# Joinly (MCP server)

> Joinly is an MCP server that adds productivity tools to AI assistants such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor. Make your meetings accessible to AI Agents. It has 568 GitHub stars, is released under the MIT license and runs locally with uvx joinly-client.

Make your meetings accessible to AI Agents 🤖 joinly.ai is a connector middleware designed to enable AI agents to join and actively participate in video calls. Through its MCP server, joinly.ai provides essential meeting tools and resources that can equip any AI agent with the skills to perform tasks and interact with you in real time during your meetings.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/joinly-ai/joinly |
| GitHub stars | 568 |
| License | MIT |
| Language | Python |
| Transport | stdio |
| Packages | pypi: joinly-client; docker: ghcr.io/joinly-ai/joinly |
| Remote URL | none |
| Needs API key | no |
| Official | no |
| Works with | Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code |
| Category | Productivity |
| Latest release | v0.5.4 (Sep 1, 2026) |
| Last commit | Sep 1, 2026 |

## Install

### Claude Desktop (claude_desktop_config.json)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "joinly": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "joinly-client"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

Settings > Developer > Edit Config. macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/, Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\. Restart Claude Desktop afterwards.

### Claude Code

```sh
claude mcp add --transport stdio joinly -- uvx joinly-client
```

### Cursor (.cursor/mcp.json)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "joinly": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "joinly-client"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

Project file; use ~/.cursor/mcp.json to enable it in every project.

### VS Code (.vscode/mcp.json)

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "joinly": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "joinly-client"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

Config formats checked against the official docs on 2026-10-07.

## Tools

- `join_meeting`: Join meeting with URL, participant name, and optional passcode
- `leave_meeting`: Leave the current meeting
- `speak_text`: Speak text using TTS (requires text parameter)
- `send_chat_message`: Send chat message (requires message parameter)
- `mute_yourself`: Mute microphone
- `unmute_yourself`: Unmute microphone
- `get_chat_history`: Get current meeting chat history in JSON format
- `get_participants`: Get current meeting participants in JSON format
- `get_transcript`: Get current meeting transcript in JSON format, optionally filtered by minutes
- `get_video_snapshot`: Get an image from the current meeting, e.g., view a current screenshare

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