Set up Upstash MCP in Continue

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

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 configuration

Add the following to your Continue config file:

yaml

mcpServers:
  - name: 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 Continue. 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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