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Search Trieve datasets through MCP using semantic, full-text, hybrid, or BM25 queries and dataset resources.

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Install Trieve

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STDIONode.js
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "devflowinc-trieve": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "trieve-mcp-server@latest"
      ],
      "env": {
        "TRIEVE_API_KEY": "YOUR_VALUE_HERE",
        "TRIEVE_ORGANIZATION_ID": "YOUR_VALUE_HERE",
        "TRIEVE_DATASET_ID": "YOUR_VALUE_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

Settings → Developer → Edit Config, merge this into mcpServers, then fully quit and reopen Claude Desktop.

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Overview

devflowinc/trieve exposes the Trieve API to AI agents through MCP, with dataset search and dataset resources. Its search tool supports semantic, full-text, hybrid, and BM25 modes, plus filtering, highlighting, pagination, and dataset selection. Configure access with a Trieve API key and organization ID, optionally setting a default dataset. Reach for it when an agent needs to retrieve and analyze content stored in Trieve datasets, especially through Claude Desktop or another stdio-capable MCP client.

Use cases

  • Search Trieve datasets with natural-language questions
  • Compare semantic, full-text, hybrid, and BM25 retrieval
  • Filter and paginate dataset search results
  • Expose organization datasets to Claude Desktop
  • Inspect dataset content through MCP resources

Key features

  • Semantic, full-text, hybrid, and BM25 search
  • Advanced search filters
  • Configurable result highlighting
  • Paginated search results
  • Dataset resources via trieve:// URIs
  • Environment and command-line configuration

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How Trieve works

What devflowinc/trieve does

devflowinc/trieve connects MCP-compatible AI clients to the Trieve API. It gives agents a standardized way to search Trieve datasets and access dataset information associated with a Trieve organization.

The primary operation is search. Agents provide a query and dataset ID, then choose how matching should be performed. Supported search modes are semantic, full-text, hybrid, and BM25. Search requests can also include advanced filters, result-highlighting options, a page number, and a page size.

Datasets are exposed as MCP resources using URIs in the form trieve://datasets/{dataset-id}. In Claude Desktop, these resources appear as attachments corresponding to datasets available to the configured Trieve organization.

How it works

The server runs as a command-line MCP process and communicates with the client using its configured MCP connection. When an agent needs information from a dataset, it can call the search tool, potentially issuing several searches while refining or breaking down a question.

A search request requires both a query and a dataset ID. Semantic search is the default mode. Full-text, hybrid, and BM25 modes are available when a different retrieval strategy is more suitable. Results default to page 1 with 10 results per page unless pagination values are supplied.

The server uses Trieve organization credentials to access the API. A dataset ID can be supplied for individual searches or configured as a default through the environment or command line.

Setup and configuration

Install the package with:

Terminal
npm install trieve-mcp-server

The executable can then be started with:

bash
trieve-mcp-server

Set TRIEVE_API_KEY to an API key from the Trieve dashboard and TRIEVE_ORGANIZATION_ID to the corresponding organization ID. TRIEVE_DATASET_ID is optional and provides a default dataset when a request does not specify one. Command-line options can replace these environment variables:

bash
trieve-mcp-server --api-key <your-api-key> --org-id <your-org-id> [--dataset-id <dataset-id>]

Command-line values take precedence over environment variables. For Claude Desktop, configure the server with an npx command and pass the credentials through the client configuration. Smithery also provides an installation command for Claude Desktop.

Tools and capabilities

  • Search a selected Trieve dataset.
  • Select semantic, full-text, hybrid, or BM25 retrieval.
  • Apply advanced filters to search requests.
  • Customize result highlighting.
  • Paginate results and control page size.
  • Expose organization datasets as MCP resources.

Limitations and notes

The search tool requires a dataset ID, either in the request or through the optional default dataset configuration. Access depends on a valid Trieve API key and organization ID. The documented interface is centered on searching and reading dataset information through MCP resources rather than dataset administration.

Read the full README View source on GitHub

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Frequently Asked Questions about Trieve

devflowinc/trieve is an MCP server that connects AI agents to the Trieve API, allowing them to search datasets with semantic, full-text, hybrid, or BM25 modes and access dataset resources. It uses a Trieve API key and organization ID, with an optional default dataset configured through environment variables or command-line arguments.

Install it with `npm install trieve-mcp-server`, then start it with `trieve-mcp-server`. For Claude Desktop, Smithery provides an automated installation command, or you can add an `npx trieve-mcp-server@latest` entry to the client configuration.

Set `TRIEVE_API_KEY` and `TRIEVE_ORGANIZATION_ID` in the environment, with `TRIEVE_DATASET_ID` as an optional default dataset. You can instead pass `--api-key`, `--org-id`, and `--dataset-id` when starting the server; command-line values override environment variables.

Call the `search` tool with a query and dataset ID. Choose semantic, full-text, hybrid, or BM25 search, and optionally provide filters, highlighting options, page number, and page size; semantic search and page 1 with 10 results are the defaults.

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