# Chroma MCP Server for Embedding Database Operations

> An official MCP server for the Chroma open-source embedding database. Enables AI agents to create collections, add documents, perform vector search, full-text search, and metadata filtering through the Model Context Protocol.

- Skill: `agentskillexchange/chroma-mcp-server-for-embedding-database-operations` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add agentskillexchange/chroma-mcp-server-for-embedding-database-operations`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/agentskillexchange/chroma-mcp-server-for-embedding-database-operations/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: AI & ML
- Author: agentskillexchange (https://skillmd.com/u/agentskillexchange)
- Updated: 2026-09-08
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/agentskillexchange/chroma-mcp-server-for-embedding-database-operations

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# Chroma MCP Server for Embedding Database Operations

An official MCP server for the Chroma open-source embedding database. Enables AI agents to create collections, add documents, perform vector search, full-text search, and metadata filtering through the Model Context Protocol.

## Installation

Requirements and caveats from upstream:
- The fastest way to build Python or JavaScript LLM apps with memory!

Basic usage or getting-started notes:
- [The Model Context Protocol (MCP)](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/introduction) is an open protocol designed for effortless integration between LLM applications and external data sources or tools, offering a standard...
- To add an ephemeral client, add the following to your claude_desktop_config.json file:
- json

- Source: https://github.com/chroma-core/chroma-mcp
- Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/chroma-core/chroma-mcp/HEAD/README.md

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/chroma-mcp-server-embedding-database-operations/)