Set up Upstash MCP in Claude Code

Create and manage Upstash serverless Redis databases, list keys, run commands, and interact with your Upstash account using natural language.

Locate the config file

Claude Code reads MCP server configuration from the following file:

~/.claude.json

Create this file if it does not already exist.

Add the configuration

You can configure Upstash MCP using the CLI command or by editing the config file directly.

Option A: CLI command

bash

claude mcp add upstash-mcp -e UPSTASH_EMAIL=YOUR_UPSTASH_EMAIL -e UPSTASH_API_KEY=YOUR_UPSTASH_API_KEY -- npx -y @upstash/mcp-server@latest

Option B: Config file

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "upstash-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@upstash/mcp-server@latest"
      ],
      "env": {
        "UPSTASH_EMAIL": "YOUR_UPSTASH_EMAIL",
        "UPSTASH_API_KEY": "YOUR_UPSTASH_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

Set up environment variables

Upstash MCP requires the following environment variables:

UPSTASH_EMAILRequired

Upstash account email

UPSTASH_API_KEYRequired

Upstash management API key

Verify it works

Restart Claude Code. Upstash MCP should appear in your MCP server list with 10 tools available.

This server adds approximately 5,150 tokens to your context window for tool definitions.

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