MCP server for interacting with MongoDB databases
If you want an AI assistant working directly with Mongo MCP, the mongo mcp mcp server is the bridge. MCP server for interacting with MongoDB databases.
A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that enables LLMs to interact directly with MongoDB databases. Query collections, inspect schemas, and manage data seamlessly through natural language.
Once connected, the assistant can call these 12 tools directly:
find — Query documents with filtering and projectionlistCollections — List available collectionsinsertOne — Insert a single documentupdateOne — Update a single documentdeleteOne — Delete a single documentcreateIndex — Create a new indexdropIndex — Remove an indexindexes — List indexes for a collectionPrerequisites — The Prerequisites tool exposed by this serverUsers — The Users tool exposed by this serverProducts — The Products tool exposed by this serverOrders — The Orders tool exposed by this serverThe server is distributed via npm as @smithery/cli, so most clients can run it without a manual build step. Add it to your MCP client's configuration and restart the client to pick it up — the copy-paste configs for Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor are on this page.
Database servers turn schema archaeology and ad-hoc reporting into conversation, which is why they tend to be the second or third server people install. Mongo MCP sits in that group, and the shape of its toolset — find, listCollections, insertOne among others — tells you what it is really for. Worth comparing against the other databases servers in this directory before you commit to one, since several overlap in scope but differ sharply in setup cost and permissions.
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| find | Query documents with filtering and projection |
| listCollections | List available collections |
| insertOne | Insert a single document |
| updateOne | Update a single document |
| deleteOne | Delete a single document |
| createIndex | Create a new index |
| dropIndex | Remove an index |
| indexes | List indexes for a collection |
| Prerequisites | The Prerequisites tool exposed by this server. |
| Users | The Users tool exposed by this server. |
| Products | The Products tool exposed by this server. |
| Orders | The Orders tool exposed by this server. |
{
"mcpServers": {
"mongodb": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"mongo-mcp",
"mongodb://<username>:<password>@<host>:<port>/<database>?authSource=admin"
]
}
}
}Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.
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