Guru Knowledge Management API
Guru REST API for internal knowledge management and wiki platform. Enables AI agents to create, read, update, and search knowledge cards, manage collections and boards, sync verified content, and integrate Guru's single-source-of-truth into sales, support, and ops workflows. Guru features AI-assisted content suggestions and verification workflows to keep knowledge current.
Score Breakdown
⚙ Agent Friendliness
🔒 Security
Proprietary internal knowledge data. SOC2, GDPR. User-scoped tokens — service account recommended. US-only.
⚡ Reliability
Best When
A sales, support, or operations team wants AI agents to read verified knowledge, create new cards from discovered information, or sync company knowledge from other systems into Guru.
Avoid When
PRIVACY: Internal knowledge bases contain proprietary business information. API credentials provide read and write access to all company knowledge.
Use Cases
- • Creating and updating knowledge cards from content management automation agents
- • Searching verified internal knowledge from AI assistant agents
- • Syncing knowledge from external systems into Guru collections from integration agents
- • Managing content verification workflows from knowledge quality agents
Not For
- • Customer-facing documentation sites (Guru is internal-only)
- • File storage and document management without structured knowledge needs
- • Simple note-taking without collaborative knowledge management
Interface
Authentication
Guru uses HTTP Basic auth with user email and API token. API tokens are user-scoped (not app-scoped). Actions performed via API appear as that user's actions.
Pricing
Competitive pricing for knowledge management. API access available on all paid plans.
Agent Metadata
Known Gotchas
- ⚠ PRIVACY: Internal knowledge base contains proprietary business information
- ⚠ No public MCP server — REST API with user-scoped Basic auth
- ⚠ API actions appear as the user whose token is used — use a dedicated service account
- ⚠ Knowledge cards have verification status — unverified cards may be outdated
- ⚠ US data residency only — verify for international compliance requirements
- ⚠ Rate limits are per user token — service account may need elevated limits
Alternatives
Full Evaluation Report
Detailed scoring breakdown, competitive positioning, security analysis, and improvement recommendations for Guru Knowledge Management API.
Scores are editorial opinions as of 2026-03-06.