Dapr MCP Server

Name: Dapr MCP Server
Author: dapr

by daprversion 0.0.3i★ –iRuns on your computer

Registry nameio.github.dapr/dapr-mcp-server

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Overview

Description from the maker (original English)

Dapr state, pub/sub, bindings, secrets, locks, crypto, conversation, actors, invocation as MCP tools

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What you can do with it

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Connection: Runs on your computer
Transport: stdio
Category: Other
You need to fill in: DAPR_GRPC_PORT, DAPR_API_TOKEN

Install

Pick the AI app you use, then copy the settings.

Before you install

Basic checks: 1 of 1 passed
Runs on your computer with your user’s permissions (files, network, apps).
You fill in yourself: DAPR_GRPC_PORT, DAPR_API_TOKEN, DAPR_MCP_SERVER_LOG_LEVEL

Values marked secret are keys to your account. Never share them or paste them into a chat.

You need

DockerDocker installed

Which app do you use?

ClaudeClaude CodeCursorVS CodeChatGPT

Pick your app above. We remember it, so next time the button says “Install in …”.

Open Claude Desktop → Settings → Developer → Edit Config, and paste this into claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "dapr": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "-e",
        "DAPR_GRPC_PORT",
        "-e",
        "DAPR_API_TOKEN",
        "-e",
        "DAPR_MCP_SERVER_LOG_LEVEL",
        "ghcr.io/dapr/dapr-mcp-server:v0.0.3",
        "--http="
      ],
      "env": {
        "DAPR_GRPC_PORT": "your-value",
        "DAPR_API_TOKEN": "your-value",
        "DAPR_MCP_SERVER_LOG_LEVEL": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Run this in your terminal

claude mcp add dapr --env DAPR_GRPC_PORT=your-value --env DAPR_API_TOKEN=your-value --env DAPR_MCP_SERVER_LOG_LEVEL=your-value -- docker run -i --rm -e DAPR_GRPC_PORT -e DAPR_API_TOKEN -e DAPR_MCP_SERVER_LOG_LEVEL ghcr.io/dapr/dapr-mcp-server:v0.0.3 --http=

Fill in the empty values before running it.

Open in Cursor

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "dapr": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "-e",
        "DAPR_GRPC_PORT",
        "-e",
        "DAPR_API_TOKEN",
        "-e",
        "DAPR_MCP_SERVER_LOG_LEVEL",
        "ghcr.io/dapr/dapr-mcp-server:v0.0.3",
        "--http="
      ],
      "env": {
        "DAPR_GRPC_PORT": "your-value",
        "DAPR_API_TOKEN": "your-value",
        "DAPR_MCP_SERVER_LOG_LEVEL": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.

Open in VS Code

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .vscode/mcp.json in your project

{
  "servers": {
    "dapr": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "-e",
        "DAPR_GRPC_PORT",
        "-e",
        "DAPR_API_TOKEN",
        "-e",
        "DAPR_MCP_SERVER_LOG_LEVEL",
        "ghcr.io/dapr/dapr-mcp-server:v0.0.3",
        "--http="
      ],
      "env": {
        "DAPR_GRPC_PORT": "your-value",
        "DAPR_API_TOKEN": "your-value",
        "DAPR_MCP_SERVER_LOG_LEVEL": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.

This one runs on your computer, and ChatGPT can only connect to servers on the internet. Pick another app.

Your choice stays on this device in a cookie; no account needed.

Values you fill in

DAPR_GRPC_PORT required env
gRPC port of the Dapr sidecar
DAPR_API_TOKEN secret env
Dapr API token, if the sidecar requires one
DAPR_MCP_SERVER_LOG_LEVEL env
Log level, written as JSON to stderr

These settings are generated from the maker’s registry entry. If the README says otherwise, follow the README.

What it can do

Runs on your computer; the tool list appears in your AI app after you install it.

Basic checksi

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✓ Pass
Maker matches the repo
The registry name was verified with the GitHub account dapr, which owns the repo
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Still maintained
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Has a licence
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– Not applicable
Endpoint responds
This one runs on your computer; there is no internet endpoint
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Sign-in with OAuth
Runs on your computer and uses local settings instead
… Not checked yet
No hidden instructions in tool descriptions
Runs on your computer; we can only read tool lists from internet endpoints

Compared with others in Otheri

More stars than 0% of the other 32484 servers in this category
Published to the registry more recently than 63% of the other 32484 servers in this category
Basic checks equal to or better than 100% of the other 32484 servers in this category

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Common questions

Is Dapr MCP Server safe?

It passed 1 of 1 applicable basic checks. We have not read the code. Before adding a key or token, see what access the server asks for and use a key with only the permissions you need.

What keys or codes does it need?

You need to fill in: DAPR_GRPC_PORT, DAPR_API_TOKEN

Does it run on my computer or in the cloud?

It runs on your computer. Your AI app starts it when needed, and data does not pass through the maker’s servers (unless it calls an online service itself).

Is it still maintained?

The GitHub repo last changed –, and the latest version (0.0.3) reached the registry 23 days ago.

Which apps can use it?

Apps that support MCP, such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code. You also need Docker on your computer.

What can I use instead?

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README from the maker

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dapr-mcp-server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that exposes Dapr's building blocks as tools for AI agents.

What it is

dapr-mcp-server is a Go MCP server that fronts a Dapr sidecar and hands AI agents a curated set of tools over every Dapr building block: state, pub/sub, secrets, service invocation, actors, bindings, distributed locks, cryptography, and conversation components. Tools register dynamically from the live component set — if your deployment has no pub/sub broker, the pub/sub tools aren't exposed.

Two transports are supported: stdio for local IDE integrations (Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code, Claude Code) and streamable HTTP for remote or shared deployments. Every tool call is annotated with OpenTelemetry spans, metrics, and optional log export; requests can be gated by OIDC, SPIFFE, Dapr Sentry, or a hybrid of the three.

Full documentation lives at [docs.dapr.io / developing-ai / mcp](https://docs.dapr.io/developing-ai/mcp/dapr-mcp-server/).

Quick start

Run the binary next to a Dapr sidecar with dapr run (install it from Install):

dapr init

stdio, for local MCP clients that launch the server themselves

dapr run --app-id dapr-mcp-server --resources-path resources -- dapr-mcp-server

streamable HTTP, for remote clients

dapr run --app-id dapr-mcp-server --resources-path resources -- dapr-mcp-server --http :8080

With --http, connect any MCP client to http://localhost:8080/. The container image is meant for Kubernetes, where the Dapr sidecar injector adds the sidecar through the dapr.io/enabled: "true" and dapr.io/app-id pod annotations. For the complete walk-through (components, auth, OTEL, verification), see the getting started guide.

Install

Method	Command
Container	`docker pull ghcr.io/dapr/dapr-mcp-server:latest`
Binary	Download from Releases and place on `PATH`
From source (Go 1.26.6+)	`go install github.com/dapr/dapr-mcp-server/cmd/dapr-mcp-server@latest`

The server is listed in the official MCP Registry as io.github.dapr/dapr-mcp-server, so MCP clients that browse the registry can install it as a container.

Configuration

The configuration guide has the full environment variable reference.

Flag	Default	Purpose
`--http`	unset (stdio)	Serve streamable HTTP on this address instead of stdin/stdout. Health probes are served on `/livez`, `/readyz` and `/startupz`.
`--health-check`	`false`	Probe `/livez` of a running server and exit 0 if it answers 200, 1 otherwise. Used by the container `HEALTHCHECK`.
`--health-check-addr`	from `--http`, else `localhost:8080`	Address `--health-check` probes. A wildcard host such as `0.0.0.0` is probed as `localhost`.
`--version`	`false`	Print the version and exit.

Logs are written as JSON to stderr, so they never mix with the stdio transport on stdout. /readyz returns 503 while the Dapr sidecar is unreachable.

Settings specific to the HTTP transport:

Environment variable	Default	Purpose
`DAPR_MCP_CORS_ORIGIN`	unset (no CORS headers)	Origin allowed to call the server from a browser, for example `https://app.example.com`. Set it only when a browser-based MCP client on another origin needs access.

Documentation

Page	Purpose
Overview	What the server is, architecture, capabilities, when to use it
Getting started	Install, configure components, run, verify
Tool reference	Schemas, inputs, outputs, and safety flags for every tool
Configuration	Environment variables, flags, and transport settings
Authentication	OIDC, SPIFFE, Dapr Sentry, hybrid mode
Observability	Traces, metrics, and logs

AI coding agents contributing to this repo: see AGENTS.md. For human contributors: see CONTRIBUTING.md.

Tools at a glance

All tools, with links to their entries in the tool reference. Core tools are always registered; conditional tools register only when a matching Dapr component exists. The server follows components that Dapr hot-reloads: each time a client lists tools or calls get_components, it checks the sidecar, adds a building block's tools when its first component appears and removes them when its last one goes, and tells connected clients the tool list changed.

Category	Tool	Registration	Notes
metadata	`get_components`	Core	Always call first
invoke	`invoke_service`	Core	Service-to-service HTTP invocation
actors	`invoke_actor_method`	Core	Virtual-actor method call
state	`save_state`	`state.*`	Idempotent save
state	`get_state`	`state.*`	Read-only
state	`get_bulk_state`	`state.*`	Read-only; several keys
state	`delete_state`	`state.*`	Destructive, idempotent
state	`execute_transaction`	`state.*`	Atomic batch
pubsub	`publish_event`	`pubsub.*`	Not idempotent
pubsub	`publish_event_with_metadata`	`pubsub.*`	Adds headers/TTL
bindings	`invoke_output_binding`	`bindings.*`	External-system I/O
secrets	`get_secret`	`secretstores.*`	Single secret
secrets	`get_bulk_secrets`	`secretstores.*`	High-risk; bulk fetch
conversation	`converse_with_llm`	`conversation.*`	Delegate to a downstream LLM
crypto	`encrypt_data`	`crypto.*`	RSA encrypt
crypto	`decrypt_data`	`crypto.*`	RSA decrypt
lock	`acquire_lock`	`lock.*`	Distributed mutex
lock	`release_lock`	`lock.*`	Pair with `acquire_lock`

Development

go build -o dapr-mcp-server ./cmd/dapr-mcp-server

go test -race ./... golangci-lint run ./...

See AGENTS.md for the full contributor / AI-agent playbook (build commands, tool-addition pattern, testing strategy, DCO flow).

Contributing

Contributions welcome — open issues via the issue templates, sign your commits per the DCO, and follow the pull request template. See CONTRIBUTING.md for the full workflow.

Security issues: do not open a public issue — follow the Dapr security disclosure process instead.

License

Apache 2.0 — see LICENSE.

Dapr MCP Server

Overview

PopNx MCP’s three pillars

What you can do with it

Install

Before you install

Values you fill in

What it can do

Basic checksi

Maker matches the repo

Still maintained

Has a licence

Endpoint responds

Sign-in with OAuth

No hidden instructions in tool descriptions

Compared with others in Otheri

Common questions

Alternatives

Spec Driven Development

Remote Desktop Commander

Recta

README from the maker

dapr-mcp-server

What it is

Quick start

stdio, for local MCP clients that launch the server themselves

streamable HTTP, for remote clients

Install

Configuration

Documentation

Tools at a glance

Development

Contributing

License