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Summary
Query a MongoDB database directly: introspect collections and their field shapes, and run read-only find queries with filter, projection, sort and limit. Installs read-only; credentials are held encrypted rather than in the connection string.
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MongoDB + Claude
Query a MongoDB database directly: introspect collections and their field shapes, and run read-only find queries with filter, projection, sort and limit. Installs read-only; credentials are held encrypted rather than in the connection string.
Prerequisites
See the full setup instructions baked into the connector (visible in the in-app store when you select the connector). The required environment variables for this connector are:
MONGODB_HOST, MONGODB_PORT, MONGODB_DATABASE, MONGODB_USER, MONGODB_PASSWORD, MONGODB_AUTH_SOURCE
Step 1 — Get credentials
Setup
- Create a user with only
readon the database the agent should see:use admin db.createUser({ user: "amcp_reader", pwd: "change-me", roles: [{ role: "read", db: "shop" }] }) - Set
MONGODB_HOST,MONGODB_PORT(27017),MONGODB_DATABASE,MONGODB_USERandMONGODB_PASSWORD.
MONGODB_AUTH_SOURCE is the field that decides whether this works at all. MongoDB authenticates a user against the database the user was created in, not the one you want to read. A root or admin account created the usual way lives in admin, so MONGODB_AUTH_SOURCE must be admin even though MONGODB_DATABASE is shop. …
Step 2 — Install the adapter
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/HelpCode-ai/anythingmcp/main/docker-compose.quickstart.yml -o docker-compose.yml
printf 'JWT_SECRET=%s\nENCRYPTION_KEY=%s\n' "$(openssl rand -hex 32)" "$(openssl rand -hex 32)" > .env
docker compose up -d
Step 3 — Add the connector in Claude
Recommended path — works on claude.ai web without editing any config file.
- Open claude.ai/customize/connectors.
- Click "Add custom connector".
- Fill in:
- Name:
MongoDB - URL:
https://cloud.anythingmcp.com/mcp - Authentication: Bearer token → paste your MCP API key (from AnythingMCP → Profile → MCP API Keys → New Key)
- Name:
- Click Connect to authorize.
All tools below appear in your chat — start typing prompts.
Available tools
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
mongodb_schema | Introspect the database: every collection, its estimated document count and the field names and types inferred from a sampled document |
mongodb_find | Run a read-only find |
mongodb_find_recent | Read the most recent documents of one collection, newest first by a timestamp field |
mongodb_matching | Return the documents of one collection matching a filter, projecting only their ids, so a population can be sized without transferring it |
mongodb_query_examples | Show worked MongoDB query specs for this connector: filters, operators, projection, sort and the limits that apply |
FAQ
Does it work with Claude Code as well as Claude Desktop? Yes — point both at https://cloud.anythingmcp.com/mcp.
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