A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server integration for Chroma, the open-source embedding database.
chroma-mcp-server is an MCP project maintained in the djm81/chroma_mcp_server repository. The maintainer describes its purpose as “A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server integration for Chroma, the open-source embedding database”. Read the project documentation for the complete scope.
The documented pypi package is chroma-mcp-server. The configuration below comes from the maintainer’s example; adapt its paths and account values to your environment.
The example declares CHROMA_CLIENT_TYPE, CHROMA_DATA_DIR, CHROMA_LOG_DIR, LOG_LEVEL, MCP_LOG_LEVEL, MCP_SERVER_LOG_LEVEL. Secret-looking values have been replaced with placeholders. Required and optional labels are shown only when the documentation states them.
Project documentation · Repository · Discovery listing. This profile records the public documentation checked on 2026-10-08.
{
"mcpServers": {
"chroma": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"chroma-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"CHROMA_CLIENT_TYPE": "persistent",
"CHROMA_DATA_DIR": "/path/to/your/data",
"CHROMA_LOG_DIR": "/path/to/your/logs",
"LOG_LEVEL": "INFO",
"MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "INFO",
"MCP_SERVER_LOG_LEVEL": "INFO"
}
}
}
}From the project documentation. Replace placeholders and example paths before connecting.
| Variable | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
| CHROMA_CLIENT_TYPE | Declared in the maintainer’s client configuration. | Check documentation |
| CHROMA_DATA_DIR | Declared in the maintainer’s client configuration. | Check documentation |
| CHROMA_LOG_DIR | Declared in the maintainer’s client configuration. | Check documentation |
| LOG_LEVEL | Declared in the maintainer’s client configuration. | Check documentation |
| MCP_LOG_LEVEL | Declared in the maintainer’s client configuration. | Check documentation |
| MCP_SERVER_LOG_LEVEL | Declared in the maintainer’s client configuration. | Check documentation |
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