Tools: How to Set Up Zomato's MCP Server with ChatGPT (Complete Guide - No Whitelisting Issues)

How to Set Up Zomato's MCP Server with ChatGPT ## What You Get ## The Quick Solution (5 Minutes) ## Why This Works ## Common Issues I Hit (So You Don't Have To) ## Node.js Version Problems ## OAuth Errors ## Working Config (For Future Reference) ## Resources Want to order food through ChatGPT using Zomato's MCP server? Here's the quick way that actually works. Forget Claude Desktop and VSCode - they have OAuth whitelist issues. Use ChatGPT Developer Mode instead. 1. Enable Developer Mode ChatGPT's OAuth redirect URI (https://chatgpt.com/connector_platform_oauth_redirect) is whitelisted by Zomato. Other clients like Claude Desktop and VSCode Desktop aren't - yet. If you try setting this up with Claude Desktop or VSCode, you might hit: Solution: Use Homebrew Node v24: If you see Connection error: ServerError at registerClient, your client isn't whitelisted. Stick with ChatGPT. If Zomato whitelists other clients later, here's the config: Claude Desktop (~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json): That's it. No Node.js debugging, no OAuth headaches. Templates let you quickly answer FAQs or store snippets for re-use. Are you sure you want to ? It will become hidden in your post, but will still be visible via the comment's permalink. as well , this person and/or CODE_BLOCK: brew install node npm install -g mcp-remote CODE_BLOCK: brew install node npm install -g mcp-remote CODE_BLOCK: brew install node npm install -g mcp-remote CODE_BLOCK: { "mcpServers": { "zomato-mcp": { "command": "/opt/homebrew/bin/npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp-server.zomato.com/mcp" ] } } } CODE_BLOCK: { "mcpServers": { "zomato-mcp": { "command": "/opt/homebrew/bin/npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp-server.zomato.com/mcp" ] } } } CODE_BLOCK: { "mcpServers": { "zomato-mcp": { "command": "/opt/homebrew/bin/npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp-server.zomato.com/mcp" ] } } } - 🔎 Restaurant discovery - 📒 Menu browsing - 🛒 Cart management - 🥗 Order placement - 💳 QR code payments - Go to ChatGPT - Settings → Apps → Advanced Settings - Toggle on "Developer Mode" - Click "Create App" button - Add Zomato MCP server URL: https://mcp-server.zomato.com/mcp - Login with your Zomato phone number - Wait 10-15 seconds for redirect - Open ChatGPT chat - Click tools icon (🔨) - Select "Zomato MCP Server" - Try: "How much did i spend on my previous months orrders" - Cannot find module 'node:fs/promises' → Need Node v18+ - Cannot find module 'timers/promises' → Corrupted npm installation - Cannot find module 'node:path' → Use Homebrew Node instead of NVM - Zomato MCP GitHub - Should out to AseemWangoo for the fix Detailed fix - MCP Protocol Docs - ChatGPT → Settings → Apps → Developer Mode - Create app with https://mcp-server.zomato.com/mcp - Authenticate with Zomato - Order food through ChatGPT