ArcadeDB MCP Server

Multi-Model database with built-in MCP server for SQL, Cypher, Gremlin, and GraphQL.

Local serverstdioPython

What is the ArcadeDB MCP server?

Connect ArcadeDB to Claude, Cursor or any other MCP client and it stops being a tab you switch to. Multi-Model database with built-in MCP server for SQL, Cypher, Gremlin, and GraphQL. The arcadedb mcp server is what makes that connection.

What the server does

Installation

Setup follows the usual MCP pattern — install or clone the server, register it in your client's configuration file, restart the client.

Available tools

The toolset is worth reading before you wire it up, because it tells you what the integration is really for:

  • TimeSeries — Columnar storage with Gorilla/Delta-of-Delta compression, InfluxDB/Prometheus ingestion, PromQL queries, Grafana
  • Real — time Analytics** — IoT and service monitoring with time-series
  • full — this is the complete package including all modules
  • minimal — this package excludes the gremlin, redisw, mongodbw, graphql modules
  • headless — this package excludes the gremlin, redisw, mongodbw, graphql, studio modules
  • base — core engine, server, and network only — excludes all optional modules (console, gremlin, studio, redisw,
  • slow — functional tests that take noticeably long (large batches, multi-second elapsed time, big payloads)
  • benchmark — microbenchmarks not intended for regular CI runs
  • Suite — How it runs
  • Releases — The nightly builds of the repository head can be found [here](https://central.sonatype.com/service/rest/repository/browse/maven-snapshots/com/arcadedb
  • Community — Join our growing community around the world, for ideas, discussions and help regarding ArcadeDB
  • Security — For security issues kindly email us at support@arcadedb.com instead of posting a public issue on GitHub

Worth knowing first

  • It runs with your machine's permissions. That is convenient and also the reason to think about what you point it at before you approve a tool call.
  • With 13 tools registered it takes up a noticeable share of the context window; turn it off in projects that never touch ArcadeDB.
  • Keep per-call confirmation enabled while you learn its behaviour; it is the cheapest safeguard you have.

Where it fits

This sits in the monitoring and observability group, where several servers overlap in what they claim to do but differ sharply once you actually set them up. ArcadeDB's toolset — TimeSeries, Real, full and 10 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by ArcadeData; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.

This entry was verified against ArcadeDB's own documentation before publication; SyncDev keeps the directory reviewed rather than auto-generated.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
TimeSeriesColumnar storage with Gorilla/Delta-of-Delta compression, InfluxDB/Prometheus ingestion, PromQL queries, Grafana
Realtime Analytics** — IoT and service monitoring with time-series
fullthis is the complete package including all modules
minimalthis package excludes the gremlin, redisw, mongodbw, graphql modules
headlessthis package excludes the gremlin, redisw, mongodbw, graphql, studio modules
basecore engine, server, and network only — excludes all optional modules (console, gremlin, studio, redisw,
slowfunctional tests that take noticeably long (large batches, multi-second elapsed time, big payloads)
benchmarkmicrobenchmarks not intended for regular CI runs
SuiteHow it runs
ReleasesThe nightly builds of the repository head can be found [here](https://central.sonatype.com/service/rest/repository/browse/maven-snapshots/com/arcadedb/arcadedb-package/).
CommunityJoin our growing community around the world, for ideas, discussions and help regarding ArcadeDB.
SecurityFor security issues kindly email us at support@arcadedb.com instead of posting a public issue on GitHub.
ContributingWe would love for you to get involved with ArcadeDB project. If you wish to help, you can learn more about how you can contribute to this project in the [contribution guide](CONTRIBUTING.md).

Example prompts to try

  • Use ArcadeDB to TimeSeries.
  • Use ArcadeDB to Real.
  • Use ArcadeDB to full.

Frequently asked questions

It connects ArcadeDB to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 13 tools (TimeSeries, Real, full, and more) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with ArcadeDB directly.