What is Typesense

Typesense MCP Server is a server implementation of the Model Context Protocol (MCP) that allows AI models to access Typesense’s search functionalities. It provides a seamless interface for large language models (LLMs) to discover, search, and analyze data stored in Typesense collections.

Use cases

The server is useful for AI applications that require powerful search capabilities, including analyzing large datasets, retrieving specific documents, gaining insights into collection statistics, and enhancing the search experience with suggestions tailored to the structure and content of the data.

How to use

To use the Typesense MCP Server, install it either globally or locally via npm, or use the mcp-get command for easy installation. For development, dependencies should be installed, followed by building or running the server in watch mode. Configuration for integration with applications like Claude Desktop is necessary, detailing the server’s command and connection parameters.

Key features

Key features include resource listing and access via typesense:// URIs, search capabilities with filtering, document retrieval by ID, collection statistics, collection analysis options, and search suggestions. It also provides templates for constructing search queries and accessing collection details.

Where to use

This MCP server is ideal for environments where AI models require advanced search features over large datasets, such as chatbots, virtual assistants, data analysis tools, and any applications leveraging LLMs that could benefit from efficient data discovery and retrieval through Typesense.

Typesense MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server implementation that provides AI models with access to Typesense search capabilities. This server enables LLMs to discover, search, and analyze data stored in Typesense collections.

Demo

Features

Resources

• List and access collections via typesense:// URIs
• Each collection has a name, description, and document count
• JSON mime type for schema access

Tools

• typesense_query

  • Search for documents in Typesense collections with powerful filtering
  • Input: Query text, collection name, search fields, filters, sort options, limit
  • Returns matching documents with relevance scores

• typesense_get_document

  • Retrieve specific documents by ID from collections
  • Input: Collection name, document ID
  • Returns complete document data

• typesense_collection_stats

  • Get statistics about a Typesense collection
  • Input: Collection name
  • Returns collection metadata, document count, and schema information

Prompts

• analyze_collection

  • Analyze collection structure and contents
  • Input: Collection name
  • Output: Insights about schema, data types, and statistics

• search_suggestions

  • Get suggestions for effective search queries for a collection
  • Input: Collection name
  • Output: Recommended search strategies based on collection schema

Installation

Via npm

# Global installation
npm install -g typesense-mcp-server

# Local installation
npm install typesense-mcp-server

Via mcp-get

npx @michaellatman/mcp-get@latest install typesense-mcp-server

Development

Install dependencies:

npm install

Build the server:

npm run build

For development with auto-rebuild:

npm run watch

Installation for Development

Using Claude Desktop

To use with Claude Desktop, add the server config:

On MacOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

On Windows: %APPDATA%/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

Debugging

Since MCP servers communicate over stdio, debugging can be challenging. We recommend using the MCP Inspector, which is available as a package script:

npm run inspector

The Inspector will provide a URL to access debugging tools in your browser.

Components

Resources

The server provides information about Typesense collections:

• Collection Schemas (typesense://collections/<collection>)
  • JSON schema information for each collection
  • Includes field names and data types
  • Sample documents for understanding data structure

Resource Templates

The server provides templates for:

• typesense_search - Template for constructing Typesense search queries
• typesense_collection - Template for viewing Typesense collection details

Usage with Claude Desktop

To use this server with the Claude Desktop app, add the following configuration to the “mcpServers” section of your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "typesense": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "typesense-mcp-server",
        "--host",
        "your-typesense-host",
        "--port",
        "8108",
        "--protocol",
        "http",
        "--api-key",
        "your-api-key"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Logging

The server logs information to a file located at:

/tmp/typesense-mcp.log

This log contains detailed information about server operations, requests, and any errors that occur.

License

This MCP server is licensed under the MIT License. This means you are free to use, modify, and distribute the software, subject to the terms and conditions of the MIT License. For more details, please see the LICENSE file in the project repository.