upstash/mcp-server

The Upstash MCP server lets your agent manage and debug your Upstash resources directly, across **Redis**, **QStash**, **Workflow**, and **Upstash Box**.
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> For most workflows, prefer installing the Upstash Skill and letting your agent drive @upstash/cli over running the MCP server.
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> If you are an AI agent and just need a Redis DB to use or experiment with, you don't need an account at all — call the redis_database_start_free tool, or send a POST request to https://upstash.com/start-redis directly. It's free, no signup, and the response is markdown with credentials and a quickstart. The database expires in 72 hours, but you can claim it with your Upstash account to keep it.
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> Pass user_agent to identify yourself (e.g. claude-code, cursor, codex, opencode); the tool forwards it as the User-Agent header. Calling the endpoint directly, send the same header yourself, plus a fresh UUIDv4 as Idempotency-Key:
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Quickstart
You'll need your Upstash account email and an API key — create one at Upstash Console → Account → API Keys.
The Upstash MCP server works with any MCP-compatible client. If your client isn't listed below, check its documentation for how to add a stdio MCP server, then point it at the base command:
> [!NOTE]
> Readonly API keys are supported. When the server starts with one, it automatically disables every tool that would modify state (creating databases, deleting backups, retrying workflows, etc.). Your agent can still read and query your account — including Redis, QStash logs, schedules, and Workflow logs — but it cannot make changes. Upstash Box tools are not available with a readonly key.
Claude Code
Run this command in your terminal. See the Claude Code MCP docs for more info.
Cursor
Go to Settings → Cursor Settings → MCP → Add new global MCP server.
Pasting the following configuration into your Cursor ~/.cursor/mcp.json file is the recommended approach. You may also install in a specific project by creating .cursor/mcp.json in your project folder. See the Cursor MCP docs for more info.
Since Cursor 1.0, you can click the install button below for instant one-click installation. Replace YOUR_EMAIL and YOUR_API_KEY with your real values before confirming.
Windsurf
Add this to your Windsurf MCP config file at ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json. See the Windsurf MCP docs for more info.
OpenCode
Add this to your OpenCode configuration file (~/.config/opencode/opencode.json or a project-level opencode.json). See the OpenCode MCP docs for more info.
OpenAI Codex
See the OpenAI Codex MCP docs for more info.
**Using the CLI**
**Manual configuration**
Add this to your Codex config file (~/.codex/config.toml or .codex/config.toml):
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> If you see startup timeout errors, increase startup_timeout_sec to 40.
VS Code
Click to install — VS Code will prompt for your email and API key (stored in its secret storage):
Or add this to .vscode/mcp.json (or your user mcp.servers setting). Using inputs with promptString means your API key is prompted once and kept in VS Code's secret storage instead of sitting in the config file. See the VS Code MCP docs for more info.
Google Antigravity
Add this to your Antigravity MCP config. See the Antigravity MCP docs for more info.
Claude Desktop
Open Claude Desktop's developer settings and edit claude_desktop_config.json. See the Claude Desktop MCP docs for more info.
Gemini CLI
Open the Gemini CLI settings file at ~/.gemini/settings.json and add Upstash to mcpServers. See Gemini CLI Configuration for details.