Atlas MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol server for interacting with MongoDB Atlas. This project implements a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server enabling AI assistants to interact with MongoDB Atlas resources through natural language.

[!CAUTION] Do not use this in production. This is a work in progress and is not intended for production use. It is meant for demonstration purposes only.

📚 Table of Contents

• 🚀 Getting Started
  • Prerequisites
  • Installation
    • VSCode
    • Claude Desktop
• 🛠️ Supported Tools
  • Tool List
• ⚙️ Configuration
  • Configuration Options
  • Atlas API Access
  • Configuration Methods
• 👩‍💻 Client Integration
  • VSCode
  • Claude
• 🤝 Contributing

Prerequisites

• Node.js (v20 or later)
• MongoDB Atlas account

Installation

VSCode

Prerequisites:

• Node.js v20.x

Step 1: Add the mcp server to VSCode configuration

• Press Cmd + Shift + P and type MCP: Add MCP Server and select it.
• Select command (Stdio).
• Input command npx -y @mongodb-js/mongodb-mcp-server.
• Choose between user / workspace
• Add arguments to the file

Note: the file should look like:

{
    "servers": {
        "MongoDB": {
            "type": "stdio",
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "@mongodb-js/mongodb-mcp-server"
            ]
        }
    }
}

Notes: You can configure the server with atlas access, make sure to follow configuration section for more details.

Step 2: Try talking to github copilot

• Can you connect to my mongodb instance?

Claude Desktop

Step 1: Install claude and login

Note: follow instructions at https://claude.ai/download

Step 2: Launch Claude Settings -> Developer -> Edit Config

Paste the mcp server configuration into the file

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "MongoDB": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@mongodb-js/mongodb-mcp-server"]
    }
  }
}

Step 3: Close and Relaunch Claude Desktop and click on the hammer icon, the MongoDB MCP server should be detected.

You may experiment asking Can you connect to my mongodb instance?.

🛠️ Supported Tools

Tool List

MongoDB Atlas Tools

• atlas-list-clusters - Lists MongoDB Atlas clusters
• atlas-list-projects - Lists MongoDB Atlas projects
• atlas-inspect-cluster - Inspect a specific MongoDB Atlas cluster
• atlas-create-free-cluster - Create a free MongoDB Atlas cluster
• atlas-create-access-list - Configure IP/CIDR access list for MongoDB Atlas clusters
• atlas-inspect-access-list - Inspect IP/CIDR ranges with access to MongoDB Atlas clusters
• atlas-list-db-users - List MongoDB Atlas database users
• atlas-create-db-user - List MongoDB Atlas database users

MongoDB Database Tools

• connect - Connect to a MongoDB instance
• find - Run a find query against a MongoDB collection
• aggregate - Run an aggregation against a MongoDB collection
• count - Get the number of documents in a MongoDB collection
• insert-one - Insert a single document into a MongoDB collection
• insert-many - Insert multiple documents into a MongoDB collection
• create-index - Create an index for a MongoDB collection
• update-one - Update a single document in a MongoDB collection
• update-many - Update multiple documents in a MongoDB collection
• rename-collection - Rename a MongoDB collection
• delete-one - Delete a single document from a MongoDB collection
• delete-many - Delete multiple documents from a MongoDB collection
• drop-collection - Remove a collection from a MongoDB database
• drop-database - Remove a MongoDB database
• list-databases - List all databases for a MongoDB connection
• list-collections - List all collections for a given database
• collection-indexes - Describe the indexes for a collection
• collection-schema - Describe the schema for a collection
• collection-storage-size - Get the size of a collection in MB
• db-stats - Return statistics about a MongoDB database

Configuration

The MongoDB MCP Server can be configured using multiple methods, with the following precedence (highest to lowest):

1. Command-line arguments
2. Environment variables

Configuration Options

Default Log Path:

• Windows: %LOCALAPPDATA%\mongodb\mongodb-mcp\.app-logs
• macOS/Linux: ~/.mongodb/mongodb-mcp/.app-logs

Atlas API Access

To use the Atlas API tools, you'll need to create a service account in MongoDB Atlas:

1. Create a Service Account:

   • Log in to MongoDB Atlas at cloud.mongodb.com
   • Navigate to Access Manager > Organization Access
   • Click Add New > Applications > Service Accounts
   • Enter name, description and expiration for your service account (e.g., "MCP, MCP Server Access, 7 days")
   • Select appropriate permissions (for full access, use Organization Owner)
   • Click "Create"

2. Save Client Credentials:

   • After creation, you'll be shown the Client ID and Client Secret
   • Important: Copy and save the Client Secret immediately as it won't be displayed again

3. Add Access List Entry (Optional but recommended):

   • Add your IP address to the API access list

4. Configure the MCP Server:

   • Use one of the configuration methods below to set your apiClientId and apiClientSecret

Configuration Methods

Environment Variables

Set environment variables with the prefix MDB_MCP_ followed by the option name in uppercase with underscores:

# Set Atlas API credentials
export MDB_MCP_API_CLIENT_ID="your-atlas-client-id"
export MDB_MCP_API_CLIENT_SECRET="your-atlas-client-secret"

# Set a custom MongoDB connection string
export MDB_MCP_CONNECTION_STRING="mongodb+srv://username:password@cluster.mongodb.net/myDatabase"

export MDB_MCP_LOG_PATH="/path/to/logs"

Command-Line Arguments

Pass configuration options as command-line arguments when starting the server:

npx -y @mongodb-js/mongodb-mcp-server --apiClientId="your-atlas-client-id" --apiClientSecret="your-atlas-client-secret" --connectionString="mongodb+srv://username:password@cluster.mongodb.net/myDatabase" --logPath=/path/to/logs

🤝 Contributing

Interested in contributing? Great! Please check our Contributing Guide for guidelines on code contributions, standards, adding new tools, and troubleshooting information.