What size should my artwork be for a 12oz paper cup?
The pixel and millimetre size, how much gets trimmed off the edges, and which parts end up hidden once the cup is formed.
Packaroo in Claude
Packaging, without leaving the chat
Connect Packaroo to Claude and ask for packaging the way you would ask a person. Real artwork sizes, print templates, a 3D preview you can spin in the conversation, and designs saved straight to your Packaroo dashboard. Free with your Packaroo account.
How to connect
Two minutes, once. You need a Packaroo account first: sign up free at app.packaroo.design.
- Open Claude on the web or in the desktop app, and go to Settings, then Connectors.
- Press Add custom connector.On some versions this sits under “Browse connectors”.
- Name it Packaroo and paste this address:Connector address
https://app.packaroo.design/api/mcp - Press Connect, and sign in to Packaroo if you are asked.Sign-in happens on app.packaroo.design, so you know it is us.
- Press Allow on the Packaroo page that appears. It tells you exactly what the connection covers.
That is it. Start a new chat and ask for packaging. You will not need to do any of this again, and you can disconnect whenever you like from Packaroo, under Settings, Connected apps.
Try these first
Type it the way you would say it. These are real examples.
Show me a 12oz paper cup in 3D.
Packaroo’s own 3D preview appears in the conversation. Spin it, drop an image onto it, change the size, and save it to your dashboard from there.
Is this 1500 x 1500 image big enough for a 16oz cup?
What it will print like at that size, and what size it needs to be instead.
Write me a prompt for coffee bag artwork that fits a 250g pouch.
A prompt with the right shape, minimum size and keep-out areas built in, so the image comes back usable the first time.
Send me the template for a medium paper bag.
A file at true size with the cut line, the bleed, the safe area and the folds on separate layers. Opens in Illustrator, Affinity, Figma or Inkscape.
Save that on a 300 x 200 x 100 mm mailer box.
A real project on your Packaroo dashboard with the artwork already on it, ready to open and finish in the editor.
Are the colours in this logo on brand? Fix the ones that are not.
It reads the colours out of a vector logo, says which are off brand, and corrects them.
Using your own artwork
Claude cannot hand your image file to Packaroo directly, so there are two ways in. Both are one step.
In the 3D preview
Ask to see the pack in 3D, then drag your file onto the panel. It uploads, appears on the pack, and Save puts it on your dashboard.
Through an upload link
Ask to put your file on a product and you get one link. Open it, choose the file, and the page uploads it, saves the design and shows an Open button.
Your file is never sent to an image generator or any other service to get a web address for it. Accepted: PNG, JPEG, WebP and GIF, up to 50MB.
What you can make
| Packaging | Sizes |
|---|---|
| Paper cup | 8oz, 12oz, 16oz |
| Clear cup | 8oz, 12oz, 16oz |
| Ice cream cup | 3oz, 5oz |
| Drinks can | 250ml, 330ml, 473ml |
| Mailer box | Any inside size, or small to extra large |
| Shipping box | Any inside size, or small to extra large |
| Pouch | 100g, 250g, 500g |
| Paper bag | Small, medium, large |
| Paper tube | Six sizes for cosmetics, tea and wine |
For a box, just say the inside size in millimetres: “a mailer box 300 x 200 x 100”. The 3D preview in the chat covers cups, cans and boxes; other formats open in the Packaroo editor, where labels are too.
What the connection allows
It can
- Read packaging sizes, templates and specs
- Copy artwork you point it at into your Packaroo storage
- Save new designs to your dashboard
- List your own projects and artwork
It cannot
- Change or delete a project you already have
- See anybody else’s account
- Order anything or spend money
- Export a Spec Pack
Claude asks before each action the first time. To disconnect, open Packaroo, then Settings, Connected apps, and press Disconnect. It stops working immediately.
Questions
Does it cost anything?
No. The connector is free with a Packaroo account. Spec Packs are unchanged and are exported from the editor.
Do I need to be a designer?
No. Asking for a size or a template is useful on its own, and a 3D preview plus a saved design is often all you need before handing it to one.
Can my whole team use it?
Yes. Each person connects with their own Packaroo account and sees only their own projects.
Does Packaroo read my chats?
No. It receives only what a tool is asked to do, such as a product, a size or an artwork address.
Can it place an order?
Not yet. It makes the design, and you take it from your dashboard.
Does it work in ChatGPT?
Yes, with developer mode on. Same address, same account. See Packaroo in ChatGPT.
If something is not right
It says it is not connected, or asks me to sign in again
Open app.packaroo.design and sign in there, then remove and re-add the connector.
It will not load my artwork, and mentions where artwork can come from
It loads images only from Packaroo itself or from Higgsfield. For anything else, including a file on your computer, ask for an upload link.
It keeps asking permission for every step
That is the chat app, not Packaroo. Choose “Always allow” for the Packaroo tools.
A design link opens a blank product
The link was probably cut short when it was copied. Ask for it again and copy the whole address.
Also works in ChatGPT and Claude Code
Packaroo in ChatGPT
Connect Packaroo to ChatGPT and ask for packaging sizes, templates and a saved 3D design from a chat. Same account, same address. Free with a Packaroo account.
Packaroo in Claude Code
Add the Packaroo MCP server to Claude Code with one command and put a logo from your folder onto a can, box or cup. For developers and anyone whose artwork lives on disk.
Questions about the connector: hello@packaroo.design
Ask for your packaging.
Connect Packaroo to Claude once, then get sizes, templates and designs saved to your dashboard. Free with your Packaroo account.