# Manticore Search

Connects Manticore Search to your AI assistant. Run SQL queries, inspect table schemas, and consult engine documentation directly in conversations.

- MCP server · `type=mcp` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Windsurf (Devin Desktop), Cline, Zed, Gemini CLI · ★ 5
- Author: manticoresoftware
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=link-only · description only; the file stays with the author
- Source: https://github.com/manticoresoftware/mcp-manticore
- Updated: 2026-04-02
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/mcp/manticore-search

## What it does

This integration provides tools like `run_query`, `list_tables`, and `describe_table` to inspect database structure and execute queries. It also includes `get_documentation` alongside an initial prompt that guides language models on Manticore features, such as KNN vector search and full-text syntax.

Safety guards are active out of the box. Destructive actions and record updates fail unless you explicitly set `MANTICORE_ALLOW_WRITE_ACCESS=true` and `MANTICORE_ALLOW_DROP=true`. By default, the server expects the Manticore HTTP API running on port 9308 at localhost. You will need `uvx` available in your environment to launch it.

## Requirements
- Needs: Python and uv (commands run via uvx)

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

**Platform CLI**
```bash
claude mcp add mcp-manticore -- uvx mcp-manticore
```
uvx runs the command named after the package; if the README names another one, use uvx --from mcp-manticore <command>

### Codex

**Platform CLI**
```bash
codex mcp add manticore-search -- uvx mcp-manticore
```
uvx runs the command named after the package; if the README names another one, use uvx --from mcp-manticore <command>

### Cursor

**Config file**
File `.cursor/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "manticore-search": {
            "command": "uvx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-manticore"
            ]
        }
    }
}
```
uvx runs the command named after the package; if the README names another one, use uvx --from mcp-manticore <command>

### GitHub Copilot

**Config file**
File `.vscode/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "servers": {
        "manticore-search": {
            "type": "stdio",
            "command": "uvx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-manticore"
            ]
        }
    }
}
```
uvx runs the command named after the package; if the README names another one, use uvx --from mcp-manticore <command>

### Gemini CLI

**Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini mcp add manticore-search uvx mcp-manticore
```
uvx runs the command named after the package; if the README names another one, use uvx --from mcp-manticore <command>

## When to use it
- query Manticore Search tables using SQL directly from the assistant
- inspect index definitions and table schemas during development
- retrieve syntax guidelines and KNN vector search references from documentation
- block destructive operations by enforcing default read-only restrictions

## Example prompts
- Show the schema for the `products` table in Manticore
- Run a search query on `articles` matching the term 'database'
- Look up KNN vector search syntax in the Manticore documentation

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