Meilisearch MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for interacting with Meilisearch through LLM interfaces like Claude.

Features

Index and document management
Settings configuration and management
Task monitoring and API key management
Built-in logging and monitoring tools
Dynamic connection configuration to switch between Meilisearch instances
Smart search across single or multiple indices

Installation

# Clone repository
git clone <repository_url>
cd meilisearch-mcp

# Create virtual environment and install
uv venv
source .venv/bin/activate  # On Windows: .venv\Scripts\activate
uv pip install -e .

Requirements

Python ≥ 3.9
Running Meilisearch instance
Node.js (for testing with MCP Inspector)

Usage

Environment Variables

MEILI_HTTP_ADDR=http://localhost:7700  # Default Meilisearch URL
MEILI_MASTER_KEY=your_master_key       # Optional: Default Meilisearch API key

Dynamic Connection Configuration

The server provides tools to view and update connection settings at runtime:

get-connection-settings: View current connection URL and API key status
update-connection-settings: Update URL and/or API key to connect to a different Meilisearch instance

Example usage through MCP:

// Get current settings
{
  "name": "get-connection-settings"
}

// Update connection settings
{
  "name": "update-connection-settings",
  "arguments": {
    "url": "http://new-host:7700",
    "api_key": "new-api-key"
  }
}

Search Functionality

The server provides a flexible search tool that can search across one or all indices:

search: Search through Meilisearch indices with optional parameters

Example usage through MCP:

// Search in a specific index
{
  "name": "search",
  "arguments": {
    "query": "search term",
    "indexUid": "movies",
    "limit": 10
  }
}

// Search across all indices
{
  "name": "search",
  "arguments": {
    "query": "search term",
    "limit": 5,
    "sort": ["releaseDate:desc"]
  }
}

Available search parameters:

query: The search query (required)
indexUid: Specific index to search in (optional)
limit: Maximum number of results per index (optional, default: 20)
offset: Number of results to skip (optional, default: 0)
filter: Filter expression (optional)
sort: Sorting rules (optional)

Running the Server

python -m src.meilisearch_mcp

Usage with Claude Desktop

To use this with Claude Desktop, add the following to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "meilisearch": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["-n", "meilisearch-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Testing with MCP Inspector

npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector python -m src.meilisearch_mcp

Available Tools

Connection Management

get-connection-settings: View current Meilisearch connection URL and API key status
update-connection-settings: Update URL and/or API key to connect to a different instance

Index Management

create-index: Create a new index with optional primary key
list-indexes: List all available indexes
get-index-metrics: Get detailed metrics for a specific index

Document Operations

get-documents: Retrieve documents from an index with pagination
add-documents: Add or update documents in an index

Search

search: Flexible search across single or multiple indices with filtering and sorting options

Settings Management

get-settings: View current settings for an index
update-settings: Update index settings (ranking, faceting, etc.)

API Key Management

get-keys: List all API keys
create-key: Create new API key with specific permissions
delete-key: Delete an existing API key

Task Management

get-task: Get information about a specific task
get-tasks: List tasks with optional filters:
- limit: Maximum number of tasks to return
- from: Number of tasks to skip
- reverse: Sort order of tasks
- batchUids: Filter by batch UIDs
- uids: Filter by task UIDs
- canceledBy: Filter by cancellation source
- types: Filter by task types
- statuses: Filter by task statuses
- indexUids: Filter by index UIDs
- afterEnqueuedAt/beforeEnqueuedAt: Filter by enqueue time
- afterStartedAt/beforeStartedAt: Filter by start time
- afterFinishedAt/beforeFinishedAt: Filter by finish time
cancel-tasks: Cancel pending or enqueued tasks
delete-tasks: Delete completed tasks

System Monitoring

health-check: Basic health check
get-health-status: Comprehensive health status
get-version: Get Meilisearch version information
get-stats: Get database statistics
get-system-info: Get system-level information

Contributing

Fork repository
Create feature branch
Commit changes
Create pull request

License

MIT