Redis Cloud MCP Server (Official)

Official Redis Cloud MCP server enabling AI agents to manage Redis Cloud subscriptions and databases — creating databases, monitoring usage, managing access, and configuring Redis Cloud infrastructure.

Evaluated Mar 06, 2026 (0d ago) vcurrent

Homepage ↗ Repo ↗ Other redis cache database mcp-server official real-time pub-sub cloud

⚙ Agent Friendliness

/ 100

Can an agent use this?

🔒 Security

/ 100

Is it safe for agents?

⚡ Reliability

/ 100

Does it work consistently?

Score Breakdown

⚙ Agent Friendliness

MCP Quality

Documentation

Error Messages

Auth Simplicity

Rate Limits

🔒 Security

TLS Enforcement

100

Auth Strength

Scope Granularity

Dep. Hygiene

Secret Handling

HTTPS enforced. Dual key pair auth is good but lacks scope granularity. Enterprise Redis Cloud has extensive compliance certs.

⚡ Reliability

Uptime/SLA

Version Stability

Breaking Changes

Error Recovery

Best When

An agent needs to manage Redis Cloud infrastructure (create databases, check status, monitor usage) rather than read/write Redis data directly.

Avoid When

You need direct Redis data access (GET/SET/LPUSH) — use a Redis data-plane MCP instead.

Use Cases

• Managing Redis Cloud database instances from agent workflows
• Monitoring Redis Cloud subscription usage and performance metrics
• Creating and configuring new Redis databases for application agents
• Checking Redis Cloud resource utilization and scaling decisions
• Automating Redis Cloud backup and maintenance configurations

Not For

• Direct Redis data operations (GET/SET/HSET) — this is management plane, not data plane
• Self-hosted Redis OSS instances
• Teams not using Redis Cloud (use community Redis MCP for data operations)

Interface

REST API

Yes

GraphQL

gRPC

MCP Server

Yes ↗

SDK

Webhooks

OpenAPI Spec ↗

Authentication

Methods: api_key secret_key

OAuth: No Scopes: No

Redis Cloud API uses API key + secret key pair. Both required as environment variables. No scope granularity — full account access.

Pricing

Model: usage-based

Free tier: Yes

Requires CC: No

Redis Cloud MCP server is open source. Redis subscription required. Pricing scales with memory allocation and throughput.

Agent Metadata

Pagination

offset

Idempotent

Partial

Retry Guidance

Not documented

Known Gotchas

⚠ This is management API only — cannot GET/SET Redis keys through this MCP
⚠ API key + secret both required — losing either requires regeneration
⚠ Subscription vs database distinction — manage at correct hierarchy level
⚠ Redis Cloud regions/clusters may have different API endpoints
⚠ Database creation is asynchronous — agent must poll for completion

Alternatives

REDIS-MCP-Server mcp-server-redis upstash-redis-api

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Scores are editorial opinions as of 2026-03-06.