generated: '2026-08-02'
method: searched
source: https://docs.arango.ai/ecosystem/arangodb-mcp-server/
status: published
official: true
server:
  name: arangodb
  title: ArangoDB Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server
  transport: stdio
  hosted: false
  distribution:
    kind: docker
    image: arangodb/mcp-arangodb
    url: https://hub.docker.com/r/arangodb/mcp-arangodb
  note: Self-hosted. Arango publishes the MCP server as a Docker image that the agent runtime launches
    locally and points at an ArangoDB deployment; there is no vendor-hosted remote MCP endpoint, so `tools/list`
    cannot be introspected anonymously. The tool list and parameters below are transcribed verbatim from
    the vendor documentation, not from a live tools/list response.
  scope: Purpose-built for safe, read-focused AQL work. Graph/view/index/analyzer management and destructive
    admin operations (create/delete databases or collections) are deliberately NOT exposed.
tools:
- name: get-aql-manual
  description: Retrieves built-in documentation for AQL syntax and optimization.
  parameters:
  - name: manual_name
    required: true
    enum:
    - aql_ref
    - optimization
  use_when: You need reference documentation for writing AQL queries.
  source_operation: null
- name: fetch-schemas
  description: Lists all collections in a database (non-system collections only).
  parameters:
  - name: database_name
    required: false
    description: Target database. Uses configured default if not specified.
  use_when: You need to discover what collections exist in your database.
  source_operation: openapi/arangodb-core-openapi-original.json#listCollections
- name: read-documents-with-filter
  description: Samples documents from a collection using simple equality filters.
  parameters:
  - name: collection_name
    required: true
  - name: filters
    required: true
    description: Filter conditions as key-value pairs.
  - name: limit
    required: false
    default: 100
  - name: skip
    required: false
    default: 0
  use_when: You want to explore document structure or find documents by exact field matches.
  source_operation: openapi/arangodb-core-openapi-original.json#createAqlQueryCursor
- name: execute-aql-query
  description: Executes AQL queries with optional bind variables.
  parameters:
  - name: aql_query
    required: true
  - name: bind_vars
    required: false
  - name: database_name
    required: false
  use_when: You need to run complex queries, aggregations, or graph traversals.
  source_operation: openapi/arangodb-core-openapi-original.json#createAqlQueryCursor
workflow:
- Discover — call fetch-schemas() to understand available collections.
- Explore — use read-documents-with-filter() to see document structures.
- Reference — call get-aql-manual() if complex query syntax is needed.
- Execute — run queries with execute-aql-query() using bind variables for safety.
crosswalk: mcp/arangodb-tool-crosswalk.yml
x-evidence:
  fetched: '2026-08-02'
  url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/arangodb/docs-hugo/main/site/content/ecosystem/arangodb-mcp-server.md
  http_status: 200
  content_type: text/plain
deployment:
  mode: none
  endpoint: https://hub.docker.com/r/arangodb/mcp-arangodb
  verified: probed
  probe: dead
  note: the endpoint this manifest claimed did not answer; recorded as none rather than deleted so the
    claim stays auditable
  checked: '2026-08-12'
  source: catalog MCP census