Upstash MCP Server

Model Context Protocol (MCP) is a new, standardized protocol for managing context between large language models (LLMs) and external systems. In this repository, we provide an installer as well as an MCP Server for Upstash Developer API's.

This allows you to use any MCP Client to interact with your Upstash account using natural language, e.g.:

• "Create a new Redis database in us-east-1"
• "List my databases"
• "List keys starting with "user:" in users-db"
• "Create a backup"
• "Give me the spikes in throughput during the last 7 days"

Usage

Requirements

• Node.js >= v18.0.0
• Upstash API key - You can create one from here.

How to use locally

Installing for Claude Desktop

To install Upstash MCP Server for Claude Desktop automatically via Smithery run the following command:

npx -y @smithery/cli@latest install @upstash/mcp-server --client claude

<details> <summary>Install without Smithery</summary>

npx @upstash/mcp-server init <UPSTASH_EMAIL> <UPSTASH_API_KEY>

This will edit your MCP config file and add an entry for Upstash.

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Installing for Cursor

To install Upstash MCP Server for Cursor automatically via Smithery run the following command:

npx -y @smithery/cli@latest install @upstash/mcp-server --client cursor

<details> <summary>Install without Smithery</summary>

Add the following command to the MCP config in Cursor. For more info, check the Cursor MCP docs.

npx -y @upstash/mcp-server run <UPSTASH_EMAIL> <UPSTASH_API_KEY>

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Installing for Windsurf

To install Upstash MCP Server for Windsurf automatically via Smithery run the following command:

npx -y @smithery/cli@latest install @upstash/mcp-server --client windsurf

<details> <summary>Install without Smithery</summary>

Add the following command to the MCP config in Windsurf. For more info, check out the Windsurf MCP docs.

npx -y @upstash/mcp-server run <UPSTASH_EMAIL> <UPSTASH_API_KEY>

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Running with Docker

You can also use the provided Docker image to run the server.

docker build -t upstash-mcp .

# Run the stdio server, add this command to you MCP config
docker run --rm -i \
  -e UPSTASH_EMAIL=<UPSTASH_EMAIL> \
  -e UPSTASH_API_KEY=<UPSTASH_API_KEY> \
  upstash-mcp

Troubleshooting

Common Issues

Your mcp client might have trouble finding the right binaries because of the differences between your shell and system PATH.

To fix this, you can get the full path of the binaries by running which npx or which docker in your shell, and replace the npx or docker command in the MCP config with the full binary path.

Node Version Manager

If you are using a node version manager like nvm or fnm, please check this issue. You should change the node command in the MCP config to the absolute path of the node binary.

Additional Troubleshooting

See the troubleshooting guide in the MCP documentation. You can also reach out to us at Discord.

Tools

Redis

• redis_database_create_backup
• redis_database_create_new
• redis_database_delete
• redis_database_delete_backup
• redis_database_get_details
• redis_database_list_backups
• redis_database_list_databases
• redis_database_reset_password
• redis_database_restore_backup
• redis_database_run_multiple_redis_commands
• redis_database_run_single_redis_command
• redis_database_set_daily_backup
• redis_database_update_regions
• redis_database_get_usage_last_5_days
• redis_database_get_stats

Development

Clone the project and run:

pnpm install
pnpm run watch

This will continuously build the project and watch for changes.

For testing, you can create a .env file in the same directory as the project with the following content:

UPSTASH_EMAIL=<UPSTASH_EMAIL>
UPSTASH_API_KEY=<UPSTASH_API_KEY>

This will be used for setting the Claude config and running mcp inspector.

Testing with Claude Desktop

To install the Claude Desktop config for local development, run the following command:

pnpm run setup

This will add an upstash entry to your MCP config file that points to the local build of the package.

{
  "upstash": {
    "command": "node",
    "args": ["<path-to-repo>/dist/index.js", "run", "<UPSTASH_EMAIL>", "<UPSTASH_API_KEY>"]
  }
}

NOTE: The same issue with node version manager applies here. Please look at the note in the usage section if you are using a node version manager.

You can now use Claude Desktop to run Upstash commands.

To view the logs from the MCP Server in real time, run the following command:

pnpm run logs

Testing with MCP Inspector

You can also use the MCP Inspector to test the tools.

pnpm run inspector