Algolia MCP server

Connect Algolia to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Claude Code, Codex, Gemini, GitHub Copilot and any other MCP client, for your whole team. Metorial adds security, governance, and tracing, and gives everyone one Magic MCP URL to connect.

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What you can do with the Algolia MCP server

Ask your agent in plain language. Each of these maps to a real tool on the server.

  • Use the monitoring tool in Algolia
  • Use the manage indices tool in Algolia
  • Use the search index tool in Algolia
  • Use the search analytics tool in Algolia
  • Use the get recommendations tool in Algolia
  • Use the manage rules tool in Algolia

Supported Tools

monitoring

Monitoring

Check the operational status and performance metrics of Algolia infrastructure. Supports multiple metric types: - **status**: Current operational status of all Algolia clusters and servers. - **incidents**: Recent and ongoing incidents affecting Algolia services. - **latency**: Search latency from external probes for selected clusters. - **indexingTime**: Indexing latency from external probes for selected clusters. - **reachability**: Probe results for selected clusters. - **servers**: Discover the application's servers and cluster names. - **infrastructure**: Infrastructure metrics for the application. Requires a Monitoring API key and an eligible plan.

manage_indices

Manage Indices

List, delete, copy, or move Algolia indices. Browse all indices in your application, remove an index permanently, duplicate an index (optionally scoping to settings, synonyms, or rules only), or rename/move an index to a new destination.

search

Search Index

Search an Algolia index with a query string and optional search parameters. Returns matching hits with highlighting, facet counts, pagination info, and other search metadata. Supports filtering, faceting, typo tolerance, attribute selection, and pagination.

search_analytics

Search Analytics

Retrieve analytics data about search performance for an Algolia index. Supports multiple metric types: - **topSearches**: Most popular search queries, ranked by frequency. - **searchesCount**: Total number of searches over time, returned as a time series. - **topHits**: Most frequently returned (and clicked) hit objects across searches. - **noResultsSearches**: Search queries that returned zero results, useful for identifying content gaps. - **usersCount**: Number of unique users performing searches over time. - **clickRate**: Click-through rate on search results over time (requires click analytics events). - **conversionRate**: Conversion rate from search results over time (requires conversion analytics events). All metrics support date range filtering, result limiting, and analytics tag filtering.

get_recommendations

Get Recommendations

Get personalized recommendations from Algolia Recommend. Supports multiple recommendation models including related products, frequently bought together, trending items, trending facets, and visually similar items. Multiple recommendation requests can be batched in a single call.

manage_rules

Manage Rules

Manage query rules on an Algolia index. Get, search, save, batch save, delete, or clear rules. Query rules let you customize search results by pinning items, adding banners, filtering results, or modifying ranking for specific queries.

manage_ab_tests

Manage A/B Tests

List, get, create, stop, or delete A/B tests in Algolia. A/B tests allow you to compare the performance of two index configurations (variants) by splitting traffic between them over a defined period.

manage_records

Manage Records

Create, read, update, partially update, or delete records (objects) in an Algolia index. Also supports batch operations, clearing all records, and deleting records by filter criteria.

send_events

Send Events

Send Algolia Insights events to track user behavior such as clicks, conversions, and views. These events power Algolia's analytics, A/B testing, and AI features like personalization and dynamic re-ranking. Supports click events (with positions), conversion events (with purchase/addToCart subtypes and revenue data), and view events. Events can be tied to search queries via queryId for after-search analytics.

manage_synonyms

Manage Synonyms

Manage synonyms on an Algolia index. Supports getting, searching, saving, batch saving, deleting, and clearing synonyms. Synonyms improve search relevance by mapping alternative words or phrases to each other.

index_settings

Index Settings

Get or update settings for an Algolia index. Retrieve the full configuration of an index or update settings such as searchable attributes, faceting, custom ranking, replicas, and more.

manage_api_keys

Manage API Keys

List, get, create, update, delete, or restore Algolia API keys. Manage access control for your Algolia application by creating keys with specific permissions, rate limits, and restrictions.

browse_records

Browse Records

Retrieve a page of records from an Algolia index. Follow the returned cursor to continue beyond the search pagination limit.

get_task_status

Get Task Status

Check whether an asynchronous Algolia indexing task is published. Use taskID returned by record, index, settings, rule, or synonym operations before relying on their results.

Connect Algolia to your AI client

Every client uses the same Magic MCP URL, and so does any other MCP client. Add it once and sign in with SSO.

  1. Enable Algolia in Metorial. In your Metorial portal, enable the Algolia MCP server and sign in with the account that owns the data. Access stays governed by your team policies.
  2. Add a custom connector. Open Customize, then Connectors. Select Add, then Custom, then Web.
  3. Paste your Metorial MCP URL. Name it Metorial, paste your Magic MCP URL (<your-magic-mcp-url>) and continue.
  4. Sign in. Select Add and sign in to load Algolia tools.

Run Algolia through the Metorial gateway

One governed layer for every app your agents reach, not a separate connector per tool.

  • Give Algolia and every other app to your whole team through one MCP gateway, behind your SSO.
  • Scope which teams and agents can use Algolia tools with role-based access control, and trace every call.
  • Prefer to run it yourself? Metorial is open source and self-hostable.

More integrations teams use with Algolia

Google Sheets

Create, read, and update spreadsheets and their cell data. Read and write values to individual cells, ranges, or multiple ranges using A1 notation or named ranges. Apply cell formatting including text styles, backgrounds, borders, number formats, and conditional formatting. Manage sheets (tabs) within a spreadsheet—add, delete, copy, rename, and reorder them. Create and manage embedded charts, pivot tables, filter views, data validation rules, protected ranges, named ranges, and merged cells. Perform batch operations to apply multiple updates atomically.

GitHub

Manage repositories, issues, and pull requests. Create and configure branches, star repositories, review code, and merge changes. Automate CI/CD workflows with GitHub Actions, manage workflow runs, secrets, and artifacts. Track issues with labels, milestones, and assignees. Search across code, repositories, issues, and users. Manage organizations, teams, and memberships. Create and manage projects, gists, packages, deployments, and environments. Access security alerts including code scanning, secret scanning, and Dependabot alerts. Read and write file contents in repositories. Manage webhooks, notifications, and codespaces.

Salesforce

Manage CRM data including Accounts, Contacts, Leads, Opportunities, Cases, and custom objects. Create, read, update, and delete records. Query data using SOQL and search across objects using SOSL. Perform bulk data operations for large-scale imports, exports, and migrations. Execute composite requests to batch multiple operations in a single API call. Access analytics, reports, and dashboards. Manage files and attachments associated with records. Interact with Chatter feeds, posts, and groups for social collaboration. Manage org metadata including custom objects, fields, layouts, and workflows. Query data using GraphQL for precise data retrieval across related objects.

Sharepoint

Manage SharePoint sites, document libraries, lists, and files. Create, read, update, and delete lists and list items with custom columns. Resolve site users to numeric Person/Group LookupId values. Upload, download, move, copy, and version files in document libraries. Search across sites, files, folders, lists, and list items using Microsoft Search. Manage permissions at site, list, and item levels with granular access control. Define and manage content types and site columns. Retrieve site properties and search for sites across Microsoft 365.

Airtable

Create, read, update, and delete records in Airtable bases and tables. Manage base schemas including creating tables and fields. Filter records using formulas, sort by fields, and scope queries to specific views. Upsert records to find, create, or update in a single call. Upload attachments to records, read and write record comments, list accessible bases, and receive real-time base change events through webhooks.

Google Drive

Upload, download, create, copy, move, rename, trash, and permanently delete files and folders in Google Drive. Search for files using complex queries filtering by name, MIME type, owner, modification date, labels, and other metadata. Share files and folders with specific users, groups, or domains with role-based permissions (owner, writer, commenter, reader). Manage shared drives and their members. Export Google Workspace files (Docs, Sheets, Slides) to standard formats like PDF, DOCX, and XLSX. Track file revision history and restore earlier versions. Create, read, update, and delete threaded comments and replies on files. Read label definitions and search files by label. Browse the Drive apps installed for your account. Store app-specific data in a hidden per-user folder.

Technical notes for Algolia

Search, index, and manage records and indices using Algolia's hosted search platform. Perform full-text search with typo tolerance, faceting, filtering, geo-search, and multi-language support. Configure index settings, searchable attributes, custom ranking, synonyms, and query rules. Track user events (clicks, conversions, views, purchases) to power analytics, personalization, and recommendations. Run A/B tests on index configurations. Generate product recommendations including related products, frequently bought together, and trending items. Manage API keys with fine-grained permissions and restrictions. Set up automated data ingestion pipelines from external sources. Crawl websites to extract and index content. Monitor infrastructure status, latency, and indexing performance.

Frequently asked questions

Common questions about connecting Algolia to AI agents with Metorial.

  1. How many tools does the Algolia MCP server have?
    The Algolia MCP server exposes 14 tools, including Monitoring, Manage Indices, Search Index. Each one is governed and traced through Metorial.
  2. Algolia exposes tools your agents call on demand; it does not publish event triggers yet. Everything still runs through one governed MCP URL.
  3. Any MCP client, including VS Code, Windsurf, Zed, OpenCode and Grok. Each one reaches the Algolia MCP server through the same Metorial URL.
  4. Use role-based access control to decide which teams, users, and agents can use Algolia and which of its tools they can call.
  5. Yes. Metorial is open source, so you can run the Algolia MCP server yourself or use the hosted gateway.

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