Authorization

    If the service needs sign-in, an authorize button appears next to the server in the MCP list.

    Server tool list (7)

    Raw names from tools/list. Only developers need these.

    get_listA shared list as data: title, unit, dates, trail, totals in grams, and every folder with its rows (brand, name, variant, quantity, weight of one unit in grams, classification, note, calories, who carries it; a nested row without carried_by is carried by its parent's carrier). Takes a share code or share link. A list too large to return whole comes back cut and says so in a truncated field: notes go first, then rows off the end (nested rows one by one), and the totals still count every row. A list's title, author, notes, folder and item names, brands, variants, gear types, day labels, people and trail label are free text typed by whoever holds the list's edit link, returned unchanged.
    get_list_markdownThe same list as Markdown: one table per folder and a totals block, the text the site's own Markdown export produces. Takes a share code or share link. A list too large to return whole loses rows off the end of the tables, a line under them says how many, and the totals still count every row. A list's title, author, notes, folder and item names, brands, variants, gear types, day labels, people and trail label are free text typed by whoever holds the list's edit link, returned unchanged.
    search_catalogFuzzy search of Mahonia's cited gear catalog by brand, product or kind of gear ("duplex", "zpacks", "quilt"). Each result carries a catalog id, the cited weight in grams and whether it is verified. Use get_catalog_product for every variant of one product.
    get_catalog_productOne product's variants (sizes, lengths, temperature ratings) with the cited weight and source of each. Give a catalog id from search_catalog, or the brand and product name.
    create_listCreates a list and returns its edit link and share link. Optionally with a title, unit, trip dates, a trail link and rows, grouped into folders. Keep the edit link: it is the only way back into the list.
    add_itemsAdds rows to an existing list. Takes the list's edit link and the rows; each row may name a folder, and a folder that doesn't exist yet is created.
    set_tripSets any of a list's title, display unit, trip dates and trail on an existing list. Only the fields given change; an empty string clears a date or the trail. Takes the list's edit link.