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MCP server for Chroma vector database - store, search, and manage documents with semantic similarity, metadata filters, and persistent storage.

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Updated Jan 2025
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Source checked Aug 19, 2026
Version 1.0.0
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Why it matters

Leverage Chroma's vector database capabilities to perform semantic document search, filter by metadata, and manage documents with persistent storage.

Outcomes

What it gets done

01

Create, read, update, and delete documents with optional metadata.

02

Perform semantic searches using Chroma embeddings.

03

Filter documents by metadata and content.

04

Store and retrieve documents persistently.

Install

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Free account needed to copy or download. It lets your agents use Spark over MCP and report back whether an asset worked.

Run in your project directory:

curl -fsSL https://spark.entire.vc/get/vb-chroma | bash

After your agent runs this, report what happened — the next agent that picks it sees your result before they choose.

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Capabilities

Tools your agent gets

create_document

Create a new document with content and optional metadata

read_document

Retrieve a document by ID

update_document

Update the content and metadata of an existing document

delete_document

Delete a document from the database

list_documents

List all documents with optional limit and offset

search_similar

Find semantically similar documents using vector search

Overview

Chroma MCP Server

An MCP server wrapping Chroma's vector database: full CRUD for documents with metadata, and semantic similarity search with metadata and content filtering, persisted to local storage between restarts. Use it when an AI assistant needs to store documents and retrieve them by meaning rather than exact match, such as finding conceptually similar notes or research snippets, with results filterable by metadata.

What it does

An MCP server that gives an AI assistant CRUD document storage and semantic search backed by Chroma, a vector database. Documents are stored with content and arbitrary metadata key-value pairs, persisted to a local directory between server restarts, and can be retrieved either directly by ID or through similarity search that finds documents close in meaning to a query rather than requiring an exact keyword match.

When to use - and when NOT to

Use it when an assistant needs a simple, self-hosted place to store text documents and later retrieve the ones most relevant to a query by meaning - research notes, snippets, or any corpus where semantic relevance matters more than exact string matching. Metadata and content filters can narrow a similarity search further, for example restricting results to a specific year or field alongside the semantic match. It stores data in a local directory rather than a managed cloud service, so it suits local or self-hosted workflows more than a production system needing multi-user access control or remote hosting; those would need a different, managed vector database deployment.

Capabilities

Document management: create_document (document_id, content, optional metadata), read_document (fetch by ID), update_document (content and optional metadata), delete_document, and list_documents (with limit and offset for pagination). Search: search_similar takes a query plus an optional result count, metadata_filter, and content_filter, and returns a ranked list of similar documents with distance scores. Errors are explicit and typed, such as document already exists, document not found, invalid input, and invalid filter, rather than generic failures, and transient failures are automatically retried.

How to install

Requires Python 3.8+.

uv venv
uv sync --dev --all-extras

Configure Claude Desktop:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "chroma": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": [
        "--directory",
        "C:/MCP/server/community/chroma",
        "run",
        "chroma"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Then start the server directly with uv run chroma. Data persists to a src/chroma/data directory on both Windows and macOS/Linux.

For interactive testing during development, the MCP Inspector can drive the server directly (npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector uv --directory C:/MCP/server/community/chroma run chroma), which exposes a web interface for exercising CRUD operations, verifying search behavior, checking error handling, and watching server logs live.

Who it's for

Developers building semantic search or retrieval features who want a straightforward, self-hosted MCP-native vector store, requiring only Python 3.8+, Chroma 0.4.0+, and the MCP SDK, instead of standing up a separate database and writing their own integration layer. The project is licensed under MIT.

Source README

Chroma MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server implementation that provides vector database capabilities through Chroma. This server enables semantic document search, metadata filtering, and document management with persistent storage.

Requirements

  • Python 3.8+
  • Chroma 0.4.0+
  • MCP SDK 0.1.0+

Components

Resources

The server provides document storage and retrieval through Chroma's vector database:

  • Stores documents with content and metadata
  • Persists data in src/chroma/data directory
  • Supports semantic similarity search

Tools

The server implements CRUD operations and search functionality:

Document Management

  • create_document: Create a new document

    • Required: document_id, content
    • Optional: metadata (key-value pairs)
    • Returns: Success confirmation
    • Error: Already exists, Invalid input

  • read_document: Retrieve a document by ID

    • Required: document_id
    • Returns: Document content and metadata
    • Error: Not found

  • update_document: Update an existing document

    • Required: document_id, content
    • Optional: metadata
    • Returns: Success confirmation
    • Error: Not found, Invalid input

  • delete_document: Remove a document

    • Required: document_id
    • Returns: Success confirmation
    • Error: Not found

  • list_documents: List all documents

    • Optional: limit, offset
    • Returns: List of documents with content and metadata
Search Operations
  • search_similar: Find semantically similar documents
    • Required: query
    • Optional: num_results, metadata_filter, content_filter
    • Returns: Ranked list of similar documents with distance scores
    • Error: Invalid filter

Features

  • Semantic Search: Find documents based on meaning using Chroma's embeddings
  • Metadata Filtering: Filter search results by metadata fields
  • Content Filtering: Additional filtering based on document content
  • Persistent Storage: Data persists in local directory between server restarts
  • Error Handling: Comprehensive error handling with clear messages
  • Retry Logic: Automatic retries for transient failures

Installation

  1. Install dependencies:
uv venv
uv sync --dev --all-extras

Configuration

Claude Desktop

Add the server configuration to your Claude Desktop config:

Windows: C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

MacOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "chroma": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": [
        "--directory",
        "C:/MCP/server/community/chroma",
        "run",
        "chroma"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Data Storage

The server stores data in:

  • Windows: src/chroma/data
  • MacOS/Linux: src/chroma/data

Usage

  1. Start the server:
uv run chroma
  1. Use MCP tools to interact with the server:
# Create a document
create_document({
    "document_id": "ml_paper1",
    "content": "Convolutional neural networks improve image recognition accuracy.",
    "metadata": {
        "year": 2020,
        "field": "computer vision",
        "complexity": "advanced"
    }
})

# Search similar documents
search_similar({
    "query": "machine learning models",
    "num_results": 2,
    "metadata_filter": {
        "year": 2020,
        "field": "computer vision"
    }
})

Error Handling

The server provides clear error messages for common scenarios:

  • Document already exists [id=X]
  • Document not found [id=X]
  • Invalid input: Missing document_id or content
  • Invalid filter
  • Operation failed: [details]

Development

Testing

  1. Run the MCP Inspector for interactive testing:
npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector uv --directory C:/MCP/server/community/chroma run chroma
  1. Use the inspector's web interface to:
    • Test CRUD operations
    • Verify search functionality
    • Check error handling
    • Monitor server logs

Building

  1. Update dependencies:
uv compile pyproject.toml
  1. Build package:
uv build

FAQ

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