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mongodb-js/mongodb-mcp-server

A Model Context Protocol server for interacting with MongoDB Databases and MongoDB Atlas.

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Install

npx -y mongodb-mcp-server@latest --readOnly

Client configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "MongoDB": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mongodb-mcp-server@latest",
        "--readOnly"
      ],
      "env": {
        "MDB_MCP_CONNECTION_STRING": "<MDB_MCP_CONNECTION_STRING>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Environment variables

MDB_MCP_CONNECTION_STRINGMDB_MCP_API_CLIENT_IDMDB_MCP_API_CLIENT_SECRETMDB_MCP_LOGGERSMDB_MCP_CONFIGMDB_MCP_LOG_PATHHTTPS_PROXYNO_PROXY
GitHub stars
9
Author
@mongodb-js
Category
Database, Developer Tools
Updated
Oct 6, 2026

Features

  • For environment variable configuration, use a comma-separated string: export MDB_MCP_PREVIEW_FEATURES="feature1,feature2".

  • For command-line argument configuration, use a space-separated string: --previewFeatures feature1 feature2.

  • mcpUI - Enables an optional web-based UI for interacting with the MCP server.

Tools (40)

  • aggregate

    Run an aggregation against a MongoDB collection

  • aggregate-db

    Run an aggregation against a MongoDB database

  • collection-indexes

    Describe the indexes for a collection

  • collection-schema

    Describe the schema for a collection

  • collection-storage-size

    Gets the size of the collection

  • connect

    Connect to a MongoDB instance

  • count

    Gets the number of documents in a MongoDB collection using db.collection.count() and query as an optional filter parameter

  • create-collection

    Creates a new collection in a database.

  • create-index

    Create an index for a collection

  • db-stats

    Returns statistics that reflect the use state of a single database

  • delete-many

    Removes all documents that match the filter from a MongoDB collection

  • disconnect

    Close a MongoDB connection and revoke its connectionId.

  • drop-collection

    Removes a collection or view from the database.

  • drop-database

    Removes the specified database, deleting the associated data files

  • drop-index

    Drop an index for the provided database and collection.

  • explain

    Returns statistics describing the execution of the winning plan chosen by the query optimizer for the evaluated method

  • export

    Export a query or aggregation results in the specified EJSON format.

  • find

    Run a find query against a MongoDB collection

  • insert-many

    Insert an array of documents into a MongoDB collection.

  • mongodb-logs

    Returns the most recent logged mongod events

  • rename-collection

    Renames a collection in a MongoDB database

  • update-many

    Updates all documents that match the specified filter for a collection.

  • atlas-connect-cluster

    Connect to MongoDB Atlas cluster and get back a connectionId to pass to the other MongoDB tools.

  • atlas-create-access-list

    Allow Ip/CIDR ranges to access your MongoDB Atlas clusters.

  • atlas-create-cluster

    Create a MongoDB Atlas cluster (M10–M80, replica set or single shard).

  • atlas-create-db-user

    Create an MongoDB Atlas database user

  • atlas-create-free-cluster

    Create a free MongoDB Atlas cluster

  • atlas-create-project

    Create a MongoDB Atlas project

  • atlas-get-performance-advisor

    Get MongoDB Atlas performance advisor recommendations and suggestions, which includes the operations: suggested indexes, drop index suggestions, schema…

  • atlas-inspect-access-list

    Inspect Ip/CIDR ranges with access to your MongoDB Atlas clusters.

  • atlas-inspect-cluster

    Inspect metadata of a MongoDB Atlas cluster

  • atlas-load-sample-dataset

    Load a MongoDB sample dataset into an Atlas cluster, or check the status of a previously-initiated load.

  • atlas-pause-resume-cluster

    Pause or resume a dedicated (M10+) MongoDB Atlas cluster.

  • atlas-streams-build

    Create Atlas Stream Processing resources.

  • atlas-streams-discover

    Discover and inspect Atlas Stream Processing resources.

  • atlas-streams-manage

    Manage Atlas Stream Processing resources: start/stop processors, modify pipelines, update configurations.

  • atlas-streams-teardown

    Delete Atlas Stream Processing resources.

  • atlas-upgrade-cluster

    Upgrade or scale a MongoDB Atlas cluster.

  • atlas-local-connect-deployment

    Connect to a MongoDB Atlas Local deployment and get back a connectionId to pass to the other MongoDB tools

  • atlas-local-create-deployment

    Create a MongoDB Atlas local deployment.

Details on this page are taken from the project's README. Open README

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