create-index

MCP tool from Meilisearch MCP by meilisearch

Create a new index with optional primary key

How to use it

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

Install Meilisearch MCP

$uvx -n meilisearch-mcp

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Other tools in Meilisearch MCP (22)

Add or update documents in an index

Cancel pending or enqueued tasks

Create new API key with specific permissions

Delete an existing index and all its documents

Delete an existing API key

Delete completed tasks

get-connection-settings

View current Meilisearch connection URL and API key status

Retrieve documents from an index with pagination

get-health-status

Comprehensive health status

get-index-metrics

Get detailed metrics for a specific index

List all API keys

View current settings for an index

Get database statistics

get-system-info

Get system-level information

Get information about a specific task

List tasks with optional filters

Get Meilisearch version information

Basic health check

List all available indexes

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.)