Claude connector guide

Granola MCP: how to connect Granola to Claude

Granola has an official connector in Claude’s directory, built on its MCP server at https://mcp.granola.ai/mcp. In Claude, go to Customize, then Connectors, search for Granola, connect, and sign in. There’s no client ID or secret to enter. Claude can then search and read your meeting notes. The free plan covers the last 30 days, and transcripts need a paid plan.

Updated . Part of our guide to Claude connectors for sales.

Set it up in five steps

Under two minutes. You need a Granola account with some meeting notes in it.

  1. Open connectors in Claude

    Go to Customize, then Connectors, and click the plus sign to browse the directory.

  2. Find Granola and connect

    Search for Granola and click Connect. Granola registers Claude on its own, so leave any client ID or secret fields blank.

  3. Sign in to the right Granola account

    Sign in with the Granola account whose notes you want. It doesn’t have to use the same email as your Claude account.

  4. Check your active workspace

    Claude reads the workspace that’s active in the Granola app. If you belong to more than one, switch in Granola before you ask.

  5. Turn it on in a chat

    Click the plus sign, then Connectors, and toggle Granola on. Then ask about a meeting.

What Claude can do in Granola

From Granola’s and Anthropic’s own docs, as of October 20, 2026.

Reads

  • Notes you own, notes shared with you, and on paid plans, notes visible to your whole workspace
  • Each meeting’s title, date, attendees, private notes, and summary
  • Full transcripts and folders, on paid plans
  • Screenshots of screens shared during a meeting, such as slides

Changes

  • Ask questions across your meetings through Granola’s own query tool
  • Switch your active workspace, which also switches it in the Granola app

Can’t do

  • Notes from other Granola workspaces aren’t included, even if they’re shared into yours.
  • On the free plan, Claude sees the last 30 days, and some folder, search, and transcript tools need a paid plan.
  • Rate limits average about 100 requests a minute across all tools.
  • On Enterprise, if admins turn on neither note scope, members can’t use Granola MCP at all.

Three prompts to try with Granola

Copy one, swap in your own deal, and run it with Granola turned on. The replies are examples with a made-up company, Acme.

  1. Prompt 1

    Recap the call you just had

    Granola has the notes. Claude turns them into the email you’d otherwise write at 6 PM.

    You

    Get my Granola notes from today’s call with Acme. Write a recap email to the buyer: what we heard, what we agreed, and the next step with a date. Under 150 words, in my voice.

    ClaudeExample

    Recap email to Acme

    • Hi Dana, thanks for today.
    • We heard: forecasts slip because updates land late.
    • Agreed: a pilot with two teams.
    • Next: pilot plan by Friday, Oct 31.
  2. Prompt 2

    Turn the call into a CRM update

    With a CRM connector on too, Claude can make the update once you approve the list.

    You

    From today’s Granola notes on Acme, list the CRM updates: stage, next step, close date, new contacts and their roles, and competitors mentioned. Then update the deal in HubSpot once I approve.

    ClaudeExample

    CRM updates from today’s call

    • Stage: Discovery to Proposal
    • Next step: pilot plan, due Oct 31
    • New contact: Priya Shah, IT lead
    • Competitor mentioned: an in-house tool
  3. Prompt 3

    Quote the buyer back

    On a paid plan, Claude can pull exact wording from the transcript for a proposal or a business case.

    You

    Pull the Granola transcripts from my last two calls with Acme and give me the exact quotes where they described the problem and the budget, with the date of each.

    ClaudeExample

    Acme in their own words

    • “We lose a week every quarter fixing the forecast.” (Oct 14)
    • “Budget is there if it pays back this year.” (Oct 20)

Claude with Granola vs Arrows

Claude can drive one tool when one rep asks. Arrows drives the whole team’s stack on every deal, with no prompt. Arrows connects to Granola directly, and reads your Granola notes on the free Basic plan too.

Claudewith the Granola connectorArrows
Who starts the workA rep types a prompt.Arrows starts on its own when something happens on a deal. No prompt.
How many dealsThe one the rep is asking about.Every deal in the pipeline.
What it followsThat rep’s prompt.Your team’s playbook and each deal’s gameplan.
Which toolsGranola, plus whatever else that rep has connected.Your team’s CRM, email, call recorder, and docs, through MCP.
Who decides what can happenEach person’s tool permissions: Always allow, Needs approval, or Blocked.Leaders set Off, Ask first, or Allow for every tool, for the whole team.
After the callA rep asks Claude for a recap, then makes the CRM update or asks a CRM connector to.Arrows drafts the follow-up and the CRM update from the Granola notes, for the rep to approve.
Calls that never syncClaude can read them, if the rep thinks to ask.Arrows gets the full transcript straight from Granola, even for a call that never syncs to the CRM.

Arrows is its own product, not part of Claude. Your reps can keep using Claude alongside it.

Agent kickoff

Every tool. Every deal. No prompts.

An Agent Architect connects your stack and sets what Arrows can do in each tool. Then Arrows does the follow-through on every deal, and your reps approve what matters.

Book an agent kickoff
Tool permissionsExample settings
  • Granola
  • HubSpot
  • Salesforce
  • Gmail
  • Gong

Granola and Claude: common questions

Does Granola have an MCP server?

Yes. Granola’s official MCP server is at https://mcp.granola.ai/mcp, and its Claude connector is in Claude’s directory. It works with Claude, ChatGPT, Claude Code, and other tools that support MCP.

How do I connect Granola to Claude?

In Claude, go to Customize, then Connectors, search for Granola, and click Connect. Sign in with your Granola account and toggle Granola on in a chat. You don’t need a client ID or secret.

Do I need a paid Granola plan to use the MCP?

No. The free Basic plan gives Claude your personal notes from the last 30 days. Business adds notes shared across the workspace, plus transcripts and folders. On Enterprise, admins choose which notes members can reach.

Can Claude read Granola transcripts?

Yes, on paid Granola plans. The transcript tool returns the raw transcript for a meeting. On the free plan, Claude works from your notes and summaries.

Why can’t Claude find my Granola notes?

Usually it’s the workspace or the account. Claude reads only the workspace that’s active in the Granola app, so switch there first. Check you signed in with the Granola account that owns the notes. On the free plan, notes older than 30 days are out of reach.

Does Granola MCP work with Claude Code?

Yes. Run claude mcp add granola --transport http https://mcp.granola.ai/mcp, start Claude Code again, run /mcp, pick Granola, and sign in.

More Claude connector guides

All sales tools that connect to Claude →Arrows Granola integration →

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