create-index

MCP tool from Meilisearch MCP by meilisearch

Create a new index with optional primary key

How to use it

Project documentation lists create-index for the Meilisearch MCP MCP server. Add the server to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf and others), then check which tools your installed version makes available. Tool availability can depend on configuration and credentials. A server handshake does not verify this tool’s behavior. See the full listing for setup details.

Install Meilisearch MCP

$uvx -n meilisearch-mcp
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Other tools in Meilisearch MCP (22)

add-documents

Add or update documents in an index

cancel-tasks

Cancel pending or enqueued tasks

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.)