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couchbase-guru MCP Server

API key required

Search the Couchbase documentation from your MCP client via a hosted documentation agent.

To add couchbase-guru to Claude, run the install command below or copy the ready-made config for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor and VS Code further down. Restart your client after adding it and its tools show up in your next conversation. It needs 5 environment variables, listed below.

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Install

uvx couchbase-guru@0.1.0

Environment variables

CB_MCP_TRANSPORTSet in your MCP config
CB_MCP_HOSTSet in your MCP config
CB_MCP_PORTSet in your MCP config
CB_AGENT_BASE_URLSet in your MCP config
CB_AGENT_IP_SALTSet in your MCP config

Install with your client

Terminal
claude mcp add couchbase-guru --env CB_MCP_TRANSPORT=<YOUR_CB_MCP_TRANSPORT> --env CB_MCP_HOST=<YOUR_CB_MCP_HOST> --env CB_MCP_PORT=<YOUR_CB_MCP_PORT> --env CB_AGENT_BASE_URL=<YOUR_CB_AGENT_BASE_URL> --env CB_AGENT_IP_SALT=<YOUR_CB_AGENT_IP_SALT> -- uvx couchbase-guru@0.1.0

Run this in a terminal to add the server to Claude Code.

What this does

couchbase-guru exposes a set of tools to Claude over the Model Context Protocol. After you add it to claude_desktop_config.json (snippet above) and restart Claude Desktop, those tools become callable inside any conversation.

Requirements

This server needs the following environment variables to be set before it can run:

CB_MCP_TRANSPORT
CB_MCP_HOST
CB_MCP_PORT
CB_AGENT_BASE_URL
CB_AGENT_IP_SALT

Set these via the env object in your MCP config (see claude_desktop_config.json snippet above).

Frequently asked questions

How do I install couchbase-guru?

Run the Claude Code command in the install section to add couchbase-guru to Claude Code, or copy the ready-made config for your client from the install section on this page. Restart your client afterwards and the tools appear in your next conversation.

Which clients work with couchbase-guru?

This page carries setup and config for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor and VS Code. Any other MCP client that accepts a standard server config can connect to couchbase-guru as well.

Does couchbase-guru need an API key?

Yes. Before it can run, set these environment variables: CB_MCP_TRANSPORT, CB_MCP_HOST, CB_MCP_PORT, CB_AGENT_BASE_URL, CB_AGENT_IP_SALT. They go in the env block of your MCP config.

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