get_shards

MCP tool from MCP Server Elasticsearch by elastic

Get shard information for all or specific indices

How to use it

get_shards is exposed by the MCP Server Elasticsearch MCP server. Add the server to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf and others), and the get_shards tool becomes available to the model automatically. See the full listing for setup details and every tool this server provides.

Install MCP Server Elasticsearch

$uv tool install mcp-proxy

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Other tools in MCP Server Elasticsearch (4)

esql

Execute an ESQL query

get_mappings

Get field mappings for a specific Elasticsearch index

list_indices

List all available Elasticsearch indices

Perform an Elasticsearch search using query DSL