Neo4j MCP Server

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Neo4j MCP Server is the official Model Context Protocol server for Neo4j. It lets Claude and other MCP clients inspect graph schema, execute read-only Cypher, optionally execute write Cypher, and list available Graph Data Science procedures against a configured Neo4j database.

The official server lives in neo4j/mcp and is separate from the Neo4j Labs MCP server bundle in neo4j-contrib/mcp-neo4j. The Labs bundle contains experimental servers, while this entry is scoped to Neo4j's official product MCP server.

Source Review

• https://neo4j.com/docs/mcp/current/
• https://github.com/neo4j/mcp
• https://neo4j.com/docs/mcp/current/configuration/
• https://pypi.org/pypi/neo4j-mcp-server/json
• https://github.com/neo4j/mcp/blob/main/README.md
• https://github.com/neo4j/mcp/blob/main/manifest.json
• https://github.com/neo4j/mcp/blob/main/go.mod
• https://github.com/neo4j/mcp/blob/main/LICENSE.txt
• https://github.com/neo4j/mcp/blob/main/NOTICE.txt

These sources were reviewed on 2026-06-06. Prefer the official Neo4j MCP docs, repository README, package metadata, manifest, license, and notice file for current install commands, supported tools, configuration, telemetry, and licensing.

Features

• Official Neo4j MCP server from neo4j/mcp.
• PyPI package neo4j-mcp-server.
• Stdio configuration for Python module launch.
• get-schema tool for labels, relationship types, and property keys.
• read-cypher tool for read-only Cypher queries.
• write-cypher tool for write queries when read-only mode is not enabled.
• list-gds-procedures tool for Graph Data Science procedure discovery.
• Environment configuration for URI, username, password, database, read-only mode, telemetry, logs, and schema sampling.
• Manifest metadata for packaged MCPB-style installs.
• Documentation for installation and configuration in Neo4j's official docs.

Installation

Install the package:

pip install neo4j-mcp-server

Then configure an MCP client with Neo4j credentials. For safer browsing, start with read-only mode enabled:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "neo4j": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": ["-m", "neo4j_mcp_server"],
      "env": {
        "NEO4J_URI": "bolt://localhost:7687",
        "NEO4J_USERNAME": "neo4j",
        "NEO4J_PASSWORD": "<your-neo4j-password>",
        "NEO4J_DATABASE": "neo4j",
        "NEO4J_READ_ONLY": "true",
        "NEO4J_TELEMETRY": "false"
      }
    }
  }
}

Use Cases

• Ask Claude to inspect graph schema before writing Cypher.
• Run read-only Cypher to answer graph questions from nodes, relationships, and paths.
• Generate graph summaries from a bounded query result.
• Explore which Graph Data Science procedures are available in the instance.
• Compare schema changes before and after a migration.
• Keep write mode disabled for analyst workflows and enable it only for reviewed maintenance tasks.
• Use least-privilege Neo4j credentials for a single approved database.

Safety and Privacy

Neo4j MCP connects Claude to a graph database, so schema inspection alone can reveal sensitive business structure. Query results can expose private relationships, customer records, identity data, infrastructure topology, fraud-investigation graphs, or other high-context data.

Use read-only mode by default, scope credentials tightly, and require human approval for any write query. Review generated Cypher before execution, and be careful with custom procedures or functions because the README documents that misclassified read-only procedures can bypass the read-only check.

Disclosure

Neo4j offers open-source and commercial graph database products and Aura cloud services. This listing is not sponsored, paid, or affiliate-driven, and it is scoped to the official source-backed MCP server.

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