Environment Variables

The configuration of the server is done using environment variables:

| Name | Description | Default Value | |--------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------| | QDRANT_URL | URL of the Qdrant server | None | | QDRANT_API_KEY | API key for the Qdrant server | None | | COLLECTION_NAME | Name of the default collection to use. | None | | QDRANT_LOCAL_PATH | Path to the local Qdrant database (alternative to QDRANT_URL) | None | | EMBEDDING_PROVIDER | Embedding provider to use (currently only "fastembed" is supported) | fastembed | | EMBEDDING_MODEL | Name of the embedding model to use | sentence-transformers/all-MiniLM-L6-v2 | | TOOL_STORE_DESCRIPTION | Custom description for the store tool | See default in settings.py | | TOOL_FIND_DESCRIPTION | Custom description for the find tool | See default in settings.py |

Note: You cannot provide both QDRANT_URL and QDRANT_LOCAL_PATH at the same time.

[!IMPORTANT] Command-line arguments are not supported anymore! Please use environment variables for all configuration.

FastMCP Environment Variables

Since mcp-server-qdrant is based on FastMCP, it also supports all the FastMCP environment variables. The most important ones are listed below:

| Environment Variable | Description | Default Value | |---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|---------------| | FASTMCP_DEBUG | Enable debug mode | false | | FASTMCP_LOG_LEVEL | Set logging level (DEBUG, INFO, WARNING, ERROR, CRITICAL) | INFO | | FASTMCP_HOST | Host address to bind the server to | 127.0.0.1 | | FASTMCP_PORT | Port to run the server on | 8000 | | FASTMCP_WARN_ON_DUPLICATE_RESOURCES | Show warnings for duplicate resources | true | | FASTMCP_WARN_ON_DUPLICATE_TOOLS | Show warnings for duplicate tools | true | | FASTMCP_WARN_ON_DUPLICATE_PROMPTS | Show warnings for duplicate prompts | true | | FASTMCP_DEPENDENCIES | List of dependencies to install in the server environment | [] |

Installation

Using uvx

When using uvx no specific installation is needed to directly run mcp-server-qdrant.

QDRANT_URL="http://localhost:6333" \
COLLECTION_NAME="my-collection" \
EMBEDDING_MODEL="sentence-transformers/all-MiniLM-L6-v2" \
uvx mcp-server-qdrant

Transport Protocols

The server supports different transport protocols that can be specified using the --transport flag:

QDRANT_URL="http://localhost:6333" \
COLLECTION_NAME="my-collection" \
uvx mcp-server-qdrant --transport sse

Supported transport protocols:

• stdio (default): Standard input/output transport, might only be used by local MCP clients
• sse: Server-Sent Events transport, perfect for remote clients
• streamable-http: Streamable HTTP transport, perfect for remote clients, more recent than SSE

The default transport is stdio if not specified.

When SSE transport is used, the server will listen on the specified port and wait for incoming connections. The default port is 8000, however it can be changed using the FASTMCP_PORT environment variable.

QDRANT_URL="http://localhost:6333" \
COLLECTION_NAME="my-collection" \
FASTMCP_PORT=1234 \
uvx mcp-server-qdrant --transport sse

Using Docker

A Dockerfile is available for building and running the MCP server:

# Build the container
docker build -t mcp-server-qdrant .

# Run the container
docker run -p 8000:8000 \
  -e FASTMCP_HOST="0.0.0.0" \
  -e QDRANT_URL="http://your-qdrant-server:6333" \
  -e QDRANT_API_KEY="your-api-key" \
  -e COLLECTION_NAME="your-collection" \
  mcp-server-qdrant

[!TIP] Please note that we set FASTMCP_HOST="0.0.0.0" to make the server listen on all network interfaces. This is necessary when running the server in a Docker container.

Installing via Smithery

To install Qdrant MCP Server for Claude Desktop automatically via Smithery:

npx @smithery/cli install mcp-server-qdrant --client claude

Manual configuration of Claude Desktop

To use this server with the Claude Desktop app, add the following configuration to the "mcpServers" section of your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "qdrant": {
    "command": "uvx",
    "args": ["mcp-server-qdrant"],
    "env": {
      "QDRANT_URL": "https://xyz-example.eu-central.aws.cloud.qdrant.io:6333",
      "QDRANT_API_KEY": "your_api_key",
      "COLLECTION_NAME": "your-collection-name",
      "EMBEDDING_MODEL": "sentence-transformers/all-MiniLM-L6-v2"
    }
  }
}

For local Qdrant mode:

{
  "qdrant": {
    "command": "uvx",
    "args": ["mcp-server-qdrant"],
    "env": {
      "QDRANT_LOCAL_PATH": "/path/to/qdrant/database",
      "COLLECTION_NAME": "your-collection-name",
      "EMBEDDING_MODEL": "sentence-transformers/all-MiniLM-L6-v2"
    }
  }
}

This MCP server will automatically create a collection with the specified name if it doesn't exist.

By default, the server will use the sentence-transformers/all-MiniLM-L6-v2 embedding model to encode memories. For the time being, only FastEmbed models are supported.

Support for other tools

This MCP server can be used with any MCP-compatible client. For example, you can use it with Cursor and VS Code, which provide built-in support for the Model Context Protocol.

Using with Cursor/Windsurf

You can configure this MCP server to work as a code search tool for Cursor or Windsurf by customizing the tool descriptions:

QDRANT_URL="http://localhost:6333" \
COLLECTION_NAME="code-snippets" \
TOOL_STORE_DESCRIPTION="Store reusable code snippets for later retrieval. \
The 'information' parameter should contain a natural language description of what the code does, \
while the actual code should be included in the 'metadata' parameter as a 'code' property. \
The value of 'metadata' is a Python dictionary with strings as keys. \
Use this whenever you generate some code snippet." \
TOOL_FIND_DESCRIPTION="Search for relevant code snippets based on natural language descriptions. \
The 'query' parameter should describe what you're looking for, \
and the tool will return the most relevant code snippets. \
Use this when you need to find existing code snippets for reuse or reference." \
uvx mcp-server-qdrant --transport sse # Enable SSE transport

In Cursor/Windsurf, you can then configure the MCP server in your settings by pointing to this running server using SSE transport protocol. The description on how to add an MCP server to Cursor can be found in the [Cursor documentation](https://docs.cursor.com/context/model-context-protocol#adding