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MCP Neo4j Cloud Aura API

MCP Neo4j Cloud Aura API is an MCP server that adds database tools to AI assistants such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor. MCP server for Neo4j Aura Database Instance Manager. It has 988 GitHub stars, is released under the MIT license and runs locally with uvx mcp-neo4j-aura-manager.

github.com/neo4j-contrib/mcp-neo4j (opens in a new tab)

  • Official
  • Needs API key
  • Databases
  • MIT
  • Actively maintained
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Install MCP Neo4j Cloud Aura API

Generated from the server's MCP registry entry. Replace your-value with your own values.

Claude Desktop

claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-neo4j-cloud-aura-api": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-neo4j-aura-manager"
      ],
      "env": {
        "NEO4J_AURA_CLIENT_ID": "your-value",
        "NEO4J_AURA_CLIENT_SECRET": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Settings > Developer > Edit Config. macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/, Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\. Restart Claude Desktop afterwards.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --env NEO4J_AURA_CLIENT_ID=your-value --env NEO4J_AURA_CLIENT_SECRET=your-value --transport stdio mcp-neo4j-cloud-aura-api -- uvx mcp-neo4j-aura-manager

Cursor

.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-neo4j-cloud-aura-api": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-neo4j-aura-manager"
      ],
      "env": {
        "NEO4J_AURA_CLIENT_ID": "your-value",
        "NEO4J_AURA_CLIENT_SECRET": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Project file; use ~/.cursor/mcp.json to enable it in every project.

VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "inputs": [
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "neo4j_aura_client_id",
      "description": "NEO4J_AURA_CLIENT_ID",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "neo4j_aura_client_secret",
      "description": "NEO4J_AURA_CLIENT_SECRET",
      "password": true
    }
  ],
  "servers": {
    "mcp-neo4j-cloud-aura-api": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-neo4j-aura-manager"
      ],
      "env": {
        "NEO4J_AURA_CLIENT_ID": "${input:neo4j_aura_client_id}",
        "NEO4J_AURA_CLIENT_SECRET": "${input:neo4j_aura_client_secret}"
      }
    }
  }
}

Config formats checked against the official docs on Oct 7, 2026: modelcontextprotocol.io (opens in a new tab), code.claude.com (opens in a new tab), cursor.com (opens in a new tab), code.visualstudio.com (opens in a new tab).

Environment variables

Variables the server reads at startup.

NameRequiredDescription
NEO4J_AURA_CLIENT_IDsecretYesNeo4j Aura API Client ID
NEO4J_AURA_CLIENT_SECRETsecretYesNeo4j Aura API Client Secret
NEO4J_NAMESPACENoNamespace for tools

Tools (20)

Parsed from the Tools section of the README; check the repository for the current list.

  • list_instances
  • get_instance_details
  • instance_ids

    ID of the instance to retrieve, or array of instance IDs

  • get_instance_by_name
  • create_instance
  • tenant_id

    ID of the tenant/project where the instance will be created

  • memory

    Memory allocation in GB

  • region

    Region for the instance (e.g., 'us-east-1')

  • version

    Neo4j version (e.g., '5.15')

  • type

    Instance type (enterprise or professional)

  • vector_optimized

    Whether the instance is optimized for vector operations

  • update_instance_name
  • instance_id

    ID of the instance to update

  • update_instance_memory
  • update_instance_vector_optimization
  • pause_instance
  • resume_instance
  • delete_instance
  • list_tenants
  • get_tenant_details

About MCP Neo4j Cloud Aura API

mcp-name: io.github.neo4j-contrib/mcp-neo4j-aura-manager A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server implementation that provides tools for managing Neo4j Aura database instances through the Neo4j Aura API.

  • database
  • mcp
  • mcp-server
  • neo4j
  • stdio

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What is MCP Neo4j Cloud Aura API?

MCP Neo4j Cloud Aura API is an MCP server that adds database tools to AI assistants such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor. MCP server for Neo4j Aura Database Instance Manager. It has 988 GitHub stars, is released under the MIT license and runs locally with uvx mcp-neo4j-aura-manager. The source code is at github.com/neo4j-contrib/mcp-neo4j.

How do I install the MCP Neo4j Cloud Aura API MCP server?

Add the command uvx mcp-neo4j-aura-manager to your MCP client: put it in claude_desktop_config.json for Claude Desktop, run claude mcp add for Claude Code, or add it to .cursor/mcp.json (Cursor) or .vscode/mcp.json (VS Code). The snippets on this page are ready to paste.

Is MCP Neo4j Cloud Aura API free?

The server is open source under the MIT license, so running it is free. It needs credentials (NEO4J_AURA_CLIENT_ID and NEO4J_AURA_CLIENT_SECRET) for the service it connects to, which may require a paid account.

Is MCP Neo4j Cloud Aura API actively maintained?

The most recent commit was on Sep 9, 2026. The latest release is mcp-neo4j-cypher-v0.6.0, published Apr 10, 2026. appsgit only lists MCP servers with a commit in the last six months and re-checks every server daily.