Evaluation record · mcp-server-redis

MCP Redis Server

v2025.4.24

Anthropic (Archived)

MCPcachedatabasemcpmodel-context-protocol

Strong

About This MCP

ARCHIVED: Former Anthropic reference MCP server for Redis cache and data structure operations, archived 2025-05-29 to the servers-archived repository and no longer maintained (the archive README provides no security guarantees). Enabled AI models to interact with Redis for key-value operations, pub/sub messaging, lists, sets, sorted sets, and hashes. Redis now ships an official Redis MCP server (redis/mcp-redis, with redis/mcp-redis-cloud for Redis Cloud), which is the recommended replacement.

Last Evaluated: July 9, 2026

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Trust Vector Analysis

Dimension Breakdown

🚀Performance & Reliability

operation speed

Performance benchmarking

Evidence

Redis Performance — Extremely fast in-memory operations (sub-millisecond latency)

highVerified: 2026-07-09

command reliability

Command execution testing

Evidence

Redis Client — Built on official Redis clients with high reliability

highVerified: 2026-07-09

data structure accuracy

Data structure testing

Evidence

Redis Data Types — Accurate handling of strings, lists, sets, sorted sets, and hashes

highVerified: 2026-07-09

connection stability

Connection stability testing

Evidence

Redis Connection Handling — Stable connections with automatic reconnection

mediumVerified: 2026-07-09

pubsub reliability

Pub/sub testing

Evidence

Redis Pub/Sub — Reliable pub/sub messaging with guaranteed delivery to subscribers

mediumVerified: 2026-07-09

🛡️Security

authentication security

Authentication mechanism review

Evidence

Redis Security — Supports password authentication and ACLs (Redis 6+)

highVerified: 2026-07-09

connection string exposure

Credential security analysis

Evidence

MCP Security Model — Redis connection string with password stored locally; accessible to AI

highVerified: 2026-07-09

command injection risk

Command injection testing

Evidence

Security Analysis — AI can execute arbitrary Redis commands within ACL permissions

highVerified: 2026-07-09

data deletion risk

Destructive operation testing

Evidence

Redis Commands — AI can delete keys, flush databases if permissions allow

highVerified: 2026-07-09

acl enforcement

ACL enforcement testing

Evidence

Redis ACL — Redis 6+ ACLs provide granular command and key restrictions

mediumVerified: 2026-07-09

audit logging

Audit logging review

Evidence

Redis Monitoring — Limited built-in audit logging; requires external monitoring

mediumVerified: 2026-07-09

🔒Privacy & Compliance

cached data exposure

Data flow analysis

Evidence

MCP Data Flow — Cached data including session tokens and user data sent to LLM provider

highVerified: 2026-07-09

session data privacy

Session privacy assessment

Evidence

Privacy Analysis — Session data and user tokens commonly stored in Redis may be exposed

highVerified: 2026-07-09

key pattern exposure

Key privacy assessment

Evidence

Privacy Analysis — Key naming patterns may reveal application structure and data relationships

mediumVerified: 2026-07-09

third party data sharing

Data sharing analysis

Evidence

LLM Provider Policies — Cache content shared with LLM provider per their privacy policy

highVerified: 2026-07-09

ttl data persistence

Data persistence assessment

Evidence

Redis TTL — Temporary data may be captured before expiration

mediumVerified: 2026-07-09

👁️Trust & Transparency

documentation quality

Documentation completeness review

Evidence

Redis MCP Docs — Basic documentation but community-maintained with evolving coverage

mediumVerified: 2026-07-09

command visibility

Command logging assessment

Evidence

MCP Protocol — All Redis commands logged in MCP transaction logs

highVerified: 2026-07-09

open source transparency

Source code review

Evidence

GitHub Repository — Open source community implementation

highVerified: 2026-07-09

command coverage clarity

API documentation review

Evidence

MCP Server Documentation — Limited documentation of supported Redis commands

mediumVerified: 2026-07-09

⚙️Operational Excellence

ease of setup

Setup complexity assessment

Evidence

Setup Documentation — Simple setup requiring Redis connection URL

highVerified: 2026-07-09

command performance

Performance benchmarking

Evidence

Redis Performance — Extremely fast operations (sub-millisecond for most commands)

highVerified: 2026-07-09

reliability

Reliability analysis

Evidence

Redis Stability — Built on mature Redis clients with high reliability

highVerified: 2026-07-09

command coverage

Feature coverage assessment

Evidence

Redis MCP Server — Covers key-value ops, lists, sets, sorted sets, hashes, and pub/sub

highVerified: 2026-07-09

community support

Community support assessment

Evidence

MCP servers-archived repository — Reference Redis server archived 2025-05-29; repository read-only, no issues or PRs accepted, README states no security guarantees are provided for archived servers. Score lowered from 75 to align with other archived reference servers

Redis official MCP server — Redis maintains an official Redis MCP Server (redis/mcp-redis, PyPI package) as the actively maintained successor, covering hashes, lists, sets, sorted sets, streams, and vector search

highVerified: 2026-07-09

Strengths

+Extremely fast sub-millisecond operations for all data types
+Comprehensive Redis data structure support (strings, lists, sets, hashes)
+Built on official Redis clients with high reliability
+Excellent for real-time caching and session management automation
+Open source community implementation
+Supports pub/sub for real-time messaging patterns

Limitations

!Cached data including session tokens exposed to LLM provider
!AI can delete keys and flush databases within permission scope
!Redis connection strings with passwords accessible to AI
!Session data and user tokens commonly stored in Redis may be exposed
!Limited built-in audit logging capabilities
!Key naming patterns may reveal application architecture
!ARCHIVED 2025-05-29: reference server unmaintained with no security guarantees; use the official Redis MCP server (redis/mcp-redis) instead

Metadata

license: MIT

supported platforms

0: All platforms with Node.js/Python

programming languages

0: TypeScript

1: Python

mcp version: 1.0

github repo: https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/servers-archived

api dependency: Redis client libraries (ioredis, redis-py)

authentication: Redis password, ACLs (Redis 6+)

first release: 2024-11

maintained by: None (Archived 2025-05-29)

replacement: Official Redis MCP server (https://github.com/redis/mcp-redis); redis/mcp-redis-cloud for Redis Cloud

Use Case Ratings

code generation

Good for generating caching logic and Redis integration code

customer support

Useful for analyzing session data and user activity patterns

content creation

Limited applicability; mainly for cached content management

data analysis

Excellent for analyzing real-time data and cache performance metrics

research assistant

Useful for researching caching strategies and data patterns

legal compliance

High risk of exposing cached sensitive data; requires strict controls

healthcare

High risk of exposing patient session data; not recommended

financial analysis

Moderate risk; cached financial data exposure concerns

education

Excellent for teaching caching, in-memory databases, and real-time systems

creative writing

Limited applicability for writing workflows