mcp-redis

How to use mcp-redis

pip install redis-mcp-server

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "redis": {
            "command": "<full_path_uv_command>",
            "args": [
                "--directory",
                "<your_mcp_server_directory>",
                "run",
                "src/main.py"
            ],
            "env": {
                "REDIS_HOST": "<your_redis_database_hostname>",
                "REDIS_PORT": "<your_redis_database_port>",
                "REDIS_PWD": "<your_redis_database_password>",
                "REDIS_SSL": True|False,
                "REDIS_SSL_CA_PATH": "<your_redis_ca_path>",
                "REDIS_CLUSTER_MODE": True|False
            }
        }
    }
}

What is mcp-redis?

mcp-redis is a Python MCP server for Claude Desktop, VS Code with npx, uvx/pip, docker. The official Redis MCP Server is a natural language interface designed for agentic applications to manage and search data in Redis efficiently This profile combines repository metadata with install, compatibility, and usage signals so developers can quickly decide whether it fits their agent workflow before opening the source repository.

Key capabilities

• Tool access support
• Shell commands support
• Document generation support
• OpenAI provider support
• Anthropic provider support
• pyproject.toml config support
• Dockerfile config support

Technical details

Install or run mcp-redis using npx. Check redis/mcp-redis for the latest setup command.

• Built for Python
• Built for Docker
• Built for Rust
• Install or run with npx
• Install or run with uvx/pip
• Install or run with docker
• Install or run with git clone
• Works with Claude Desktop

Requirements and access

Security and permissions

Review permissions before connecting any MCP server to an agent. Pay special attention to whether it can read local files, write data, call external services, or perform destructive actions.

When to use mcp-redis

• Use it for connecting agents to external tools and data.
• Use it for integrations workflows.
• Use it for coding workflows.
• Use it for data workflows.
• Use it for claude desktop users.

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