TypeScript server that lets agents query and modify data in ArangoDB.
Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
claude mcp add arangodb --env ARANGO_DATABASE='<ARANGO_DATABASE>' --env ARANGO_PASSWORD='<ARANGO_PASSWORD>' --env ARANGO_URL='<ARANGO_URL>' --env ARANGO_USERNAME='<ARANGO_USERNAME>' --env ARANGO_DB='<ARANGO_DB>' -- npx -y arango-server~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.arangodb]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "arango-server"]
env = { ARANGO_DATABASE = "<ARANGO_DATABASE>", ARANGO_PASSWORD = "<ARANGO_PASSWORD>", ARANGO_URL = "<ARANGO_URL>", ARANGO_USERNAME = "<ARANGO_USERNAME>", ARANGO_DB = "<ARANGO_DB>" }
# codex mcp add arangodb --env ARANGO_DATABASE='<ARANGO_DATABASE>' --env ARANGO_PASSWORD='<ARANGO_PASSWORD>' --env ARANGO_URL='<ARANGO_URL>' --env ARANGO_USERNAME='<ARANGO_USERNAME>' --env ARANGO_DB='<ARANGO_DB>' -- npx -y arango-server~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"arangodb": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"arango-server"
],
"env": {
"ARANGO_DATABASE": "<ARANGO_DATABASE>",
"ARANGO_PASSWORD": "<ARANGO_PASSWORD>",
"ARANGO_URL": "<ARANGO_URL>",
"ARANGO_USERNAME": "<ARANGO_USERNAME>",
"ARANGO_DB": "<ARANGO_DB>"
}
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"arangodb": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"arango-server"
],
"env": {
"ARANGO_DATABASE": "<ARANGO_DATABASE>",
"ARANGO_PASSWORD": "<ARANGO_PASSWORD>",
"ARANGO_URL": "<ARANGO_URL>",
"ARANGO_USERNAME": "<ARANGO_USERNAME>",
"ARANGO_DB": "<ARANGO_DB>"
}
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"arangodb": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"arango-server"
],
"env": {
"ARANGO_DATABASE": "<ARANGO_DATABASE>",
"ARANGO_PASSWORD": "<ARANGO_PASSWORD>",
"ARANGO_URL": "<ARANGO_URL>",
"ARANGO_USERNAME": "<ARANGO_USERNAME>",
"ARANGO_DB": "<ARANGO_DB>"
}
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"arangodb": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"arango-server"
],
"env": {
"ARANGO_DATABASE": "<ARANGO_DATABASE>",
"ARANGO_PASSWORD": "<ARANGO_PASSWORD>",
"ARANGO_URL": "<ARANGO_URL>",
"ARANGO_USERNAME": "<ARANGO_USERNAME>",
"ARANGO_DB": "<ARANGO_DB>"
}
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"arangodb": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"arango-server"
],
"env": {
"ARANGO_DATABASE": "<ARANGO_DATABASE>",
"ARANGO_PASSWORD": "<ARANGO_PASSWORD>",
"ARANGO_URL": "<ARANGO_URL>",
"ARANGO_USERNAME": "<ARANGO_USERNAME>",
"ARANGO_DB": "<ARANGO_DB>"
}
}
}
}Environment variables
ARANGO_DATABASEARANGO_PASSWORDARANGO_URLARANGO_USERNAMEARANGO_DB
Replace the placeholders with your own credentials and keep them out of version control.