Appwrite MCP Server (Official)
Official Appwrite MCP server enabling AI agents to interact with Appwrite's open-source backend platform — managing users, databases, file storage, serverless functions, and realtime messaging in self-hosted or cloud environments.
Score Breakdown
⚙ Agent Friendliness
🔒 Security
HTTPS enforced (Cloud). Granular API key scopes. GDPR. Self-hosted gives full data sovereignty.
⚡ Reliability
Best When
An agent needs to interact with an Appwrite project — especially in self-hosted environments where Firebase/Supabase are not viable.
Avoid When
You're using Firebase, Supabase, or another BaaS — use those providers' MCPs instead.
Use Cases
- • Managing user accounts and sessions from identity agents
- • Querying and writing to Appwrite databases from agent backends
- • Managing file uploads and storage buckets from content agents
- • Deploying and invoking Appwrite Functions from workflow agents
- • Sending realtime messages from notification agents
- • Monitoring project health and usage from ops agents
Not For
- • Teams using Firebase, Supabase, or AWS Amplify as their BaaS
- • High-scale enterprise workloads (Appwrite is better for startups/indie devs)
- • Teams needing managed cloud with no self-hosting
Interface
Authentication
Appwrite API keys with granular scope selection (account, databases, storage, functions, etc.). Session tokens for user-context operations.
Pricing
Appwrite is open source — self-hosted is free. Appwrite Cloud has tiered pricing. MCP server is open source.
Agent Metadata
Known Gotchas
- ⚠ Project ID and endpoint URL must be configured per Appwrite instance
- ⚠ Self-hosted vs Cloud have different endpoints and capabilities
- ⚠ Database, collection, and document IDs are all custom — discover before use
- ⚠ Appwrite Functions require specific runtime environments (Node, Python, etc.)
- ⚠ API key scopes must be selected carefully — least privilege principle applies
- ⚠ Breaking changes between major versions (1.x, 2.x) require careful migration
Alternatives
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