# Vectorize MCP Server (MCP server)

> Vectorize MCP Server is an MCP server that adds search and knowledge tools to AI assistants such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor. A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server implementation that integrates with Vectorize for advanced Vector retrieval and… It has 115 GitHub stars, is released under the MIT license and runs locally with npx -y @vectorize-io/vectorize-mcp-server.

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server implementation that integrates with Vectorize for advanced Vector retrieval and text extraction.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/vectorize-io/vectorize-mcp-server |
| GitHub stars | 115 |
| License | MIT |
| Language | TypeScript |
| Transport | stdio |
| Packages | npm: @vectorize-io/vectorize-mcp-server |
| Remote URL | none |
| Needs API key | yes |
| Official | no |
| Works with | Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code |
| Category | AI & search |
| Latest release | 0.4.3 (Apr 7, 2025) |
| Last commit | Oct 19, 2026 |

## Install

### Claude Desktop (claude_desktop_config.json)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "vectorize-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@vectorize-io/vectorize-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "VECTORIZE_TOKEN": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

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

### Claude Code

```sh
claude mcp add --env VECTORIZE_TOKEN=your-value --transport stdio vectorize-mcp-server -- npx -y @vectorize-io/vectorize-mcp-server
```

### Cursor (.cursor/mcp.json)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "vectorize-mcp-server": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@vectorize-io/vectorize-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "VECTORIZE_TOKEN": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

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

### VS Code (.vscode/mcp.json)

```json
{
  "inputs": [
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "vectorize_token",
      "description": "VECTORIZE_TOKEN",
      "password": true
    }
  ],
  "servers": {
    "vectorize-mcp-server": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@vectorize-io/vectorize-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "VECTORIZE_TOKEN": "${input:vectorize_token}"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

Config formats checked against the official docs on 2026-10-07.

## Environment variables

- `VECTORIZE_ORG_ID`: Shown in the README's example configuration.
- `VECTORIZE_TOKEN` (secret): Shown in the README's example configuration.
- `VECTORIZE_PIPELINE_ID`: Shown in the README's example configuration.

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