sugra-api-mcp

Gateway connector between LLM agents and world data. Official Model Context Protocol server for the Sugra API, backed by a bundled endpoint catalog and operation_id calls.

Works with Anthropic Claude, OpenAI GPT, Google Gemini, xAI, and any MCP-enabled IDE.

Client details:

• Anthropic Claude: Claude Desktop, Claude Code (CLI), claude.ai (web)
• OpenAI GPT: ChatGPT (via MCP connector)
• Google Gemini: Gemini CLI, Gemini Code Assist (VS Code + JetBrains)
• xAI: Remote MCP Tools in xAI SDK and Responses API
• IDEs: VS Code (native), Cursor, Zed, Cline, Continue.dev, Windsurf
• Custom agents: anything built on the Python or TypeScript MCP SDK

What you get

v0.4.0 is a breaking gateway release. Curated tools such as get_market_price, get_macro_indicator, and get_news were removed. The package now exposes exactly five tools:

call_endpoint supports response shaping with limit, fields, and include_raw.

Installation

pip install sugra-api-mcp

Get a free API key at app.sugra.ai/settings/billing (Free tier: 50 req/day).

Usage with Claude Desktop (stdio)

Add to claude_desktop_config.json:

• macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
• Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sugra": {
      "command": "sugra-api-mcp",
      "env": {
        "SUGRA_API_KEY": "sugra_xxx_yourkey..."
      }
    }
  }
}

Restart Claude Desktop. Sugra tools appear in the tools menu.

Usage with Claude Code (Anthropic CLI)

claude mcp add sugra -- sugra-api-mcp
# then set the env var that sugra-api-mcp reads
export SUGRA_API_KEY=sugra_xxx_...

Or edit ~/.claude/config.json manually with the same shape as Claude Desktop above.

Usage with Cursor, Zed, Cline, Continue.dev, Windsurf

Each of these has an MCP settings file (typically mcp.json or equivalent) with the same stdio config shape as Claude Desktop.

Usage with ChatGPT

ChatGPT supports MCP through its connector UI. Use the hosted HTTP endpoint (below) since ChatGPT does not launch local stdio processes.

Usage over HTTP (claude.ai, ChatGPT, remote agents)

Hosted Streamable HTTP endpoint:

https://app.sugra.ai/mcp

Add to claude.ai, ChatGPT, or any Streamable HTTP MCP client. Authenticate with Authorization: Bearer sugra_xxx_....

In claude.ai: Settings -> Connectors -> Add custom connector. In ChatGPT: Settings -> Connectors -> Add MCP server.

CLI

Server startup is unchanged:

sugra-api-mcp
sugra-api-mcp --transport streamable-http --port 8001

Catalog and gateway helpers:

sugra-api-mcp doctor
sugra-api-mcp list-toolsets
sugra-api-mcp search "NASDAQ futures"
sugra-api-mcp describe cot_financial
sugra-api-mcp call quotes_symbol_price --params '{"symbol":"AAPL"}'

Environment variables

HTTP transport with OAuth

When running with --transport streamable-http the server validates the incoming Authorization: Bearer ... header on every request. Two token formats are accepted:

• Raw API key (sugra_...) - passed through as the downstream x-api-key. Backward compatible with v0.1.x.
• OAuth JWT - signature verified against the issuer's JWKS. The sub claim identifies the user; the server then looks up that user's primary API key via an internal endpoint on the authorization server.

Examples

Ask Claude:

• "Search Sugra endpoints for NASDAQ futures."
• "Describe the cot_financial operation."
• "Call quotes_symbol_price with symbol AAPL and return only symbol and price."
• "List available Sugra toolsets."

Troubleshooting

SUGRA_API_KEY environment variable is required

The server could not find your API key. Depending on how you run it:

• As an MCP tool from your client (Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, xAI, IDE, etc.): check the env block in your MCP config file. Value should be a full key like sugra_ao1_..., not empty and not wrapped in extra quotes.
• Shell / CI: export SUGRA_API_KEY=sugra_... before running sugra-api-mcp.
• HTTP mode: set via .env or systemd EnvironmentFile, not the shell.

401 Unauthorized or 403 Forbidden in tool responses

Key accepted but rejected. Common causes:

• Key was regenerated in app.sugra.ai/settings/billing and your config still has the old one.
• Typo - key contains only lowercase letters and digits, no spaces, no trailing newlines.
• Free tier was deactivated. Sign in to verify status.

429 Too Many Requests

Hit your plan's daily limit. Response headers include X-RateLimit-Reset with the UTC timestamp when the counter resets (midnight UTC). Upgrade your plan at app.sugra.ai/settings/billing.

Invalid Host header (only if self-hosting HTTP mode)

FastMCP has DNS rebinding protection. Set SUGRA_MCP_ALLOWED_HOSTS to a comma-separated list of the public hostnames your reverse proxy serves. Example: SUGRA_MCP_ALLOWED_HOSTS=mcp.example.com,example.com.

Tool result truncated with meta.truncated notice

Some endpoints return very large payloads (global wildfires, full table catalogs). The client enforces the MCP 25k token limit - when hit, the data list is trimmed and a retry hint appears in meta.truncated.retry_hint. Add narrower filters (country, date range, limit) to get the full result.

Python version 3.11 or higher is required

sugra-api-mcp requires Python 3.11+. Check: python --version. If you have 3.10 or older:

• Ubuntu: install Python 3.11 or newer from your distribution packages or the deadsnakes PPA.
• macOS: brew install python@3.11
• Windows: download from python.org

Then recreate your venv.

Hosted app.sugra.ai/mcp returns 5xx

The hosted endpoint can briefly restart after deploys. Wait 60 seconds and retry. If persistent, email support@sugra.systems.

Debugging tool calls locally

Run with stdio and log JSON-RPC messages:

SUGRA_API_KEY=sugra_... sugra-api-mcp 2>&1 | tee mcp-debug.log

Send manual JSON-RPC from a second terminal using nc or an MCP inspector.

Development

git clone https://github.com/Sugra-Systems/prod-sugra-ai-MCP
cd prod-sugra-ai-MCP
pip install -e ".[dev,http]"
export SUGRA_API_KEY=sugra_...
python -m sugra_api_mcp  # stdio mode
python -m sugra_api_mcp --transport streamable-http --port 8001  # HTTP mode
python scripts/build_endpoint_catalog.py  # rebuild bundled catalog from sibling API openapi.json

Run tests:

pytest

License

MIT © 2026 Sugra Systems, Inc. Author: Arman Obosyan with Codex.