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DimensionMongoDB MCP ServerLet AI assistants work with your MongoDB databases safely.MCP ClickHouseConnect ClickHouse to your AI assistants
FMRS42 / 100 · D79 / 100 · B
Reliability5 / 2012 / 20
Security and permissions7 / 2018 / 20
Maintenance6 / 2017 / 20
Documentation13 / 2017 / 20
Setup experience11 / 2015 / 20
Best for
  • Users of AI coding assistants (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf) that need to interact with MongoDB
  • Developers who want to query databases using plain language
  • Teams sharing MongoDB data access with AI tools
  • Teams already using ClickHouse who want AI assistants to access data directly.
  • Scenarios requiring fast, read-only data queries and schema exploration.
Not for
  • High-security production environments unless properly configured with authentication and permissions
  • Performance-critical scenarios where AI may run suboptimal queries
  • Users needing full database administration (e.g., user management, backups)
  • Scenarios requiring write access to the database without explicit opt-in.
  • Production environments with stringent security requirements that avoid default permission settings.
Required permissions
  • MongoDB connection string, possibly including username and password
  • Read/write access to the target database (unless read-only mode is enabled)
  • HTTP mode may require an authentication token
  • Requires read-only access to ClickHouse database (default).
  • Optional: write access via CLICKHOUSE_ALLOW_WRITE_ACCESS.
  • Optional: destructive operations via CLICKHOUSE_ALLOW_DROP.
Risks and side effects
  • If read-only mode is not enabled, AI may inadvertently perform write operations (updates, inserts, index creation)
  • Cross-database operations are blocked by default, but enabling --allow-cross-db may expose other databases
  • Server-side JavaScript operators ($function, $where) are disabled by default, but enabling can introduce code execution risks
  • HTTP mode defaults to localhost only, but misconfiguration could expose the database
  • May execute resource-intensive aggregations or queries, leading to performance issues
  • If write access is enabled, AI might make unintended modifications.
  • If DROP access is enabled, data deletion could occur accidentally.
  • Credentials may be exposed via environment variables.
Supported clientsClaude Desktop, Cursor, WindsurfClaude Desktop
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