mcp
mcp is an MCP server, listed under databases. It reaches neo4j. It needs NEO4J_MCP_PASSWORD to authenticate. Its repository has 300 GitHub stars and is licensed under NOASSERTION; we last read it on 2026-10-22.
Connects to Neo4j databases, requiring Neo4j credentials.
Install
Read from mcp’s own README, close to verbatim -- not written by us, and not guessed.
pip install neo4j-mcp-server
What it reaches, and what it needs
Reaches
neo4j
Credential
NEO4J_MCP_PASSWORD
Maintenance
Stars
300
State
listed
Licence
NOASSERTION
What mcp can do
4 tools documented in its README. An AI client calls these by name.
get-schema- introspect labels, relationship types, property keys
read-cypher- execute read-only Cypher queries that do not modify database data, enforced via EXPLAIN and Neo4j's query-type classification
write-cypher- execute write Cypher queries (disabled if NEO4J_MCP_READ_ONLY=true)
list-gds-procedures- list available GDS procedures
Read from the README; names are kept only if the README contains them.
mcp compared with similar servers
| Server | Reaches | Needs | Stars | Last update | Licence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mcp (this page) | neo4j | NEO4J_MCP_PASSWORD | 300 | 2026-10-22 | NOASSERTION |
| CodeGraphContext | neo4j(1 shared) | NEO4J_PASSWORD | 4,360 | 2026-10-22 | MIT |
| atlas-mcp-server | neo4j(1 shared) | MCP_AUTH_SECRET_KEY, NEO4J_PASSWORD | 478 | 2025-07-22 | Apache-2.0 |
| mcp-neo4j-memory-server | neo4j(1 shared) | NEO4J_PASSWORD | 23 | 2025-03-15 | MIT |
| claude-code-memory | neo4j(1 shared) | NEO4J_PASSWORD | 11 | 2025-06-28 | — |
| KnowledgeGraph-MCP | neo4j(1 shared) | NEO4J_PASSWORD | 1 | 2025-07-02 | — |
Ranked by services in common with mcp, then by stars. Figures are from each repository when we last read it.
Common questions about mcp
- What does mcp do?
- Connects to Neo4j databases, requiring Neo4j credentials.
- How do I install mcp?
- Its own README gives this command: pip install neo4j-mcp-server. Run it where your MCP client can launch the server, and check the README for any settings it asks for.
- What does mcp connect to, and what does it need?
- It reaches neo4j. The credentials we found in its source are NEO4J_MCP_PASSWORD.
- Is mcp official and is it maintained?
- We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 300 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-10-22.
- What licence does mcp use?
- The repository declares the NOASSERTION licence.
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