Add the Qdrant MCP server to Claude Code

Config last verified Jun 1, 2026

The exact config to run Qdrant in Claude Code — paste it in, restart, and the tools load.

Prerequisites

Claude Code installed.
QDRANT_URL — URL of the Qdrant instance. Required unless using QDRANT_LOCAL_PATH.
COLLECTION_NAME — Name of the Qdrant collection to use. Required unless provided per-tool.

Setup

1. Open `~/.claude.json`

2. Add this configuration

Add to ~/.claude.json

~/.claude.json

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "qdrant": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-server-qdrant"
      ],
      "env": {
        "QDRANT_URL": "<QDRANT_URL>",
        "COLLECTION_NAME": "<COLLECTION_NAME>",
        "QDRANT_API_KEY": "<QDRANT_API_KEY>",
        "EMBEDDING_MODEL": "<EMBEDDING_MODEL>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Or via CLI

bash

claude mcp add qdrant -- uvx mcp-server-qdrant

3. Restart Claude Code and confirm the Qdrant tools load.

Gotchas

Claude Code stores MCP servers under an "mcpServers" object in ~/.claude.json. It also reads a project-scoped .mcp.json and supports adding servers from the command line with "claude mcp add". Each entry must declare either a "type" or a "command"; Claude Code refuses an entry that has neither. Remote servers connect natively over Streamable HTTP with OAuth.

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