MCP Neo4j Server Sse MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server implementation that provides database interaction and allows for graph exploration capabilities through Neo4j.

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What is the MCP Neo4j Server Sse MCP server?

Most database access work still happens through a UI a human drives. MCP Neo4j Server Sse MCP server moves it into the conversation instead. A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server implementation that provides database interaction and allows for graph exploration capabilities through Neo4j. This server enables the execution of Cypher graph queries, analysis of complex domain.

The tools it exposes

The server publishes 7 tools. What each one is for:

  • read-neo4j-cypher — Execute Cypher read queries to read data from the database
  • Input — - query (string): The Cypher query to execute
  • Returns — Query results as array of objects
  • write-neo4j-cypher — Execute updating Cypher queries
  • get-neo4j-schema — Get a list of all nodes types in the graph database, their attributes with name, type and relationships to other node types
  • Prompts — The Prompts tool exposed by this server
  • Tools — The Tools tool exposed by this server

Getting it running

Setup follows the usual MCP pattern — install or clone the server, register it in your client's configuration file, restart the client. The configuration blocks on this page cover the common clients.

How it compares

This sits in the database access group, where several servers overlap in what they claim to do but differ sharply once you actually set them up. MCP Neo4j Server Sse's toolset — read-neo4j-cypher, Input, Returns and 4 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by dsimile; 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We check each listing at SyncDev against the project's documentation before it goes live — if something here drifts out of date, it is a bug worth reporting.

Things to watch

  • 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.
  • Keep per-call confirmation enabled while you learn its behaviour; it is the cheapest safeguard you have.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
read-neo4j-cypherExecute Cypher read queries to read data from the database
Input- query (string): The Cypher query to execute
ReturnsQuery results as array of objects
write-neo4j-cypherExecute updating Cypher queries
get-neo4j-schemaGet a list of all nodes types in the graph database, their attributes with name, type and relationships to other node types
PromptsThe Prompts tool exposed by this server.
ToolsThe Tools tool exposed by this server.

How to install the MCP Neo4j Server Sse MCP server

- STDIO Mode

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "neo4j-local": {
      "disabled": false,
      "timeout": 60,
      "command": "uv",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "/absolute/path/to/neo4j_server_remote.py",
        "--url",
        "bolt://localhost:7687",
        "--username",
        "neo4j",
        "--password",
        "neo4j123",
        "--database",
        "neo4j",
        "--mode",
        "stdio"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.

Example prompts to try

  • Use MCP Neo4j Server Sse to read-neo4j-cypher.
  • Use MCP Neo4j Server Sse to Input.
  • Use MCP Neo4j Server Sse to Returns.

Frequently asked questions

It connects MCP Neo4j Server Sse to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 7 tools (read-neo4j-cypher, Input, Returns, and more) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with MCP Neo4j Server Sse directly.