ChromaDB Remote MCP Server

Name: ChromaDB Remote MCP Server
Author: meloncafe

by meloncafecommunityv1.0.2

This MCP server provides remote access to ChromaDB for AI assistants, enabling semantic search and vector database operations from various devices.

From the registry: Remote ChromaDB vector database MCP server with streamable HTTP transport

GitHub Repository

Install & configure

Prerequisites

required
Deploy server via Docker
Self-host the ChromaDB Remote MCP server with the install script
```
$ curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/meloncafe/chromadb-remote-mcp/release/scripts/install.sh | bash
```
https://github.com/meloncafe/chromadb-remote-mcp
required
Generate auth token
Set MCP_AUTH_TOKEN in .env (required for public access)
```
$ node -e "console.log(require('crypto').randomBytes(32).toString('base64url'))"
```

Install in your client

Paste into the AI you're chatting with — it will figure out the rest

Please install the `chromadb-remote-mcp` MCP server into my current AI client (that's you).

Required prerequisites (do these first if not already done):
- **Deploy server via Docker** — Self-host the ChromaDB Remote MCP server with the install script Run: `curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/meloncafe/chromadb-remote-mcp/release/scripts/install.sh | bash` (https://github.com/meloncafe/chromadb-remote-mcp)
- **Generate auth token** — Set MCP_AUTH_TOKEN in .env (required for public access) Run: `node -e "console.log(require('crypto').randomBytes(32).toString('base64url'))"`

Canonical MCP server config (HTTP transport):
- url: `https://your-server.com/mcp?apiKey=<your-token>`
- headers:
  - `Authorization`: `Bearer <your-token>`

Note: Self-hosted Streamable HTTP MCP server proxying ChromaDB. Deploy via Docker, then connect from MCP clients. Supports Bearer header, X-Chroma-Token header, or ?apiKey= query auth.

Add this MCP server to my current client's config in the correct format for you. If you need secrets or credentials I haven't provided, ASK me — do not invent values or leave raw placeholders. After adding it, tell me how to verify the server is connected.

Note: Self-hosted Streamable HTTP MCP server proxying ChromaDB. Deploy via Docker, then connect from MCP clients. Supports Bearer header, X-Chroma-Token header, or ?apiKey= query auth.