The official Redis MCP Server is a natural-language interface for managing and searching data in Redis from MCP clients. It provides string, hash, list, set, and sorted set tools, pub/sub and Streams tools, JSON document tools, vector index management and vector search through its query engine tools, a tool to search Redis documentation, and a server management tool.
To add redis/mcp-redis 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 3 environment variables, listed below.
Install
npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/inspectorEnvironment variables
REDIS_SSL_KEYSet in your MCP configREDIS_ENTRAID_CLIENT_SECRETSet in your MCP configOPENAI_API_KEYSet in your MCP configInstall with your client
claude mcp add redis-mcp-redis --env REDIS_SSL_KEY=<YOUR_REDIS_SSL_KEY> --env REDIS_ENTRAID_CLIENT_SECRET=<YOUR_REDIS_ENTRAID_CLIENT_SECRET> --env OPENAI_API_KEY=<YOUR_OPENAI_API_KEY> -- npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/inspector
Run this in a terminal to add the server to Claude Code.
What this does
redis/mcp-redis 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:
REDIS_SSL_KEY REDIS_ENTRAID_CLIENT_SECRET OPENAI_API_KEY
Set these via the env object in your MCP config (see claude_desktop_config.json snippet above).
Frequently asked questions
How do I install redis/mcp-redis?
Run the Claude Code command in the install section to add redis/mcp-redis 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 redis/mcp-redis?
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 redis/mcp-redis as well.
Does redis/mcp-redis need an API key?
Yes. Before it can run, set these environment variables: REDIS_SSL_KEY, REDIS_ENTRAID_CLIENT_SECRET, OPENAI_API_KEY. They go in the env block of your MCP config.
What license is redis/mcp-redis under?
redis/mcp-redis is listed under the MIT license.
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