Meilisearch MCP Server (Go)

A Go-based wrapper for Meilisearch search engine that functions as a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server.

Local serverstdio

What is the Meilisearch MCP Server (Go) MCP Server?

Meilisearch MCP Server (Go) is an MCP project maintained in the cnosuke/mcp-meilisearch repository. The maintainer describes its purpose as “A Go-based wrapper for Meilisearch search engine that functions as a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server”. Read the project documentation for the complete scope.

Local setup

The project provides a local client configuration using ./bin/mcp-meilisearch. Follow the repository’s build and installation steps before copying it, and replace example paths with the paths on your own computer.

Configuration values

The example declares MEILISEARCH_HOST, MEILISEARCH_API_KEY. Secret-looking values have been replaced with placeholders. Required and optional labels are shown only when the documentation states them.

Source

Project documentation · Repository · Discovery listing. This profile records the public documentation checked on 2026-10-08.

Recorded tools

Check the linked publisher documentation and your connected client's tool list. Names and availability can vary with the server version and account permissions.

ToolWhat it does
health_checkCheck the status of the Meilisearch server.
ParametersNone
ReturnsSearch results
list_indexesRetrieve a list of all indexes.
create_indexCreate a new index.
Parameters:index_uid: UID of the index to search (required)
primary_keyPrimary key (optional)
get_documentsRetrieve documents from an index.
limitMaximum number of results to return (optional)
offsetNumber of results to skip (optional)
fieldsArray of fields to retrieve (optional)
add_documentsAdd documents to an index.
documentsArray of documents to add (required)
searchSearch for documents in an index.
querySearch query (required)
filterFilter expression (optional)
sortArray of sort criteria (optional)

How to install the Meilisearch MCP Server (Go) MCP Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sqlite": {
      "command": "./bin/mcp-meilisearch",
      "args": [
        "server",
        "--no-logs",
        "--log",
        "path_to_log_file"
      ],
      "env": {
        "MEILISEARCH_HOST": "http://localhost:7700",
        "MEILISEARCH_API_KEY": "YOUR_MEILISEARCH_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

From the project documentation. Replace placeholders and example paths before connecting.

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
MEILISEARCH_HOSTDeclared in the maintainer’s client configuration.Check documentation
MEILISEARCH_API_KEYDeclared in the maintainer’s client configuration.Check documentation