Aistor MCP Server

This is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for interacting with AIStor object stores.

Local serverstdio

What is the Aistor MCP server?

Most developer tooling work still happens through a UI a human drives. Aistor MCP server moves it into the conversation instead. This is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for interacting with AIStor object stores.

The tools it exposes

The server publishes 1 tool. What each one is for:

  • Prerequisites — 1. Download and install Claude for Desktop application from Claude. This MCP server works with other MCP-enabled

What it needs from you

Configuration is passed through the environment: MINIO_ACCESS_KEY, MINIO_SECRET_KEY, REPLACE_WITH_ACCESS_KEY, REPLACE_WITH_SECRET_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.

  1. Download and install Claude for Desktop application from Claude. This MCP server works with other MCP-enabled clients, but let's start with Claude. 1. Make sure you have Docker or Podman installed and ready to use on your desktop/laptop. 1. Get your AIStor (or MinIO) object store credentials (MINIO_ACCESS_KEY and MINIO_SECRET_KEY) and its endpoint location. If

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

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. Aistor's toolset — Prerequisites — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by minio; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.

SyncDev reviews every entry in this directory against the project's own documentation before publishing, and revisits them as servers change.

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.
  • Missing credentials fail quietly in some clients — if no tools show up, check the environment block first.
  • Keep per-call confirmation enabled while you learn its behaviour; it is the cheapest safeguard you have.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
Prerequisites1. Download and install Claude for Desktop application from [Claude](https://claude.ai/download). This MCP server works with other MCP-enabled clients, but let's start with Claude.

How to install the Aistor MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "aistor": {
      "command": "podman",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "-v",
        "/Users/YOUR_USERNAME/Downloads:/Downloads",
        "-e",
        "MINIO_ENDPOINT=REPLACE_WITH_ENDPOINT",
        "-e",
        "MINIO_ACCESS_KEY=REPLACE_WITH_ACCESS_KEY",
        "-e",
        "MINIO_SECRET_KEY=REPLACE_WITH_SECRET_KEY",
        "-e",
        "MINIO_USE_SSL=true",
        "quay.io/minio/aistor/mcp-server-aistor:latest",
        "--allowed-directories",
        "/Downloads",
        "--allow-write",
        "--allow-delete",
        "--allow-admin"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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

Configuration

  1. Download and install Claude for Desktop application from Claude. This MCP server works with other MCP-enabled clients, but let's start with Claude. 1. Make sure you have Docker or Podman installed and ready to use on your desktop/laptop. 1. Get your AIStor (or MinIO) object store credentials (MINIO_ACCESS_KEY and MINIO_SECRET_KEY) and its endpoint location. If
VariableDescriptionRequired
MINIO_ACCESS_KEYCredential the server authenticates with.Yes
MINIO_SECRET_KEYCredential the server authenticates with.Yes
REPLACE_WITH_ACCESS_KEYCredential the server authenticates with.Yes
REPLACE_WITH_SECRET_KEYCredential the server authenticates with.Yes

Example prompts to try

  • Use Aistor to Prerequisites.

Frequently asked questions

It connects Aistor to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 1 tool (Prerequisites) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Aistor directly.