Elasticsearch/OpenSearch MCP Server

Overview

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server implementation that provides Elasticsearch and OpenSearch interaction. This server enables searching documents, analyzing indices, and managing cluster through a set of tools.

Demo

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/f7409e31-fac4-4321-9c94-b0ff2ea7ff15

Features

General Operations

• general_api_request: Perform a general HTTP API request. Use this tool for any Elasticsearch/OpenSearch API that does not have a dedicated tool.

Index Operations

• list_indices: List all indices.
• get_index: Returns information (mappings, settings, aliases) about one or more indices.
• create_index: Create a new index.
• delete_index: Delete an index.

Document Operations

• search_documents: Search for documents.
• index_document: Creates or updates a document in the index.
• get_document: Get a document by ID.
• delete_document: Delete a document by ID.
• delete_by_query: Deletes documents matching the provided query.

Cluster Operations

• get_cluster_health: Returns basic information about the health of the cluster.
• get_cluster_stats: Returns high-level overview of cluster statistics.

Alias Operations

• list_aliases: List all aliases.
• get_alias: Get alias information for a specific index.
• put_alias: Create or update an alias for a specific index.
• delete_alias: Delete an alias for a specific index.

Configure Environment Variables

Copy the .env.example file to .env and update the values accordingly.

Start Elasticsearch/OpenSearch Cluster

Start the Elasticsearch/OpenSearch cluster using Docker Compose:

# For Elasticsearch
docker-compose -f docker-compose-elasticsearch.yml up -d

# For OpenSearch
docker-compose -f docker-compose-opensearch.yml up -d

The default Elasticsearch username is elastic and password is test123. The default OpenSearch username is admin and password is admin.

You can access Kibana/OpenSearch Dashboards from http://localhost:5601.

Usage with Claude Desktop

Option 1: Installing via Smithery

To install Elasticsearch Server for Claude Desktop automatically via Smithery:

npx -y @smithery/cli install elasticsearch-mcp-server --client claude

Option 2: Using uvx

Using uvx will automatically install the package from PyPI, no need to clone the repository locally. Add the following configuration to Claude Desktop’s config file claude_desktop_config.json.

// For Elasticsearch
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "elasticsearch-mcp-server": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "elasticsearch-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ELASTICSEARCH_HOSTS": "https://localhost:9200",
        "ELASTICSEARCH_USERNAME": "elastic",
        "ELASTICSEARCH_PASSWORD": "test123"
      }
    }
  }
}

// For OpenSearch
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "opensearch-mcp-server": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "opensearch-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "OPENSEARCH_HOSTS": "https://localhost:9200",
        "OPENSEARCH_USERNAME": "admin",
        "OPENSEARCH_PASSWORD": "admin"
      }
    }
  }
}

Option 3: Using uv with local development

Using uv requires cloning the repository locally and specifying the path to the source code. Add the following configuration to Claude Desktop’s config file claude_desktop_config.json.

// For Elasticsearch
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "elasticsearch-mcp-server": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": [
        "--directory",
        "path/to/src/elasticsearch_mcp_server",
        "run",
        "elasticsearch-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ELASTICSEARCH_HOSTS": "https://localhost:9200",
        "ELASTICSEARCH_USERNAME": "elastic",
        "ELASTICSEARCH_PASSWORD": "test123"
      }
    }
  }
}

// For OpenSearch
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "opensearch-mcp-server": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": [
        "--directory",
        "path/to/src/elasticsearch_mcp_server",
        "run",
        "opensearch-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "OPENSEARCH_HOSTS": "https://localhost:9200",
        "OPENSEARCH_USERNAME": "admin",
        "OPENSEARCH_PASSWORD": "admin"
      }
    }
  }
}

• On macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
• On Windows: %APPDATA%/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

Restart Claude Desktop to load the new MCP server.

Now you can interact with your Elasticsearch/OpenSearch cluster through Claude using natural language commands like:

• “List all indices in the cluster”
• “How old is the student Bob?”
• “Show me the cluster health status”

Usage with Anthropic MCP Client

uv run mcp_client/client.py src/server.py

License

This project is licensed under the Apache License Version 2.0 - see the LICENSE file for details.