Astra DB MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for interacting with Astra DB. MCP extends the capabilities of Large Language Models (LLMs) by allowing them to interact with external systems as agents.

Prerequisites

You need to have a running Astra DB database. If you don't have one, you can create a free database here. From there, you can get two things you need:

1. An Astra DB Application Token
2. The Astra DB API Endpoint

To learn how to get these, please read the getting started docs.

Adding to an MCP client

Here's how you can add this server to your MCP client.

Claude Desktop

To add this to Claude Desktop, go to Preferences -> Developer -> Edit Config and add this JSON blob to claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "astra-db-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@datastax/astra-db-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "ASTRA_DB_APPLICATION_TOKEN": "your_astra_db_token",
        "ASTRA_DB_API_ENDPOINT": "your_astra_db_endpoint"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cursor

To add this to Cursor, go to Settings -> Cursor Settings -> MCP

From there, you can add the server by clicking the "+ Add New MCP Server" button and entering the following values:

• Name: Whatever you want
• Type: Command
• Command:

env ASTRA_DB_APPLICATION_TOKEN=your_astra_db_token ASTRA_DB_API_ENDPOINT=your_astra_db_endpoint npx -y @datastax/astra-db-mcp

Once added, your editor will be fully connected to your Astra DB database.

Available Tools

The server provides the following tools for interacting with Astra DB:

• GetCollections: Get all collections in the database
• CreateCollection: Create a new collection in the database
• UpdateCollection: Update an existing collection in the database
• DeleteCollection: Delete a collection from the database
• ListRecords: List records from a collection in the database
• GetRecord: Get a specific record from a collection by ID
• CreateRecord: Create a new record in a collection
• UpdateRecord: Update an existing record in a collection
• DeleteRecord: Delete a record from a collection