{"id":"proofsh-granola-mcp-server","name":"granola-mcp-server","af_score":60.8,"security_score":31.8,"reliability_score":32.5,"what_it_does":"Provides an experimental MCP (Model Context Protocol) stdio server that exposes Granola.ai meeting intelligence stored in local cache files (search, metadata, transcripts, documents/notes, and cross-meeting pattern analysis) to MCP-capable clients like Claude Desktop.","best_when":"You have Granola.ai installed and populated local cache files, and you want a local MCP server to query them from an MCP client.","avoid_when":"You need network-based access, strong server-side access control, or an officially documented cache/API contract guaranteed to remain stable over time.","last_evaluated":"2026-03-30T13:50:20.786957+00:00","has_mcp":true,"has_api":false,"auth_methods":[],"has_free_tier":false,"known_gotchas":["Cache file not found if Granola cache has not been created/processed locally yet","Meeting notes may appear empty if rich notes are stored in documentPanels instead of notes_plain (can be toggled with GRANOLA_PARSE_PANELS=0)","Local timezone formatting depends on local detection or TZ override","If installed from source, Claude Desktop Full Disk Access / permission issues and working-directory issues can prevent the server from starting"],"error_quality":0.0}