Granola MCP Server for Windsurf 12 tools — connect in under 2 minutes
Windsurf brings agentic AI coding to a purpose-built IDE. Connect Granola through Vinkius and Cascade will auto-discover every tool. ask questions, generate code, and act on live data without leaving your editor.
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{
"mcpServers": {
"granola": {
"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.
Windsurf's Cascade agent chains multiple Granola tool calls autonomously. query data, analyze results, and generate code in a single agentic session. Paste Vinkius Edge URL, reload, and all 12 tools are immediately available. Real-time tool feedback appears inline, so you see API responses directly in your editor.
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 Windsurf 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 Windsurf via MCP
Follow these steps to integrate the Granola MCP Server with Windsurf.
Open MCP Settings
Go to Settings → MCP Configuration or press Cmd+Shift+P and search "MCP"
Add the server
Paste the JSON configuration above into mcp_config.json
Save and reload
Windsurf will detect the new server automatically
Start using Granola
Open Cascade and ask: "Using Granola, help me...". 12 tools available
Why Use Windsurf with the Granola MCP Server
Windsurf provides unique advantages when paired with Granola through the Model Context Protocol.
Windsurf's Cascade agent autonomously chains multiple tool calls in sequence, solving complex multi-step tasks without manual intervention
Purpose-built for agentic workflows. Cascade understands context across your entire codebase and integrates MCP tools natively
JSON-based configuration means zero code changes: paste a URL, reload, and all 12 tools are immediately available
Real-time tool feedback is displayed inline, so you see API responses directly in your editor without switching contexts
Granola + Windsurf Use Cases
Practical scenarios where Windsurf combined with the Granola MCP Server delivers measurable value.
Automated code generation: ask Cascade to fetch data from Granola and generate models, types, or handlers based on real API responses
Live debugging: query Granola tools mid-session to inspect production data while debugging without leaving the editor
Documentation generation: pull schema information from Granola and have Cascade generate comprehensive API docs automatically
Rapid prototyping: combine Granola data with Cascade's code generation to scaffold entire features in minutes
Granola MCP Tools for Windsurf (12)
These 12 tools become available when you connect Granola to Windsurf 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 Windsurf
Ready-to-use prompts you can give your Windsurf 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 Windsurf
Common issues when connecting Granola to Windsurf through the Vinkius, and how to resolve them.
Server not connecting
Granola + Windsurf FAQ
Common questions about integrating Granola MCP Server with Windsurf.
How does Windsurf discover MCP tools?
mcp_config.json file on startup and connects to each configured server via Streamable HTTP. Tools are listed in the MCP panel and available to Cascade automatically.Can Cascade chain multiple MCP tool calls?
Does Windsurf support multiple MCP servers?
mcp_config.json. Each server's tools appear in the MCP panel and Cascade can use tools from different servers in a single flow.Connect Granola with your favorite client
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Connect Granola to Windsurf
Get your token, paste the configuration, and start using 12 tools in under 2 minutes. No API key management needed.