How do I install elasticsearch-mcp-server?

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/cr7258/elasticsearch-mcp-server

What does elasticsearch-mcp-server connect to, and what does it need?

It reaches elasticsearch, opensearch, prod and staging. The credentials we found in its source are ELASTICSEARCH_API_KEY, ELASTICSEARCH_PASSWORD, MCP_API_KEY, OPENSEARCH_PASSWORD, PROD_API_KEY and STAGING_PASSWORD.

Is elasticsearch-mcp-server official and is it maintained?

We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 314 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-10-19.

What licence does elasticsearch-mcp-server use?

The repository declares the Apache-2.0 licence.

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elasticsearch-mcp-server

elasticsearch-mcp-server is an MCP server, listed under databases. It reaches elasticsearch, opensearch, prod and staging. It needs ELASTICSEARCH_API_KEY, ELASTICSEARCH_PASSWORD, MCP_API_KEY, OPENSEARCH_PASSWORD, PROD_API_KEY and STAGING_PASSWORD to authenticate. Its repository has 314 GitHub stars and is licensed under Apache-2.0; we last read it on 2026-10-22.

This implementation serves as an MCP server, facilitating interaction between Elasticsearch and OpenSearch.

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-server’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.

Read elasticsearch-mcp-server’s own install instructions ↗

What it reaches, and what it needs

Reaches

elasticsearch, opensearch, prod, staging

Credential

ELASTICSEARCH_API_KEY, ELASTICSEARCH_PASSWORD, MCP_API_KEY, OPENSEARCH_PASSWORD, PROD_API_KEY, STAGING_PASSWORD

What it connects to

Wraps

OpenSearch

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

Stars

314

State

listed

Licence

Apache-2.0

From the repository

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server implementation that provides Elasticsearch and OpenSearch interaction.

View on GitHub ↗2026-10-22

What elasticsearch-mcp-server can do

19 tools documented in its README. An AI client calls these by name.

general_api_request: Perform a general HTTP API request. Use this tool for any Elasticsearch/OpenSearch API that does not have a dedicated tool.
list_indices: No description in the README.
get_index: No description in the README.
create_index: No description in the README.
delete_index: No description in the README.
create_data_stream: No description in the README.
get_data_stream: No description in the README.
delete_data_stream: No description in the README.
search_documents: No description in the README.
index_document: No description in the README.
get_document: No description in the README.
delete_document: No description in the README.
delete_by_query: No description in the README.
get_cluster_health: No description in the README.
get_cluster_stats: No description in the README.
list_aliases: No description in the README.
get_alias: No description in the README.
put_alias: No description in the README.
delete_alias: No description in the README.

Read from the README; names are kept only if the README contains them.