Feature guide

MCP Server

Access Nexus from Claude, Cursor, and other AI tools via the Model Context Protocol

Before you begin

Availability depends on your school's enabled tools, provider setup, and account permissions. These settings are managed in the web workspace. A class policy may restrict a feature described here.

Overview#

The Nexus MCP Server lets you connect any MCP-compatible AI tool to your Nexus knowledge base. Ask Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, or any other MCP client to search your school's documents without leaving your workflow.

Nexus can also act as an MCP client! See the MCP Actions guide to connect external MCP servers to your Nexus Agents.

What You Can Do#

Search your knowledge base. query Confluence, Google Drive, Slack, GitHub, Jira, and 40+ other sources
Search the web. find current events and public information
Fetch full page content. retrieve complete text from any URL

All of your existing Nexus permissions and access controls are enforced automatically.

Supported Clients#

Any client that supports the Model Context Protocol over HTTP works with Nexus, including:

Quick Setup#

Add this to your MCP client's configuration:

{
"mcpServers": {
  "onyx": {
    "url": "https://school.narb.cc/mcp", // or your self-hosted Onyx domain
    "headers": {
      "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_ONYX_TOKEN_HERE"
    }
  }
}
}

Replace YOUR_ONYX_TOKEN_HERE with a Personal Access Token or API Key.

Learn More#

Full MCP Server Guide #

Detailed setup instructions, tool reference, troubleshooting, and self-hosting configuration

Personal Access Tokens #

Create a token to authenticate with the MCP server