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Chroma MCP
chroma-core/chroma-mcp
The Model Context Protocol (MCP) is an open protocol designed for effortless integration between LLM applications and external data sources or tools, offering a standardized framework to seamlessly provide LLMs with the context they require.
Install
uvx chroma-mcpClient configuration
{
"mcpServers": {
"server": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"chroma-mcp"
]
}
}
}Environment variables
CHROMA_CLIENT_TYPECHROMA_DATA_DIRCHROMA_TENANTCHROMA_DATABASECHROMA_API_KEYCHROMA_HOSTCHROMA_PORTCHROMA_CUSTOM_AUTH_CREDENTIALSCHROMA_SSLCHROMA_DOTENV_PATH- GitHub stars
- 116
- Author
- @chroma-core
- Category
- Database, Knowledge Management
- Updated
- Oct 6, 2026
About Chroma MCP
This server provides data retrieval capabilities powered by Chroma, enabling AI models to create collections over generated data and user inputs, and retrieve that data using vector search, full text search, metadata filtering, and more.
Features
Flexible Client Types
Collection Management
Document Operations
chroma_list_collections - List all collections with pagination support
Tools (11)
chroma_create_collection
Create a new collection with optional HNSW configuration
chroma_peek_collection
View a sample of documents in a collection
chroma_get_collection_info
Get detailed information about a collection
chroma_get_collection_count
Get the number of documents in a collection
chroma_modify_collection
Update a collection's name or metadata
chroma_delete_collection
Delete a collection
chroma_add_documents
Add documents with optional metadata and custom IDs
chroma_query_documents
Query documents using semantic search with advanced filtering
chroma_get_documents
Retrieve documents by IDs or filters with pagination
chroma_update_documents
Update existing documents' content, metadata, or embeddings
chroma_delete_documents
Delete specific documents from a collection
Details on this page are taken from the project's README. Open README
Supported clients
Clients mentioned in this server's README:
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