Set up Upstash MCP in Claude Desktop
Create and manage Upstash serverless Redis databases, list keys, run commands, and interact with your Upstash account using natural language.
1
Locate the config file
Claude Desktop reads MCP server configuration from the following file:
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.jsonCreate this file if it does not already exist.
2
Add the configuration
Add the following to your Claude Desktop 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"
}
}
}
}3
Set up environment variables
Upstash MCP requires the following environment variables:
UPSTASH_EMAILRequiredUpstash account email
UPSTASH_API_KEYRequiredUpstash management API key
4
Verify it works
Restart Claude Desktop. 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.