MCP server for NetApp AI Data Engine
Aide MCP server exists for a simple reason — assistants are far more useful when they can act on Aide directly instead of describing what you should do. MCP server for NetApp AI Data Engine.
netapp-aide-mcp is an MCP server (Python package) that exposes the NetApp AI Data Engine's RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) search functionality via MCP. The server exposes a tool named netapp_data_engine_search, which provides the ability to search for documents using AIDE's RAG API. This RAG API implements a vector-based semantic similarity search engine that retrieves relevant documents based on the provided query.
Being a remote server, there is no local install. You register the endpoint with your client, authorise it once, and the tools appear.
Once Aide is connected, these are the calls the assistant has available:
Prerequisites — The Prerequisites tool exposed by this serverConfiguration — Before running the server, you need to create a .netapp file in your home directory with the necessary configurationTroubleshooting — The Troubleshooting tool exposed by this serverYou will need one environment variable: AIDE_MCP_REPO_PATH. Keep credentials in your client's env block or a secrets manager rather than in a file you might commit.
Among the file and storage access options, the useful question is rarely "what can it do" but "what does it cost you to run" — permissions, credentials, and how much of your context its toolset consumes. Aide's toolset — Prerequisites, Configuration, Troubleshooting — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by NetApp; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.
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| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| Prerequisites | The Prerequisites tool exposed by this server. |
| Configuration | Before running the server, you need to create a .netapp file in your home directory with the necessary configuration. |
| Troubleshooting | The Troubleshooting tool exposed by this server. |
{
"mcpServers": {
"aide": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["You"],
"env": {
"AIDE_MCP_REPO_PATH": "your-value"
}
}
}
}Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.
| Variable | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
| AIDE_MCP_REPO_PATH | Filesystem location the server is allowed to use. | Optional |
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