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🚀 Appwrite MCP Server
Transform Claude into your intelligent Appwrite management assistant
135 powerful tools • Complete API coverage • Full Messaging & Locale Services • Production-ready
A comprehensive Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that supercharges Claude with native Appwrite integration. Unlike the official implementation, this version includes advanced features like bulk operations, automatic schema validation, complete user management with MFA, storage file operations, function deployments & variables, full messaging service (topics, subscribers, providers), locale & avatars services, and comprehensive error handling.
🚀 Features
Core Appwrite Management:
- Complete database and collection operations
- Document CRUD with full query support
- Advanced user management with MFA, identities, preferences
- Storage buckets and comprehensive file operations
- Serverless function management with deployments & variables
- Team and permission management
- Complete messaging service (providers, messages, topics, subscribers)
- Locale service (countries, currencies, languages, timezones)
- Avatars service (icons, QR codes, initials, favicons)
🧠 Intelligent Database Assistant:
- Auto-detect schemas from sample data
- Data quality analysis and recommendations
- Duplicate detection with similarity matching
- Index optimization suggestions
- Schema migrations with safety checks
🔐 Advanced Authentication & Sessions:
- Session management (create, delete, list user sessions)
- Function execution with logging and monitoring
- Health monitoring for all Appwrite services
⚡ Bulk Operations:
- Bulk user management (create, update, delete multiple users)
- Bulk document operations (create, update, delete multiple documents)
- Efficient batch processing with detailed success/error reporting
📦 Quick Start
1️⃣ Installation
# Clone the repository
git clone <repository-url>
cd appwrite-mcp-server
# Install dependencies
npm install
# Build the TypeScript code
npm run build
2️⃣ Configuration
Create a .env file in your current working directory (where you run Claude Code from):
# Copy the example file to your current working directory
cp /path/to/app-write-mcp/.env.example ./.env
Edit your .env file with your Appwrite credentials:
APPWRITE_PROJECT_ID=your-project-id-here
APPWRITE_API_ENDPOINT=https://cloud.appwrite.io/v1
APPWRITE_API_KEY=your-api-key-here
💡 Tip: The MCP server looks for
.envin the directory where Claude Code is running, allowing different configurations for different projects.
3️⃣ Integration Options
Option A: Claude Code (CLI) Integration
# Add the MCP server to Claude Code
claude mcp add appwrite-mcp-server "C:\path\to\your\app-write-mcp\dist\index.js"
# Example with actual path
claude mcp add appwrite-mcp-server "C:\Users\moh12\app-write-mcp\dist\index.js"
Option B: Cursor IDE Integration
💡 Note: Cursor doesn't support
.envfiles for MCP servers, so we pass environment variables directly in the configuration.
-
Open Command Palette (
Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + P) -
Type "Preferences: Open Settings (JSON)"
-
Add MCP Server Configuration to your settings.json:
{ "mcp.servers": { "appwrite-mcp-server": { "command": "node", "args": ["C:\\path\\to\\your\\app-write-mcp\\dist\\index.js"], "env": { "APPWRITE_PROJECT_ID": "your-project-id-here", "APPWRITE_API_ENDPOINT": "https://cloud.appwrite.io/v1", "APPWRITE_API_KEY": "your-api-key-here" } } } } -
Replace the configuration values:
- Path: Update
C:\\path\\to\\your\\app-write-mcp\\dist\\index.jswith your actual path - Project ID: Your Appwrite project ID
- API Endpoint: Your Appwrite endpoint (Cloud or self-hosted)
- API Key: Your Appwrite API key with required permissions
- Path: Update
-
Example configuration:
{ "mcp.servers": { "appwrite-mcp-server": { "command": "node", "args": ["C:\\Users\\username\\app-write-mcp\\dist\\index.js"], "env": { "APPWRITE_PROJECT_ID": "6612345a000818bb9d2e", "APPWRITE_API_ENDPOINT": "https://cloud.appwrite.io/v1", "APPWRITE_API_KEY": "standard_1234567890abcdef..." } } } } -
Save the file and restart Cursor to load the MCP server
Option C: Continue.dev Integration
-
Open your Continue configuration file (
~/.continue/config.json) -
Add the MCP server to your configuration:
{ "mcpServers": [ { "name": "appwrite-mcp-server", "command": "node", "args": ["C:\\path\\to\\your\\app-write-mcp\\dist\\index.js"], "env": { "APPWRITE_PROJECT_ID": "your-project-id-here", "APPWRITE_API_ENDPOINT": "https://cloud.appwrite.io/v1", "APPWRITE_API_KEY": "your-api-key-here" } } ] } -
Replace with your actual credentials (same as Cursor configuration above)
-
Restart your IDE to apply the changes
4️⃣ Verification
Once integrated, you should be able to use commands like:
- "List my Appwrite databases"
- "Create a new user with email test@example.com"
- "Show me all collections in my database"
🛠️ Available Tools (135 Total)
🗄️ Database Operations (3 tools)
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
create_database |
Create a new database |
list_databases |
List all databases in your project |
delete_database |
Delete a database |
📁 Collection Operations (4 tools)
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
create_collection |
Create a new collection in a database |
get_collection |
✨ Get collection details by ID |
list_collections |
List all collections in a database |
delete_collection |
Delete a collection from a database |
🏷️ Attribute Management (5 tools)
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
create_attribute |
✨ Create any attribute type (string, integer, float, boolean, datetime, email, IP, URL, enum, relationship) |
get_attribute |
✨ Get attribute details by key |
update_attribute |
✨ Update any attribute type with unified interface |
list_attributes |
List all attributes in a collection |
delete_attribute |
Delete an attribute from a collection |
📊 Index Management (4 tools)
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
create_index |
Create an index in a collection (key, fulltext, unique) |
get_index |
✨ Get index details by key |
list_indexes |
List all indexes in a collection |
delete_index |
Delete an index from a collection |
📄 Document Operations (5 tools)
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
create_document |
Create a new document in a collection ✨ with schema validation |
get_document |
Get a document by ID |
list_documents |
List documents in a collection with optional queries |
update_document |
Update a document |
delete_document |
Delete a document |
👥 User Management (25 tools)
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
create_user |
Create a new user |
list_users |
✨ List all users with email/phone verification columns |
get_user |
Get a user by ID |
update_user_email |
Update user email |
update_user_name |
Update user name |
update_user_password |
Update user password |
update_user_password_hash |
✨ Update password with specific hash algorithm |
delete_user |
Delete a user |
verify_user_email |
✨ Verify a user's email address |
unverify_user_email |
✨ Unverify a user's email address |
verify_user_phone |
✨ Verify a user's phone number |
unverify_user_phone |
✨ Unverify a user's phone number |
update_user_mfa |
✨ Enable/disable MFA for users |
create_user_mfa_recovery_codes |
✨ Generate MFA recovery codes |
update_user_phone_verification |
✨ Update phone verification status |
update_user_labels |
✨ Update user labels for permissions |
get_user_preferences |
✨ Get user preferences |
update_user_preferences |
✨ Update user preferences |
list_user_identities |
✨ List user identities |
delete_user_identity |
✨ Delete user identity |
create_user_target |
✨ Create messaging targets |
list_user_targets |
✨ List messaging targets |
get_user_target |
✨ Get messaging target details |
update_user_target |
✨ Update messaging target |
delete_user_target |
✨ Delete messaging target |
🗂️ Storage Operations (13 tools)
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
create_bucket |
Create a storage bucket |
list_buckets |
List all storage buckets |
get_bucket |
Get a bucket by ID |
update_bucket |
Update a storage bucket |
delete_bucket |
Delete a storage bucket |
list_files |
List files in a storage bucket |
get_file |
✨ Get file details by ID |
create_file |
✨ Upload file to storage bucket |
update_file |
✨ Update file metadata |
get_file_download |
✨ Get file download URL |
get_file_preview |
✨ Get file preview URL with image transformations |
get_file_view |
✨ Get file view URL |
delete_file |
✨ Delete a file |
⚡ Function Management (14 tools)
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
create_function |
Create a new serverless function |
list_functions |
List all functions |
get_function |
Get a function by ID |
update_function |
Update a function |
delete_function |
Delete a function |
list_function_deployments |
✨ List function deployments |
get_function_deployment |
✨ Get deployment details |
update_function_deployment |
✨ Update deployment status |
delete_function_deployment |
✨ Delete deployment |
create_function_variable |
✨ Create function variables |
list_function_variables |
✨ List function variables |
get_function_variable |
✨ Get variable details |
update_function_variable |
✨ Update variables |
delete_function_variable |
✨ Delete variables |
👨👩👧👦 Team Management (5 tools)
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
create_team |
Create a new team |
list_teams |
List all teams |
get_team |
Get a team by ID |
update_team |
Update a team |
delete_team |
Delete a team |
📧 Messaging Operations (20 tools)
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
create_messaging_provider |
✨ Create messaging provider |
list_messaging_providers |
✨ List messaging providers |
get_messaging_provider |
✨ Get messaging provider details |
update_messaging_provider |
✨ Update messaging provider |
delete_messaging_provider |
✨ Delete messaging provider |
create_messaging_message |
✨ Create and send message |
list_messaging_messages |
✨ List messages |
get_messaging_message |
✨ Get message details |
update_messaging_message |
✨ Update message |
delete_messaging_message |
✨ Delete message |
create_messaging_topic |
✨ Create messaging topic |
list_messaging_topics |
✨ List messaging topics |
get_messaging_topic |
✨ Get topic details |
update_messaging_topic |
✨ Update topic |
delete_messaging_topic |
✨ Delete topic |
create_messaging_subscriber |
✨ Create topic subscriber |
list_messaging_subscribers |
✨ List topic subscribers |
get_messaging_subscriber |
✨ Get subscriber details |
delete_messaging_subscriber |
✨ Delete subscriber |
🌍 Locale Operations (5 tools)
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
list_countries |
✨ List all countries with phone codes |
list_continents |
✨ List all continents |
list_currencies |
✨ List all currencies |
list_languages |
✨ List all languages |
list_phone_codes |
✨ List phone codes for countries |
🎨 Avatars Operations (7 tools)
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
get_browser_icon |
✨ Get browser icon URL |
get_credit_card_icon |
✨ Get credit card icon URL |
get_favicon |
✨ Get website favicon URL |
get_flag_icon |
✨ Get country flag icon URL |
get_image_from_url |
✨ Transform image from URL |
get_initials_avatar |
✨ Generate initials avatar URL |
get_qr_code |
✨ Generate QR code URL |
🌟 Exclusive Advanced Features
🧠 Smart Schema Operations (4 tools)
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
auto_detect_schema |
✨ Analyze sample data and automatically create collection schema |
suggest_indexes |
✨ Recommend optimal indexes based on collection usage patterns |
validate_document |
✨ Check document data against collection schema before creation |
schema_migration |
✨ Automatically migrate collection schema with data preservation |
📊 Data Analysis & Insights (4 tools)
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
analyze_collection |
✨ Get comprehensive data insights and patterns from collections |
detect_duplicates |
✨ Find potential duplicate records with similarity scoring |
data_quality_check |
✨ Analyze data quality (completeness, validity, consistency) |
usage_stats |
✨ Get usage statistics and access patterns for collections |
🔐 Authentication & Sessions (3 tools)
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
create_session |
✨ Create a new user session with email and password |
delete_session |
✨ Delete a user session |
list_sessions |
✨ List all sessions for a user |
⚡ Function Execution (3 tools)
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
execute_function |
✨ Execute a function with optional data |
list_executions |
✨ List function executions with logs |
get_execution |
✨ Get details of a specific function execution |
🏥 Health Monitoring (3 tools)
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
get_health |
✨ Get overall health status of Appwrite services |
get_health_db |
✨ Get database health status |
get_health_storage |
✨ Get storage health status |
⚡ Bulk Operations (8 tools)
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
bulk_create_attributes |
✨ Create multiple attributes at once in a collection |
bulk_delete_attributes |
✨ Delete multiple attributes at once from a collection |
bulk_create_users |
✨ Create multiple users at once |
bulk_update_users |
✨ Update multiple users at once |
bulk_delete_users |
✨ Delete multiple users at once |
bulk_create_documents |
✨ Create multiple documents at once |
bulk_update_documents |
✨ Update multiple documents at once |
bulk_delete_documents |
✨ Delete multiple documents at once |
✨ Exclusive features not available in the official Appwrite MCP implementation
⚙️ Configuration Guide
🔑 Getting Appwrite Credentials
- 🆔 Project ID: Found in your Appwrite console under Settings > General
- 🌐 API Endpoint:
- Appwrite Cloud:
https://cloud.appwrite.io/v1 - Self-hosted:
https://your-domain.com/v1
- Appwrite Cloud:
- 🔐 API Key: Create a new API key in your Appwrite console under Settings > API Keys
- ✅ Enable all scopes for full functionality
- ⚠️ Required scopes:
databases.read,databases.write,users.read,users.write,functions.read,functions.write,storage.read,storage.write,targets.read,targets.write,providers.read,providers.write,messages.read,messages.write,topics.read,topics.write,subscribers.read,subscribers.write,locale.read,avatars.read,health.read
🎯 VS Official Implementation
| Feature | Our Implementation | Official Appwrite MCP |
|---|---|---|
| Tools Available | 🟢 135 tools (complete coverage) | 🟡 195 tools (selective enabling) |
| Default Setup | 🟢 Complete coverage out-of-box | 🟡 Database tools only (context limits) |
| Messaging Service | 🟢 Complete (providers, messages, topics, subscribers) | 🟡 Selective enabling required |
| Locale & Avatars | 🟢 Complete internationalization support | 🟡 Selective enabling required |
| Storage Operations | 🟢 Complete file operations & uploads | 🟡 Basic bucket operations |
| User Management | 🟢 MFA, identities, preferences, targets | 🟡 Basic CRUD only |
| Functions Service | 🟢 Deployments & variables included | 🟡 Basic function management |
| Bulk Operations | 🟢 Full support | 🔴 Not available |
| Schema Validation | 🟢 Automatic | 🔴 Manual only |
| Error Handling | 🟢 Comprehensive | 🟡 Basic |
| Language | 🟡 TypeScript/Node.js | 🟢 Python |
| Context Efficiency | 🟡 All tools use context | 🟢 Selective loading saves context |
| Self-Hosted Focus | 🟢 Optimized for self-hosted | 🟡 Cloud-first approach |
🎯 Usage Examples
Once integrated, you can use natural language commands with Claude to interact with Appwrite:
🗄️ Database & Collection Management
✨ "Create a new database called 'ecommerce'"
✨ "List all my databases"
✨ "Create a collection called 'products' in the ecommerce database"
✨ "Show me all collections in the ecommerce database"
✨ "Delete the old 'test' database"
🏷️ Schema & Attributes
✨ "Create a string attribute called 'name' in the products collection with max size 255"
✨ "Add a boolean attribute 'in_stock' to the products collection"
✨ "Create an enum attribute 'status' with values active, inactive, pending"
✨ "Add a relationship attribute linking products to categories"
✨ "Bulk create attributes: name (string), price (float), in_stock (boolean)"
✨ "Bulk delete attributes: old_field1, deprecated_field2, unused_field3"
✨ "List all attributes in the products collection"
✨ "Create a unique index on the 'sku' attribute"
📄 Document Operations
✨ "Create a new product document with name 'iPhone 15' and price 999"
✨ "List all documents in the products collection"
✨ "Update document xyz123's price to 899"
✨ "Get document abc456 from the products collection"
✨ "Delete all out-of-stock products"
👥 User & Authentication
✨ "Create a new user with email john@example.com and password SecurePass123"
✨ "List all users in the project"
✨ "Update user xyz123's name to 'John Doe'"
✨ "Verify user abc123's email address"
✨ "Enable MFA for user xyz123"
✨ "Generate MFA recovery codes for user abc456"
✨ "Update user labels for permissions: ['admin', 'moderator']"
✨ "Get user preferences for user xyz123"
✨ "Create messaging target for user notifications"
✨ "List all identities for user abc123"
✨ "Create a session for user john@example.com"
✨ "Bulk create 10 test users for demo purposes"
🗂️ Storage & File Management
✨ "Create a new storage bucket for user uploads"
✨ "List all files in the images bucket"
✨ "Get download URL for file abc123"
✨ "Generate preview URL for image with 300x200 dimensions"
✨ "Get file view URL for document xyz456"
✨ "Delete old file from storage bucket"
⚡ Functions & Deployments
✨ "Create a new function for email processing"
✨ "List all deployments for function abc123"
✨ "Create function variable API_KEY with secret value"
✨ "Update function variable to new value"
✨ "List all variables for function xyz456"
✨ "Execute function with user data payload"
🚀 Advanced Features (Exclusive)
🚀 "Create a complete product schema with string, enum, float, and relationship attributes"
🚀 "Bulk create 10 attributes at once for my e-commerce collection"
🚀 "Add a relationship attribute linking orders to customers with two-way binding"
🚀 "Create an enum attribute for user roles with admin, user, moderator values"
🚀 "Analyze this sample data and create a collection schema automatically"
🚀 "Suggest optimal indexes for my users collection based on usage"
🚀 "Validate this document data before creating it"
🚀 "Find duplicate records in my customers collection"
🚀 "Check the data quality of my orders collection"
🚀 "Bulk create 100 user accounts from this CSV data"
🚀 "Execute the 'sendWelcomeEmail' function with user data"
🚀 "Show me the health status of all Appwrite services"
📧 Messaging & Communication
✨ "Create a messaging provider for email notifications"
✨ "List all messaging topics"
✨ "Create a topic for user announcements"
✨ "Add subscribers to the announcements topic"
✨ "Send a message to all subscribers"
✨ "List all messages and their delivery status"
🌍 Internationalization & Locale
✨ "List all supported countries"
✨ "Get phone codes for all countries"
✨ "Show me all available currencies"
✨ "List all supported languages"
✨ "Get continent information"
🎨 Avatars & Visual Content
✨ "Generate QR code for this URL"
✨ "Get flag icon for United States"
✨ "Create initials avatar for John Doe"
✨ "Get favicon for google.com"
✨ "Generate browser icon for Chrome"
✨ "Get credit card icon for Visa"
🎬 Real-World Scenarios
E-commerce Setup:
1. "Create an ecommerce database"
2. "Auto-detect schema from this product sample data"
3. "Bulk import 500 products from my inventory"
4. "Set up user authentication for customers"
5. "Create indexes for search optimization"
Content Management:
1. "Create a blog database with posts and comments collections"
2. "Validate my blog post structure before saving"
3. "Find duplicate content across my posts"
4. "Analyze user engagement patterns"
🔧 Development
# Build TypeScript to JavaScript
npm run build
# Watch mode for development
npm run dev
# Run the built server
npm start
🐛 Troubleshooting
Common Issues & Solutions
| Issue | Solution |
|---|---|
| ❌ Configuration not found | Make sure .env file exists in your working directory |
| ❌ API Key issues | Ensure your API key has all required scopes enabled |
| ❌ Connection failed | Verify your API endpoint is correct (check for typos) |
| ❌ Tools not loading | Restart your IDE after adding the MCP server |
| ❌ Permission denied | Check that your API key has databases.write, users.write permissions |
| ❌ Schema validation errors | Use list_attributes to check collection schema before creating documents |
🤝 Contributing
- Fork the repository
- Create a feature branch:
git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature - Commit your changes:
git commit -m 'Add amazing feature' - Push to the branch:
git push origin feature/amazing-feature - Open a Pull Request
📄 License
MIT License - see LICENSE file for details
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