AnythingLLM MCP Server

An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that enables seamless integration between AnythingLLM and MCP-compatible clients like TypingMind, Claude Desktop, and more.

Features

• 🚀 Complete AnythingLLM API Integration: Access all AnythingLLM features through MCP
• 💬 Workspace Management: Create, update, delete, list workspaces and manage their settings
• 🤖 Chat Integration: Send messages, manage chat history, and stream responses
• 📄 Document Management: Upload, list, delete documents, process URLs, and manage vectors
• 🔍 Embedding & Search: Embed text/webpages and search within workspaces
• 👥 User Management: Create, update, delete users and manage permissions
• 🔑 API Key Management: Programmatically manage API keys
• ⚙️ System Administration: Configure LLM providers, vector databases, and system settings
• 🤖 Agent Support: Create and manage AI agents with custom prompts and tools
• 📊 System Monitoring: Access system information and statistics
• 🔐 Secure Authentication: API key-based authentication with environment variable support

Prerequisites

• Node.js 18+ installed
• AnythingLLM instance running with API access enabled
• AnythingLLM API key (obtain from your AnythingLLM instance at /settings/api-keys)

Installation

Option 1: Using npx (Recommended)

No installation needed! You can run the server directly with npx when configuring your MCP client.

Option 2: Global Installation

npm install -g anythingllm-mcp-server

Option 3: Local Installation

git clone https://github.com/yourusername/anythingllm-mcp-server.git
cd anythingllm-mcp-server
npm install

Configuration

For TypingMind.com

Setup Instructions

1. Go to TypingMind.com

2. Click on Settings → MCP Servers

3. In the MCP configuration editor, add the AnythingLLM server:

   {
    "mcpServers": {
      "anythingllm": {
        "command": "npx",
        "args": ["-y", "[email protected]"]
       }
     }
   }
   

4. Click Save - TypingMind will restart the MCP servers

5. Look for the “Connected” status

First Time Usage

After the server connects, initialize it with your AnythingLLM credentials:

1. In the chat, type:

   Use the initialize_anythingllm tool with apiKey: "your-api-key" and baseUrl: "http://localhost:3001"
   

2. Replace:

   • "your-api-key" with your AnythingLLM API key (get it from AnythingLLM → Settings → API Keys)
   • "http://localhost:3001" with your AnythingLLM instance URL

3. You’ll see: “AnythingLLM client initialized successfully”

Example Commands

After initialization, use natural language to interact with AnythingLLM:

• “List all my workspaces”
• “Create a new workspace called ‘Project Documentation’”