Granola MCP Server for OpenAI Agents SDK 12 tools — connect in under 2 minutes
The OpenAI Agents SDK enables production-grade agent workflows in Python. Connect Granola through Vinkius and your agents gain typed, auto-discovered tools with built-in guardrails. no manual schema definitions required.
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Vinkius supports streamable HTTP and SSE.
import asyncio
from agents import Agent, Runner
from agents.mcp import MCPServerStreamableHttp
async def main():
# Your Vinkius token. get it at cloud.vinkius.com
async with MCPServerStreamableHttp(
url="https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
) as mcp_server:
agent = Agent(
name="Granola Assistant",
instructions=(
"You help users interact with Granola. "
"You have access to 12 tools."
),
mcp_servers=[mcp_server],
)
result = await Runner.run(
agent, "List all available tools from Granola"
)
print(result.final_output)
asyncio.run(main())
* Every MCP server runs on Vinkius-managed infrastructure inside AWS - a purpose-built runtime with per-request V8 isolates, Ed25519 signed audit chains, and sub-40ms cold starts optimized for native MCP execution. See our infrastructure
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.
The OpenAI Agents SDK auto-discovers all 12 tools from Granola through native MCP integration. Build agents with built-in guardrails, tracing, and handoff patterns. chain multiple agents where one queries Granola, another analyzes results, and a third generates reports, all orchestrated through Vinkius.
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 OpenAI Agents SDK 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 OpenAI Agents SDK via MCP
Follow these steps to integrate the Granola MCP Server with OpenAI Agents SDK.
Install the SDK
Run pip install openai-agents in your Python environment
Replace the token
Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your Vinkius token from cloud.vinkius.com
Run the script
Save the code above and run it: python agent.py
Explore tools
The agent will automatically discover 12 tools from Granola
Why Use OpenAI Agents SDK with the Granola MCP Server
OpenAI Agents SDK provides unique advantages when paired with Granola through the Model Context Protocol.
Native MCP integration via `MCPServerSse`, pass the URL and the SDK auto-discovers all tools with full type safety
Built-in guardrails, tracing, and handoff patterns let you build production-grade agents without reinventing safety infrastructure
Lightweight and composable: chain multiple agents and MCP servers in a single pipeline with minimal boilerplate
First-party OpenAI support ensures optimal compatibility with GPT models for tool calling and structured output
Granola + OpenAI Agents SDK Use Cases
Practical scenarios where OpenAI Agents SDK combined with the Granola MCP Server delivers measurable value.
Automated workflows: build agents that query Granola, process the data, and trigger follow-up actions autonomously
Multi-agent orchestration: create specialist agents. one queries Granola, another analyzes results, a third generates reports
Data enrichment pipelines: stream data through Granola tools and transform it with OpenAI models in a single async loop
Customer support bots: agents query Granola to resolve tickets, look up records, and update statuses without human intervention
Granola MCP Tools for OpenAI Agents SDK (12)
These 12 tools become available when you connect Granola to OpenAI Agents SDK 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 OpenAI Agents SDK
Ready-to-use prompts you can give your OpenAI Agents SDK 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 OpenAI Agents SDK
Common issues when connecting Granola to OpenAI Agents SDK through the Vinkius, and how to resolve them.
MCPServerStreamableHttp not found
pip install --upgrade openai-agentsAgent not calling tools
Granola + OpenAI Agents SDK FAQ
Common questions about integrating Granola MCP Server with OpenAI Agents SDK.
How does the OpenAI Agents SDK connect to MCP?
MCPServerSse(url=...) to create a server connection. The SDK auto-discovers all tools and makes them available to your agent with full type information.Can I use multiple MCP servers in one agent?
MCPServerSse instances to the agent constructor. The agent can use tools from all connected servers within a single run.Does the SDK support streaming responses?
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Anthropic's agentic CLI for terminal-first development.
Python SDK for building production-grade OpenAI agent workflows.
Google's framework for building production AI agents.
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TypeScript toolkit for building AI-powered web applications.
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Python framework for orchestrating collaborative AI agent crews.
Leading Python framework for composable LLM applications.
Data-aware AI agent framework for structured and unstructured sources.
Microsoft's framework for multi-agent collaborative conversations.
Connect Granola to OpenAI Agents SDK
Get your token, paste the configuration, and start using 12 tools in under 2 minutes. No API key management needed.
