How do I install mcp-server-arangodb?

Its own README gives this command: npx -y arango-server. Run it where your MCP client can launch the server, and check the README for any settings it asks for.

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

It reaches arango. The credentials we found in its source are ARANGO_PASSWORD.

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

We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 46 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-06-01.

What licence does mcp-server-arangodb use?

The repository declares the MIT licence.

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mcp-server-arangodb

mcp-server-arangodb is an MCP server, listed under databases. It reaches arango. It needs ARANGO_PASSWORD to authenticate. Its repository has 46 GitHub stars and is licensed under MIT; we last read it on 2026-10-24.

This TypeScript-based MCP server connects to ArangoDB to provide database interaction capabilities.

Install

Read from mcp-server-arangodb’s own README, close to verbatim -- not written by us, and not guessed.

npx -y arango-server

View in mcp-server-arangodb’s own README ↗

What it reaches, and what it needs

Reaches

arango

Credential

ARANGO_PASSWORD

Maintenance

Stars

State

listed

Licence

MIT

From the repository

This is a TypeScript-based MCP server that provides database interaction capabilities through ArangoDB.

View on GitHub ↗2026-10-24

What mcp-server-arangodb can do

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

arango_query: Execute general AQL with bind variables, bounded results, and query guardrails.
arango_read_query: No description in the README.
arango_validate_query: Parse and validate AQL without executing it.
arango_explain_query: Inspect AQL execution plans, index usage, and optimizer output.
arango_describe_database: Summarize collections, counts, indexes, and sample fields.
arango_list_collections: List collections in the configured database.
arango_get_collection: Return collection properties, count, and indexes.
arango_create_collection: Create document or edge collections.
arango_drop_collection: Drop a collection, requiring `confirm: true`.
arango_get_document: Fetch one document by collection and `_key`.
arango_list_documents: List documents with `limit` and `offset` pagination.
arango_count_documents: Count documents in a collection.
arango_sample_documents: Return a small random sample for schema discovery.
arango_insert: Insert one document into a collection.
arango_bulk_insert: Insert up to 1000 documents in one request.
arango_update: Partially update one document by `_key`.
arango_bulk_update: Patch up to 1000 documents by `_key` or `_id`.
arango_remove: Remove one document by `_key`.
arango_list_indexes: List indexes for a collection.
arango_create_index: Create persistent, geo, TTL, or inverted indexes.
arango_list_views: List ArangoSearch and search-alias Views.
arango_create_search_view: Create an ArangoSearch View linked to a collection.
arango_search: Search an ArangoSearch View with analyzer-aware BM25 ranking.
arango_list_analyzers: List ArangoSearch Analyzers.
arango_create_analyzer: Create an ArangoSearch Analyzer.
arango_list_graphs: List named graphs.
arango_create_graph: Create a named graph with one edge definition.
arango_insert_edge: Insert an edge document with `_from` and `_to`.
arango_traverse: Traverse edges from a start vertex using an edge collection or named graph.
arango_shortest_path: Find the shortest path between two vertices using an edge collection or named graph.
arango_backup: Backup database collections.

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