alibabacloud-tair-openapi-mcp-server 0.1.2

MCP server for managing Alibaba Cloud R-KVStore (Tair/Redis) via OpenAPI

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Alibaba Cloud Tair OpenAPI MCP Server

MCP server for managing Alibaba Cloud R-KVStore (Tair/Redis) via OpenAPI

Prerequisites

1. Python >=3.12
2. Alibaba Cloud credentials with access to Alibaba Cloud R-KVStore services
3. Cline MCP client (recommended) or other MCP-compatible client

Installation

Option 1: Install from PyPI

pip install alibabacloud-tair-openapi-mcp-server

Option 2: Install from Source with UV

# Install uv if not already installed
curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh

# Clone and install
git clone https://github.com/aliyun/alibabacloud-tair-mcp-server.git
cd alibabacloud-tair-mcp-server/tair_openapi_mcp_server
uv venv
source .venv/bin/activate
uv pip install -e .

Quick Start

Setup with Cline (Recommended)

1. Install the server (using PyPI or UV as shown above)

2. Configure Cline by adding this to your Cline configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tair-openapi": {
      "command": "tair-openapi-mcp-server",
      "args": [],
      "env": {
        "ALIBABA_CLOUD_ACCESS_KEY_ID": "your-access-key-id",
        "ALIBABA_CLOUD_ACCESS_KEY_SECRET": "your-access-key-secret"
      }
    }
  }
}

Replace the credentials with your actual Alibaba Cloud access keys.

Available OpenAPI MCP Tools

Resources

• describe_regions: List all available regions for Alibaba Cloud Tair instances
• describe_zones: Query available zones in a region for Tair instances
• describe_available_resource: Query available instance specifications in a specific zone
• describe_vpcs: Query VPC (Virtual Private Cloud) list in a region
• describe_vswitches: Query VSwitch (Virtual Switch) list in a region

Instance Creation

• create_instance: Create a Redis Open-Source Edition or classic DRAM-based instance
• create_tair_instance: Create a cloud-native DRAM-based instance

Account Management

• describe_accounts: Query account information for a Tair instance
• reset_account_password: Reset the password for a Tair account with security validation

IP Whitelist

• describe_security_ips: Query IP whitelist configuration for a Tair instance
• modify_security_ips: Modify IP whitelist for a Tair instance

Configuration Options

Environment Variables

Variable	Description	Default	Required
ALIBABA_CLOUD_ACCESS_KEY_ID	Alibaba Cloud Access Key ID	-	Yes
ALIBABA_CLOUD_ACCESS_KEY_SECRET	Alibaba Cloud Access Key Secret	-	Yes
TAIR_MCP_LOG_LEVEL	Log level (DEBUG, INFO, WARNING, ERROR, CRITICAL)	INFO	No
TAIR_MCP_LOG_FILE	Optional log file path	-	No

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

1. Fork the repository
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some amazing feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
5. Open a Pull Request

Support

• Documentation: Alibaba Cloud Tair Documentation
• Issues: Report issues on GitHub
• MCP Protocol: Model Context Protocol

License

This project is licensed under the Apache License 2.0 - see the LICENSE file for details.