It answers "a Pro plan feature"

The connection works but the account is not on Pro. Change plans and it works without connecting again.

It says it edited, but the editor shows the old work

An open editor shows the change by itself within a few seconds. While you have unsaved edits there it does not load over them: reload once they are saved. A paper needs a reload.

It will not save because the work "changed somewhere else"

It stopped to keep what you just did in the editor. Ask again and it works on the new copy.

The sign-in keeps looping

Remove the Patterners connector in Claude and connect again from the start.

Claude does not use Patterners

Turn Patterners on under "+" → "Connectors" in the chat, and say "in Patterners".

A free Claude account will not add it

Free accounts have one custom connector. Remove the other one first.

Connect AI apps (MCP)

Connect Patterners to an AI app such as Claude and that app can find and read your works, make new charts and edit them when you ask. Available on the Pro plan; it uses none of your Patterners AI credits.

Connect to Claude

Server address

https://www.patterners.com/api/mcp

What you need

The Patterners Pro plan (a trial counts)
A Claude account. A free account can add one custom connector.
Connect once on a computer and the Claude phone app can use it too.

Connect to Claude

Press "Connect to Claude" above. Claude opens with the name and address filled in.
Press "Continue", then "Add".
When the Patterners page opens, log in and press "Connect".
In a Claude chat, open "+" (lower left) → "Connectors" and check Patterners is on.
Ask "Show my Patterners works".

If the button does not work: in Claude, Customize → Connectors → "+ Add" → "Add custom connector", name it Patterners and paste the server address above.

Other AI apps

ChatGPT and others

Paste the server address where the app adds a custom MCP connector (remote server). The menu depends on the app and plan, and some plans have none.

Claude Code

Run this in a terminal, then sign in from /mcp.

claude mcp add --transport http patterners https://www.patterners.com/api/mcp

Cursor and other developer tools

Add this to the tool's MCP settings file.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "patterners": {
      "url": "https://www.patterners.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Things to ask

Every work

Show my Patterners works
Show me my "Apple" colourwork chart as a picture

Colourwork · filet

Make a new 30 × 24 colourwork chart and draw a heart in the middle
Copy that heart ten cells to the right

Knitting

In my knitting chart, repeat rows 1 to 4 once more from row 5
Put a rabbit motif on the front, back and sleeve charts, 12 stitches apart

Crochet

Make a new crochet chart and draw a circle from a magic ring of 6, increased for 5 rounds
Round 6: 4 sc then an increase, six times
Sew the ear onto stitches 8 to 13 of the head's round 15, and on the other side too
Place my "petal" symbol twelve times round the flower piece, then copy that piece as "Flower 2"

Garments

In my sweater draft, set the bust ease to 6 cm and make it a V-neck
Turn this sweater into knitting charts

Papers

Make a paper from this pattern: materials, symbol key, chart, then the written instructions

Sums

With 4 mm yarn on a 5 mm needle, how big is 40 stitches by 50 rows?

What it can do

Work	What it can do
Every work	List, read, see as a picture
Colourwork · filet	Create, draw motifs, fill, tile, recolour, resize, move, copy, flip, turn, enlarge
Knitting	Create, fill rows, write stitches, shape edges, paint, repeat, move, copy, mirror, lay a colour motif all over at even gaps
Garments	Create, change size, construction, neckline, measurements, ease, gauge, band stitches, shaping lines, make knitting charts (one a piece) or a crochet chart from it
Crochet	Create, draw rounds, add, rewrite and delete rounds, make basic pieces such as a circle, oval base, ball, tube, rectangle, flower or granny square, and set what the 3D preview is built from: how pieces are joined, shaped and stuffed, safety eyes, and which stitch a stitch is worked into, name or rename a piece, copy a whole piece, and place your own symbols round a piece or at set places
Papers	List, read the text, make a new document, add to the end of a document. It puts in text and a materials list, the chart, written instructions and symbol key of your own works, and pictures that have a web address. A photo file you attach to the chat cannot be handed over. Posts are read only.
Sums	Gauge from yarn and needle, finished size from stitches and rows

Safe to use

The state before each edit is kept in the work's version history, and you can restore it in the editor.
It cannot delete a work or a paper. In a paper it only adds to the end and never changes what is there.
To disconnect: Patterners home → Account settings → "AI app connections" → "Disconnect".
Up to 300 requests an hour.

What a connected AI app reads of your works is sent to that app (Claude, for example) and may be stored or handled under that app's own policies.

If something goes wrong

It answers "a Pro plan feature": The connection works but the account is not on Pro. Change plans and it works without connecting again.
It says it edited, but the editor shows the old work: An open editor shows the change by itself within a few seconds. While you have unsaved edits there it does not load over them: reload once they are saved. A paper needs a reload.
It will not save because the work "changed somewhere else": It stopped to keep what you just did in the editor. Ask again and it works on the new copy.
The sign-in keeps looping: Remove the Patterners connector in Claude and connect again from the start.
Claude does not use Patterners: Turn Patterners on under "+" → "Connectors" in the chat, and say "in Patterners".
A free Claude account will not add it: Free accounts have one custom connector. Remove the other one first.