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Install Granola MCP

Pick your client, copy the command, done.

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Manual setup required. The maintainer's config contains paths only you know - edit the placeholders below before adding it to Claude Code.
1

Prepare the server locally

Run this once before adding it to Claude Code.

npm install
npm run build
2

Register it in Claude Code

claude mcp add -e "OPENAI_API_KEY=${OPENAI_API_KEY}" -e "GRANOLA_DATA_DIR=${GRANOLA_DATA_DIR}" granola-mcp-68fc -- node /path/to/granola-mcp/dist/mcp/server.js

Replace any placeholder paths in the command with the real path on your machine.

Required:OPENAI_API_KEYGRANOLA_DATA_DIR

Environment Variables

Set these before running Granola MCP.

VariableDescriptionRequired
OPENAI_API_KEYAPI key for embeddings and insight extractionYes
GRANOLA_DATA_DIRPath to the exported Granola data directoryYes

Available Tools (7)

Once configured, Granola MCP gives your AI agent access to:

searchSemantic search across meetings, returns summaries and quotes
query
search_themesFind documents by theme like pain-points or feature-requests
theme
list_foldersList all folders with document counts
list_documentsList documents with brief summaries
get_documentGet full document details including all themes and quotes
id
get_transcriptGet raw transcript for a specific document
id
get_themesList available themes with definitions

Try It Out

After setup, try these prompts with your AI agent:

→Search for all user pain points mentioned in my recent meetings.
→What are the top feature requests from the last three customer interviews?
→List all folders in my Granola workspace and tell me which one has the most documents.
→Get the full details and key quotes for the meeting titled 'Q3 Product Strategy'.
→Show me the definition of the 'pricing' theme and find meetings where it was discussed.
Prerequisites & system requirements
  • An MCP-compatible client (Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, Claude Desktop, or Codex)
  • Node.js 18+ with npm/npx installed
  • OPENAI_API_KEY — API key for embeddings and insight extraction
  • GRANOLA_DATA_DIR — Path to the exported Granola data directory

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