Is the Grist MCP server free?

Yes. Activepieces is open source and free to start, and the MCP server is included on every plan, from the free cloud tier to any self-hosted deployment.

How do I connect Grist to Claude or Cursor?

Connect Grist in Activepieces, enable the server under Settings → MCP Server, then paste your server URL into your client config. It authenticates over OAuth on first use.

What can my agent do in Grist?

It can call 5 tools, including Create Record, Search Record, Update Record, and chain them with steps in other apps inside the same run.

Is it safe to let an agent call Grist?

Connections use OAuth2 with limited scopes and are stored under 256-bit encryption, with no API to read them back, so an agent gets scoped access rather than your keys.

Grist MCP server

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Grist is not a separate install. One Activepieces MCP server exposes it alongside 760+ other apps, behind a single URL.

Start building See the Grist integration

Tools: 5
Works with: Any MCP client
Auth: Custom auth
License: MIT, open source
Updated: October 2026

About the Grist MCP server

Connect Grist once in Activepieces and every action it ships becomes a tool your assistant can call, behind the same server URL as the rest of your apps. Your agent reaches Grist and 760+ other apps over a single connection, on our cloud or a self-hosted install.

Tools

Grist tools your AI can run

Once connected, your assistant can call any of these Grist actions by asking in plain language.

Create Record
Creates a new record in specific table.
4 fields
Search Record
Search record by matching criteria.
5 fields
Update Record
Updates an existing record in specific table.
5 fields
Upload Attachment to Document
Uploads attachments to specific document.
4 fields
Custom API Call
Make a custom API call to a specific endpoint
10 fields

Triggers

Grist events your agent can watch

These start a run the moment something happens in Grist, so work gets picked up on its own.

New Record
Triggers when a new record is added to the table.
4 fields
Updated Record
Triggers when a record is updated in the table.
4 fields

Give your assistant Grist

Connect Grist once and every tool above is callable from Claude, Cursor or any MCP client, behind the same server URL as 760+ other apps. Free to start.

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