# Guru MCP server

> Search and retrieve verified answers from your Guru knowledge base, and create or update cards.

- Listing: https://mcp.tc/i/guru
- Connect: use the server's own URL `https://mcp.api.getguru.com/mcp` (OAuth sign-in at the server); clients connect to it directly. The listing link is a page, not an MCP endpoint.
- Type: remote (Streamable HTTP)
- Auth: OAuth sign-in
- Category: [Docs & Knowledge](https://mcp.tc/c/docs-knowledge)
- Vendor: Guru
- Homepage: <https://developer.getguru.com/docs/guru-mcp-server-overview>
- Repository: <https://github.com/guruhq/remote-mcp-server>

## About

Connects AI assistants to a Guru knowledge base. You can search and retrieve verified answers from Guru cards, create card drafts, update existing cards and use Guru's knowledge agents to generate answers. Data access follows your organization's permissions in Guru.

Runs as a hosted streamable HTTP endpoint at https://mcp.api.getguru.com/mcp. Users sign in with OAuth 2.0, with SSO supported. No local install or API key setup is needed.

## What it can do

- Search verified answers from Guru cards
- Retrieve card content from your knowledge base
- Create draft cards
- Update existing cards
- Use Guru knowledge agents for answer generation
- Respects organization permissions

## Example prompts

- "Search Guru for our refund policy and summarize it"
- "What does Guru say about the employee onboarding process?"
- "Create a draft Guru card describing our release checklist"
- "Update the Guru card on VPN setup with the new steps"

## Install

### Claude Code

1. Run this in a terminal, in your project folder:

```bash
claude mcp add --transport http guru https://mcp.api.getguru.com/mcp
```

2. Start Claude Code, type `/mcp`, pick **guru** and choose **Authenticate**. A browser window opens for the Guru sign-in.

Add `--scope user` to make it available in every project, not just this one.

### Claude Desktop

1. Open **Settings → Connectors** and click **Add custom connector**.

2. Name it **Guru** and paste this URL:

```url
https://mcp.api.getguru.com/mcp
```

3. Click **Add**, then **Connect**, and sign in when Guru asks.

Claude Desktop’s JSON config file only starts local servers. Remote servers go through Connectors, and connectors you add on claude.ai show up here too.

### claude.ai

1. Open the connector form on claude.ai. This button fills in the name and URL for you:

[Add to claude.ai](<https://claude.ai/customize/connectors?modal=add-custom-connector&connectorName=Guru&connectorUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fmcp.api.getguru.com%2Fmcp>) (opens connector settings)

2. Check that the URL reads `https://mcp.api.getguru.com/mcp` and click **Add**.

3. Click **Connect** and sign in when Guru asks.

Free plans allow one custom connector. On Team and Enterprise plans an owner adds it under **Organization settings → Connectors**.

### ChatGPT

1. On chatgpt.com, open **Settings → Security and login** and turn on **Developer mode**.

2. Go to `chatgpt.com/plugins` and click **+** to create an app for a remote MCP server.

3. Paste `https://mcp.api.getguru.com/mcp` as the server URL and choose **OAuth**. ChatGPT sends you to Guru to sign in.

Developer mode is available on the web for Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise and Education accounts.

### Cursor

[Add to Cursor](<https://cursor.com/install-mcp?name=guru&config=eyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL21jcC5hcGkuZ2V0Z3VydS5jb20vbWNwIn0%3D>) (opens Cursor)

Or add it by hand to `~/.cursor/mcp.json` (all projects) or `.cursor/mcp.json` (this project):

`mcp.json`:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "guru": {
      "url": "https://mcp.api.getguru.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

Cursor shows **Needs login** next to the server. Click it to sign in.

### VS Code

[Install in VS Code](<https://vscode.dev/redirect/mcp/install?name=guru&config=%7B%22type%22%3A%22http%22%2C%22url%22%3A%22https%3A%2F%2Fmcp.api.getguru.com%2Fmcp%22%7D>) (opens VS Code)

Or from a terminal:

```bash
code --add-mcp '{"name":"guru","type":"http","url":"https://mcp.api.getguru.com/mcp"}'
```

Or commit it to the repo in `.vscode/mcp.json`:

`.vscode/mcp.json`:

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "guru": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.api.getguru.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

VS Code asks you to sign in the first time the server starts.

### Devin Desktop

1. Add it to `~/.config/devin/mcp_config.json` (macOS and Linux) or `%APPDATA%\devin\mcp_config.json` (Windows):

`mcp_config.json`:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "guru": {
      "serverUrl": "https://mcp.api.getguru.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

2. Refresh the MCP server list in Cascade and sign in when asked.

Devin Desktop is the new name for Windsurf. It reads `serverUrl` (or `url`) for remote servers.

### Codex

```bash
codex mcp add guru --url https://mcp.api.getguru.com/mcp
codex mcp login guru
```

Or edit `~/.codex/config.toml` directly:

`config.toml`:

```toml
[mcp_servers.guru]
url = "https://mcp.api.getguru.com/mcp"
```

### Gemini CLI

```bash
gemini mcp add --transport http guru https://mcp.api.getguru.com/mcp
```

Then, inside Gemini CLI, run `/mcp auth guru` to sign in.

This adds it to the current project. Add `-s user` to use it everywhere.

### Any client

Most clients accept this shape. Some name the URL field differently: `serverUrl` in Devin Desktop, `httpUrl` in Gemini CLI’s settings file.

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "guru": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.api.getguru.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

Zed puts servers under `context_servers` in its settings. Cline needs `"type": "streamableHttp"`, or it assumes SSE.

Client only starts local servers? Bridge it with `npx -y mcp-remote https://mcp.api.getguru.com/mcp`.

## Details

- Server version: 1.0.2
- Last checked: 2026-10-03 (reachable, asks for credentials)
- Listed: 2026-10-03
- Updated: 2026-10-03

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