Chroma MCP Server

Name: Chroma MCP Server
Author: djm81

djm81

Uses ChromaDB as working memory for AI-assisted development: indexes code changes, logs chats and retrieves relevant past context.

Setup

Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.

Add to Cursor Add to VS Code

claude mcp add chroma-server-djm81 --env CHROMA_CLIENT_TYPE='<CHROMA_CLIENT_TYPE>' --env LOG_LEVEL='<LOG_LEVEL>' --env MCP_LOG_LEVEL='<MCP_LOG_LEVEL>' --env CHROMA_DATA_DIR='<CHROMA_DATA_DIR>' --env CHROMA_LOG_DIR='<CHROMA_LOG_DIR>' --env MCP_SERVER_LOG_LEVEL='<MCP_SERVER_LOG_LEVEL>' -- uvx chroma-mcp-server

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.chroma-server-djm81]
command = "uvx"
args = ["chroma-mcp-server"]
env = { CHROMA_CLIENT_TYPE = "<CHROMA_CLIENT_TYPE>", LOG_LEVEL = "<LOG_LEVEL>", MCP_LOG_LEVEL = "<MCP_LOG_LEVEL>", CHROMA_DATA_DIR = "<CHROMA_DATA_DIR>", CHROMA_LOG_DIR = "<CHROMA_LOG_DIR>", MCP_SERVER_LOG_LEVEL = "<MCP_SERVER_LOG_LEVEL>" }

# codex mcp add chroma-server-djm81 --env CHROMA_CLIENT_TYPE='<CHROMA_CLIENT_TYPE>' --env LOG_LEVEL='<LOG_LEVEL>' --env MCP_LOG_LEVEL='<MCP_LOG_LEVEL>' --env CHROMA_DATA_DIR='<CHROMA_DATA_DIR>' --env CHROMA_LOG_DIR='<CHROMA_LOG_DIR>' --env MCP_SERVER_LOG_LEVEL='<MCP_SERVER_LOG_LEVEL>' -- uvx chroma-mcp-server

~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "chroma-server-djm81": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "chroma-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CHROMA_CLIENT_TYPE": "<CHROMA_CLIENT_TYPE>",
        "LOG_LEVEL": "<LOG_LEVEL>",
        "MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "<MCP_LOG_LEVEL>",
        "CHROMA_DATA_DIR": "<CHROMA_DATA_DIR>",
        "CHROMA_LOG_DIR": "<CHROMA_LOG_DIR>",
        "MCP_SERVER_LOG_LEVEL": "<MCP_SERVER_LOG_LEVEL>"
      }
    }
  }
}

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "chroma-server-djm81": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "chroma-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CHROMA_CLIENT_TYPE": "<CHROMA_CLIENT_TYPE>",
        "LOG_LEVEL": "<LOG_LEVEL>",
        "MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "<MCP_LOG_LEVEL>",
        "CHROMA_DATA_DIR": "<CHROMA_DATA_DIR>",
        "CHROMA_LOG_DIR": "<CHROMA_LOG_DIR>",
        "MCP_SERVER_LOG_LEVEL": "<MCP_SERVER_LOG_LEVEL>"
      }
    }
  }
}

~/.gemini/settings.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "chroma-server-djm81": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "chroma-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CHROMA_CLIENT_TYPE": "<CHROMA_CLIENT_TYPE>",
        "LOG_LEVEL": "<LOG_LEVEL>",
        "MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "<MCP_LOG_LEVEL>",
        "CHROMA_DATA_DIR": "<CHROMA_DATA_DIR>",
        "CHROMA_LOG_DIR": "<CHROMA_LOG_DIR>",
        "MCP_SERVER_LOG_LEVEL": "<MCP_SERVER_LOG_LEVEL>"
      }
    }
  }
}

claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "chroma-server-djm81": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "chroma-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CHROMA_CLIENT_TYPE": "<CHROMA_CLIENT_TYPE>",
        "LOG_LEVEL": "<LOG_LEVEL>",
        "MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "<MCP_LOG_LEVEL>",
        "CHROMA_DATA_DIR": "<CHROMA_DATA_DIR>",
        "CHROMA_LOG_DIR": "<CHROMA_LOG_DIR>",
        "MCP_SERVER_LOG_LEVEL": "<MCP_SERVER_LOG_LEVEL>"
      }
    }
  }
}

.trae/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "chroma-server-djm81": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "chroma-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CHROMA_CLIENT_TYPE": "<CHROMA_CLIENT_TYPE>",
        "LOG_LEVEL": "<LOG_LEVEL>",
        "MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "<MCP_LOG_LEVEL>",
        "CHROMA_DATA_DIR": "<CHROMA_DATA_DIR>",
        "CHROMA_LOG_DIR": "<CHROMA_LOG_DIR>",
        "MCP_SERVER_LOG_LEVEL": "<MCP_SERVER_LOG_LEVEL>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Environment variables

CHROMA_CLIENT_TYPE
LOG_LEVEL
MCP_LOG_LEVEL
CHROMA_DATA_DIR
CHROMA_LOG_DIR
MCP_SERVER_LOG_LEVEL

Replace the placeholders with your own credentials and keep them out of version control.

Setup

Environment variables

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