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Redis database operations and caching microservice server with support for key-value operations, expiration management, and pattern-based key listing.

Redis MCP Server (@gongrzhe/server-redis-mcp@1.0.0)

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A Redis Model Context Protocol (MCP) server implementation for interacting with Redis databases. This server enables LLMs to interact with Redis key-value stores through a set of standardized tools.

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Installation & Usage

Installing via Smithery

To install Redis MCP Server for Claude Desktop automatically via Smithery:
npx -y @smithery/cli install @gongrzhe/server-redis-mcp --client claude

Installing Manually

# Using npx with specific version (recommended)
npx @gongrzhe/server-redis-mcp@1.0.0 redis://your-redis-host:port

# Example:
npx @gongrzhe/server-redis-mcp@1.0.0 redis://localhost:6379
Or install globally:
# Install specific version globally
npm install -g @gongrzhe/server-redis-mcp@1.0.0

# Run after global installation
@gongrzhe/server-redis-mcp redis://your-redis-host:port

Components

Tools

  • set
    • Set a Redis key-value pair with optional expiration
    • Input:
      • key
        (string): Redis key
      • value
        (string): Value to store
      • expireSeconds
        (number, optional): Expiration time in seconds
  • get
    • Get value by key from Redis
    • Input:
      key
      (string): Redis key to retrieve
  • delete
    • Delete one or more keys from Redis
    • Input:
      key
      (string | string[]): Key or array of keys to delete
  • list
    • List Redis keys matching a pattern
    • Input:
      pattern
      (string, optional): Pattern to match keys (default: *)

Configuration

Usage with Claude Desktop

To use this server with the Claude Desktop app, add the following configuration to the "mcpServers" section of your
claude_desktop_config.json
:
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "redis": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "@gongrzhe/server-redis-mcp@1.0.0",
        "redis://localhost:6379"
      ]
    }
  }
}
Alternatively, you can use the node command directly if you have the package installed:
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "redis": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": [
        "path/to/build/index.js",
        "redis://10.1.210.223:6379"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Docker Usage

When using Docker:
  • For macOS, use
    host.docker.internal
    if the Redis server is running on the host network
  • Redis URL can be specified as an argument, defaults to "redis://localhost:6379"
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "redis": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run", 
        "-i", 
        "--rm", 
        "mcp/redis", 
        "redis://host.docker.internal:6379"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Development

Building from Source

  1. Clone the repository
  2. Install dependencies:
    npm install
    
  3. Build the project:
    npm run build
    

Docker Build

docker build -t mcp/redis .

License

This MCP server is licensed under the ISC License. For more details, please see the LICENSE file in the project repository.

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