Dify AI MCP server

Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server for Dify AI enables large language models to interact with Dify AI's chat completion capabilities through a standardized protocol. It integrates with Dify's API and provides tools like restaurant recommendations while maintaining conversation context with streaming response support.

Installation

Docker Installation

You can easily run the MCP Server using Docker:

# Build the Docker image
make docker

# Run with Docker
docker run -i --rm mcp/dify https://your-dify-api-endpoint your-dify-api-key

NPX Installation

The server can also be run directly using npx:

npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/server-dify https://your-dify-api-endpoint your-dify-api-key

Usage

Configuring with Claude Desktop

To use this MCP server with Claude Desktop, add the following configuration to your claude_desktop_config.json file:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "dify": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-dify",
        "https://your-dify-api-endpoint",
        "your-dify-api-key"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Make sure to replace the placeholder values:

• https://your-dify-api-endpoint with your actual Dify API endpoint URL
• your-dify-api-key with your Dify API key

Available Tools

Restaurant Recommendation Tool (meshi-doko)

The server includes a restaurant recommendation tool that interfaces with Dify AI:

Parameters:

• LOCATION (string): Location of the restaurant
• BUDGET (string): Budget constraints
• query (string): Query to send to Dify AI
• conversation_id (string, optional): For maintaining chat context

Security Considerations

When using the MCP Server:

• Keep your API credentials secure
• Use HTTPS for the API endpoint
• Never commit API keys to version control

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 "dify" '{"command":"npx","args":["-y","@modelcontextprotocol/server-dify","https://your-dify-api-endpoint","your-dify-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": {
        "dify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "@modelcontextprotocol/server-dify",
                "https://your-dify-api-endpoint",
                "your-dify-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": {
        "dify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "@modelcontextprotocol/server-dify",
                "https://your-dify-api-endpoint",
                "your-dify-api-key"
            ]
        }
    }
}

3. Restart Claude Desktop for the changes to take effect