Quickstart — K-AI MCP

Five minutes to your AI agent answering questions on your K-AI knowledge. Works with Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Mistral Le Chat. Auth happens once via OAuth — a single sign-in grants access to every K-AI instance you're entitled to.

Prerequisites

• A K-AI user account.

• One of: Cursor (≥ 0.42), Claude Desktop (latest), Mistral Le Chat (web).

Install

Cursor (one-click)

⚡ Install KAI Retrieval ⚡ Install KAI Audit

Manual fallback — add to your Cursor MCP config (~/.cursor/mcp.json or .cursor/mcp.json in a project):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "kai-retrieval": {
      "url": "https://api-retrieval.kai-studio.ai/mcp"
    },
    "kai-audit": {
      "url": "https://api-audit.kai-studio.ai/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Note: on some Linux distributions (notably Debian), cursor:// deep-links may fail to open the app. Use the manual config if the buttons don't work.

Claude Desktop

Claude Desktop does not expose a public deep-link scheme for MCP installation. Add the connector through the web UI:

1. Open claude.ai and sign in (requires Pro, Max, Team, or Enterprise plan).

2. Click your profile icon > Settings > Connectors.

3. Click + then Add custom connector.

4. Add the server URL: https://api-retrieval.kai-studio.ai/mcp

5. Complete the OAuth flow in the browser popup.

To add the Audit MCP, repeat step 3 with URL https://api-audit.kai-studio.ai/mcp.

Remote MCP servers must be added through the web UI Custom Connectors, not via claude_desktop_config.json. The config file is intended for local stdio servers only.

Mistral Le Chat

Le Chat does not expose a public deep-link scheme. Add the connector through the web UI:

1. Open chat.mistral.ai and sign in.

2. Click the toggle panel button (sidebar).

3. Expand Intelligence > click Connectors.

4. Click + Add Connector > select the Custom MCP Connector tab.

5. Fill in the form:

   • Connector name: kai-retrieval

   • Connection server: https://api-retrieval.kai-studio.ai/mcp

   • Description: K-AI document retrieval

   • Authentication: OAuth 2.1 (auto-detected)

6. Click Connect and complete the OAuth authentication flow.

7. In any chat, click the Tools button (four-squares icon) and enable the kai-retrieval connector.

Note: Adding Custom Connectors may require Admin privileges on the Le Chat account.

First call

Once installed, in your client's chat: ask "What K-AI instances do I have access to?" The host LLM should call retrieval_instances_list_available_instances and report a list.

Next steps

• Read the full K-AI MCP overview.

• Try the K-AI MCP cookbook (Recipe 1 — Find documents on a topic).

• Add the Audit MCP to your client too: Connect a client.