Granola MCP

Access Granola via MCP (Model Context Protocol) with managed authentication.

Quick Start

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
data = json.dumps({'query': 'What action items came from my last meeting?'}).encode()
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/granola/query_granola_meetings', data=data, method='POST')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
req.add_header('Content-Type', 'application/json')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Base URL

https://api.maton.ai/granola/{tool-name}

Maton proxies requests to mcp.granola.ai and automatically injects your credentials. The {tool-name} corresponds to the MCP tool name (e.g., query_granola_meetings).

Authentication

All requests require the Maton API key:

Authorization: Bearer $MATON_API_KEY

Environment Variable: Set your API key as MATON_API_KEY:

export MATON_API_KEY="YOUR_API_KEY"

Getting Your API Key

1. Sign in or create an account at maton.ai
2. Go to maton.ai/settings
3. Copy your API key

Connection Management

Manage your Granola MCP connections at https://api.maton.ai.

List Connections

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/connections?app=granola&method=MCP&status=ACTIVE')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Create Connection

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
data = json.dumps({'app': 'granola', 'method': 'MCP'}).encode()
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/connections', data=data, method='POST')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
req.add_header('Content-Type', 'application/json')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Get Connection

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/connections/{connection_id}')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Response:

{
  "connection": {
    "connection_id": "{connection_id}",
    "status": "PENDING",
    "creation_time": "2026-02-24T11:34:46.204677Z",
    "url": "https://connect.maton.ai/?session_token=...",
    "app": "granola",
    "method": "MCP",
    "metadata": {}
  }
}

Open the returned url in a browser to complete OAuth authorization.

Delete Connection

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/connections/{connection_id}', method='DELETE')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Specifying Connection

If you have multiple Granola connections, you must specify which MCP connection to use with the Maton-Connection header:

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
data = json.dumps({'query': 'What were my action items?'}).encode()
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/granola/query_granola_meetings', data=data, method='POST')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
req.add_header('Content-Type', 'application/json')
req.add_header('Maton-Connection', '{connection_id}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

If you have multiple connections, always include this header to ensure requests go to the intended account.

Security & Permissions

• Access is scoped to meeting notes, transcripts, and documents within the connected Granola account.
• All write operations require explicit user approval. Before executing any create, update, or delete call, confirm the target resource and intended effect with the user.

MCP Reference

All MCP tools use POST method:

Query Meetings

Chat with your meeting notes using natural language queries:

POST /granola/query_granola_meetings
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "query": "What action items came from my meetings this week?"
}

Response:

{
  "content": [
    {
      "type": "text",
      "text": "You had 2 recent meetings:\n**Feb 4, 2026 at 7:30 PM** - \"Team sync\" [[0]](https://notes.granola.ai/d/abc123)\n- Action item: Review Q1 roadmap\n- Action item: Schedule follow-up with engineering\n**Jan 27, 2026 at 1:04 AM** - \"Finance integration\" [[1]](https://notes.granola.ai/d/def456)\n- Discussed workflow automation platforms\n- Action item: Evaluate n8n vs Zapier"
    }
  ],
  "isError": false
}

Use cases:

• "What action items were assigned to me?"
• "Summarize my meetings from last week"
• "What did we discuss about the product launch?"
• "Find all mentions of budget in my meetings"

List Meetings

List your meetings with metadata including IDs, titles, dates, and attendees:

POST /granola/list_meetings
Content-Type: application/json

{}

Response:

{
  "content": [
    {
      "type": "text",
      "text": "<meetings_data from=\"Jan 27, 2026\" to=\"Feb 4, 2026\" count=\"2\">\n<meeting id=\"0dba4400-50f1-4262-9ac7-89cd27b79371\" title=\"Team sync\" date=\"Feb 4, 2026 7:30 PM\">\n    <known_participants>\n    John Doe (note creator) from Acme <john@acme.com>\n    Jane Smith from Acme <jane@acme.com>\n    </known_participants>\n  </meeting>\n\n<meeting id=\"4ebc086f-ba8d-49e8-8cd1-ed81ac8f2e3b\" title=\"Finance integration\" date=\"Jan 27, 2026 1:04 AM\">\n    <known_participants>\n    John Doe (note creator) from Acme <john@acme.com>\n    </known_participants>\n  </meeting>\n</meetings_data>"
    }
  ],
  "isError": false
}

Response fields in XML format:

• meetings_data: Container with from, to date range and count
• meeting: Individual meeting with id, title, and date attributes
• known_participants: List of attendees with name, role, company, and email

Get Meetings

Retrieve detailed content for specific meetings by ID:

POST /granola/get_meetings
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "meeting_ids": ["0dba4400-50f1-4262-9ac7-89cd27b79371"]
}

Response:

{
  "content": [
    {
      "type": "text",
      "text": "<meetings_data from=\"Feb 4, 2026\" to=\"Feb 4, 2026\" count=\"1\">\n<meeting id=\"0dba4400-50f1-4262-9ac7-89cd27b79371\" title=\"Team sync\" date=\"Feb 4, 2026 7:30 PM\">\n  <known_participants>\n  John Doe (note creator) from Acme <john@acme.com>\n  </known_participants>\n  \n  <summary>\n## Key Decisions\n- Approved Q1 roadmap\n- Budget increased by 15%\n\n## Action Items\n- @john: Review design specs by Friday\n- @jane: Schedule engineering sync\n</summary>\n</meeting>\n</meetings_data>"
    }
  ],
  "isError": false
}

Response includes:

• Meeting metadata (id, title, date, participants)
• summary: AI-generated meeting summary with key decisions and action items
• Enhanced notes and private notes (when available)

Get Meeting Transcript

Retrieve the raw transcript for a specific meeting (paid tiers only):

POST /granola/get_meeting_transcript
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "meeting_id": "0dba4400-50f1-4262-9ac7-89cd27b79371"
}

Response (paid tier):

{
  "content": [
    {
      "type": "text",
      "text": "<transcript meeting_id=\"0dba4400-50f1-4262-9ac7-89cd27b79371\">\n[00:00:15] John: Let's get started with the Q1 planning...\n[00:01:23] Jane: I've prepared the budget breakdown...\n[00:03:45] John: That looks good. What about the timeline?\n</transcript>"
    }
  ],
  "isError": false
}

Response (free tier):

{
  "content": [
    {
      "type": "text",
      "text": "Transcripts are only available to paid Granola tiers"
    }
  ],
  "isError": true
}

Code Examples

JavaScript

const response = await fetch('https://api.maton.ai/granola/query_granola_meetings', {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
    'Authorization': `Bearer ${process.env.MATON_API_KEY}`
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    query: 'What were the action items from my last meeting?'
  })
});
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data.content[0].text);

Python

import os
import requests

# Query meeting notes
response = requests.post(
    'https://api.maton.ai/granola/query_granola_meetings',
    headers={
        'Authorization': f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}',
        'Content-Type': 'application/json'
    },
    json={
        'query': 'What were the action items from my last meeting?'
    }
)
print(response.json())

Error Handling

Troubleshooting: API Key Issues

1. Check that the MATON_API_KEY environment variable is set:

echo $MATON_API_KEY

1. Verify the API key is valid by listing connections:

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/connections')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Troubleshooting: Invalid App Name

1. Ensure your URL path starts with granola. For example:

• Correct: https://api.maton.ai/granola/query_granola_meetings
• Incorrect: https://api.maton.ai/query_granola_meetings

Troubleshooting: MCP Parameter Errors

MCP tools return validation errors when required parameters are missing:

{
  "content": [
    {
      "type": "text",
      "text": "MCP error -32602: Input validation error: Invalid arguments for tool get_meetings: [\n  {\n    \"code\": \"invalid_type\",\n    \"expected\": \"array\",\n    \"received\": \"undefined\",\n    \"path\": [\"meeting_ids\"],\n    \"message\": \"Required\"\n  }\n]"
    }
  ],
  "isError": true
}

Notes

• All IDs are UUIDs (with or without hyphens)
• MCP tool responses wrap content in {"content": [{"type": "text", "text": "..."}], "isError": false} format
• Users can only query their own meeting notes; shared notes from others are not accessible
• Basic (free) plan users are limited to notes from the last 30 days
• The get_meeting_transcript tool is only available on paid Granola tiers

Resources

• Granola MCP Documentation
• Granola Help Center
• Maton Community
• Maton Support