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Groundwork MCP — Company-State Feed for AI Agents

Groundwork stops agents from inventing your company. It's a hosted MCP server that gives any MCP-compatible client a tenant-scoped, read-only picture of what is current, what is entitled, and how work is supposed to run.

Think of it as a "company memory" layer that sits between your AI agents and your actual company state — modules, brand settings, dashboards, entitlements, and curated how-tos are all available through structured MCP tools.

What It Does

  • Company-state feed: Read-only access to your company's module catalog, dashboard settings, and brand configuration
  • Entitlement awareness: Agents know what features/tiers you have access to — no inventing capabilities
  • Curated skill how-tos: Documentation and procedures surfaced through MCP tools
  • Public proof (no account): Anyone can test via the public endpoint at https://connector.rarefied.earth/public/mcp
  • Tenant-scoped: Each organization gets its own isolated view

Key Tools

Tool Description
groundwork_public_proof Verify the MCP connection works — no account required
groundwork_public_status Check Groundwork service status
demo_resume Example tool demonstrating the resume/company-state workflow

Quick Start

1. Try Without an Account

# Public endpoint — no auth required
# Add to your MCP client config:
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "groundwork-public": {
      "url": "https://connector.rarefied.earth/public/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Then call groundwork_public_proof to verify connectivity.

2. Full Setup (Pro Account)

# 1. Sign up at https://rarefied.earth/groundwork/
# 2. Start 14-day free trial (card required)
# 3. Get your tenant endpoint from the dashboard
# 4. Add to MCP config:
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "groundwork": {
      "url": "https://connector.rarefied.earth/YOUR_TENANT/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

3. Install Source (Self-Hosted)

git clone https://github.com/Rarefied-Earth/groundwork
cd groundwork
npm install
# Configure env vars, then:
npm start

Hermes Agent Integration

# ~/.hermes/config.yaml
mcp_servers:
  groundwork:
    url: "https://connector.rarefied.earth/YOUR_TENANT/mcp"
    headers:
      Authorization: "Bearer ${GROUNDWORK_API_KEY}"

Use Cases for Business Operators

  1. Agent onboarding: New AI agents immediately know your company's stack, brand voice, and approved workflows — no manual context injection
  2. Multi-agent consistency: All agents across Claude, Cursor, Hermes, and Codex read from the same company-state source
  3. Compliance guardrails: Agents can check entitlements before suggesting features or workflows you don't have access to
  4. Workspace auditing: The public proof tool lets you verify agent behavior without an account

Limitations

  • Read-only: Groundwork is a state feed, not a write-back system — agents can read company state but can't modify it
  • Source closed: While docs are public, the core server code is closed source
  • New project: 1 GitHub star as of July 2026 — early stage, expect API evolution
  • Trial requires card: 14-day free trial needs payment card at checkout

Pricing Tiers

Tier Price Best For
Pro $49/mo Solo operators, single tenant
Operating $149/mo Small teams, multi-agent setups
Studio $299/mo Agencies, multi-tenant, advanced features

All tiers include the 14-day free trial. Founding rates may apply.

Category

Memory & Knowledge — alongside tools like Context7, Groundwork, and codicil. Groundwork differentiates by focusing on company-specific state rather than general documentation.

Discovered via mcp.so on July 24, 2026. Verified listing. GitHub: Rarefied-Earth/groundwork.