Redis MCP Server

The Redis MCP Server lets AI agents interact with Redis — get/set keys, work with lists, sets, hashes, and streams, and inspect cache state. Useful for debugging caching issues, monitoring queues, and building agents that manage application state.

Installation & Configuration

Add this block to your claude_desktop_config.json (or your agent framework's MCP config file):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "redis": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["redis-mcp"],
      "env": { "REDIS_URL": "redis://localhost:6379" }
    }
  }
}

Config file location:

• macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
• Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
• Linux: ~/.config/claude/claude_desktop_config.json

Available Tools (12)

• set
• get
• del
• keys
• lpush
• lrange
• hset
• hget
• zadd
• zrange
• subscribe
• publish

Use Cases

• Cache debugging — inspect what's in Redis for a specific key
• Queue monitoring — check job queue depths and stuck items
• Session management — view and manage user session data

Source & Documentation