# Contextual AI MCP
> MCP integrations that route questions to Contextual AI agents for retrieval-augmented answers grounded in a configured knowledge base and returned with citations.
Canonical: https://www.mcpfolio.com/servers/contextual-ai
Last updated: 2026-10-28
## Catalog record

- Publisher: Contextual AI
- Categories: search, memory

## Website

https://docs.contextual.ai/

## Repository

https://github.com/ContextualAI/contextual-mcp-server

## Transports

Streamable HTTP (hosted endpoint per platform guidance); stdio (repository implementation)

## Authentication

The local implementation requires Contextual AI API_KEY and AGENT_ID. Hosted sign-in and entitlement details are not fully captured in inspected repository text.

## Tools

- **query**: An enterprise search tool that can answer questions about a specific knowledge base

## Sources

- [official publisher repository README](https://github.com/ContextualAI/contextual-mcp-server)
- [official documentation linked by repository](https://docs.contextual.ai/)
- [live_runtime_tools_list](https://mcp.app.contextual.ai/mcp/)
- [official_documentation](https://docs.contextual.ai/)

## Setup

Use the interactive setup panel on [the detail page](https://www.mcpfolio.com/servers/contextual-ai) to view instructions for each supported client.