Add the SurrealDB MCP server to Claude Code

Config last verified Jun 1, 2026

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

Prerequisites

Claude Code installed.
SURREALDB_URL — Connection URL for the SurrealDB instance (ws://, http://, memory, file, rocksdb, or a SurrealDB Cloud endpoint).

Setup

1. Open `~/.claude.json`

2. Add this configuration

Add to ~/.claude.json

~/.claude.json

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "surrealdb": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "--rm",
        "-i",
        "surrealdb/surrealmcp:latest",
        "start"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SURREALDB_URL": "<SURREALDB_URL>",
        "SURREALDB_NS": "<SURREALDB_NS>",
        "SURREALDB_DB": "<SURREALDB_DB>",
        "SURREALDB_USER": "<SURREALDB_USER>",
        "SURREALDB_PASS": "<SURREALDB_PASS>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Or via CLI

bash

claude mcp add surrealdb -- docker run --rm -i surrealdb/surrealmcp:latest start

3. Restart Claude Code and confirm the SurrealDB 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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