Practice Italian with your AI
il bruco · Italiano con la Professoressa Rose. Connect Claude or ChatGPT to Professoressa Rose's current lessons, then quiz yourself and practice real conversations in Italian.
Your connector link
https://ilbruco.org/mcpPaste this into Claude or ChatGPT once. Setup takes about two minutes.
Set it up
Works on the free plan (free accounts can add one custom connector).
- On a computer, go to claude.ai and sign in (or create a free account).
- Open Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector.
- Name it Italiano and paste the link above. Click Add.
- In a new chat, open the tools menu and make sure Italiano is turned on.
- It now works in the Claude phone app too, including voice mode.
Needs ChatGPT Plus or higher. Free ChatGPT accounts can't add custom connectors, so use Claude's free plan instead.
- On a computer, go to chatgpt.com → Settings → Apps & Connectors → Advanced settings, and turn on Developer mode.
- Back in Apps & Connectors, click Create.
- Name it Italiano, paste the link above, set Authentication to No authentication, confirm you trust it, and save.
- In a new chat, click + and turn on Italiano.
OpenAI moves these menus around. If a label looks different, look for "Developer mode" and "Create connector".
Things to try
Type help for a hint during a role play, or fine to end and get your feedback.
🎬 Italiano autentico
Real Italian videos, podcasts, and songs picked by Professoressa Rose. Browse the media directory → Or ask your AI: "Find me a video for this week's lesson."
Good to know
- Optional practice. This is an independent study aid, not part of the course and not affiliated with Austin Community College. Feedback stars are just for practice.
- Private by design. No sign-up here. This site doesn't store anything you type. Your chats live in your own Claude or ChatGPT account under their privacy policies.
- AI makes mistakes. For questions about the Italian itself, ask Professoressa Rose in class. For technical problems, email ilbruco.admin@gmail.com.
- Academic honesty. It's built for practice and won't do graded work for you.
il bruco is not affiliated with Austin Community College and is provided "as is," without warranties of any kind. Technical questions: ilbruco.admin@gmail.com.