# MCP Neo4j Cloud Aura API (MCP server)

> MCP Neo4j Cloud Aura API is an MCP server that adds database tools to AI assistants such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor. MCP server for Neo4j Aura Database Instance Manager. It has 988 GitHub stars, is released under the MIT license and runs locally with uvx mcp-neo4j-aura-manager.

mcp-name: io.github.neo4j-contrib/mcp-neo4j-aura-manager A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server implementation that provides tools for managing Neo4j Aura database instances through the Neo4j Aura API.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/neo4j-contrib/mcp-neo4j |
| GitHub stars | 988 |
| License | MIT |
| Language | Python |
| Transport | stdio |
| Packages | pypi: mcp-neo4j-aura-manager |
| Remote URL | none |
| Needs API key | yes |
| Official | yes |
| Works with | Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code |
| Category | Databases |
| Latest release | mcp-neo4j-cypher-v0.6.0 (Apr 10, 2026) |
| Last commit | Sep 9, 2026 |
| MCP registry name | io.github.neo4j-contrib/mcp-neo4j-aura-manager |

## Install

### Claude Desktop (claude_desktop_config.json)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-neo4j-cloud-aura-api": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-neo4j-aura-manager"
      ],
      "env": {
        "NEO4J_AURA_CLIENT_ID": "your-value",
        "NEO4J_AURA_CLIENT_SECRET": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

Settings > Developer > Edit Config. macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/, Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\. Restart Claude Desktop afterwards.

### Claude Code

```sh
claude mcp add --env NEO4J_AURA_CLIENT_ID=your-value --env NEO4J_AURA_CLIENT_SECRET=your-value --transport stdio mcp-neo4j-cloud-aura-api -- uvx mcp-neo4j-aura-manager
```

### Cursor (.cursor/mcp.json)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-neo4j-cloud-aura-api": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-neo4j-aura-manager"
      ],
      "env": {
        "NEO4J_AURA_CLIENT_ID": "your-value",
        "NEO4J_AURA_CLIENT_SECRET": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

Project file; use ~/.cursor/mcp.json to enable it in every project.

### VS Code (.vscode/mcp.json)

```json
{
  "inputs": [
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "neo4j_aura_client_id",
      "description": "NEO4J_AURA_CLIENT_ID",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "neo4j_aura_client_secret",
      "description": "NEO4J_AURA_CLIENT_SECRET",
      "password": true
    }
  ],
  "servers": {
    "mcp-neo4j-cloud-aura-api": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-neo4j-aura-manager"
      ],
      "env": {
        "NEO4J_AURA_CLIENT_ID": "${input:neo4j_aura_client_id}",
        "NEO4J_AURA_CLIENT_SECRET": "${input:neo4j_aura_client_secret}"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

Config formats checked against the official docs on 2026-10-07.

## Environment variables

- `NEO4J_AURA_CLIENT_ID` (secret) (required): Neo4j Aura API Client ID
- `NEO4J_AURA_CLIENT_SECRET` (secret) (required): Neo4j Aura API Client Secret
- `NEO4J_NAMESPACE`: Namespace for tools

## Tools

- `list_instances`
- `get_instance_details`
- `instance_ids`: ID of the instance to retrieve, or array of instance IDs
- `get_instance_by_name`
- `create_instance`
- `tenant_id`: ID of the tenant/project where the instance will be created
- `memory`: Memory allocation in GB
- `region`: Region for the instance (e.g., 'us-east-1')
- `version`: Neo4j version (e.g., '5.15')
- `type`: Instance type (enterprise or professional)
- `vector_optimized`: Whether the instance is optimized for vector operations
- `update_instance_name`
- `instance_id`: ID of the instance to update
- `update_instance_memory`
- `update_instance_vector_optimization`
- `pause_instance`
- `resume_instance`
- `delete_instance`
- `list_tenants`
- `get_tenant_details`

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