MongoDB MCP Server
remote-capable server
The server can be hosted and run remotely because it primarily relies on remote services or has no dependency on the local environment.
Integrations
Provides read-only access to MongoDB databases, allowing for querying, aggregation, schema discovery, geospatial operations, text search, and data analysis without write permissions.
MongoDB MCP Server
A Model Context Protocol server that provides read-only access to MongoDB databases through standardized MCP tools and resources.
Overview
This MongoDB MCP server enables AI assistants to directly query and analyze MongoDB databases without write access, maintaining data safety while providing powerful data exploration capabilities.
Features
MongoDB Operations
- Database Exploration: List databases and collections
- Schema Discovery: Infer collection schemas from sample documents
- Querying: Execute MongoDB queries with filtering, projection, sorting, and limiting
- Aggregation: Run read-only aggregation pipelines with safety validation
- Text Search: Perform full-text search on collections with text indexes
- Geospatial Queries: Find locations near points, within polygons, or intersecting geometries
- Document Operations: Count documents, sample random documents, find documents by IDs
- Data Analysis: Get collection statistics, index information, and query execution plans
- Performance Insights: Examine query execution plans to optimize performance
- Data Exploration: Get distinct values, field distributions, and data samples
- Format Conversion: Export query results as JSON or CSV formats
Enhanced Capabilities
- Schema Inference: Automatically detect data types and structure from documents
- Visualization Hints: Intelligent suggestions for data visualization based on result content
- Safety Validation: Prevents write operations in aggregation pipelines
- Example-Rich Documentation: Each tool includes detailed examples in its description
Requirements
Environment Variables
MONGODB_URI
(required): MongoDB connection string with authentication if neededMONGODB_DEFAULT_DATABASE
(optional): Default database name when not specified in queries
Prerequisites
- Network access to MongoDB server
- Authentication credentials if required by MongoDB instance
- Appropriate read permissions on target databases
Installation
Building from Source
Install dependencies:
Build the server:
For development with auto-rebuild:
Integration with Claude Desktop
To use with Claude Desktop, add the server configuration:
On MacOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
On Windows: %APPDATA%/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
Integration with Claude Web
For Claude Web via the MCP Chrome extension, add configuration to Cline MCP settings:
Security Considerations
- This server provides read-only access by design
- Connection strings may contain sensitive authentication information
- Store connection strings securely in environment variables
- Use a MongoDB user with read-only permissions
Debugging
Since MCP servers communicate over stdio, debugging can be challenging. Use the MCP Inspector, which is available as a package script:
The Inspector will provide a URL to access debugging tools in your browser.
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A Model Context Protocol server that provides read-only access to MongoDB databases, enabling AI assistants to directly query and analyze MongoDB data while maintaining data safety.