Getting started with AI in Sonto
The MCP server runs on Mac only.
Turn on the MCP server
Open Settings → AI and toggle the MCP server on. There are two modes:- Read-only — your AI can see your data but not change it. The safe default.
- Read and write — the full experience: your AI can create and update tasks and plans. Switch to this when you’re ready.
Connect your AI tool
1
Grab the command for your tool
The Connect to AI Agents reference has a ready-made command for each tool
(Claude Code, OpenAI Codex, and others). Copy the one for yours.
2
Run it and pair
Paste the command into your terminal. A browser window opens asking for a pairing code. Find the
code in Settings → AI, just below the endpoint, copy it in, and authorise.
3
Confirm the connection
Back in Settings → AI, your tool now shows as a connected client. You can disconnect it any time
— that instantly revokes its access — or toggle the server off entirely to stop all connections.
Put it to work
In your AI tool, check that Sonto is connected (in Codex,/mcp lists Sonto and its tools). Then just
ask in plain language. For example:
Create a long-term plan in Sonto for 2026. Add three groups — health, wealth, wise — and a few goals in each.The AI works out which Sonto tools to call and builds the plan, groups, and goals for you. Beyond long-term plans, it can help plan your week or day, read your existing plans and calendar, and schedule tasks — most of what you can do in Sonto, it can do for you.
Where to next
Connect to AI Agents
Per-tool setup commands and the full tool list.
Export as Markdown
Hand a plan to an AI as text, no setup needed.