Instacart runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 81 installs a week from npm. Last commit 11 Jun 2026.
MCP server for Instacart - let AI agents manage grocery shopping and place orders autonomously
Nothing serious here today
Today is the operative word: we check Instacart every 15 minutes and re-read its code on every release. Watch it and you find out the day that stops being true.
Connect this server
This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.
claude mcp add instacart -e 'INSTACART_EMAIL=<INSTACART_EMAIL>' -e 'INSTACART_PASSWORD=<INSTACART_PASSWORD>' -- npx -y @striderlabs/mcp-instacart{
"mcpServers": {
"instacart": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@striderlabs/mcp-instacart"
],
"env": {
"INSTACART_EMAIL": "<INSTACART_EMAIL>",
"INSTACART_PASSWORD": "<INSTACART_PASSWORD>"
}
}
}
}[mcp_servers.instacart]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@striderlabs/mcp-instacart"]
env = { INSTACART_EMAIL = "<INSTACART_EMAIL>", INSTACART_PASSWORD = "<INSTACART_PASSWORD>" }{
"mcpServers": {
"instacart": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@striderlabs/mcp-instacart"
],
"env": {
"INSTACART_EMAIL": "<INSTACART_EMAIL>",
"INSTACART_PASSWORD": "<INSTACART_PASSWORD>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"instacart": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@striderlabs/mcp-instacart"
],
"env": {
"INSTACART_EMAIL": "<INSTACART_EMAIL>",
"INSTACART_PASSWORD": "<INSTACART_PASSWORD>"
}
}
}
}Put your own values in place of
<INSTACART_EMAIL> (Instacart email for authentication), <INSTACART_PASSWORD> (Instacart account password).
The author’s registry entry marks them as required.
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Instacart — questions
Answers built from our own checks of this server.