How do I install mcp-redis?

Its own README gives this command: pip install redis-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-redis connect to, and what does it need?

It reaches openai and redis. The credentials we found in its source are OPENAI_API_KEY and REDIS_ENTRAID_CLIENT_SECRET.

Is mcp-redis official and is it maintained?

It is named as the official server of Redis. Its repository has 640 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-10-20.

What licence does mcp-redis use?

The repository declares the MIT licence.

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mcp-redis

mcp-redis is the official MCP server of Redis, listed under model apis. It reaches openai and redis. It needs OPENAI_API_KEY and REDIS_ENTRAID_CLIENT_SECRET to authenticate. Its repository has 640 GitHub stars and is licensed under MIT; we last read it on 2026-10-24.

The official Redis MCP Server is a natural language interface designed for agentic applications to manage and search data in Redis efficiently

Official — Redis

Install

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

pip install redis-mcp-server

View in mcp-redis’s own README ↗

What it reaches, and what it needs

Reaches

openai, redis

Credential

OPENAI_API_KEY, REDIS_ENTRAID_CLIENT_SECRET

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

Stars

640

State

listed

Licence

MIT

From the repository

The official Redis MCP Server is a natural language interface designed for agentic applications to manage and search data in Redis efficiently

View on GitHub ↗2026-10-24

mcp-redis compared with similar servers

mcp-redis compared with the closest alternatives, by services reached, credentials, stars, last update and licence
Server	Reaches	Needs	Stars	Last update	Licence
mcp-redis (this page)	openai, redis	OPENAI_API_KEY, REDIS_ENTRAID_CLIENT_SECRET	640	2026-10-20	MIT
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 mcp-redis, then by stars. Figures are from each repository when we last read it.

Common questions about mcp-redis

What does mcp-redis do?: The official Redis MCP Server is a natural language interface designed for agentic applications to manage and search data in Redis efficiently
How do I install mcp-redis?: Its own README gives this command: pip install redis-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-redis connect to, and what does it need?: It reaches openai and redis. The credentials we found in its source are OPENAI_API_KEY and REDIS_ENTRAID_CLIENT_SECRET.
Is mcp-redis official and is it maintained?: It is named as the official server of Redis. Its repository has 640 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-10-20.
What licence does mcp-redis use?: The repository declares the MIT licence.

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