Astra DB

Name: Astra DB
Author: erichare

by erichareversion 2.0.0i★ –iComputer or cloud

Registry nameio.github.erichare/astra-mcp

Install

Overview

Description from the maker (original English)

Astra DB tools for agents: schema, find, vector search, guarded writes, and interactive views.

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User voiceiNo reviews yetReviews open together with accounts in a later step
Our basic checksi1 of 1 passedChecked from public information; code not scanned yet
UsageiVery new↓ 54/wk · ★ –

What you can do with it

We have not written a plain-language summary for this one yet. Below are the facts we read from the registry.

Connection: Computer or cloud
Transport: stdio, Streamable HTTP
Category: Search & AI memory
You need to fill in: ASTRA_DB_APPLICATION_TOKEN

Install

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

Before you install

Basic checks: 1 of 1 passed
Runs on the maker’s server: what you ask it goes through their server.
You fill in yourself: ASTRA_DB_APPLICATION_TOKEN, ASTRA_DB_API_ENDPOINT, ASTRA_DB_KEYSPACE, ASTRA_MCP_READ_ONLY

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

You need

Runs in the cloudNothing to install; it connects over the internet
npmNode.js installed (for the npx command)

Which app do you use?

ClaudeClaude CodeCursorVS CodeChatGPT

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

Works in Claude on the web, desktop and mobile:

Open Settings → Connectors
Press Add custom connector
Paste the address below and press Add
If it asks you to sign in, sign in with the maker

https://astra-widgets-mcp.vercel.app/mcp

Or run it on your computer

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "astra": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@erichare/astra-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ASTRA_DB_APPLICATION_TOKEN": "your-value",
        "ASTRA_DB_API_ENDPOINT": "your-value",
        "ASTRA_DB_KEYSPACE": "your-value",
        "ASTRA_MCP_READ_ONLY": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Run this in your terminal

claude mcp add --transport http astra https://astra-widgets-mcp.vercel.app/mcp

Or run it on your computer

claude mcp add astra --env ASTRA_DB_APPLICATION_TOKEN=your-value --env ASTRA_DB_API_ENDPOINT=your-value --env ASTRA_DB_KEYSPACE=your-value --env ASTRA_MCP_READ_ONLY=your-value -- npx -y @erichare/astra-mcp

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": {
    "astra": {
      "url": "https://astra-widgets-mcp.vercel.app/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Or run it on your computer

Open in Cursor

Or copy the settings yourself

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "astra": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@erichare/astra-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ASTRA_DB_APPLICATION_TOKEN": "your-value",
        "ASTRA_DB_API_ENDPOINT": "your-value",
        "ASTRA_DB_KEYSPACE": "your-value",
        "ASTRA_MCP_READ_ONLY": "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": {
    "astra": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://astra-widgets-mcp.vercel.app/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Or run it on your computer

Open in VS Code

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .vscode/mcp.json in your project

{
  "servers": {
    "astra": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@erichare/astra-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ASTRA_DB_APPLICATION_TOKEN": "your-value",
        "ASTRA_DB_API_ENDPOINT": "your-value",
        "ASTRA_DB_KEYSPACE": "your-value",
        "ASTRA_MCP_READ_ONLY": "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.

ChatGPT connects only to servers on the internet:

Open ChatGPT on the web → Settings → Connectors (Apps)
Press Create or Add (some plans need Developer mode under Advanced first)
Paste the address below, give it a name and save
If it asks you to sign in, sign in with the maker

https://astra-widgets-mcp.vercel.app/mcp

Menu names can differ slightly by plan and over time.

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

Values you fill in

ASTRA_DB_APPLICATION_TOKEN secret env
Astra application token (AstraCS:…). Optional when the project .env or ~/.astrarc provides one.
ASTRA_DB_API_ENDPOINT env
Data API endpoint of the default database. Optional when the token sees one database.
ASTRA_DB_KEYSPACE env
Default keyspace (default_keyspace when unset).
ASTRA_MCP_READ_ONLY env
Set to 1 to hide write and schema tools.

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

What it can do

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Basic checksi

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✓ Pass
Maker matches the repo
The registry name was verified with the GitHub account erichare, which owns the repo
… Not checked yet
Still maintained
We have not read this repo from GitHub yet
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Has a licence
We have not read this repo from GitHub yet
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Endpoint responds
Not checked yet; we check endpoints in rotation
… Not checked yet
Sign-in with OAuth
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No hidden instructions in tool descriptions
Not checked yet; we read the tool list when we check the endpoint

Compared with others in Search & AI memoryi

More stars than 0% of the other 5692 servers in this category
Published to the registry more recently than 48% of the other 5692 servers in this category
Basic checks equal to or better than 100% of the other 5692 servers in this category

Compared with every active server in this category in the registry. Stars count only when the publisher owns the repo.

Common questions

Is Astra DB 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: ASTRA_DB_APPLICATION_TOKEN

Does it run on my computer or in the cloud?

Either way works: install it on your computer or connect to the cloud version.

Is it still maintained?

The GitHub repo last changed –, and the latest version (2.0.0) reached the registry last month.

Which apps can use it?

Apps that support MCP, such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code. It connects by URL, so apps that accept remote MCP servers work too, such as ChatGPT in developer mode.

What can I use instead?

In the same category: Context7, Codebase Memory, Exa

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README from the maker

Open the README

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JEStats Astra DB Plugin · @erichare/astra-mcp

Unofficial, community-maintained Astra DB integration by JEStats, not affiliated with or endorsed by DataStax or IBM. An MCP server with live data tools, guarded writes, vector and hybrid search, interactive MCP Apps views, and about 1,660 bundled Data API examples. It also includes a one-command installer for Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf, Gemini CLI, Claude Desktop, and IBM Bob.

npx -y @erichare/astra-mcp init

init detects your agents and configures each one. Its login step reuses an existing credential source or asks for an Astra application token with hidden input, lets you pick a database, and writes connection settings to a git-ignored .env. There's no restart: the server re-reads credentials on every call. Requires Node.js 20+.

Already configured the Astra CLI? Run login --profile analytics to choose a database from a named profile, or use init --no-login followed by doctor to reuse the default configuration directly. Profile login stores only the profile/config selector and connection details, keeping the token in .astrarc. The npm package name stays unchanged for compatibility.

Commands


`astra-mcp`	Serve MCP over stdio (the default when stdin isn't a terminal)
`astra-mcp init`	Configure agents: `--agents a,b`, `--project`, `--dry-run`, `--yes`, `--no-login`
`astra-mcp login`	Connect a database: `--profile`, `--astrarc`, `--astra-env`, `--global`, `--database`, `--keyspace`, `--endpoint`, `--token-stdin`
`astra-mcp doctor`	Check credentials, connectivity, `.env` hygiene, and agent setup (`--json`)
`astra-mcp uninstall`	Undo `init`
`astra-mcp serve --read-only`	Serve without the write tools
`astra-mcp bob-bundle --out`	Build the IBM Bob bundle

As an MCP server

{ "mcpServers": { "astra-db": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "@erichare/astra-mcp@2"] } } }

The 18 tools:

Connect: connection_status, list_databases
Explore: database_overview, describe_collection, describe_table, list_vectorize_providers
Query: find, vector_search, count, distinct_values
Build: code_examples
Change: insert, update, delete, create_collection, create_table, create_index, drop

Destructive operations need the user's confirmation, through elicitation or an explicit confirm argument after the user approves. Credentials come from the environment, then the project's .env, host settings, login --global, and the Astra CLI's ~/.astrarc.

The package bundles everything into one file with no runtime dependencies. Releases after 2.0.0 are published from GitHub Actions with npm provenance.

Documentation, the Claude Code and Codex plugin, and the hosted OAuth endpoint for ChatGPT and claude.ai: [github.com/jestatsio/astra-db-plugin](https://github.com/jestatsio/astra-db-plugin).

Apache-2.0 for this plugin's own code. Includes documentation-derived examples vendored from sl-at-ibm/astra-toolkit-skill; see the bundled NOTICE for attribution and upstream licensing status. Community project, not an official DataStax or IBM product.

Astra DB

Overview

PopNx MCP’s three pillars

What you can do with it

Install

Before you install

Or run it on your computer

Or run it on your computer

Or run it on your computer

Or run it on your computer

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 Search & AI memoryi

Common questions

Alternatives

Context7

Codebase Memory

Exa

README from the maker

JEStats Astra DB Plugin · @erichare/astra-mcp

Commands

As an MCP server