Does OpenSearch have an MCP server?
OpenSearch maintains an official MCP server.
- Access
- Built into the product
- Endpoint
- Built into OpenSearch 3.3+ at /_plugins/_ml/mcp (ML Commons, in-product)
- Package
- opensearch-mcp-server-py
- Repository
- opensearch-project/opensearch-mcp-server-py
- Maintainer
- OpenSearch Project
- License
- Apache-2.0
- Language
- Python
- Stars
- 154
- Last commit
- 11d ago
- Category
- Databases
Ships inside OpenSearch's own product rather than as a standalone server. Documented at docs.opensearch.org.
Published on pypi. The package page carries the exact launch arguments and required credentials.
Ships inside the vendor's own app or CLI rather than as a standalone download.
Add it from the terminal, then restart your session:
claude mcp add opensearch -- npx -y <package-from-readme>Swap in the exact package and flags from the repo README — most servers need an API key passed as an environment variable.
Add --scope user to make it available in every project.
Open Settings → Developer → Edit Config and add the server to claude_desktop_config.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"opensearch": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"<package-from-readme>"
],
"env": {
"API_KEY": "…"
}
}
}
}Restart Claude Desktop after saving.
Add to .cursor/mcp.json in your project, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json for
every project:
{
"mcpServers": {
"opensearch": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"<package-from-readme>"
],
"env": {
"API_KEY": "…"
}
}
}
}A green dot in Settings → MCP means it connected.
Add to .vscode/mcp.json:
{
"servers": {
"opensearch": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"<package-from-readme>"
]
}
}
}Then pick the server from the tools menu in Copilot's agent mode.
Does OpenSearch have an official MCP server?
Yes. OpenSearch maintains an official MCP server, distributed as opensearch-mcp-server-py on pypi. The source lives at opensearch-project/opensearch-mcp-server-py on GitHub.
How do I connect OpenSearch to Claude?
Run the server locally and register it in Claude's MCP config. In Claude Code that's a single "claude mcp add" command; in Claude Desktop you add it to claude_desktop_config.json.
How is this verdict verified?
docs.opensearch.org documents the OpenSearch MCP Server, built from opensearch-project/opensearch-mcp-server-py in the verified opensearch-project org and installed from PyPI as opensearch-mcp-server-py. Since 3.3, the ML Commons plugin also exposes a built-in Streamable HTTP MCP endpoint at /_plugins/_ml/mcp. GitHub metadata is refreshed every six hours.
docs.opensearch.org documents the OpenSearch MCP Server, built from opensearch-project/opensearch-mcp-server-py in the verified opensearch-project org and installed from PyPI as opensearch-mcp-server-py. Since 3.3, the ML Commons plugin also exposes a built-in Streamable HTTP MCP endpoint at /_plugins/_ml/mcp.
- github data refreshed 2026-09-29, then every 6 hours
- vendor docs verified on 2026-09-29
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