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Using MentorStack with AI Assistants

Connect Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible AI tool to your mentoring data

If you already use an AI assistant like Claude or Cursor, you can connect it to your MentorStack data. This means your AI tool can see your goals, your mentor's availability, and your session history — and help you make the most of your mentoring relationships without switching between apps.

What you need

Your program admin generates the API key for you. It's a participant key scoped to your account only — the AI agent can only see your own data. It cannot access other members' records or any org-level information.

Ask your admin to generate a participant key for you and share it securely. Once you have it, pick your AI tool below.

Warning

Treat your API key like a password. Anyone who has it can act as you within MentorStack. If it's ever exposed, ask your admin to revoke it immediately.

Connect your AI tool

Claude Desktop

Open claude_desktop_config.json (find it via Claude menu → Settings → Developer → Edit Config) and add a mentorstack entry:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mentorstack": {
      "url": "https://app.mentorstack.io/api/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer ms_live_YOUR_KEY_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

Save and restart Claude Desktop. A hammer icon in the chat toolbar confirms MentorStack tools are active.

Claude Code

Run this in your terminal:

claude mcp add --transport http mentorstack https://app.mentorstack.io/api/mcp \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer ms_live_YOUR_KEY_HERE"

Verify with claude mcp list — MentorStack should appear with a green status.

Cursor

Edit ~/.cursor/mcp.json (global) or .cursor/mcp.json inside a project folder:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mentorstack": {
      "url": "https://app.mentorstack.io/api/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer ms_live_YOUR_KEY_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

Restart Cursor after saving.

Windsurf

Edit ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mentorstack": {
      "url": "https://app.mentorstack.io/api/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer ms_live_YOUR_KEY_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

Restart Windsurf after saving.

What you can do

Once connected, your AI assistant can help you:

  • Review your current goals and progress
  • Create or update goals based on your mentoring conversations
  • Check your upcoming meetings and prepare questions
  • Message your mentor
  • Build a career plan and match it against your goals
  • Export your mentoring portfolio

Tip

Try asking: "What goals am I working on and how is my progress? What should I focus on before my next meeting?" — your AI can pull live data and give you a genuinely useful answer.

Troubleshooting

Tools don't appear in my AI tool Restart the app after editing the config file. The MCP server list is only loaded on startup.

Getting an Unauthorized error The raw key is only shown once when generated. If you didn't copy it in time, ask your admin to revoke it and generate a new one.

Can't access data I expect to see Participant keys are scoped to your account. If you're trying to access something outside your own record, you won't be able to — that's by design. Contact your admin if you think your key has the wrong permissions.