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MCP Server

Connect your AI tools directly to SurrealDB with the Model Context Protocol. Queries, schema exploration, graph traversal, vector search, and ACID transactions - all as structured MCP tool calls.

Connect AI models to your data

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Direct AI tool connections

Connect AI models and tools to SurrealDB through the Model Context Protocol. No wrapper APIs or custom integration code.

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Access all your data models

Query documents, graphs, vectors, and relational data through a unified interface. Your AI can access any data type with a single query language.

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Real-time AI interactions

AI models query live data, traverse graphs, and access vector embeddings - all through a single MCP connection.

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Secure AI data access

Built-in authentication and row-level permissions ensure AI tools only access authorised data.

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Developer-friendly integrations

Install the VSCode or Cursor extension, point it at your SurrealDB instance, and start querying.

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Native vector search

Run semantic search, similarity matching, and RAG pipelines using SurrealDB's built-in vector indexes.

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Graph-powered AI

Traverse relationships and analyse multi-hop connections through SurrealDB's native graph engine.

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One query language for AI

SurrealQL queries documents, graphs, vectors, and time-series in one statement. No separate data stores to connect.

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Deploy in any environment

Run the MCP server locally via stdio, as an HTTP server, or over Unix sockets.

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Local by default

Default stdio transport for local development and IDE integration. Simple, efficient communication with no network overhead.

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Environment adaptability

Choose the right transport for your deployment: stdio for local tools, HTTP with SSE for remote agents.

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Cross-platform compatibility

Runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux with identical behaviour across all three.

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Run locally from your IDE

The MCP server runs locally via stdio. Connect to SurrealDB instances from any IDE, framework, or AI tool. Start an in-memory or local database directly from your AI tool.

1{
2  "mcpServers": {
3    "SurrealDB": {
4      "command": "docker",
5      "args": [
6        "run",
7        "--rm",
8        "-i",
9        "--pull",
10        "always",
11        "surrealdb/surrealmcp:latest",
12        "start"
13      ]
14    }
15  }
16}

Run as an HTTP server

The MCP server can alternatively run as an HTTP server for environments where stdio is not available, with SurrealDB embedded for local instances.

1{
2  "mcpServers": {
3    "SurrealDB": {
4      "command": "docker",
5      "args": [
6        "run",
7        "--rm",
8        "-p",
9        "8080:8080",
10        "--pull",
11        "always",
12        "surrealdb/surrealmcp:latest",
13        "start",
14        "--auth-disabled",
15        "--bind-address",
16        "127.0.0.1:8080",
17        "--server-url",
18        "http://localhost:8080"
19      ]
20    }
21  }
22}

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Connect your AI tools directly to SurrealDB with the Model Context Protocol.