How to Run Your Grocery List on Autopilot with TickTick and Muse

What you need

✓ A Muse account (the free tier is enough for this)
✓ A TickTick account (the free tier is enough for this)
✓ About 10 uninterrupted minutes

That is the whole list. No new apps beyond TickTick, no coding, no spreadsheets. Muse talks to TickTick directly.

The 10-minute setup

Connect TickTick in Muse

In Muse, open Integrations and connect TickTick. You will sign in with your TickTick account and approve access. This is a human-only step: Muse cannot do it for you, and you should never share your password with anyone, including an AI.

Create your Groceries list

Tell Muse: “Create a TickTick list called Groceries.” If you already have a grocery list under another name, tell Muse that name instead. Everything from here assumes the list name you chose.

Give Muse the task brief

Open a fresh chat with Muse and paste the task brief below. It sets the standing rules: what gets added, what gets checked off, and the Sunday prep reminder. Muse will confirm the list name and the reminder time before it starts.

Do a live test

Say “Add milk and eggs to the grocery list,” then open TickTick and confirm they are there. Then say “I bought the milk” and watch it check off. If both work, the setup is live.

The task brief

This is the exact brief to paste into a fresh Muse chat. It tells Muse which list to use, what to do when you mention an item, and the one rule that matters: never delete without asking.

THE TASK BRIEF

Run my grocery list with TickTick.

Setup:
- Use my TickTick list called "Groceries". Create it if it does not exist.
- This is my default grocery list. Unless I name a different list, grocery items go here.

Rules:
1. When I mention we need something, are out of something, or should buy something, add it to the Groceries list. Do not ask me to confirm first.
2. When I say I bought, picked up, or got something, check it off the list. If it is not on the list, tell me so instead of adding it.
3. Never delete an item without asking me first. Checking off is fine; deleting is not.
4. Combine duplicates. If "milk" is already on the list and I say "we need milk", do not add it twice. Just tell me it is already there.
5. Every Sunday at 6 PM, remind me to review the grocery list for the week, and suggest staples I buy often (milk, eggs, bread, fruit, vegetables) that are not currently on it.
6. Remember what I buy regularly so the Sunday suggestions get better over time.

Do nothing else in my TickTick account. Never touch my other lists unless I name them.

What good output looks like

After the live test, your chats with Muse should feel like this. If yours looks roughly like this, the setup worked. (Illustrative example: the wording will vary.)

Muse running the grocery list

You: “We are out of milk and almost out of eggs”
Muse: “Added to Groceries: milk, eggs.”
You: “Got the milk”
Muse: “Checked off: milk. Still on the list: eggs.”
Sunday 6 PM: “Weekly grocery check. On the list: eggs. You usually buy milk, bread, and bananas too. Want me to add them?”

The Sunday check-in is the whole trick

The Sunday message is what makes this autopilot instead of just a digital notepad. The list stops being something you remember to check and becomes something that checks in with you.

What Muse does, and what stays with you

This is the part most prompt sites skip. Here is the exact split, so nothing ever happens you did not ask for:

Muse does on its own

Adds items you mention to the Groceries list, no confirmation asked.
Checks off what you bought and tells you what is still on the list.
Merges duplicates instead of adding the same item twice.
Sends the Sunday prep reminder with staple suggestions.

Needs your explicit OK

Deleting anything. “Delete the milk” is an instruction; Muse never infers it.
Touching any other TickTick list. The brief restricts it to Groceries unless you name another list.
Changing the Sunday reminder time. Say the new time once and it updates.

You do yourself

The actual shopping. Muse runs the list; the store run is still yours.
The TickTick sign-in. Connecting the account is a human-only step.

When something goes wrong

Just tell your Muse what happened in plain words. The brief already sets up the common cases:

Symptom	What to say
Muse added the item to the wrong list	“Groceries is my default grocery list. Move it there and use it from now on.”
Duplicates keep appearing	“If it is already on the list, do not add it again. Just tell me it is there.”
Muse asks for confirmation every time	“Stop asking me to confirm. Add items directly, per rule 1 of the brief.”
The Sunday reminder never arrives	The reminder lives in the chat where you pasted the brief. Re-paste the brief in a fresh chat and confirm the time with Muse.
Something I bought is still on the list	Say “I bought the milk” clearly. “Got the milk” and “picked up the eggs” work too.
I want a different list name	Tell Muse the name once: “My grocery list is called Food Shopping.” It uses that name from then on.

Frequently asked questions

Do I need a paid TickTick account?

No. The free tier covers lists, check-offs, and reminders, which is everything this setup uses.

Can Muse see my other TickTick lists?

It only touches the lists you name. The brief restricts it to Groceries, and it asks before touching anything else.

What if my family shares the grocery list?

TickTick shared lists work fine. Anyone with access to the Groceries list sees what Muse adds, in real time.

Does it work by voice?

Yes. Talk to Muse the way you normally do, by voice or text. “We need milk” works either way.

Can I track more than groceries?

Yes. Tell Muse about other lists by name, for example a Costco list or a household list. The no-touch rule still applies to anything you have not named.

Is it safe to connect my TickTick account?

You connect through the official TickTick sign-in inside Muse. Muse never asks for your password, and you should never share it with anyone, including an AI. You can remove the connection at any time.