Meilisearch MCP Server

Instructions

Implementation Reference

• src/meilisearch_mcp/server.py:487-493 (handler)

  MCP tool handler for create-index: calls IndexManager.create_index with uid and optional primaryKey, returns success message with result.

  elif name == "create-index":
      result = self.meili_client.indexes.create_index(
          arguments["uid"], arguments.get("primaryKey")
      )
      return [
          types.TextContent(type="text", text=f"Created index: {result}")
      ]

• src/meilisearch_mcp/server.py:123-135 (registration)

  Registration of the create-index tool in list_tools handler, including description and input schema requiring 'uid'.

  types.Tool(
      name="create-index",
      description="Create a new Meilisearch index",
      inputSchema={
          "type": "object",
          "properties": {
              "uid": {"type": "string"},
              "primaryKey": {"type": "string"},
          },
          "required": ["uid"],
          "additionalProperties": False,
      },
  ),

• src/meilisearch_mcp/server.py:127-134 (schema)

  Input schema for create-index tool: object with required 'uid' string and optional 'primaryKey' string.

      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
          "uid": {"type": "string"},
          "primaryKey": {"type": "string"},
      },
      "required": ["uid"],
      "additionalProperties": False,
  },

• src/meilisearch_mcp/indexes.py:20-27 (helper)

  IndexManager helper method wrapping Meilisearch Client.create_index for creating indexes.

  def create_index(
      self, uid: str, primary_key: Optional[str] = None
  ) -> Dict[str, Any]:
      """Create a new index"""
      try:
          return self.client.create_index(uid, {"primaryKey": primary_key})
      except Exception as e:
          raise Exception(f"Failed to create index: {str(e)}")