elasticsearch-mcp
elasticsearch-mcp is an MCP server, listed under databases. It reaches elasticsearch. It needs ES_API_KEY to authenticate. Its repository has 24 GitHub stars and is licensed under MIT; we last read it on 2026-10-22.
Provides mappings management, search and indexing, and index management for Elasticsearch.
Install
MCP servers are packaged differently from each other -- some run via npx, some as a Docker image, some as a plain script you clone and run. elasticsearch-mcp’s own README did not state one plainly enough for this page to quote it rather than guess, so it will not guess. The repository below states it.
What it reaches, and what it needs
What it connects to
Unverified means a mention in the server’s own description, not a citation. A wrong claim here costs nothing to correct and nothing to trust yet.
Maintenance
Elasticsearch MCP server with available features including mappings management, search and indexing, and index management etc.
What elasticsearch-mcp can do
11 tools documented in its README. An AI client calls these by name.
elasticsearch_health- Get Elasticsearch cluster health status, optionally including index-level details
list_indices- List available Elasticsearch indices, support regex
create_index- Create Elasticsearch index with optional settings and mappings
reindex- Reindex data from a source index to a target index with optional query and script
get_mappings- Get field mappings for a specific Elasticsearch index
create_mapping- Create or update mapping structure for an Elasticsearch index
search- Perform an Elasticsearch search with the provided query DSL
bulk- Bulk data into an Elasticsearch index
create_index_template- Create or update an index template
get_index_template- Get information about index templates
delete_index_template- Delete an index template
Read from the README; names are kept only if the README contains them.
elasticsearch-mcp compared with similar servers
| Server | Reaches | Needs | Stars | Last update | Licence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| elasticsearch-mcp (this page) | elasticsearch | ES_API_KEY | 24 | 2025-08-04 | MIT |
| elasticsearch-mcp-server | elasticsearch, opensearch, prod, staging(1 shared) | ELASTICSEARCH_API_KEY, ELASTICSEARCH_PASSWORD, MCP_API_KEY, OPENSEARCH_PASSWORD, PROD_API_KEY, STAGING_PASSWORD | 314 | 2026-10-19 | Apache-2.0 |
| CodeGraphContext | neo4j | NEO4J_PASSWORD | 4,360 | 2026-10-22 | MIT |
| dbhub | mysql, postgres, sqlite | None listed | 3,702 | 2026-10-21 | MIT |
| mcp-server-mysql | mysql | None listed | 2,173 | 2026-07-27 | MIT |
| mysql_mcp_server | mysql | MYSQL_PASSWORD | 1,402 | 2026-08-02 | MIT |
Ranked by services in common with elasticsearch-mcp, then by stars. Figures are from each repository when we last read it.
Common questions about elasticsearch-mcp
- What does elasticsearch-mcp do?
- Provides mappings management, search and indexing, and index management for Elasticsearch.
- How do I install elasticsearch-mcp?
- Its README did not state an install command plainly enough for us to quote one, so we do not guess. The repository has the instructions: https://github.com/awesimon/elasticsearch-mcp
- What does elasticsearch-mcp connect to, and what does it need?
- It reaches elasticsearch. The credentials we found in its source are ES_API_KEY.
- Is elasticsearch-mcp official and is it maintained?
- We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 24 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is stale. Its last commit we recorded was on 2025-08-04.
- What licence does elasticsearch-mcp use?
- The repository declares the MIT licence.
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