Set up Redis MCP in Continue

Interact with Redis databases. Get, set, and manage keys, run commands, and monitor your Redis instances from your AI editor.

Locate the config file

Continue reads MCP server configuration from the following file:

~/.continue/config.yaml

Create this file if it does not already exist.

Add the following to your Continue config file:

yaml

mcpServers:
  - name: redis-mcp
    command: npx
    args:
      - -y
      - redis-mcp
    env:
      REDIS_URL: YOUR_REDIS_URL

Redis MCP requires the following environment variables:

REDIS_URLRequired

Redis connection URL

Restart Continue. Redis MCP should appear in your MCP server list with 8 tools available.

This server adds approximately 4,120 tokens to your context window for tool definitions.