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data-api-builder
by Azure
mcp-redis
by redis
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DatabaseDeveloper ToolsCloud Storage
DatabaseAI / LLM ToolsDeveloper Tools
LanguageC#Python
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data-api-builder · Summary

Azure's Data API Builder provides REST and GraphQL endpoints for Azure databases with upcoming MCP tools support.

mcp-redis · Summary

Official Redis MCP Server providing natural language interface for AI agents to manage Redis data efficiently.

data-api-builder · Use cases

  • Create REST and GraphQL APIs for Azure databases
  • Build secure data access layers for applications
  • Generate API endpoints for on-premises databases in any cloud

mcp-redis · Use cases

  • AI assistants storing and retrieving session data in Redis
  • Vector search applications with Redis as the backend
  • Chat applications using Redis pub/sub for real-time messaging
  • Caching AI model responses and queries

data-api-builder · Install

  1. Install .NET 8 or later runtime: https://get.dot.net
  2. Install the DAB command line tool:

``sh dotnet tool install microsoft.dataapibuilder -g ``

  1. Initialize and configure DAB with:

``sh dab init --database-type mssql --connection-string "@env('my-connection-string')" --host-mode development ``

  1. Add your database entities and start the server:

``sh dab add Todo --source "dbo.Todo" --permissions "anonymous:*" dab start ``

mcp-redis · Install

Installation

From PyPI (recommended)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "RedisMCPServer": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "--from",
        "redis-mcp-server@latest",
        "redis-mcp-server",
        "--url",
        "redis://localhost:6379/0"
      ]
    }
  }
}

From GitHub

uvx --from git+https://github.com/redis/mcp-redis.git redis-mcp-server --url redis://localhost:6379/0

Docker

docker run -d --name redis-mcp-server -e REDIS_HOST=<redis_hostname> -e REDIS_PORT=<redis_port> -e REDIS_USERNAME=<redis_username> mcp/redis
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