How do I connect Meilisearch MCP Server to Claude?

Run `claude mcp add meilisearch-mcp -- uvx -n meilisearch-mcp` in Claude Code, or add the same command and arguments under mcpServers in Cursor's mcp.json or Claude Desktop's claude_desktop_config.json, then restart the client. The blocks above are ready to paste.

Is Meilisearch MCP Server free?

The listed licence is MIT. Check the upstream terms for permitted use and commercial requirements; a public repository does not by itself mean the software is free or open source. Connected APIs and hosted services may have separate charges.

What can Meilisearch MCP Server do?

Meilisearch MCP Server documents 23 tools to the agent, including add-documents, cancel-tasks, create-index. The descriptions above come from project documentation. A live handshake does not test individual tool behavior.

Meilisearch MCP

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A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for interacting with Meilisearch through LLM interfaces.

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01 / Choose your client

02 / Before you connect

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Install the runtime required by the project and make it available to your client.

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03 / Add the configuration

Source: generated from public install instructions

claude mcp add --transport stdio 'meilisearch-mcp' -- 'uvx' '-n' 'meilisearch-mcp'

Run in your terminal after replacing any placeholders.

04 / Check it in your client

Open your client’s MCP settings and confirm the server connects and lists its tools. A copied configuration does not confirm a working connection.

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Documented tools (23)

From project documentation. A server handshake does not verify each tool’s description or behavior.

add-documents

Add or update documents in an index

cancel-tasks

Cancel pending or enqueued tasks

create-index

Create a new index with optional primary key

create-key

Create new API key with specific permissions

delete-index

Delete an existing index and all its documents

delete-key

Delete an existing API key

delete-tasks

Delete completed tasks

get-connection-settings

View current Meilisearch connection URL and API key status

get-documents

Retrieve documents from an index with pagination

get-health-status

Comprehensive health status

get-index-metrics

Get detailed metrics for a specific index

get-keys

List all API keys

get-settings

View current settings for an index

get-stats

Get database statistics

get-system-info

Get system-level information

get-task

Get information about a specific task

get-tasks

List tasks with optional filters

get-version

Get Meilisearch version information

health-check

Basic health check

list-indexes

List all available indexes

search

Flexible search across single or multiple indices with filtering and sorting options

update-connection-settings

Update URL and/or API key to connect to a different instance

update-settings

Update index settings (ranking, faceting, etc.)

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Questions about Meilisearch MCP Server

How do I connect Meilisearch MCP Server to Claude?: Run `claude mcp add meilisearch-mcp -- uvx -n meilisearch-mcp` in Claude Code, or add the same command and arguments under mcpServers in Cursor's mcp.json or Claude Desktop's claude_desktop_config.json, then restart the client. The blocks above are ready to paste.
Is Meilisearch MCP Server free?: The listed licence is MIT. Check the upstream terms for permitted use and commercial requirements; a public repository does not by itself mean the software is free or open source. Connected APIs and hosted services may have separate charges.
What can Meilisearch MCP Server do?: Meilisearch MCP Server documents 23 tools to the agent, including add-documents, cancel-tasks, create-index. The descriptions above come from project documentation. A live handshake does not test individual tool behavior.