Both of CoverCount's conversational AI connectors, CoverCount Explore and CoverCount Staff, are now listed in ChatGPT's plugin directory and Claude's connector directory. Guests can find places to eat, taste and visit through conversation, and venue teams can handle everyday operations the same way.
For guests: CoverCount Explore
CoverCount Explore lets anyone use ChatGPT or Claude to discover restaurants, wineries, tasting rooms and local events in plain language:
Find dinner for four near Paso Robles this Saturday evening.
What wineries and restaurants can I visit near Atascadero?
Are there public events near Paso Robles in the next 30 days?
Explore returns venue details, live reservation openings and event information from public CoverCount listings, then links to CoverCount to finish booking. No CoverCount account is needed to search, and a search never books or holds anything on its own.
Add CoverCount Explore in ChatGPT or Claude, or read the CoverCount Explore guide.
For operators: CoverCount Staff
CoverCount Staff brings conversational AI to daily restaurant and venue operations. Authorized staff can review reservations, check availability, create and update bookings, message a guest, and get event briefings by asking questions in ChatGPT or Claude:
What do my reservations look like next week?
How are this week's events doing?
Help me find and update a reservation.
Access follows each person's CoverCount staff role and the permissions they approve when connecting.
Connect CoverCount Staff in ChatGPT or Claude, or read the CoverCount Staff guide.
Hospitality in the assistants people already use
"Conversational AI is changing how people interact with software," said Chris Williams, founder of CoverCount. "Guests shouldn't need another app to find a restaurant, and operators shouldn't have to navigate complicated software to manage their businesses. We're bringing both sides of hospitality into the AI platforms people already use."
Both connectors use the Model Context Protocol (MCP), an open standard for connecting AI assistants with external services.
Contact us if you'd like help connecting your venue.