MCP Server

Inherent ships an MCP (Model Context Protocol) server so AI assistants can search your knowledge base, retrieve documents, and upload new content -- all through a standard, open protocol.

Available on Pro and Business plans.

What is MCP?

Model Context Protocol is an open standard that lets AI assistants access external data sources and tools. Instead of copy-pasting context into every prompt, MCP lets your assistant pull the right documents automatically.

Setup

You need an API key before connecting. See the Authentication guide to create one.

Claude Desktop

Add the following to your Claude Desktop configuration file:

• macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
• Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "inherent": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@inherent/mcp-server"],
      "env": {
        "INHERENT_API_KEY": "inh_live_your_api_key",
        "INHERENT_API_URL": "https://api.inherent.sh"
      }
    }
  }
}

Restart Claude Desktop after saving.

Cursor

Add the following to .cursor/mcp.json in your project root:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "inherent": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@inherent/mcp-server"],
      "env": {
        "INHERENT_API_KEY": "inh_live_your_api_key",
        "INHERENT_API_URL": "https://api.inherent.sh"
      }
    }
  }
}

Restart Cursor after saving.

Available Tools

Once connected, the following tools are available to your AI assistant:

Tool	Description	Required Permission
search	Semantic search across all documents in a workspace	Read
get_document	Retrieve a specific document by ID	Read
get_chunks	Get individual chunks for a document	Read
upload_document	Upload a new document to a workspace	Write

All tools are scoped to the workspace associated with your API key.

Example Usage

Once configured, you can ask your AI assistant questions like:

• "Search my knowledge base for deployment procedures"
• "Get the full contents of the onboarding guide"
• "Upload this markdown file to the docs workspace"

The assistant will use the MCP tools automatically to fetch the relevant context.

Rate Limits

MCP requests count toward your plan's rate limits. See the Authentication guide for details.

Troubleshooting

Issue	Solution
"Server not found" after setup	Restart your AI assistant completely (quit and reopen)
"Authentication failed"	Verify your API key is correct and not revoked
"Permission denied" on upload	Your API key may be read-only; create a new key with write access
Tools not appearing	Check that the config file path is correct for your OS
Slow responses	Check your network connection to api.inherent.sh
"Rate limit exceeded"	You have hit your plan's request limit; wait or upgrade your plan