mcp-server-qdrant vs restheart

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	mcp-server-qdrant by qdrant	restheart by SoftInstigate
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Categories	DatabaseAI / LLM ToolsDeveloper Tools	DatabaseAI / LLM ToolsDeveloper Tools
Language	Python	Java
Last commit	1 mo ago	this month

mcp-server-qdrant · Summary

Official Qdrant MCP server for semantic memory storage and retrieval using vector embeddings.

restheart · Summary

RESTHeart is a MongoDB backend that provides a native MCP server for AI agents to access data via REST and GraphQL APIs.

mcp-server-qdrant · Use cases

Building AI applications with long-term memory capabilities
Code search and retrieval for development environments
Enhancing LLM applications with vector-based semantic search

restheart · Use cases

AI agent backends for accessing MongoDB data via MCP
API development without boilerplate code
Real-time applications with WebSocket and SSE
Legacy modernization by adding modern APIs to existing MongoDB databases

mcp-server-qdrant · Install

Installation Options

Using uvx

QDRANT_URL="http://localhost:6333" \
COLLECTION_NAME="my-collection" \
EMBEDDING_MODEL="sentence-transformers/all-MiniLM-L6-v2" \
uvx mcp-server-qdrant

Using Docker

docker build -t mcp-server-qdrant .
docker run -p 8000:8000 \
  -e FASTMCP_SERVER_HOST="0.0.0.0" \
  -e QDRANT_URL="http://your-qdrant-server:6333" \
  -e QDRANT_API_KEY="your-api-key" \
  -e COLLECTION_NAME="your-collection" \
  mcp-server-qdrant

Claude Desktop Configuration

Add to claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "qdrant": {
    "command": "uvx",
    "args": ["mcp-server-qdrant"],
    "env": {
      "QDRANT_URL": "https://xyz-example.eu-central.aws.cloud.qdrant.io:6333",
      "QDRANT_API_KEY": "your_api_key",
      "COLLECTION_NAME": "your-collection-name",
      "EMBEDDING_MODEL": "sentence-transformers/all-MiniLM-L6-v2"
    }
  }
}

restheart · Install

Quick Start Options

**Option 1 — RESTHeart Cloud (no install)** Sign up for the fully managed service at [cloud.restheart.com](https://cloud.restheart.com/signup)

**Option 2 — Docker Compose (local)**

curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/SoftInstigate/restheart/master/docker-compose.yml --output docker-compose.yml && docker compose up --attach restheart

Default credentials: admin / secret

**Option 3 — Native Executables** Download prebuilt binaries for macOS, Linux, and Windows from [docs/native-executables.md](https://github.com/SoftInstigate/restheart/blob/master/docs/native-executables.md)

**Claude Desktop Setup** In Claude Desktop settings, add a custom connector with context URL: https://sophia-api.restheart.com/mcp/restheart/

**Claude Code Setup**

claude mcp add --transport http sophia-restheart https://sophia-api.restheart.com/mcp/restheart

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