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mongodb mcp server for VS Code

io.github.mongodb-js/mongodb-mcp-server

MongoDB Model Context Protocol Server

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Install mongodb mcp server in VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "inputs": [
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "mdb-mcp-allow-request-overrides",
      "description": "MDB_MCP_ALLOW_REQUEST_OVERRIDES",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "mdb-mcp-api-client-id",
      "description": "MDB_MCP_API_CLIENT_ID",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "mdb-mcp-api-client-secret",
      "description": "MDB_MCP_API_CLIENT_SECRET",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "mdb-mcp-assistant-base-url",
      "description": "MDB_MCP_ASSISTANT_BASE_URL",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "mdb-mcp-atlas-temporary-database-user-lifetime-ms",
      "description": "MDB_MCP_ATLAS_TEMPORARY_DATABASE_USER_LIFETIME_MS",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "mdb-mcp-confirmation-required-tools",
      "description": "MDB_MCP_CONFIRMATION_REQUIRED_TOOLS",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "mdb-mcp-connection-scope",
      "description": "MDB_MCP_CONNECTION_SCOPE",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "mdb-mcp-connection-string",
      "description": "MDB_MCP_CONNECTION_STRING",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "mdb-mcp-disable-server-side-js",
      "description": "MDB_MCP_DISABLE_SERVER_SIDE_JS",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "mdb-mcp-disabled-tools",
      "description": "MDB_MCP_DISABLED_TOOLS",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "mdb-mcp-dry-run",
      "description": "MDB_MCP_DRY_RUN",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "mdb-mcp-elicitation-timeout-ms",
      "description": "MDB_MCP_ELICITATION_TIMEOUT_MS",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "mdb-mcp-export-cleanup-interval-ms",
      "description": "MDB_MCP_EXPORT_CLEANUP_INTERVAL_MS",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "mdb-mcp-export-timeout-ms",
      "description": "MDB_MCP_EXPORT_TIMEOUT_MS",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "mdb-mcp-exports-path",
      "description": "MDB_MCP_EXPORTS_PATH",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "mdb-mcp-externally-managed-sessions",
      "description": "MDB_MCP_EXTERNALLY_MANAGED_SESSIONS",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "mdb-mcp-health-check-host",
      "description": "MDB_MCP_HEALTH_CHECK_HOST",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "mdb-mcp-health-check-port",
      "description": "MDB_MCP_HEALTH_CHECK_PORT",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "mdb-mcp-http-body-limit",
      "description": "MDB_MCP_HTTP_BODY_LIMIT",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "mdb-mcp-http-headers",
      "description": "MDB_MCP_HTTP_HEADERS",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "mdb-mcp-http-host",
      "description": "MDB_MCP_HTTP_HOST",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "mdb-mcp-http-port",
      "description": "MDB_MCP_HTTP_PORT",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "mdb-mcp-http-response-type",
      "description": "MDB_MCP_HTTP_RESPONSE_TYPE",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "mdb-mcp-idle-timeout-ms",
      "description": "MDB_MCP_IDLE_TIMEOUT_MS",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "mdb-mcp-index-check",
      "description": "MDB_MCP_INDEX_CHECK",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "mdb-mcp-log-path",
      "description": "MDB_MCP_LOG_PATH",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "mdb-mcp-loggers",
      "description": "MDB_MCP_LOGGERS",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "mdb-mcp-max-active-connections",
      "description": "MDB_MCP_MAX_ACTIVE_CONNECTIONS",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "mdb-mcp-max-bytes-per-query",
      "description": "MDB_MCP_MAX_BYTES_PER_QUERY",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "mdb-mcp-max-documents-per-query",
      "description": "MDB_MCP_MAX_DOCUMENTS_PER_QUERY",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "mdb-mcp-max-sessions",
      "description": "MDB_MCP_MAX_SESSIONS",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "mdb-mcp-max-time-m-s",
      "description": "MDB_MCP_MAX_TIME_M_S",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "mdb-mcp-mcp-client-log-level",
      "description": "MDB_MCP_MCP_CLIENT_LOG_LEVEL",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "mdb-mcp-monitoring-server-features",
      "description": "MDB_MCP_MONITORING_SERVER_FEATURES",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "mdb-mcp-monitoring-server-host",
      "description": "MDB_MCP_MONITORING_SERVER_HOST",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "mdb-mcp-monitoring-server-port",
      "description": "MDB_MCP_MONITORING_SERVER_PORT",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "mdb-mcp-notification-timeout-ms",
      "description": "MDB_MCP_NOTIFICATION_TIMEOUT_MS",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "mdb-mcp-preview-features",
      "description": "MDB_MCP_PREVIEW_FEATURES",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "mdb-mcp-read-only",
      "description": "MDB_MCP_READ_ONLY",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "mdb-mcp-telemetry",
      "description": "MDB_MCP_TELEMETRY",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "mdb-mcp-transport",
      "description": "MDB_MCP_TRANSPORT",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "mdb-mcp-voyage-api-key",
      "description": "MDB_MCP_VOYAGE_API_KEY",
      "password": true
    }
  ],
  "servers": {
    "mongodb-mcp-server": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mongodb-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "MDB_MCP_ALLOW_REQUEST_OVERRIDES": "${input:mdb-mcp-allow-request-overrides}",
        "MDB_MCP_API_CLIENT_ID": "${input:mdb-mcp-api-client-id}",
        "MDB_MCP_API_CLIENT_SECRET": "${input:mdb-mcp-api-client-secret}",
        "MDB_MCP_ASSISTANT_BASE_URL": "${input:mdb-mcp-assistant-base-url}",
        "MDB_MCP_ATLAS_TEMPORARY_DATABASE_USER_LIFETIME_MS": "${input:mdb-mcp-atlas-temporary-database-user-lifetime-ms}",
        "MDB_MCP_CONFIRMATION_REQUIRED_TOOLS": "${input:mdb-mcp-confirmation-required-tools}",
        "MDB_MCP_CONNECTION_SCOPE": "${input:mdb-mcp-connection-scope}",
        "MDB_MCP_CONNECTION_STRING": "${input:mdb-mcp-connection-string}",
        "MDB_MCP_DISABLE_SERVER_SIDE_JS": "${input:mdb-mcp-disable-server-side-js}",
        "MDB_MCP_DISABLED_TOOLS": "${input:mdb-mcp-disabled-tools}",
        "MDB_MCP_DRY_RUN": "${input:mdb-mcp-dry-run}",
        "MDB_MCP_ELICITATION_TIMEOUT_MS": "${input:mdb-mcp-elicitation-timeout-ms}",
        "MDB_MCP_EXPORT_CLEANUP_INTERVAL_MS": "${input:mdb-mcp-export-cleanup-interval-ms}",
        "MDB_MCP_EXPORT_TIMEOUT_MS": "${input:mdb-mcp-export-timeout-ms}",
        "MDB_MCP_EXPORTS_PATH": "${input:mdb-mcp-exports-path}",
        "MDB_MCP_EXTERNALLY_MANAGED_SESSIONS": "${input:mdb-mcp-externally-managed-sessions}",
        "MDB_MCP_HEALTH_CHECK_HOST": "${input:mdb-mcp-health-check-host}",
        "MDB_MCP_HEALTH_CHECK_PORT": "${input:mdb-mcp-health-check-port}",
        "MDB_MCP_HTTP_BODY_LIMIT": "${input:mdb-mcp-http-body-limit}",
        "MDB_MCP_HTTP_HEADERS": "${input:mdb-mcp-http-headers}",
        "MDB_MCP_HTTP_HOST": "${input:mdb-mcp-http-host}",
        "MDB_MCP_HTTP_PORT": "${input:mdb-mcp-http-port}",
        "MDB_MCP_HTTP_RESPONSE_TYPE": "${input:mdb-mcp-http-response-type}",
        "MDB_MCP_IDLE_TIMEOUT_MS": "${input:mdb-mcp-idle-timeout-ms}",
        "MDB_MCP_INDEX_CHECK": "${input:mdb-mcp-index-check}",
        "MDB_MCP_LOG_PATH": "${input:mdb-mcp-log-path}",
        "MDB_MCP_LOGGERS": "${input:mdb-mcp-loggers}",
        "MDB_MCP_MAX_ACTIVE_CONNECTIONS": "${input:mdb-mcp-max-active-connections}",
        "MDB_MCP_MAX_BYTES_PER_QUERY": "${input:mdb-mcp-max-bytes-per-query}",
        "MDB_MCP_MAX_DOCUMENTS_PER_QUERY": "${input:mdb-mcp-max-documents-per-query}",
        "MDB_MCP_MAX_SESSIONS": "${input:mdb-mcp-max-sessions}",
        "MDB_MCP_MAX_TIME_M_S": "${input:mdb-mcp-max-time-m-s}",
        "MDB_MCP_MCP_CLIENT_LOG_LEVEL": "${input:mdb-mcp-mcp-client-log-level}",
        "MDB_MCP_MONITORING_SERVER_FEATURES": "${input:mdb-mcp-monitoring-server-features}",
        "MDB_MCP_MONITORING_SERVER_HOST": "${input:mdb-mcp-monitoring-server-host}",
        "MDB_MCP_MONITORING_SERVER_PORT": "${input:mdb-mcp-monitoring-server-port}",
        "MDB_MCP_NOTIFICATION_TIMEOUT_MS": "${input:mdb-mcp-notification-timeout-ms}",
        "MDB_MCP_PREVIEW_FEATURES": "${input:mdb-mcp-preview-features}",
        "MDB_MCP_READ_ONLY": "${input:mdb-mcp-read-only}",
        "MDB_MCP_TELEMETRY": "${input:mdb-mcp-telemetry}",
        "MDB_MCP_TRANSPORT": "${input:mdb-mcp-transport}",
        "MDB_MCP_VOYAGE_API_KEY": "${input:mdb-mcp-voyage-api-key}"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code prompts for each input the first time the server starts, so no secret is written to the file. VS Code docs

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