Can my agent retrieve the AI summary of a specific Granola meeting?

Yes. Use the 'get_summary' tool. The agent will fetch the native generative results, reducing the bulk meeting content into synthesized blocks and key takeaways flawlessly.

How do I extract action items from recorded notes via chat?

Use the 'get_action_items' tool. Your agent will isolate targeted steps inferred from the meeting intent, enabling you to automate your post-meeting follow-up workflows natively.

Can I search for meetings from a specific date range through the agent?

Absolutely. Use the 'list_by_date' tool. Provide the start and end dates in ISO 8601 format. The agent will trigger temporal scoping routines to expose specific documents mapped historically.

Granola MCP Server for Claude Desktop 12 tools — connect in under 2 minutes

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "granola": {
      // Your Vinkius token. get it at cloud.vinkius.com
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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About Granola MCP Server

Connect your Granola.ai account to any AI agent and take full control of your AI-powered meeting notes, searchable conversation memory, and automated summaries through natural conversation.

Claude Desktop is the definitive way to connect Granola to your AI workflow. Add Vinkius Edge URL to your config, restart the app, and Claude immediately exposes all 12 tools in the chat interface. ask a question, Claude calls the right tool, and you see the answer. Zero code, zero context switching.

What you can do

Meeting Document Orchestration — List all meeting documents in your workspace and retrieve primary entry points for workspace interactions natively
Live Content Retrieval — Access full structured content of meeting documents, parsing human-modified annotations and ML-generated notes flawlessy
AI Summarization — Retrieve synthesized AI-generated blocks reducing bulk meeting content into concise overviews and key takeaway nodes limitlessly
Action Item Tracking — Isolate specifically categorized target steps inferred from recorded meeting intent to automate post-meeting follow-ups
Transcript Auditing — Retrieve full speaker-detected transcripts parsed locally on device, containing semantic and chronological speech metadata natively
Participant Navigation — Identify meeting attendees by cross-referencing calendar arrays bound to Granola sessions synchronously
Global Workspace Search — Execute full-text term detection across all documents to find specific discussions and prioritized ranked datasets
Folder & List Management — Enumerate high-level categorization labels grouping documents physically inside directories to browse your workspace hierarchy
Batch Retrieval Oversight — Fetch multiple meeting documents by their IDs in a single request to analyze complex cross-meeting dependencies securely

The Granola MCP Server exposes 12 tools through the Vinkius. Connect it to Claude Desktop in under two minutes — no API keys to rotate, no infrastructure to provision, no vendor lock-in. Your configuration, your data, your control.

How to Connect Granola to Claude Desktop via MCP

Follow these steps to integrate the Granola MCP Server with Claude Desktop.

Open Claude Desktop Settings

Go to Settings → Developer → Edit Config to open claude_desktop_config.json

Add the MCP Server

Paste the configuration above into the mcpServers section

Restart Claude Desktop

Close and reopen Claude Desktop to load the new server

Start using Granola

Look for the 🔌 icon in the chat. your 12 tools are now available

Why Use Claude Desktop with the Granola MCP Server

Claude Desktop by Anthropic provides unique advantages when paired with Granola through the Model Context Protocol.

Claude Desktop is the reference MCP client. it was designed alongside the protocol itself, ensuring the most complete and stable MCP implementation available

Zero-code configuration: add a server URL to a JSON file and Claude instantly discovers and exposes all available tools in the chat interface

Claude's extended thinking capability lets it reason through multi-step tool usage, chaining multiple API calls to answer complex questions

Enterprise-grade security with local config storage. your tokens never leave your machine, and connections go directly to Vinkius Edge network

Granola + Claude Desktop Use Cases

Practical scenarios where Claude Desktop combined with the Granola MCP Server delivers measurable value.

Interactive data exploration: ask Claude to query DNS records, look up WHOIS data, and cross-reference results in a single conversation

Ad-hoc security audits: type a domain name and let Claude enumerate subdomains, check DNS history, and flag configuration anomalies. all through natural language

Executive briefings: generate comprehensive domain intelligence reports by asking Claude to compile findings into a formatted summary

Learning and training: new team members can explore API capabilities conversationally without needing to read documentation

Granola MCP Tools for Claude Desktop (12)

These 12 tools become available when you connect Granola to Claude Desktop via MCP:

get_action_items

Extract action items identified from a meeting document

get_content

Retrieve the full structured content of a meeting document

get_documents_batch

Fetch multiple documents by their IDs in a single request

get_metadata

Retrieve metadata for a specific meeting document

get_participants

Retrieve the list of participants for a specific meeting

get_summary

Retrieve the AI-generated summary of a meeting document

get_transcript

Retrieve the full transcript of a meeting with speaker detection

list_by_date

List meeting documents within a specific date range

list_documents

List all meeting documents in the Granola workspace with pagination

list_folders

List all document lists (folders) in the Granola workspace

list_recent

List the 20 most recent meeting documents

search_documents

Full-text search across all meeting documents

Example Prompts for Granola in Claude Desktop

Ready-to-use prompts you can give your Claude Desktop agent to start working with Granola immediately.

"Show me the 5 most recent meeting documents"

"What were the action items from meeting 'abc-123'?"

"Search for meeting notes mentioning 'competitor analysis'"

Troubleshooting Granola MCP Server with Claude Desktop

Common issues when connecting Granola to Claude Desktop through the Vinkius, and how to resolve them.

Server not appearing after restart

Ensure the JSON is valid (no trailing commas). Check the file path: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS) or %APPDATA%\\Claude\\ (Windows).

Authentication error

Verify your Vinkius token is correct. Go to cloud.vinkius.com to regenerate it if needed.

Tools not showing in chat

Click the 🔌 icon at the bottom of the chat input. If it shows 0 tools, the server may still be connecting. wait a few seconds.

Granola + Claude Desktop FAQ

Common questions about integrating Granola MCP Server with Claude Desktop.

How does Claude Desktop discover MCP tools?

When Claude Desktop starts, it reads the claude_desktop_config.json file and connects to each configured MCP server. It calls the tools/list endpoint to fetch the schema for every available tool, then surfaces them as clickable options in the chat interface via the 🔌 icon.

What happens if the MCP server is temporarily unavailable?

Claude Desktop handles disconnections gracefully. if the server is unreachable at startup, the tools simply won't appear. Once the server becomes available again, restarting Claude Desktop will re-establish the connection. There is no timeout penalty or error loop.

Can I connect multiple MCP servers simultaneously?

Yes. You can add as many servers as you need in the mcpServers section of the config file. Each server appears as a separate tool provider, and Claude can use tools from multiple servers in a single conversation turn.

Is there a limit on the number of tools per server?

Claude Desktop can handle hundreds of tools per server. However, for optimal LLM performance, Vinkius servers are designed to expose focused, well-documented tool sets rather than overwhelming the model with too many options.

Does Claude Desktop support Streamable HTTP transport?

Yes. Claude Desktop supports both SSE (Server-Sent Events) and the newer Streamable HTTP transport that Vinkius uses. Simply provide the server URL. Claude auto-negotiates the transport protocol.