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Ask CannMenus AI (Claude & ChatGPT)

Ask questions about your CannMenus data in plain English by connecting CannMenus to Claude or ChatGPT.

Jan 1, 20254 min read

Ask CannMenus in plain English

You can ask CannMenus questions about brands, pricing, distribution, and stock in plain English by connecting your account to an AI assistant such as Claude or ChatGPT. The assistant queries live CannMenus data through the Model Context Protocol (MCP), so you get answers grounded in the same menu, pricing, and sales data that powers your dashboards.

The in-app assistant has moved to connectors

The old in-app dashboard assistant has been retired. Instead, connect CannMenus to Claude or ChatGPT once and ask from there. Signing in links your data permissions automatically over OAuth - there is no API key to copy.

How to Get Started

  1. Step 1

    Connect CannMenus to Claude or ChatGPT

    Follow "Connect CannMenus to Claude" or "Connect CannMenus to ChatGPT" in these guides. You sign in with your CannMenus account and approve access - no API key needed.

  2. Step 2

    Ask Your Question

    Start a new conversation and ask about the cannabis market in plain English, for example "What are the top 3 fastest-growing product categories in Illinois this month?" The assistant calls CannMenus tools automatically.

  3. Step 3

    Refine and Follow Up

    Ask follow-up questions to dig deeper - "Now break that down by category" or "Compare that to last month." The assistant keeps the context of your conversation.

Tips and Best Practices

Tips

  • Be specific. Instead of "What are the trends?", try "What are the top 3 fastest-growing product categories in Illinois this month?"
  • Name the state and time period in your question so the assistant scopes the data the way you want.
  • Ask the assistant to compare time periods, identify outliers, or summarize a large result set for you.
  • Use the CannMenus Pro dashboards for visual browsing and alerts; use Claude or ChatGPT for conversational, multi-step analysis.