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brew install neo4j-mcp

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Neo4j official Model Context Protocol server for AI tools

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neo4j-mcp

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Project history and usage

Neo4j MCP is Neo4j's official Model Context Protocol server. The project connects MCP-compatible AI clients such as Claude, Cursor, and VS Code with a Neo4j instance so agents can inspect graph schema, run Cypher, and retrieve or modify graph data under the server's configured permissions.

Project history

The package belongs to the post-MCP wave of database tooling. Neo4j's developer guide dates Anthropic's introduction of Model Context Protocol to November 2024, and the neo4j/mcp GitHub repository was created on 2025-08-20. Its release stream had reached v1.5.3 by 2026-06-11.

Adoption history

Adoption is early and strongly tied to AI-agent workflows rather than traditional database administration. The repository API showed 267 stars and 54 forks on the 2026-07-01 request. The Homebrew formula API snapshot generated on 2026-07-01 reported 472 installs over 365 days and 53 installs over 30 days.

How it is used

Package users install neo4j-mcp when they want an MCP host to expose a Neo4j database to an assistant. The practical setup is environment-variable driven: point the server at a Neo4j URI, username, password, database, optional read-only mode, and schema sample sizing, then register it in the client's MCP configuration.

Why package nerds care

The package is significant less as a standalone CLI and more as a marker that graph databases joined the MCP tool ecosystem quickly. Its interesting operational detail is permissioning: read-only Cypher can be enabled for safer exploration, while write-Cypher is gated by configuration.

Timeline

2024-11: Model Context Protocol introduced by Anthropic, according to Neo4j's MCP developer guide.
2025-08-20: neo4j/mcp repository created.
2026-06-11: v1.5.3 release published.
2026-07-01: Homebrew API snapshot listed neo4j-mcp 1.5.3.

Related projects

Neo4j
Model Context Protocol
Cypher
Neo4j Graph Data Science
APOC

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security posture

Risk level: blue

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.

Risk classifier

blue risk · medium confidence · tool

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broad file, network, media, or database tool signal

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text:server

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Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

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Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`neo4j-mcp`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.

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These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-08-03

manager version1.5.3

manager updated2026-07-26

local dataunknown

upstreamnot available

latest detectednot detected

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:neo4j-mcp
Version	1.5.3
Package manager	Homebrew
Homepage	https://neo4j.com/docs/mcp/current/
Repository	https://github.com/neo4j/mcp
Last updated	2026-07-26T19:43:14+02:00
Pulse	updated
Bottle	not recorded
Service	none declared

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