# Contextual MCP Server

> Use this tool when you need to generate context-aware responses with domain-specific knowledge and source citations. It solves problems of information retrieval and generation in AI interfaces, providing accurate and reliable outputs. The Contextual MCP Server takes in queries from AI interfaces and returns context-aware responses with source citations, making it ideal for use cases requiring informed and transparent decision-making.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/contextualai-contextual-mcp-server  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/contextualai-contextual-mcp-server

## Description

A Model Context Protocol server that provides Retrieval-Augmented Generation capabilities using Contextual AI, enabling AI interfaces like Cursor IDE and Claude Desktop to query domain-specific knowledge with context-aware responses and source citations.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.98
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-19

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** other
- **Updated:** 2026-09-19

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/sujjdpcalv)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/ContextualAI/contextual-mcp-server>

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "contextualai-contextual-mcp-server"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/contextualai-contextual-mcp-server` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/contextualai-contextual-mcp-server/pull`

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