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MongoDB MCP Server

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MongoDB MCP Server is an MCP server published by MongoDB; its MCP spec-revision support has not been verified yet. It is the first-party server from MongoDB. Last verified 2026-08-07.

Does MongoDB MCP Server support the current MCP specification (2026-07-28)?

Undetermined. We have not verified which MCP specification revision MongoDB MCP Server supports (as of 2026-08-07).

Is MongoDB MCP Server a first-party (official) MCP server?

Yes. MongoDB MCP Server is the first-party MCP server published by MongoDB (last verified 2026-08-07).

How do I connect to MongoDB MCP Server?

MongoDB MCP Server is available via the package npm:mongodb-mcp-server, the official MCP Registry under io.github.mongodb-js/mongodb-mcp-server, the source repository at https://github.com/mongodb-js/mongodb-mcp-server. Authentication: none. Transports: stdio.

When were MongoDB MCP Server's facts last verified?

2026-08-07. Each fact on this page links to the sources used to verify it.

Which MCP concepts apply to MongoDB MCP Server?

  • Stateless core - The 2026-07-28 revision's redesign of MCP from a bidirectional stateful protocol into a request/response stateless one: the initialize handshake and protocol-level session are removed, every request carries its protocol version, client identity, and capabilities in _meta, and any request can land on any server instance behind a plain load balancer.

The MongoDB MCP Server is MongoDB's first-party server for working with MongoDB databases and Atlas clusters. It runs locally over stdio via npx mongodb-mcp-server@latest or the mongodb/mongodb-mcp-server Docker image; a self-hosted HTTP mode exists behind --transport http, which the README itself warns is "NOT recommended for production use without implementing proper authentication". There is no vendor-hosted remote endpoint. Credentials are upstream: a MongoDB connection string, or Atlas service-account keys for the cloud-management tools.

Version 2.0.0, released 2026-08-04, is the breaking release covered in our news: it removed session state, and database operations now require an explicit connection id returned by the connect tools. A 2.0.1-alpha line was iterating within days, continuing the connection-management overhaul. The official MCP Registry record still describes 1.14.0 from July.

No surface names a supported MCP specification revision; the @modelcontextprotocol/sdk ^1.29.0 dependency is not evidence of revision support. spec_status is therefore unknown.

How widely adopted is MongoDB MCP Server?

Ranked #14 in The MCP 500 with Adoption Index 83.19 (snapshot , methodology v1).

Measurement Value Source
Official MCP Registry yes API ·
npm downloads (weekly) 206,191 API ·
GitHub stars 1,098 API ·
GitHub forks 281 API ·
Last push 2026-08-14T23:04:19Z API ·
Repository archived no API ·

How was this verified, and what are the sources?

Verified · method: vendor-docs · confidence 0.85 (Good).

  1. Official MCP Registry record io.github.mongodb-js/mongodb-mcp-server version 1.14.0 (published 2026-07-14) - npm package mongodb-mcp-server and an OCI image, stdio transport; npm's latest is 2.0.0, one major version ahead of the record - accessed
  2. mongodb-mcp-server README - "A Model Context Protocol server for interacting with MongoDB Databases and MongoDB Atlas"; stdio via npx mongodb-mcp-server@latest or the mongodb/mongodb-mcp-server Docker image; auth via a connection string or Atlas service-account credentials; a self-hosted --transport http mode exists with the README's own warning that it is not recommended for production without authentication; package.json author reads "MongoDB <info@mongodb.com>" - accessed
  3. v2.0.0 release (2026-08-04) - database operations now require an explicit connection id; connect tools return a connection id instead of relying on the last connection; compare link confirms 2.0.0 directly succeeds the registry-recorded 1.14.0 - accessed
  4. MongoDB docs "What is the MongoDB MCP Server?" - first-party documentation on mongodb.com; "The MongoDB MCP Server lets you connect to MongoDB from your agentic AI tools, assistants, and platforms"; no hosted remote endpoint documented - accessed