Typesense MCP server

Typesense MCP Server allows AI models to interact with Typesense search collections through the Model Context Protocol (MCP). It gives AI assistants the ability to discover, search, and analyze data stored in your Typesense collections, making your data accessible to AI models in a structured way.

Installation Options

Install via NPM

# Global installation
npm install -g typesense-mcp-server

# Local installation
npm install typesense-mcp-server

Install via mcp-get

npx @michaellatman/mcp-get@latest install typesense-mcp-server

Configuration with Claude Desktop

To use the Typesense MCP Server with Claude Desktop, you need to add it to Claude's configuration file:

Configuration File Location

• macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
• Windows: %APPDATA%/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

Configuration Example

Add this to your configuration file:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "typesense": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "typesense-mcp-server",
        "--host", "your-typesense-host",
        "--port", "8108",
        "--protocol", "http",
        "--api-key", "your-api-key"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Be sure to replace:

• your-typesense-host with your Typesense server hostname
• your-api-key with your Typesense API key

Available Features

Typesense Resources

The server provides access to Typesense collections via typesense:// URIs. Each collection provides:

• Name and description
• Document count
• JSON schema access

Typesense Tools

Search Documents

The typesense_query tool lets you search for documents with:

• Custom query text
• Collection specification
• Field selection
• Filtering options
• Sorting preferences
• Result limits

Retrieve Documents

The typesense_get_document tool retrieves specific documents:

• Requires collection name and document ID
• Returns complete document data

Collection Statistics

The typesense_collection_stats tool provides:

• Collection metadata
• Document count
• Schema information

Prompt Templates

Collection Analysis

The analyze_collection prompt helps:

• Understand collection structure and contents
• Identify data types and patterns
• Review collection statistics

Search Suggestions

The search_suggestions prompt provides:

• Recommended search queries
• Effective search strategies based on collection schema

Logging

The server logs information to:

/tmp/typesense-mcp.log

This file contains detailed information about server operations and any errors.

How to install this MCP server

For Claude Code

To add this MCP server to Claude Code, run this command in your terminal:

claude mcp add-json "typesense" '{"command":"npx","args":["-y","typesense-mcp-server","--host","your-typesense-host","--port","8108","--protocol","http","--api-key","your-api-key"]}'

See the official Claude Code MCP documentation for more details.

For Cursor

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.

Adding an MCP server to Cursor globally

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": {
        "typesense": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "typesense-mcp-server",
                "--host",
                "your-typesense-host",
                "--port",
                "8108",
                "--protocol",
                "http",
                "--api-key",
                "your-api-key"
            ]
        }
    }
}

Adding an MCP server to a project

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.

How to use the MCP server

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.

For Claude Desktop

To add this MCP server to Claude Desktop:

1. Find your configuration file:

• macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
• Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
• Linux: ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

2. Add this to your configuration file:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "typesense": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "typesense-mcp-server",
                "--host",
                "your-typesense-host",
                "--port",
                "8108",
                "--protocol",
                "http",
                "--api-key",
                "your-api-key"
            ]
        }
    }
}

3. Restart Claude Desktop for the changes to take effect