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What do I do if the Farmable MCP connector isn't working?

Fixes for the most common problems when you connect Farmable to Claude, ChatGPT or Codex.

Written by Enja Matthee

TL;DR: Most problems come from a sign-in that didn't finish, or a farm where you aren't the Owner or a Manager. Connect again and complete the Farmable sign-in, and name the farm in your question.

Farmable still says Connect or Reconnect after I signed in

The sign-in didn't finish. Select Connect again and complete the Farmable sign-in page until you're sent back to the assistant.

I see "401" or "Unauthorized"

Your sign-in has expired or didn't go through. Remove Farmable from your assistant, add it again and sign in with the Farmable account that manages your farm.

The assistant says it can't find my farm

The connector only reads farms where you're the Owner or a Manager. Ask the farm's Owner to check your role in Farmable, then ask again.

I'm a Manager and I can't connect

The farm's Owner hasn't turned on Farmable MCP yet. Only the Owner can do this, in the Farmable Web Portal under Settings → Integrations. It can't be turned on from your AI tool. Ask the Owner to turn it on, then connect again.

The assistant says AI access to this farm is turned off

The farm's owner has turned off Farmable MCP under Settings → Integrations. While it's off, no one on the farm can use an assistant with it. Ask the owner to turn it back on.

The assistant answers about the wrong farm

You manage more than one farm. Name the farm in your question.

The assistant answers from general knowledge, not my records

Farmable isn't turned on for that chat. In Claude, turn it on under + → Connectors. In ChatGPT or Codex, type @ and pick Farmable.

I can't find Developer mode in ChatGPT

Developer mode depends on your ChatGPT plan, and on a work account your admin can turn it off. Install Farmable from Plugins instead, or ask your admin.

The answers are empty or out of date

The assistant only sees what's recorded in Farmable. Check that the job, harvest or note exists in the app.

The assistant offers to log a job or edit a record

It can't. The connector is read-only, so make the change in the Farmable app.

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