What is grounding-ai?
grounding-ai is a MCP server by andyliszewski that local searchable index of PDFs, EPUBs and Word documents for grounded answers with page and section citations. It is listed under Browser & web and has 1 GitHub stars.
| Type | Mcp server |
|---|---|
| Author | andyliszewski |
| Repository | andyliszewski/grounding-ai |
| Popularity | 1 GitHub stars |
| Category | Browser & web |
| Security | Low risk (96/100) |
| Rank | #3,536 of 4,418 MCP servers; #275 in Browser & web |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-09-18 |
| Runs | Locally |
| Language | Python |
Is grounding-ai safe to install?
grounding-ai scores 96/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. No checks raised a concern. It passed 5 of 6 checks.
MCP server results come from listing signals: who publishes it, where your data goes and what it can do. The code itself is not scanned yet.
| Check | Result |
|---|---|
| Community-built server | Note |
| Runs on your machine only | Pass |
| No credentials mentioned | Pass |
| Read-only by description | Pass |
| No code execution | Pass |
| Source on GitHub | Pass |
How do I install grounding-ai?
- Find the launch command. The README says how the server starts (npx, uvx, docker or a remote URL) and which API keys it needs.
https://github.com/andyliszewski/grounding-ai
- Add it to Claude Code. Replace the part after -- with the command from the README. Remote servers use --transport http with a URL.
claude mcp add grounding-ai -- <command from README> claude mcp add --transport http grounding-ai <server-url>
- Check it connected. This lists your MCP servers and their status.
claude mcp list
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs grounding-ai for you:
Add the "grounding-ai" MCP server from https://github.com/andyliszewski/grounding-ai to Claude Code. Read its README for the launch command and any API keys I need, run claude mcp add, then check that it connects.