Building a listed tool
John Adams
VP, Head of Product, named behind the Instacart Developer Platform API + MCP listing on Anchor Terminal.
What John builds
Instacart Developer Platform API + MCP D · Shopping, returns & refunds
The Instacart Developer Platform API and its hosted MCP server turn a recipe or shopping list into an Instacart Marketplace page, where the person picks a store and checks out. It also finds nearby retailers by postal code.
VP, Head of Product, researched 28 October 2026 · the people behind it
Works with
- Anirban Kundu Chief Technology Officer
- Apoorva Mehta Co-founder and founding CEO
- Brandon Leonardo Co-founder
- Chris Rogers Chief Executive Officer and Chairperson
- Max Mullen Co-founder
Questions
Who is John Adams?
John Adams is VP at Head of Product.
What does Maplebear Inc. (Instacart) make?
Anchor Terminal lists Instacart Developer Platform API + MCP from Maplebear Inc. (Instacart). The Instacart Developer Platform API and its hosted MCP server turn a recipe or shopping list into an Instacart Marketplace page, where the person picks a store and checks out. It also finds nearby retailers by postal code.
How are John's tools graded?
Instacart Developer Platform API + MCP is graded D, 48.5 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.
Sources (15)
- https://www.ycombinator.com/founders/22796-apoorva-mehta
- https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/instacart
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/apoorvamehta/
- https://x.com/apoorva_mehta
- https://www.ycombinator.com/founders/25111-max-mullen
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/maxmullen/
- https://x.com/max
- https://www.ycombinator.com/founders/21133-brandon-leonardo
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/leonardo/
- https://x.com/shiftb
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/rsejpal
- https://ca.linkedin.com/in/stefany-bogatan
- https://company.instacart.com
- https://docs.instacart.com/support/request_technical_support
- https://docs.instacart.com/developer_platform_api
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