About Sentor
Sentor is a BERT-based entity sentiment and topic analysis service for teams working with reviews and other text. Its MCP server lets compatible AI assistants analyze sentiment, cluster documents, and label topics through Sentor APIs.
Key features
- 01Entity-level sentiment scoring
- 02Per-document and sentence breakdowns
- 03Thematic document clustering
- 04LLM-generated topic labels
- 05API health check
Use cases
- 01Compare sentiment toward brands or products
- 02Analyze customer reviews by feature
- 03Group feedback into themes
- 04Check Sentor API availability
MCP support
The MCP server exposes Sentor ML APIs as tools for compatible AI assistants, including sentiment analysis, document clustering, topic naming, and health checks.
Configuration
Local server config is the same for every client. Copy it into your client’s MCP config file.
uvx sentor-mcpSENTOR_API_KEYSecretYour Sentor API key. Get one free at https://dashboard.sentor.app/settings?tab=api-accessSENTOR_BASE_URLSentor API base URL. Defaults to https://sentor.app/apiLocal servers need a runtime on your machine (e.g. Node.js 18+). Config file locations differ by client; see your client’s docs.
Tools
Local servers expose tools only once running on your machine, and the maintainer has not provided a tool list.
Details
From the project READMESentor MCP Server
Entity-based sentiment analysis for Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and any MCP-compatible AI assistant.
Sentor is an entity-based sentiment analysis platform powered by fine-tuned BERT models. This MCP server exposes Sentor's ML APIs as tools your AI assistant can call directly — score sentiment toward specific entities in text, cluster documents by topic, and generate topic labels, all from a single natural-language prompt.
Table of Contents
- What It Does
- Requirements
- Quick Start
- Tools Reference
- Usage Examples
- Rate Limits
- Remote Deployment
- Links
🎯 What It Does
Once connected, your AI assistant gains four tools:
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
analyze_sentiment | Score sentiment toward named entities (brands, products, features, people) in one or more documents. Returns per-document and per-sentence breakdowns. |
cluster_documents | Group 5+ documents into thematic clusters using BERTopic + HDBSCAN. Automatically discovers the number of clusters. |
name_topic | Generate a 3–5 word descriptive label for each cluster using an LLM (e.g. "Shipping Delay Complaints"). |
health_check | Verify the Sentor API is reachable and ML models are loaded. |
Example prompt after setup:
"Analyse these 50 customer reviews for sentiment toward our checkout flow and delivery speed. Then cluster them by topic and name each cluster."
📋 Requirements
- Python 3.10+
- A Sentor API key — get one free at dashboard.sentor.app
🚀 Quick Start
Claude Desktop
macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"sentor": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["sentor-mcp"],
"env": {
"SENTOR_API_KEY": "your_api_key_here"
}
}
}
}
Restart Claude Desktop. A hammer icon appears in the tool selector — Sentor is ready.
No
uvx? Install it withpip install uv, or usesentor-mcpdirectly afterpip install sentor-mcp.
Cursor / Windsurf
Add to .cursor/mcp.json (project-level) or ~/.cursor/mcp.json (global):
{
"mcpServers": {
"sentor": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["sentor-mcp"],
"env": {
"SENTOR_API_KEY": "your_api_key_here"
}
}
}
}
Claude.ai Web (Remote MCP)
Run the HTTP server and connect by URL:
docker run -e SENTOR_API_KEY=your_api_key -p 8080:8080 ghcr.io/nikx-tech/sentor-mcp:latest
Then in Claude.ai → Settings → Integrations → Add MCP Server:
http://your-server:8080/sse
🔧 Tools Reference
analyze_sentiment(docs, language="en")
Analyse entity-level sentiment in one or more documents.
docs = [
{
"doc_id": "review-1",
"doc": "The delivery was fast but the packaging was completely crushed.",
"entities": ["delivery", "packaging"]
}
]
# Returns: predicted_label, probabilities, per-sentence details
Supported languages: en (English), nl (Dutch)
cluster_documents(documents, language="en")
Group documents into thematic clusters. Requires at least 5 documents.
documents = [
{"doc_id": "r1", "text": "Great product quality, very happy.", "entities": ["product"]},
# ... at least 5 documents
]
# Returns: clusters with cluster_id, document_count, documents, top_words
# Cluster -1 = outliers that did not fit any topic
name_topic(cluster_id, documents, top_words, entities, language="en")
Generate a short label for a cluster. Pass data directly from cluster_documents output.
name_topic(
cluster_id=0,
documents=cluster["documents"],
top_words=cluster["top_words"],
entities=["BrandName"], # exclude your brand from the label
language="en"
)
# Returns: { "topic_name": "Shipping Delay Complaints", "generation_method": "LLM" }
health_check()
# Returns: { "status": "healthy", "version": "1.0.0", "llm_status": "available" }
💬 Usage Examples
Single document:
"Use Sentor to analyse the sentiment of this review toward Apple and iPhone: [paste text]"
Batch analysis:
"I have 100 customer reviews. Use Sentor to score sentiment toward 'delivery' and 'support' in each one, then tell me the ratio of positive to negative."
Full pipeline:
"Use Sentor to: 1) analyse sentiment in these 200 reviews for 'product quality' and 'price', 2) cluster them by topic, 3) name each cluster, 4) summarise the findings."
Competitive analysis:
"Analyse these tweets for sentiment toward Apple, Samsung, and Google separately using Sentor, then compare the results."
📊 Rate Limits
| Plan | Per Minute | Per Day | Per Month |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | 5 | 100 | 1,000 |
| Starter | 60 | 1,000 | 10,000 |
| Growth | 200 | 3,000 | 30,000 |
| Business | 500 | 10,000 | 100,000 |
| Enterprise | Custom | Custom | Custom |
🐳 Remote Deployment
Run as a hosted HTTP/SSE server for AI tools that support remote MCP endpoints.
Docker:
docker build -t sentor-mcp .
docker run \
-e SENTOR_API_KEY=your_key \
-p 8080:8080 \
sentor-mcp
The server exposes:
GET /sse— SSE stream (MCP transport)POST /messages— message endpoint
Environment variables:
| Variable | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
SENTOR_API_KEY | — | Required. Your Sentor API key. |
SENTOR_BASE_URL | https://sentor.app/api | Override to point at a self-hosted Sentor instance. |
PORT | 8080 | HTTP server port. |
🔗 Links
- Sentor Dashboard — manage API keys, projects, and usage
- API Documentation — full REST API reference
- MCP Integration Guide — step-by-step setup
- PyPI Package —
pip install sentor-mcp - Support
Built by NIKX Technologies B.V.
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