Attio▌

by hmk
Integrate with Attio's API to manage company records and notes seamlessly, streamlining CRM operations for efficient wor
Integrates with Attio's API for reading and writing company records and notes, enabling CRM operations without direct interface navigation.
best for
- / Sales teams managing customer relationships
- / Automating CRM data entry and updates
- / Building custom workflows with Attio data
capabilities
- / Read company records from Attio
- / View company notes and history
- / Write and update company notes
- / Access CRM data via API calls
what it does
Connects to Attio CRM to read company data and manage notes through API integration. Enables CRM operations without using Attio's web interface directly.
about
Attio is a community-built MCP server published by hmk that provides AI assistants with tools and capabilities via the Model Context Protocol. Integrate with Attio's API to manage company records and notes seamlessly, streamlining CRM operations for efficient wor It is categorized under productivity, databases.
how to install
You can install Attio in your AI client of choice. Use the install panel on this page to get one-click setup for Cursor, Claude Desktop, VS Code, and other MCP-compatible clients. This server runs locally on your machine via the stdio transport.
license
BSD-3-Clause
Attio is released under the BSD-3-Clause license. This is a permissive open-source license, meaning you can freely use, modify, and distribute the software.
readme
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
- reading company records
- reading company notes
- writing company notes
- other activities
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"
}
}
}
}
Development
Prerequisites
Before you begin, ensure you have the following installed:
- Node.js (recommended v22 or higher)
- npm
- git
- dotenv
Setting up Development Environment
To set up the development environment, follow these steps:
-
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 acocunt
-
Clone Your Fork:
git clone https://github.com/YOUR_USERNAME/attio-mcp-server.git cd attio-mcp-server -
Add Upstream Remote
git remote add upstream https://github.com/hmk/attio-mcp-server.git -
Copy the dotenv file
cp .env.template .env -
Install dependencies:
npm install -
Run watch to keep index.js updated:
npm run build:watch -
Start the model context protocol development server:
dotenv npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector node PATH_TO_YOUR_CLONED_REPO/dist/index.js -
If the development server did not load the environment variable correctly, set the
ATTIO_API_KEYon the left-hand side of the mcp inspector.
FAQ
- What is the Attio MCP server?
- Attio is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server profile on explainx.ai. MCP lets AI hosts (e.g. Claude Desktop, Cursor) call tools and resources through a standard interface; this page summarizes categories, install hints, and community ratings.
- How do MCP servers relate to agent skills?
- Skills are reusable instruction packages (often SKILL.md); MCP servers expose live capabilities. Teams frequently combine both—skills for workflows, MCP for APIs and data. See explainx.ai/skills and explainx.ai/mcp-servers for parallel directories.
- How are reviews shown for Attio?
- This profile displays 10 aggregated ratings (sample rows for discoverability plus signed-in user reviews). Average score is about 4.5 out of 5—verify behavior in your own environment before production use.
Ratings
4.5★★★★★10 reviews- ★★★★★Shikha Mishra· Oct 10, 2024
Attio is among the better-indexed MCP projects we tried; the explainx.ai summary tracks the official description.
- ★★★★★Piyush G· Sep 9, 2024
We evaluated Attio against two servers with overlapping tools; this profile had the clearer scope statement.
- ★★★★★Chaitanya Patil· Aug 8, 2024
Useful MCP listing: Attio is the kind of server we cite when onboarding engineers to host + tool permissions.
- ★★★★★Sakshi Patil· Jul 7, 2024
Attio reduced integration guesswork — categories and install configs on the listing matched the upstream repo.
- ★★★★★Ganesh Mohane· Jun 6, 2024
I recommend Attio for teams standardizing on MCP; the explainx.ai page compares cleanly with sibling servers.
- ★★★★★Oshnikdeep· May 5, 2024
Strong directory entry: Attio surfaces stars and publisher context so we could sanity-check maintenance before adopting.
- ★★★★★Dhruvi Jain· Apr 4, 2024
Attio has been reliable for tool-calling workflows; the MCP profile page is a good permalink for internal docs.
- ★★★★★Rahul Santra· Mar 3, 2024
According to our notes, Attio benefits from clear Model Context Protocol framing — fewer ambiguous “AI plugin” claims.
- ★★★★★Pratham Ware· Feb 2, 2024
We wired Attio into a staging workspace; the listing’s GitHub and npm pointers saved time versus hunting across READMEs.
- ★★★★★Yash Thakker· Jan 1, 2024
Attio is a well-scoped MCP server in the explainx.ai directory — install snippets and categories matched our Claude Code setup.