Description

Chroma MCP Server provides vector database integration for LLM applications, enabling AI models to create and manage collections of data with vector search capabilities. Built by Chroma Core, it supports multiple client types (ephemeral, persistent, HTTP, and cloud), offers comprehensive collection management tools, and enables document operations including adding, querying, and retrieving with advanced filtering options. The implementation integrates seamlessly with Claude Desktop through simple configuration options and supports environment variables for flexible deployment, making it ideal for workflows requiring memory capabilities such as knowledge bases and context-aware conversations.

Installation

npx -y chroma-mcp

npm install chroma-mcp

git clone https://github.com/chroma-core/chroma-mcp

Claude Desktop Configuration

Add this configuration to your Claude Desktop config file to enable this MCP server:

Config file location: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

Config file location: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

Config file location: ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "chroma": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "chroma-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}