Chroma MCP Server
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHROMA_SSL | No | Whether to use SSL for self-hosted Chroma (true/false) | |
| CHROMA_HOST | No | Host for self-hosted Chroma instance | |
| CHROMA_PORT | No | Port for self-hosted Chroma instance | |
| CHROMA_TENANT | No | Tenant ID for Chroma Cloud | |
| CHROMA_API_KEY | No | API key for Chroma Cloud | |
| CHROMA_DATABASE | No | Database name for Chroma Cloud | |
| CHROMA_DATA_DIR | No | Data directory for persistent client | |
| CHROMA_CLIENT_TYPE | No | Type of Chroma client: ephemeral, persistent, http, or cloud | |
| CHROMA_DOTENV_PATH | No | Path to .env file | |
| CHROMA_CUSTOM_AUTH_CREDENTIALS | No | Custom auth credentials for self-hosted Chroma |
Capabilities
Features and capabilities supported by this server
| Capability | Details |
|---|---|
| tools | {
"listChanged": false
} |
| prompts | {
"listChanged": false
} |
| resources | {
"subscribe": false,
"listChanged": false
} |
| experimental | {} |
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| chroma_list_collectionsA | List all collection names in the Chroma database with pagination support. |
| chroma_create_collectionC | Create a new Chroma collection with configurable HNSW parameters. |
| chroma_peek_collectionB | Peek at documents in a Chroma collection. |
| chroma_get_collection_infoC | Get information about a Chroma collection. |
| chroma_get_collection_countC | Get the number of documents in a Chroma collection. |
| chroma_modify_collectionB | Modify a Chroma collection's name or metadata. |
| chroma_fork_collectionC | Fork a Chroma collection. |
| chroma_delete_collectionB | Delete a Chroma collection. |
| chroma_add_documentsC | Add documents to a Chroma collection. |
| chroma_query_documentsA | Query documents from a Chroma collection with advanced filtering. |
| chroma_get_documentsA | Get documents from a Chroma collection with optional filtering. |
| chroma_update_documentsA | Update documents in a Chroma collection. |
| chroma_delete_documentsA | Delete documents from a Chroma collection. |
Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No prompts | |
Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No resources | |
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