attio-mcp-server

attio-mcp-server

This is an MCP server for Attio, the AI-native CRM. It allows MCP clients (like Claude) to connect to the Attio API.

Current Capabilities

• Company API
  • searching companies
  • reading company details
  • reading company notes
  • creating company notes
• People API
  • searching people
  • reading person details
  • reading person notes
  • creating person notes
• Lists API
  • getting all lists
  • getting list details
  • getting list entries
  • adding records to lists
  • removing records from lists
• Tasks API
• Records API

Usage

You will need:

• ATTIO_API_KEY

This is expected to be a bearer token which means you can get one through the API Explorer on the right hand side or configure OAuth and retrieve one throught the Attio API.

Claude Desktop Configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "attio": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["attio-mcp-server"],
      "env": {
        "ATTIO_API_KEY": "YOUR_ATTIO_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

For local development, you can use npm link:

# In the attio-mcp directory
npm run build && npm link

# In your Claude Desktop configuration
# Change the command to use the linked version
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "attio": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["PATH_TO_YOUR_REPO/dist/index.js"],
      "env": {
        "ATTIO_API_KEY": "YOUR_ATTIO_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

Development

Prerequisites

Before you begin, ensure you have the following installed:

• Node.js (recommended v18 or higher)
• npm
• git
• dotenv
• Docker and Docker Compose (optional, for containerized development)

Setting up Development Environment

To set up the development environment, follow these steps:

1. Fork the repository

   • Click the "Fork" button in the top-right corner of this repository
   • This creates your own copy of the repository under your Github account

2. Clone Your Fork:

   git clone https://github.com/YOUR_USERNAME/attio-mcp.git
   cd attio-mcp
   

3. Add Upstream Remote

   git remote add upstream https://github.com/kesslerio/attio-mcp.git
   

4. Copy the dotenv file

   cp .env.template .env
   

5. Install dependencies:

   npm install
   

6. Run watch to keep index.js updated:

   npm run build:watch
   

7. Start the model context protocol development server:

   dotenv npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector node ./dist/index.js
   

8. If the development server did not load the environment variable correctly, set the ATTIO_API_KEY on the left-hand side of the mcp inspector.

Docker Support

You can also run the Attio MCP Server in a Docker container, which simplifies deployment and ensures consistency across different environments.

Building the Docker Image

# Build using the provided script
./scripts/docker-build.sh

# Or build with custom name and tag
./scripts/docker-build.sh --name my-attio-mcp --tag v1.0.0

Running with Docker Compose

1. Set up your environment variables in a .env file:

   ATTIO_API_KEY=your_api_key_here
   

2. Start the container using Docker Compose:

   docker compose up -d
   

3. Check logs:

   docker compose logs -f
   

4. Stop the container:

   docker compose down
   

Running with Docker Directly

docker run -p 9876:3000 \
  -e ATTIO_API_KEY=your_api_key_here \
  --restart unless-stopped \
  --name attio-mcp-server \
  attio-mcp-server:latest

Docker Configuration for Claude

To use the dockerized Attio MCP Server with Claude:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "attio": {
      "url": "http://localhost:9876"
    }
  }
}

The server is configured to use port 9876 externally to avoid conflicts with common services. You can change this port in the docker-compose.yml file if needed.

Docker Health Check

The Docker container includes a health check that monitors the server's status. You can view the health status with:

docker ps -a