MongoDB MCP Guide

Name: MongoDB MCP
Author: MongoDB

Query and manage MongoDB collections. Support for aggregation pipelines, CRUD operations, and index management.

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Quick Start

Install

npx @mcp/mongodb

Claude Desktop Configuration

Add this to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mongodb-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "@mcp/mongodb"
      ]
    }
  }
}

query_documents

Query MongoDB documents

aggregate

Run aggregation pipelines

manage_indexes

Create and manage indexes

MongoDB MCP requires the following permissions. Review the risk levels before granting access.

Permission	Description	Risk
`mongodb.read`	Read MongoDB data	low
`mongodb.write`	Write MongoDB data	high