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# Redis MCP Server
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## Overview
The Redis MCP Server is a **natural language interface** designed for agentic applications to efficiently manage and search data in Redis. It integrates seamlessly with **MCP (Model Content Protocol) clients**, enabling AI-driven workflows to interact with structured and unstructured data in Redis. Using this MCP Server, you can ask questions like:
- "Store the entire conversation in a stream"
- "Cache this item"
- "Store the session with an expiration time"
- "Index and search this vector"
## Table of Contents
- [Overview](#overview)
- [Features](#features)
- [Tools](#tools)
- [Installation](#installation)
- [From PyPI (recommended)](#from-pypi-recommended)
- [Testing the PyPI package](#testing-the-pypi-package)
- [From GitHub](#from-github)
- [Development Installation](#development-installation)
- [With Docker](#with-docker)
- [Configuration](#configuration)
- [Redis ACL](#redis-acl)
- [Configuration via command line arguments](#configuration-via-command-line-arguments)
- [Configuration via Environment Variables](#configuration-via-environment-variables)
- [EntraID Authentication for Azure Managed Redis](#entraid-authentication-for-azure-managed-redis)
- [Logging](#logging)
- [Integrations](#integrations)
- [OpenAI Agents SDK](#openai-agents-sdk)
- [Augment](#augment)
- [Claude Desktop](#claude-desktop)
- [VS Code with GitHub Copilot](#vs-code-with-github-copilot)
- [Testing](#testing)
- [Example Use Cases](#example-use-cases)
- [Contributing](#contributing)
- [License](#license)
- [Badges](#badges)
- [Contact](#contact)
## Features
- **Natural Language Queries**: Enables AI agents to query and update Redis using natural language.
- **Seamless MCP Integration**: Works with any **MCP client** for smooth communication.
- **Full Redis Support**: Handles **hashes, lists, sets, sorted sets, streams**, and more.
- **Search & Filtering**: Supports efficient data retrieval and searching in Redis.
- **Scalable & Lightweight**: Designed for **high-performance** data operations.
- **EntraID Authentication**: Native support for Azure Active Directory authentication with Azure Managed Redis.
- The Redis MCP Server supports the `stdio` [transport](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/docs/concepts/transports#standard-input%2Foutput-stdio). Support to the `stremable-http` transport will be added in the future.
## Tools
This MCP Server provides tools to manage the data stored in Redis.
- `string` tools to set, get strings with expiration. Useful for storing simple configuration values, session data, or caching responses.
- `hash` tools to store field-value pairs within a single key. The hash can store vector embeddings. Useful for representing objects with multiple attributes, user profiles, or product information where fields can be accessed individually.
- `list` tools with common operations to append and pop items. Useful for queues, message brokers, or maintaining a list of most recent actions.
- `set` tools to add, remove and list set members. Useful for tracking unique values like user IDs or tags, and for performing set operations like intersection.
- `sorted set` tools to manage data for e.g. leaderboards, priority queues, or time-based analytics with score-based ordering.
- `pub/sub` functionality to publish messages to channels and subscribe to receive them. Useful for real-time notifications, chat applications, or distributing updates to multiple clients.
- `streams` tools to add, read, and delete from data streams. Useful for event sourcing, activity feeds, or sensor data logging with consumer groups support.
- `JSON` tools to store, retrieve, and manipulate JSON documents in Redis. Useful for complex nested data structures, document databases, or configuration management with path-based access.
Additional tools.
- `docs` tool to search Redis documentation, tutorials, and best practices using natural language questions (backed by the `MCP_DOCS_SEARCH_URL` HTTP API).
- `query engine` tools to manage vector indexes and perform vector search
- `server management` tool to retrieve information about the database
## Installation
The Redis MCP Server is available as a PyPI package and as direct installation from the GitHub repository.
### From PyPI (recommended)
Configuring the latest Redis MCP Server version from PyPI, as an example, can be done importing the following JSON configuration in the desired framework or tool.
The `uvx` command will download the server on the fly (if not cached already), create a temporary environment, and then run it.
```commandline
{
"mcpServers": {
"RedisMCPServer": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"--from",
"redis-mcp-server@latest",
"redis-mcp-server",
"--url",
"\"redis://localhost:6379/0\""
]
}
}
}
```
#### URL specification
The format to specify the `--url` argument follows the [redis](https://www.iana.org/assignments/uri-schemes/prov/redis) and [rediss](https://www.iana.org/assignments/uri-schemes/prov/rediss) schemes:
```commandline
redis://user:secret@localhost:6379/0?foo=bar&qux=baz
```
As an example, you can easily connect to a localhost server with:
```commandline
redis://localhost:6379/0
```
Where `0` is the [logical database](https://redis.io/docs/latest/commands/select/) you'd like to connect to.
For an encrypted connection to the database (e.g., connecting to a [Redis Cloud](https://redis.io/cloud/) database), you'd use the `rediss` scheme.
```commandline
rediss://user:secret@localhost:6379/0?foo=bar&qux=baz
```
To verify the server's identity, specify `ssl_ca_certs`.
```commandline
rediss://user:secret@hostname:port?ssl_cert_reqs=required&ssl_ca_certs=path_to_the_certificate
```
For an unverified connection, set `ssl_cert_reqs` to `none`
```commandline
rediss://user:secret@hostname:port?ssl_cert_reqs=none
```
Configure your connection using the available options in the section "Available CLI Options".
### Testing the PyPI package
You can install the package as follows:
```sh
pip install redis-mcp-server
```
And start it using `uv` the package in your environment.
```sh
uv python install 3.14
uv sync
uv run redis-mcp-server --url redis://localhost:6379/0
```
However, starting the MCP Server is most useful when delegate to the framework or tool where this MCP Server is configured.
### From GitHub
You can configure the desired Redis MCP Server version with `uvx`, which allows you to run it directly from GitHub (from a branch, or use a tagged release).
> It is recommended to use a tagged release, the `main` branch is under active development and may contain breaking changes.
As an example, you can execute the following command to run the `0.2.0` release:
```commandline
uvx --from git+https://github.com/redis/mcp-redis.git@0.2.0 redis-mcp-server --url redis://localhost:6379/0
```
Check the release notes for the latest version in the [Releases](https://github.com/redis/mcp-redis/releases) section.
Additional examples are provided below.
```sh
# Run with Redis URI
uvx --from git+https://github.com/redis/mcp-redis.git redis-mcp-server --url redis://localhost:6379/0
# Run with Redis URI and SSL
uvx --from git+https://github.com/redis/mcp-redis.git redis-mcp-server --url "rediss://<USERNAME>:<PASSWORD>@<HOST>:<PORT>?ssl_cert_reqs=required&ssl_ca_certs=<PATH_TO_CERT>"
# Run with individual parameters
uvx --from git+https://github.com/redis/mcp-redis.git redis-mcp-server --host localhost --port 6379 --password mypassword
# See all options
uvx --from git+https://github.com/redis/mcp-redis.git redis-mcp-server --help
```
### Development Installation
For development or if you prefer to clone the repository:
```sh
# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/redis/mcp-redis.git
cd mcp-redis
# Install dependencies using uv
uv venv
source .venv/bin/activate
uv sync
# Run with CLI interface
uv run redis-mcp-server --help
# Or run the main file directly (uses environment variables)
uv run src/main.py
```
Once you cloned the repository, installed the dependencies and verified you can run the server, you can configure Claude Desktop or any other MCP Client to use this MCP Server running the main file directly (it uses environment variables). This is usually preferred for development.
The following example is for Claude Desktop, but the same applies to any other MCP Client.
1. Specify your Redis credentials and TLS configuration
2. Retrieve your `uv` command full path (e.g. `which uv`)
3. Edit the `claude_desktop_config.json` configuration file
- on a MacOS, at `~/Library/Application\ Support/Claude/`
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"redis": {
"command": "<full_path_uv_command>",
"args": [
"--directory",
"<your_mcp_server_directory>",
"run",
"src/main.py"
],
"env": {
"REDIS_HOST": "<your_redis_database_hostname>",
"REDIS_PORT": "<your_redis_database_port>",
"REDIS_PWD": "<your_redis_database_password>",
"REDIS_SSL": True|False,
"REDIS_SSL_CA_PATH": "<your_redis_ca_path>",
"REDIS_CLUSTER_MODE": True|False
}
}
}
}
```
You can troubleshoot problems by tailing the log file.
```commandline
tail -f ~/Library/Logs/Claude/mcp-server-redis.log
```
### With Docker
You can use a dockerized deployment of this server. You can either build your own image or use the official [Redis MCP Docker](https://hub.docker.com/r/mcp/redis) image.
If you'd like to build your own image, the Redis MCP Server provides a Dockerfile. Build this server's image with:
```commandline
docker build -t mcp-redis .
```
Finally, configure the client to create the container at start-up. An example for Claude Desktop is provided below. Edit the `claude_desktop_config.json` and add:
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"redis": {
"command": "docker",
"args": ["run",
"--rm",
"--name",
"redis-mcp-server",
"-i",
"-e", "REDIS_HOST=<redis_hostname>",
"-e", "REDIS_PORT=<redis_port>",
"-e", "REDIS_USERNAME=<redis_username>",
"-e", "REDIS_PWD=<redis_password>",
"mcp-redis"]
}
}
}
```
To use the official [Redis MCP Docker](https://hub.docker.com/r/mcp/redis) image, just replace your image name (`mcp-redis` in the example above) with `mcp/redis`.
## Configuration
The Redis MCP Server can be configured in two ways: via command line arguments or via environment variables.
The precedence is: command line arguments > environment variables > default values.
### Redis ACL
You can configure Redis ACL to restrict the access to the Redis database. For example, to create a read-only user:
```
127.0.0.1:6379> ACL SETUSER readonlyuser on >mypassword ~* +@read -@write
```
Configure the user via command line arguments or environment variables.
### Configuration via command line arguments
When using the CLI interface, you can configure the server with command line arguments:
```sh
# Basic Redis connection
uvx --from redis-mcp-server@latest redis-mcp-server \
--host localhost \
--port 6379 \
--password mypassword
# Using Redis URI (simpler)
uvx --from redis-mcp-server@latest redis-mcp-server \
--url redis://user:pass@localhost:6379/0
# SSL connection
uvx --from redis-mcp-server@latest redis-mcp-server \
--url rediss://user:pass@redis.example.com:6379/0
# See all available options
uvx --from redis-mcp-server@latest redis-mcp-server --help
```
**Available CLI Options:**
- `--url` - Redis connection URI (redis://user:pass@host:port/db)
- `--host` - Redis hostname (default: 127.0.0.1)
- `--port` - Redis port (default: 6379)
- `--db` - Redis database number (default: 0)
- `--username` - Redis username
- `--password` - Redis password
- `--ssl` - Enable SSL connection
- `--ssl-ca-path` - Path to CA certificate file
- `--ssl-keyfile` - Path to SSL key file
- `--ssl-certfile` - Path to SSL certificate file
- `--ssl-cert-reqs` - SSL certificate requirements (default: required)
- `--ssl-ca-certs` - Path to CA certificates file
- `--cluster-mode` - Enable Redis cluster mode
### Configuration via Environment Variables
If desired, you can use environment variables. Defaults are provided for all variables.
| Name | Description | Default Value |
|----------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|---------------|
| `REDIS_HOST` | Redis IP or hostname | `"127.0.0.1"` |
| `REDIS_PORT` | Redis port | `6379` |
| `REDIS_DB` | Database | 0 |
| `REDIS_USERNAME` | Default database username | `"default"` |
| `REDIS_PWD` | Default database password | "" |
| `REDIS_SSL` | Enables or disables SSL/TLS | `False` |
| `REDIS_SSL_CA_PATH` | CA certificate for verifying server | None |
| `REDIS_SSL_KEYFILE` | Client's private key file for client authentication | None |
| `REDIS_SSL_CERTFILE` | Client's certificate file for client authentication | None |
| `REDIS_SSL_CERT_REQS`| Whether the client should verify the server's certificate | `"required"` |
| `REDIS_SSL_CA_CERTS` | Path to the trusted CA certificates file | None |
| `REDIS_CLUSTER_MODE` | Enable Redis Cluster mode | `False` |
### EntraID Authentication for Azure Managed Redis
The Redis MCP Server supports **EntraID (Azure Active Directory) authentication** for Azure Managed Redis, enabling OAuth-based authentication with automatic token management.
#### Authentication Providers
**Service Principal Authentication** - Application-based authentication using client credentials:
```bash
export REDIS_ENTRAID_AUTH_FLOW=service_principal
export REDIS_ENTRAID_CLIENT_ID=your-client-id
export REDIS_ENTRAID_CLIENT_SECRET=your-client-secret
export REDIS_ENTRAID_TENANT_ID=your-tenant-id
```
**Managed Identity Authentication** - For Azure-hosted applications:
```bash
# System-assigned managed identity
export REDIS_ENTRAID_AUTH_FLOW=managed_identity
export REDIS_ENTRAID_IDENTITY_TYPE=system_assigned
# User-assigned managed identity
export REDIS_ENTRAID_AUTH_FLOW=managed_identity
export REDIS_ENTRAID_IDENTITY_TYPE=user_assigned
export REDIS_ENTRAID_USER_ASSIGNED_CLIENT_ID=your-identity-client-id
```
**Default Azure Credential** - Automatic credential discovery (recommended for development):
```bash
export REDIS_ENTRAID_AUTH_FLOW=default_credential
export REDIS_ENTRAID_SCOPES=https://redis.azure.com/.default
```
#### EntraID Configuration Variables
| Name | Description | Default Value |
|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| `REDIS_ENTRAID_AUTH_FLOW` | Authentication flow type | None (EntraID disabled) |
| `REDIS_ENTRAID_CLIENT_ID` | Service Principal client ID | None |
| `REDIS_ENTRAID_CLIENT_SECRET` | Service Principal client secret | None |
| `REDIS_ENTRAID_TENANT_ID` | Azure tenant ID | None |
| `REDIS_ENTRAID_IDENTITY_TYPE` | Managed identity type | `"system_assigned"` |
| `REDIS_ENTRAID_USER_ASSIGNED_CLIENT_ID` | User-assigned managed identity client ID | None |
| `REDIS_ENTRAID_SCOPES` | OAuth scopes for Default Azure Credential | `"https://redis.azure.com/.default"` |
| `REDIS_ENTRAID_RESOURCE` | Azure Redis resource identifier | `"https://redis.azure.com/"` |
#### Key Features
- **Automatic token renewal** - Background token refresh with no manual intervention
- **Graceful fallback** - Falls back to standard Redis authentication when EntraID not configured
- **Multiple auth flows** - Supports Service Principal, Managed Identity, and Default Azure Credential
- **Enterprise ready** - Designed for Azure Managed Redis with centralized identity management
#### Example Configuration
For **local development** with Azure CLI:
```bash
# Login with Azure CLI
az login
# Configure MCP server
export REDIS_ENTRAID_AUTH_FLOW=default_credential
export REDIS_URL=redis://your-azure-redis.redis.cache.windows.net:6379
```
For **production** with Service Principal:
```bash
export REDIS_ENTRAID_AUTH_FLOW=service_principal
export REDIS_ENTRAID_CLIENT_ID=your-app-client-id
export REDIS_ENTRAID_CLIENT_SECRET=your-app-secret
export REDIS_ENTRAID_TENANT_ID=your-tenant-id
export REDIS_URL=redis://your-azure-redis.redis.cache.windows.net:6379
```
For **Azure-hosted applications** with Managed Identity:
```bash
export REDIS_ENTRAID_AUTH_FLOW=managed_identity
export REDIS_ENTRAID_IDENTITY_TYPE=system_assigned
export REDIS_URL=redis://your-azure-redis.redis.cache.windows.net:6379
```
There are several ways to set environment variables:
1. **Using a `.env` File**:
Place a `.env` file in your project directory with key-value pairs for each environment variable. Tools like `python-dotenv`, `pipenv`, and `uv` can automatically load these variables when running your application. This is a convenient and secure way to manage configuration, as it keeps sensitive data out of your shell history and version control (if `.env` is in `.gitignore`).
For example, create a `.env` file with the following content from the `.env.example` file provided in the repository:
```bash
cp .env.example .env
```
Then edit the `.env` file to set your Redis configuration:
OR,
2. **Setting Variables in the Shell**:
You can export environment variables directly in your shell before running your application. For example:
```sh
export REDIS_HOST=your_redis_host
export REDIS_PORT=6379
# Other variables will be set similarly...
```
This method is useful for temporary overrides or quick testing.
### Logging
The server uses Python's standard logging and is configured at startup. By default it logs at WARNING and above. You can change verbosity with the `MCP_REDIS_LOG_LEVEL` environment variable.
- Accepted values (case-insensitive): `DEBUG`, `INFO`, `WARNING`, `ERROR`, `CRITICAL`, `NOTSET`
- Aliases supported: `WARN` → `WARNING`, `FATAL` → `CRITICAL`
- Numeric values are also accepted, including signed (e.g., `"10"`, `"+20"`)
- Default when unset or unrecognized: `WARNING`
Handler behavior
- If the host (e.g., `uv`, VS Code, pytest) already installed console handlers, the server will NOT add its own; it only lowers overly-restrictive handler thresholds so your chosen level is not filtered out. It will never raise a handler's threshold.
- If no handlers are present, the server adds a single stderr StreamHandler with a simple format.
Examples
```bash
# See normal lifecycle messages
MCP_REDIS_LOG_LEVEL=INFO uv run src/main.py
# Very verbose for debugging
MCP_REDIS_LOG_LEVEL=DEBUG uvx --from redis-mcp-server@latest redis-mcp-server --url redis://localhost:6379/0
```
In MCP client configs that support env, add it alongside your Redis settings. For example:
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"redis": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["--from", "redis-mcp-server@latest", "redis-mcp-server", "--url", "redis://localhost:6379/0"],
"env": {
"REDIS_HOST": "localhost",
"REDIS_PORT": "6379",
"MCP_REDIS_LOG_LEVEL": "INFO"
}
}
}
}
```
## Integrations
Integrating this MCP Server to development frameworks like OpenAI Agents SDK, or with tools like Claude Desktop, VS Code, or Augment is described in the following sections.
### OpenAI Agents SDK
Integrate this MCP Server with the OpenAI Agents SDK. Read the [documents](https://openai.github.io/openai-agents-python/mcp/) to learn more about the integration of the SDK with MCP.
Install the Python SDK.
```commandline
pip install openai-agents
```
Configure the OpenAI token:
```commandline
export OPENAI_API_KEY="<openai_token>"
```
And run the [application](./examples/redis_assistant.py).
```commandline
python3.14 redis_assistant.py
```
You can troubleshoot your agent workflows using the [OpenAI dashboard](https://platform.openai.com/traces/).
### Augment
The preferred way of configuring the Redis MCP Server in Augment is to use the [Easy MCP](https://docs.augmentcode.com/setup-augment/mcp#redis) feature.
You can also configure the Redis MCP Server in Augment manually by importing the server via JSON:
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"Redis MCP Server": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"--from",
"redis-mcp-server@latest",
"redis-mcp-server",
"--url",
"redis://localhost:6379/0"
]
}
}
}
```
### Claude Desktop
The simplest way to configure MCP clients is using `uvx`. Add the following JSON to your `claude_desktop_config.json`, remember to provide the full path to `uvx`.
**Basic Redis connection:**
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"redis-mcp-server": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "/Users/mortensi/.local/bin/uvx",
"args": [
"--from", "redis-mcp-server@latest",
"redis-mcp-server",
"--url", "redis://localhost:6379/0"
]
}
}
}
```
**Azure Managed Redis with EntraID authentication:**
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"redis-mcp-server": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "/Users/mortensi/.local/bin/uvx",
"args": [
"--from", "redis-mcp-server@latest",
"redis-mcp-server",
"--url", "redis://your-azure-redis.redis.cache.windows.net:6379"
],
"env": {
"REDIS_ENTRAID_AUTH_FLOW": "default_credential",
"REDIS_ENTRAID_SCOPES": "https://redis.azure.com/.default"
}
}
}
}
```
### VS Code with GitHub Copilot
To use the Redis MCP Server with VS Code, you must nable the [agent mode](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/copilot/chat/chat-agent-mode) tools. Add the following to your `settings.json`:
```json
{
"chat.agent.enabled": true
}
```
You can start the GitHub desired version of the Redis MCP server using `uvx` by adding the following JSON to your `mcp.json` file:
```json
"servers": {
"redis": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"--from", "redis-mcp-server@latest",
"redis-mcp-server",
"--url", "redis://localhost:6379/0"
]
},
}
```
#### Suppressing uvx Installation Messages
If you want to suppress uvx installation messages that may appear as warnings in MCP client logs, use the `-qq` flag:
```json
"servers": {
"redis": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"-qq",
"--from", "redis-mcp-server@latest",
"redis-mcp-server",
"--url", "redis://localhost:6379/0"
]
},
}
```
The `-qq` flag enables silent mode, which suppresses "Installed X packages" messages that uvx writes to stderr during package installation.
Alternatively, you can start the server using `uv` and configure your `mcp.json`. This is usually desired for development.
```json
// mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"redis": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "<full_path_uv_command>",
"args": [
"--directory",
"<your_mcp_server_directory>",
"run",
"src/main.py"
],
"env": {
"REDIS_HOST": "<your_redis_database_hostname>",
"REDIS_PORT": "<your_redis_database_port>",
"REDIS_USERNAME": "<your_redis_database_username>",
"REDIS_PWD": "<your_redis_database_password>",
}
}
}
}
```
For more information, see the [VS Code documentation](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/copilot/chat/mcp-servers).
> **Tip:** You can prompt Copilot chat to use the Redis MCP tools by including `#redis` in your message.
> **Note:** Starting with [VS Code v1.102](https://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_102),
> MCP servers are now stored in a dedicated `mcp.json` file instead of `settings.json`.
## Testing
You can use the [MCP Inspector](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/docs/tools/inspector) for visual debugging of this MCP Server.
```sh
npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector uv run src/main.py
```
## Example Use Cases
- **AI Assistants**: Enable LLMs to fetch, store, and process data in Redis.
- **Chatbots & Virtual Agents**: Retrieve session data, manage queues, and personalize responses.
- **Data Search & Analytics**: Query Redis for **real-time insights and fast lookups**.
- **Event Processing**: Manage event streams with **Redis Streams**.
## Contributing
1. Fork the repo
2. Create a new branch (`feature-branch`)
3. Commit your changes
4. Push to your branch and submit a PR!
## License
This project is licensed under the **MIT License**.
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## Contact
For questions or support, reach out via [GitHub Issues](https://github.com/redis/mcp-redis/issues).
Alternatively, you can join the [Redis Discord server](https://discord.gg/redis) and ask in the `#redis-mcp-server` channel.
