README.md
Enables searching for any text within a specified Algolia index.
Algolia Search MCP Server
This repository have been archived. The Official server is released at Algolia Node.js MCP.
Features
- Search for any text in your Algolia index
Setup
This package is installed as local.
Clone the repository
Install dependencies
cd algolia-search-mcp-server pnpm installBuild the project and install it globally
pnpm build npm install -g .Configure your IDE:
cline(cline_mcp_settings.json)
{ "mcpServers": { "algolia-search-server": { "command": "algolia-search-server", "env": { "ALGOLIA_APPLICATION_ID": "<YOUR_ALGOLIA_APPLICATION_ID>", "ALGOLIA_SEARCH_API_KEY": "<YOUR_ALGOLIA_SEARCH_API_KEY>", "ALGOLIA_INDEX_NAME": "<YOUR_ALGOLIA_INDEX_NAME>" } } } }Visual Studio Code(
settings.json){ "chat.mcp.discovery.enabled": true, "mcp": { "servers": { "algolia-search-server: { "command": "algolia-search-server", "env": { "ALGOLIA_APPLICATION_ID": "<YOUR_ALGOLIA_APPLICATION_ID>", "ALGOLIA_SEARCH_API_KEY": "<YOUR_ALGOLIA_SEARCH_API_KEY>", "ALGOLIA_INDEX_NAME": "<YOUR_ALGOLIA_INDEX_NAME>" } } } } }
Tools (1)
searchSearch for any text in your Algolia indexEnvironment Variables
ALGOLIA_APPLICATION_IDrequiredThe Application ID for your Algolia accountALGOLIA_SEARCH_API_KEYrequiredThe Search-only API key for your Algolia indexALGOLIA_INDEX_NAMErequiredThe name of the specific index to searchConfiguration
claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"algolia-search-server": {
"command": "algolia-search-server",
"env": {
"ALGOLIA_APPLICATION_ID": "<YOUR_ALGOLIA_APPLICATION_ID>",
"ALGOLIA_SEARCH_API_KEY": "<YOUR_ALGOLIA_SEARCH_API_KEY>",
"ALGOLIA_INDEX_NAME": "<YOUR_ALGOLIA_INDEX_NAME>"
}
}
}
}Try it
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