Does Convex have an MCP server?
Convex maintains an official MCP server.
- Access
- Built into the product
- Endpoint
- Built into the Convex CLI — run npx -y convex@latest mcp start
- Repository
- get-convex/convex-backend
- Maintainer
- Convex
- License
- NOASSERTION
- Language
- TypeScript
- Stars
- 13k
- Last commit
- today
- Category
- Databases
The open-source reactive database for app developers
Project site: docs.convex.dev
Ships inside Convex's own product rather than as a standalone server. Documented at docs.convex.dev.
The open-source reactive database for app developers
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 convex -- 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": {
"convex": {
"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": {
"convex": {
"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": {
"convex": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"<package-from-readme>"
]
}
}
}Then pick the server from the tools menu in Copilot's agent mode.
Does Convex have an official MCP server?
Yes. Convex maintains an official MCP server. The source lives at get-convex/convex-backend on GitHub.
How do I connect Convex 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?
Convex's MCP server is built into the Convex CLI (npx -y convex@latest mcp start), documented at docs.convex.dev/ai/convex-mcp-server. Source is in get-convex/convex-backend (npm-packages/convex), and the convex npm package is published by convex.dev maintainers. GitHub metadata is refreshed every six hours.
Convex's MCP server is built into the Convex CLI (npx -y convex@latest mcp start), documented at docs.convex.dev/ai/convex-mcp-server. Source is in get-convex/convex-backend (npm-packages/convex), and the convex npm package is published by convex.dev maintainers.
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- vendor docs verified on 2026-09-29
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