astra-db-mcp
astra-db-mcp is an MCP server, listed under model apis. It reaches astra and openai. It needs ASTRA_DB_APPLICATION_TOKEN and OPENAI_API_KEY to authenticate. Its repository has 42 GitHub stars and is licensed under Apache-2.0; we last read it on 2026-10-22.
An MCP server for Astra DB workloads
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. astra-db-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
Reaches
astra, openai
Credential
ASTRA_DB_APPLICATION_TOKEN, OPENAI_API_KEY
Maintenance
Stars
42
State
listed
Licence
Apache-2.0
astra-db-mcp compared with similar servers
| Server | Reaches | Needs | Stars | Last update | Licence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| astra-db-mcp (this page) | astra, openai | ASTRA_DB_APPLICATION_TOKEN, OPENAI_API_KEY | 42 | 2026-10-03 | Apache-2.0 |
| paperbanana | atlascloud, google, openai(1 shared) | ATLASCLOUD_API_KEY, GOOGLE_API_KEY, OPENAI_API_KEY | 2,412 | 2026-09-17 | MIT |
| ms-365-mcp-server | ms365, openai(1 shared) | MS365_MCP_ATTACHMENT_URL_KEY, MS365_MCP_CLIENT_SECRET, MS365_MCP_OAUTH_TOKEN, OPENAI_API_KEY | 1,068 | 2026-10-23 | MIT |
| just-prompt | anthropic, deepseek, gemini, groq, openai(1 shared) | ANTHROPIC_API_KEY, DEEPSEEK_API_KEY, GEMINI_API_KEY, GROQ_API_KEY, OPENAI_API_KEY | 739 | 2025-08-10 | — |
| flama | anthropic, openai(1 shared) | None listed | 304 | 2026-10-13 | Apache-2.0 |
| mcp-ragdocs | openai, qdrant(1 shared) | OPENAI_API_KEY, QDRANT_API_KEY | 265 | 2025-07-18 | MIT |
Ranked by services in common with astra-db-mcp, then by stars. Figures are from each repository when we last read it.
Common questions about astra-db-mcp
- What does astra-db-mcp do?
- An MCP server for Astra DB workloads
- How do I install astra-db-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/datastax/astra-db-mcp
- What does astra-db-mcp connect to, and what does it need?
- It reaches astra and openai. The credentials we found in its source are ASTRA_DB_APPLICATION_TOKEN and OPENAI_API_KEY.
- Is astra-db-mcp official and is it maintained?
- We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 42 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-10-03.
- What licence does astra-db-mcp use?
- The repository declares the Apache-2.0 licence.
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