Plaud MCP

Plaud MCP

Connect your Plaud recordings to any MCP-compatible AI client — Claude, Cursor, ChatGPT, Codex, and more. Search recordings, read transcripts, and generate documents without leaving your AI assistant.

Supported clients

Client	Auto-configured	Restart after install
Claude Desktop	✓	⌘Q + reopen
Claude Code	✓	Exit + new claude session
Codex Desktop	✓	Quit + reopen
Cursor / Windsurf / VS Code / Zed	✓	Reload per client UI
Claude Web / ChatGPT Web	Interactive guide	No restart needed
Kiro	✓	No restart needed

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Prerequisites

• Node.js ≥ 20 — download
• A Plaud account

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Install

Run this once. The installer detects your AI clients, writes the MCP configuration, and opens your browser for sign-in:

npx -y @plaud-ai/mcp@latest install

When your browser opens, click Authorize, then restart the clients listed in the installer output. Plaud tools will be available immediately in your next session.

Options

Flag	What it does
--yes	Auto-configure all detected local clients without prompts
--no-login	Skip the browser sign-in step (useful on remote or headless machines)

Other MCP clients

If your client isn't auto-detected, add Plaud manually by pasting this into your client's MCP configuration:

{ 
  "mcpServers": {
    "plaud": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@plaud-ai/mcp@latest"] 
    } 
  } 
}

Note

HTTP-based clients (Claude Web, ChatGPT Web)

When connecting via HTTP, your recording data passes through Plaud's MCP server (hosted in the US). Plaud does not store this data after the request completes — it is processed in transit only. Data handling is governed by Plaud's privacy policy.

Claude Web

Go to [claude.ai](https://claude.ai), navigate to the left sidebar and click on Customize -> Connectors. Click Connectors, search for Plaud Web MCP, and connect

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</Frame>

Claude will open the Plaud authorization page in your browser. Sign in to your Plaud account and click **Authorize**. Return to Claude — Plaud tools are now available in your conversation.

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</Frame>

ChatGPT Web

[chatgpt.com](https://chatgpt.com) On the left sidebar, click on Plugins and search for Plaud

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</Frame>

Click Connect and sign in with Plaud

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Other Clients

[Kiro Server Directory](https://kiro.dev/docs/mcp/servers/)

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  <Frame>
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  </Frame>
</Step>

Quick start

Once installed, sign in from your AI client:

Log me into Plaud

Your browser will open the Plaud authorization page. Click Authorize and return to your client — you're signed in.

Then try:

List my recent recordings

Summarize Tuesday's standup

Draft a follow-up email from this meeting's action items

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Tools

These tools are available to your AI client once Plaud MCP is connected:

Tool	Description
login	Opens your browser for OAuth sign-in
logout	Signs out and revokes your authorization
get_current_user	Shows your current account details
list_files	Lists your recordings, with optional filters
get_file	Returns full details for a single recording
get_note	Returns the AI-generated summary, action items, and key topics
get_transcript	Returns the full transcript with timestamps and speaker labels

Filtering recordings with list_files

Parameter	Description
query	Case-insensitive keyword match on recording name
date_from	Start date, YYYY-MM-DD
date_to	End date, YYYY-MM-DD
page / page_size	Pagination (ignored when filters are set)

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Data reference

Fields returned by list_files and get_file

Field	Type	Description
id	string	Unique recording ID
name	string	Recording name
created_at	string	Creation time (ISO 8601)
start_at	string	Recording start time (ISO 8601)
duration	number	Duration in milliseconds
serial_number	string	Device serial number

Additional fields returned only by get_file

Field	Type	Description
presigned_url	string	Temporary audio download URL (valid 24 hours)
source_list	array	Transcript segments with timestamps and speaker labels
note_list	array	AI-generated notes in Markdown

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Skills

Skills are pre-built instructions that help your AI client handle common Plaud workflows automatically. They load when the installer runs — no extra steps needed.

Skill	Triggered when you ask things like…
plaud-browse	"list my recordings", "show recent files"
plaud-find	"find the Weekly Sync", "the meeting from Monday"
plaud-read	"show the transcript", "summarize this recording"
plaud-digest	"weekly report", "what meetings did I have this week"
plaud-followup	"draft a follow-up email", "list the action items"
plaud-export	"save to Notion", "post to Slack"

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Upgrade

npm install -g @plaud-ai/mcp@latest

Restart your AI client after upgrading.

For Claude Code specifically:

npx -y @plaud-ai/mcp clean-plugin

Then reinstall inside Claude Code:

/plugin install plaud

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Uninstall

Client	Cleanup command
Claude Desktop	plaud-mcp unsetup
Claude Code	claude mcp remove plaud --scope user && npx -y @plaud-ai/mcp clean-plugin
Codex Desktop	plaud-mcp unsetup codex

Then remove the package and local data:

npm uninstall -g @plaud-ai/mcp
rm -rf ~/.plaud

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Troubleshooting

Symptom	Fix
Plaud tools don't appear after install	Make sure you did a full client restart — closing and reopening the window is not enough. For Claude Code, exit and start a new claude session.
401 / "Not authenticated" errors	Ask your AI client: "log me into Plaud".
No local clients configured in --yes mode	Install a supported local client first, or run without --yes to get interactive guidance for web clients.
Token refresh errors	Delete ~/.plaud/tokens-mcp.json and sign in again.
Browser doesn't open during sign-in	Copy the URL the installer prints and open it manually. On remote machines, forward port 8199 first: ssh -L 8199:localhost:8199 user@host.
"Server disconnected" in Claude Desktop	Re-run setup: plaud-mcp unsetup && plaud-mcp setup, then restart Claude Desktop.
Version didn't update after upgrade	Run npx -y @plaud-ai/mcp clean-plugin, reinstall with /plugin install plaud in Claude Code, then restart.

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