An MCP server that exposes [PraisonAI](https://github.com/MervinPraison/PraisonAI) AI agents and tools for use with Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code
An MCP server that exposes PraisonAI AI agents and tools for use with Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf, and other MCP clients. That is what the praisonai mcp mcp server brings to an AI assistant: the same capability, reachable through the Model Context Protocol rather than a separate app or dashboard.
Because this one is hosted, setup is mostly authentication — you point your client at the endpoint and approve access. Nothing runs on your machine, so there is no runtime to keep patched.
The server publishes 14 tools. What each one is for:
run_agent — Run a PraisonAI agent with a promptrun_research — Deep research on any topicrun_auto_agents — Auto-generate and run agents for a taskrun_handoff — Run task with agent handoff/delegationgenerate_agents_yaml — Generate agents.yaml configurationworkflow_run — Run a multi-step workflowworkflow_create — Create a new workflowworkflow_from_yaml — Create workflow from YAMLexport_to_n8n — Export workflow to n8n formatsearch_web — Unified search - Auto-fallback across providersget_search_providers — List available providers and their statusTavily — The Tavily tool exposed by this serverConfiguration is passed through the environment: OPENAI_API_KEY, TAVILY_API_KEY, EXA_API_KEY, YDC_API_KEY, SEARXNG_URL. Treat anything key-shaped as a real credential — scope it to the minimum the server needs, and rotate it if it ever lands in a shared config.
Plenty of planning and project tracking servers cover similar ground. The differences that matter in practice are scope of access and how much setup stands between you and a working tool call. Praisonai MCP's toolset — run_agent, run_research, run_auto_agents and 11 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by mervinpraison; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.
SyncDev reviews every entry in this directory against the project's own documentation before publishing, and revisits them as servers change.
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| run_agent | Run a PraisonAI agent with a prompt |
| run_research | Deep research on any topic |
| run_auto_agents | Auto-generate and run agents for a task |
| run_handoff | Run task with agent handoff/delegation |
| generate_agents_yaml | Generate agents.yaml configuration |
| workflow_run | Run a multi-step workflow |
| workflow_create | Create a new workflow |
| workflow_from_yaml | Create workflow from YAML |
| export_to_n8n | Export workflow to n8n format |
| search_web | **Unified search** - Auto-fallback across providers |
| get_search_providers | List available providers and their status |
| Tavily | The Tavily tool exposed by this server. |
| tavily_search | AI-powered search (requires TAVILY_API_KEY) |
| tavily_extract | Extract content from URLs |
{
"mcpServers": {
"praisonai": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["praisonai-mcp"],
"env": {
"OPENAI_API_KEY": "your-openai-api-key",
"TAVILY_API_KEY": "your-tavily-api-key"
}
}
}
}Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.
| Variable | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
| OPENAI_API_KEY | Credential the server authenticates with. | Yes |
| TAVILY_API_KEY | Credential the server authenticates with. | Yes |
| EXA_API_KEY | Credential the server authenticates with. | Yes |
| YDC_API_KEY | Credential the server authenticates with. | Yes |
| SEARXNG_URL | Endpoint or connection string the server talks to. | Yes |
Your workspace, on speaking terms with AI — search, read and write Notion pages and databases.
Issue tracking at the speed of conversation — Linear's official hosted server with OAuth and zero install.
Search and read your Drive — Docs, Sheets and files become context your assistant can actually use.
Your assistant inside the workspace — read channels, search history, post messages and tame the noise.
Metabase ships its own MCP endpoint — search your BI content, build and run queries, and save questions and dashboards without leaving the chat.
Stop letting your assistant hallucinate n8n node parameters — this server hands it the real schemas, templates and validation.