lancedb/lancedb-mcp-server

LanceDB MCP server

This is a basic, serveless MCP server that uses LanceDB to store and retrieve data. It is intended to be used as a reference for building complex MCP apps with LanceDB.

It provides 3 tools:

• Ingest docs
• Retrieve docs
• Get table details

Installation

Just add the following config to your claude mcp config file:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "lancedb": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": [
        "--directory",
        "/Path/to/your/lancedb_mcp",
        "run",
        "/path/to/your/mcp/lancedb_mcp.py"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Ingest docs

Embed your docs and store them into lancedb for retreival. Here’s an example of ingesting an entire blog into lancedb.

Retrieve docs

Query your docs. Here’s an example of querying lancedb for a blog post.

Get table details

Get table details. Here’s an example of getting table details.