Kuzu MCP Server provides a Model Context Protocol server that allows Large Language Models to inspect and query Kuzu database schemas. It enables LLMs to interact with your Kuzu databases by examining their structure and executing Cypher queries directly.
getSchema: Retrieves the complete schema of your Kuzu database
query: Executes Cypher queries against your Kuzu database
cypher
(string) containing the Cypher query to executequestion
(string) containing your query in natural languageEdit the Claude Desktop configuration file:
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
%APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
Add the following configuration to the mcpServers
object:
{
"mcpServers": {
"kuzu": {
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"run",
"-v",
"{Absolute Path to the Kuzu database}:/database",
"--rm",
"-i",
"kuzudb/mcp-server"
]
}
}
}
{Absolute Path to the Kuzu database}
with the actual path to your Kuzu databasenpm install
Edit the Claude Desktop configuration file:
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
%APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
Add the following configuration to the mcpServers
object:
{
"mcpServers": {
"kuzu": {
"command": "node",
"args": [
"{Absolute Path to this repository}/index.js",
"{Absolute Path to the Kuzu database}",
]
}
}
}
Replace placeholders with actual paths:
{Absolute Path to this repository}
: Path to the kuzu-mcp-server repository{Absolute Path to the Kuzu database}
: Path to your Kuzu databaseRestart Claude Desktop
You can run the server in read-only mode to prevent database modifications:
KUZU_READ_ONLY
environment variable to your configuration:{
"mcpServers": {
"kuzu": {
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"run",
"-v",
"{Absolute Path to the Kuzu database}:/database",
"-e",
"KUZU_READ_ONLY=true",
"--rm",
"-i",
"kuzudb/mcp-server"
]
}
}
}
To add this MCP server to Claude Code, run this command in your terminal:
claude mcp add-json "kuzu" '{"command":"docker","args":["run","-v","{Absolute Path to the Kuzu database}:/database","--rm","-i","kuzudb/mcp-server"]}'
See the official Claude Code MCP documentation for more details.
There are two ways to add an MCP server to Cursor. The most common way is to add the server globally in the ~/.cursor/mcp.json
file so that it is available in all of your projects.
If you only need the server in a single project, you can add it to the project instead by creating or adding it to the .cursor/mcp.json
file.
To add a global MCP server go to Cursor Settings > Tools & Integrations and click "New MCP Server".
When you click that button the ~/.cursor/mcp.json
file will be opened and you can add your server like this:
{
"mcpServers": {
"kuzu": {
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"run",
"-v",
"{Absolute Path to the Kuzu database}:/database",
"--rm",
"-i",
"kuzudb/mcp-server"
]
}
}
}
To add an MCP server to a project you can create a new .cursor/mcp.json
file or add it to the existing one. This will look exactly the same as the global MCP server example above.
Once the server is installed, you might need to head back to Settings > MCP and click the refresh button.
The Cursor agent will then be able to see the available tools the added MCP server has available and will call them when it needs to.
You can also explicitly ask the agent to use the tool by mentioning the tool name and describing what the function does.
To add this MCP server to Claude Desktop:
1. Find your configuration file:
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
%APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
2. Add this to your configuration file:
{
"mcpServers": {
"kuzu": {
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"run",
"-v",
"{Absolute Path to the Kuzu database}:/database",
"--rm",
"-i",
"kuzudb/mcp-server"
]
}
}
}
3. Restart Claude Desktop for the changes to take effect