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
- 153
- Last commit
- yesterday
- Category
- Databases
The receipts
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.
Connect it
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.
Questions
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.
How we know
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 on 2026-10-08, and again every six hours.
- Vendor docs checked by hand on 2026-09-29.
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