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Redis MCP

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Official Redis MCP server with natural-language interface for managing and searching Redis data. EntraID authentication for Azure Managed Redis included; Redis ACL configurable via environment variables. Tool coverage spans strings, lists, hashes, sets, sorted sets, JSON, vectors, and search.

499·8 tools·Released APR 2025·MIT
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Official Redis MCP server with natural-language interface for managing and searching Redis data. 499 GitHub stars and 13 commits on main in the last 30 days. EntraID authentication for Azure Managed Redis included; Redis ACL configurable via environment variables.

Reviewed by M. Nouriel · MAY 2026

INSTALL THIS SERVER

Requires authenticationREDIS_HOST, REDIS_PORT, REDIS_PASSWORD environment variables. EntraID supported for Azure Managed Redis. Redis ACL scoped via environment variables.
{ "mcpServers": { "redis": { "command": "uvx", "args": [ "mcp-redis" ], "env": { "REDIS_HOST": "localhost", "REDIS_PORT": "6379", "REDIS_PASSWORD": "<your-redis-password>" } } } }
PrereqRequires uv installed. Set REDIS_HOST, REDIS_PORT, REDIS_PASSWORD. For Azure Managed Redis, configure EntraID per the README. PyPI: `mcp-redis`. Path: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS).
{ "mcpServers": { "redis": { "command": "uvx", "args": [ "mcp-redis" ], "env": { "REDIS_HOST": "localhost", "REDIS_PORT": "6379", "REDIS_PASSWORD": "<your-redis-password>" } } } }
{ "mcpServers": { "redis": { "command": "uvx", "args": [ "mcp-redis" ], "env": { "REDIS_HOST": "localhost", "REDIS_PORT": "6379", "REDIS_PASSWORD": "<your-redis-password>" } } } }
{ "mcpServers": { "redis": { "command": "uvx", "args": [ "mcp-redis" ], "env": { "REDIS_HOST": "localhost", "REDIS_PORT": "6379", "REDIS_PASSWORD": "<your-redis-password>" } } } }
{ "mcpServers": { "redis": { "command": "uvx", "args": [ "mcp-redis" ], "env": { "REDIS_HOST": "localhost", "REDIS_PORT": "6379", "REDIS_PASSWORD": "<your-redis-password>" } } } }

8 TOOLS AVAILABLE

string_get
Get a string value by key
Read
string_set
Set a string value at a key
Write
list_push
Push values onto a list
Write
hash_get
Get fields from a hash
Read
set_add
Add members to a set
Write
vector_search
Vector similarity search via Redis Vector Search
Read

OUR ASSESSMENT

Strengths
  • Official Redis maintenance.
  • 499 GitHub stars and MIT licence.
  • 13 commits on main in the last 30 days.
  • Tool coverage spans strings, lists, hashes, sets, sorted sets, JSON, vectors, and search.
  • EntraID authentication for Azure Managed Redis.
  • Redis ACL configuration via environment variables.
  • Docker deployment supported.
  • Vector search and RediSearch make this useful as a memory layer for agents in addition to a cache.
Weaknesses
  • Self-hosted: operator points the MCP at their Redis instance.
  • Authentication options vary by deployment (ACL, EntraID, basic) and require per-environment setup.
  • The MCP exposes Redis at the data level; scope ACLs to limit blast radius.
Security Notes

The MCP carries Redis credentials through to the configured Redis instance. Scope Redis ACL to the specific keys, key patterns, and commands the agent should access. For Azure Managed Redis, EntraID authentication keeps secrets out of the agent host. Redis has no built-in audit logging; wrap with a proxy if audit is required.

Best For

Teams running Redis for caching, session storage, vector search, or JSON document storage who want agents to read and write data; agent memory layers built on Redis Vector Search; multi-tenant Azure deployments using Azure Managed Redis with EntraID.

TECHNICAL DETAILS

Language
python
Transport
stdio
Clients
Claude DesktopClaude CodeCursorVS CodeWindsurf
License
MIT
GitHub
redis/mcp-redis · ★ 499
npm
mcp-redis
Last Release
mcp-redis (PyPI latest)MAY 3, 2026
First Released
APR 1, 2025

ADOPTION METRICS

// GitHub Stars
499

// Reading this499 stars on the redis/mcp-redis repo. 13 commits on main in the last 30 days. Official Redis maintenance carries the editorial weight.

// Popularity Rank
#2
Globally · #8 in Database

// Reading thisStrong key-value and vector-store option to pair with the existing Postgres, MongoDB, Neon, ClickHouse entries.

SOURCES & VERIFICATION

We don't take any single directory's word for it. Before scoring, we cross-reference 5 public MCP sources, install the server ourselves against the clients we cover, and record when we last re-verified.

01
Discovered
Manual submission
First indexed MAY 3, 2026
02
Cross-referenced
5 directories
PulseMCP, MCP.so, Glama, Smithery, Official MCP Registry
03
Verified against
Claude Desktop, Cursor
Installed and tested across clients
04
Last re-checked
MAY 3, 2026
Weekly re-verification
// How other directories see it

The same server, 5 different lenses. We reconcile these signals into our editorial score, which is why our number sometimes diverges from a directory-aggregate star count.

SourceTheir ratingTheir star countTheir downloadsLast synced
AutomationSwitch This page4.4editorial499MAY 3, 2026
PulseMCP— unratedunavailableunavailableMAY 3, 2026
MCP.so— unratedunavailableunavailableMAY 3, 2026
Glama— unratedunavailableunavailableMAY 3, 2026
Smithery— unratedunavailableunavailableMAY 3, 2026
Official MCP Registry— unratedunavailableunavailableMAY 3, 2026

// Counts are directory-reported; we don't adjust them. Discrepancies usually come from different snapshot times or star-caching.

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