Neo4j MCP Canary

Neo4j MCP Canary is a fast-moving, experimental release of the Neo4j MCP server for customers who want to explore emerging capabilities before they are considered for the official server. Its 5 documented tools cluster into read & search, create & write, give. It runs locally over stdio via the published package.

People connecting API integration tools to Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in Go.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-08-19 · ★ 2 · #94 OF 250 MAINTAINED API INTEGRATION · VERIFIED 2026-08-25

NOASSERTION · Go servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Neo4j MCP Canary

before you install - you'll need

Set CGO_ENABLED, NEO4J_URI, NEO4J_TRANSPORT_MODE, NEO4J_MCP_HTTP_TLS_ENABLED, NEO4J_MCP_HTTP_TLS_CERT_FILE, NEO4J_MCP_HTTP_TLS_KEY_FILE, NEO4J_CONFIG_FILE, NEO4J_OUTPUT_FORMAT before connecting.

Claude Code

claude mcp add neo4j-labs-neo4j-mcp-canary -- uvx neo4j-mcp-canary

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "neo4j-labs-neo4j-mcp-canary": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "neo4j-mcp-canary"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Same JSON for Cursor. For VS Code, rename the top-level key from `mcpServers` to `servers`.

Using another client? Same JSON, different key

Claude Desktop · mcpServers

Cursor · mcpServers

VS Code · servers

Windsurf · mcpServers

Zed · context_servers

Cline · mcpServers

Roo Code · mcpServers

Continue · mcpServers

LibreChat · mcpServers

Gemini CLI · mcpServers

Codex CLI · mcp_servers

Full setup guides: every client.

02 · Evidence

Security posture

What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.

runs as local process (stdio) - runs on your machine with your user's permissions

license no standard license detected - usage rights unclear; check the repo before commercial use

pypi package neo4j-mcp-canary - check the name against the project README before installing (PyPI has no namespace ownership)

registry namespace io.github.neo4j-labs is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner

03 · What Neo4j MCP Canary can do

Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.

What you can build

An agent gets 5 documented tools across read & search, create & write, give, including get-schema, read-cypher, write-cypher, list-gds-procedures.

Capability map

Tools grouped from the project's README - what Neo4j MCP Canary lets an agent do.

read & search

3 tools - e.g. true; true; true

get-schema · read-cypher · list-gds-procedures

create & write

1 tool - e.g. false

write-cypher

Give

1 tool - e.g. true

give-feedback

Latest releases

v0.4.0 · 2026-08-19

Add TOON as an optional tool response format · Include output format in the TOOL_USED analytics event

v0.3.1 · 2026-08-19

Refactor configuration management into a schema-driven package · Update Go toolchain and dependencies

v0.3.0 · 2026-08-19

Add Neo4j Query API support as an alternative to Bolt · Add give-feedback tool for agent/LLM feedback on the MCP server · Add missing changelog entry for the build-from-source README section · Document building from…

04 · Who maintains Neo4j MCP Canary

neo4j-mcp-canary is maintained by neo4j-labs. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Mar 2026.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/neo4j-labs/neo4j-mcp-canary
category: API integration - ranked #94 of 250 actively-maintained API integration servers as of 2026-08-25.
release cadence: 3 releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-08-19)
registry: io.github.neo4j-labs/neo4j-mcp-canary (active, first published 2026-04-21)
packages: pypi:neo4j-mcp-canary

06 · Neo4j MCP Canary FAQ

Is Neo4j MCP Canary still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-08-19 and it shipped 3 releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

What can Neo4j MCP Canary do?

An agent gets 5 documented tools across read & search, create & write, give, including get-schema, read-cypher, write-cypher, list-gds-procedures.

How do I install Neo4j MCP Canary?

Run `uvx neo4j-mcp-canary`. The README documents 8 environment variables (CGO_ENABLED, NEO4J_URI, NEO4J_TRANSPORT_MODE…) to set first. Set CGO_ENABLED, NEO4J_URI, NEO4J_TRANSPORT_MODE, NEO4J_MCP_HTTP_TLS_ENABLED, NEO4J_MCP_HTTP_TLS_CERT_FILE, NEO4J_MCP_HTTP_TLS_KEY_FILE, NEO4J_CONFIG_FILE, NEO4J_OUTPUT_FORMAT before connecting. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Neo4j MCP Canary run locally?

Yes - it's a stdio server: it runs on your machine (via uvx) with your user's permissions. Your data stays local unless the server itself calls external APIs.

07 · Alternatives to Neo4j MCP Canary

Alternatives to Neo4j MCP Canary

Maintained API integration servers if Neo4j MCP Canary isn't the fit.

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