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Flowise MCP Server

PyPI version License: MIT Python 3.10+ MCP Flowise

An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that enables AI agents to interact with Flowise instances. Works with Claude Desktop, VS Code GitHub Copilot, Cursor, and other MCP-compatible clients.

Features

  • Flow Management: List, create, update, and delete chatflows and agentflows

  • Predictions: Send messages to flows and receive responses

  • Flow Analysis: Analyze configurations with improvement suggestions

  • Assistants: List and inspect Flowise assistants

  • Document Stores: Manage document stores for RAG

  • Vector Operations: Upsert vectors and query vector stores

  • Chat History: Retrieve and delete conversation history

  • Variables & Tools: Manage global variables and tools

Related MCP server: Crew AI MCP Server

Requirements

  • Python 3.10+ or uv package manager

  • A running Flowise instance with API access

Installation

Option A: Using pip

pip install flowise-mcp
# Install uv first if you don't have it
# Windows (PowerShell)
powershell -ExecutionPolicy ByPass -c "irm https://astral.sh/uv/install.ps1 | iex"

# macOS/Linux
curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh

Then configure your AI client to use uvx flowise-mcp (see below).

Configuration

Environment Variables

Variable

Description

Required

FLOWISE_BASE_URL

Your Flowise instance URL

Yes

FLOWISE_API_KEY

API key for authentication

Yes

FLOWISE_TIMEOUT

Request timeout in seconds (default: 60)

No

Getting your Flowise API Key

  1. Open your Flowise instance

  2. Go to Settings > API Keys

  3. Create a new API key or copy an existing one

Setup by Client

VS Code (GitHub Copilot)

Requires VS Code 1.99+ with GitHub Copilot.

Add to .vscode/mcp.json in your project or to your User Settings (JSON):

{
  "servers": {
    "flowise": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["flowise-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "FLOWISE_BASE_URL": "https://your-flowise-instance.com",
        "FLOWISE_API_KEY": "your-api-key"
      }
    }
  }
}

Restart VS Code after adding the configuration.

Claude Desktop

Add to your config file:

  • Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

  • macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "flowise": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["flowise-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "FLOWISE_BASE_URL": "https://your-flowise-instance.com",
        "FLOWISE_API_KEY": "your-api-key"
      }
    }
  }
}

Restart Claude Desktop after adding the configuration.

Available Tools

Flow Management

Tool

Description

flowise_list_flows

List all chatflows and agentflows

flowise_get_flow

Get detailed flow configuration

flowise_create_flow

Create a new flow

flowise_update_flow

Update an existing flow

flowise_delete_flow

Delete a flow

flowise_predict

Send a message to a flow

flowise_analyze_flow

Analyze flow and get improvement suggestions

Assistants

Tool

Description

flowise_list_assistants

List all configured assistants

flowise_get_assistant

Get assistant details and configuration

Document Stores & Vectors

Tool

Description

flowise_list_document_stores

List all document stores

flowise_get_document_store

Get document store details

flowise_upsert_vector

Insert/update vectors in a flow

flowise_query_vector_store

Search documents in a vector store

Chat & Configuration

Tool

Description

flowise_get_chat_history

Get conversation history

flowise_delete_chat_history

Delete conversation history

flowise_list_variables

List global variables

flowise_list_tools

List available tools

flowise_ping

Check server connectivity

Usage Examples

"List all my agentflows"

"Send 'Hello' to flow abc123"

"Analyze flow xyz789 and suggest improvements for better accuracy"

"Create a new chatflow named 'Customer Support Bot'"

"Show me all document stores"

"Query the vector store for 'pricing information'"

"Delete chat history for flow abc123"

"List all assistants"

Development

If you want to contribute or run locally:

git clone https://github.com/JuliDir/flowise-mcp.git
cd flowise-mcp

# Using uv
uv sync --extra dev
uv run pytest

# Or using pip
pip install -e ".[dev]"
pytest

Troubleshooting

Issue

Solution

Server not appearing

Restart your AI client

uvx not found

Install uv (see step 1)

Connection error

Check FLOWISE_BASE_URL

Authentication failed

Verify FLOWISE_API_KEY

License

MIT License - see LICENSE for details.

Author

Julian Di Rocco (@JuliDir)

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