`llamacloud-mcp` is a tool that allows you to use LlamaCloud as an MCP server. It can be used to query LlamaCloud indexes and extract data from files.
If you already use Llamacloud MCP, the llamacloud mcp mcp server is the piece that lets your assistant work with it directly. llamacloud-mcp is a tool that allows you to use LlamaCloud as an MCP server. It can be used to query LlamaCloud indexes and extract data from files.
llamacloud-mcp on PyPI is all you need. Most clients run it directly, so configuration is a few lines and a restart.
The toolset is worth reading before you wire it up, because it tells you what the integration is really for:
Usage — Options: --index TEXT Index definition in the format name:description. Can be used multiple times. --extract-agent TEXT Extract agent definition inConfiguration is passed through the environment: LLAMA_CLOUD_API_KEY, OPENAI_API_KEY. Treat anything key-shaped as a real credential — scope it to the minimum the server needs, and rotate it if it ever lands in a shared config.
Plenty of developer tooling servers cover similar ground. The differences that matter in practice are scope of access and how much setup stands between you and a working tool call. Llamacloud MCP's toolset — Usage — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by run-llama; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.
We check each listing at SyncDev against the project's documentation before it goes live — if something here drifts out of date, it is a bug worth reporting.
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| Usage | Options: --index TEXT Index definition in the format name:description. Can be used multiple times. --extract-agent TEXT Extract agent definition in the format name:description. Can be used multiple times. --project-id TE |
{
"mcpServers": {
"llamacloud": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["llamacloud-mcp"],
"env": {
"LLAMA_CLOUD_API_KEY": "your-value",
"OPENAI_API_KEY": "your-value"
}
}
}
}Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.
| Variable | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
| LLAMA_CLOUD_API_KEY | Credential the server authenticates with. | Yes |
| OPENAI_API_KEY | Credential the server authenticates with. | Yes |
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