Can VS Code & GitHub Copilot Use Redis? MCP Setup (2026)

Q: Can VS Code & GitHub Copilot use Redis?

Yes. Add a remote URL in VS Code’s mcp.json ("type": "http"). We found no official Redis server; the highest-rated live remote community server is Acmi MCP (trust grade B). Checked live on 2026-10-27.

Updated October 27, 2026 · from live checks of 50,140 MCP servers · Methodology

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Remote Redis servers

Server	Publisher	Status	Sign-in	Tools	Trust
Acmi MCP Yours? Claim it	Community	Live · sign-in	OAuth sign-in	—	B
briq Yours? Claim it	Registry domain	Live · sign-in	OAuth sign-in	—	B
Elasticsearch Mongodb Redis Stack Generator Elasticsearch Elasticsearch Yours? Claim it	Registry domain	Live	No auth	2	B
Elasticsearch Redis Stack Generator Elasticsearch Elasticsearch Yours? Claim it	Registry domain	Live	No auth	2	B
Elasticsearch Redis Mysql Stack Generator Yours? Claim it	Registry domain	Live	No auth	2	B
Minio Postgres Redis Stack Generator Yours? Claim it	Registry domain	Live	No auth	2	B
Redis Minio Postgres Stack Generator Yours? Claim it	Registry domain	Live	No auth	2	B
Memcached Mongodb Redis Compose Generator Yours? Claim it	Registry domain	Live	No auth	2	B
Mysql Redis Compose Generator Adminer Yours? Claim it	Registry domain	Live	No auth	2	B
Minio And Redis Storage Stack Yours? Claim it	Registry domain	Live	No auth	2	C
Nats Mysql Redis Stack Generator Yours? Claim it	Registry domain	Live	No auth	2	C
Mysql Redis Compose Generator Nginx Yours? Claim it	Registry domain	Live	No auth	2	C

Local Redis servers

Server	Publisher	Status	Sign-in	Tools	Trust
Redis MCP Server Yours? Claim it	Official	Local install	No auth	—	B
Kubeshark Yours? Claim it	Community	Local install	No auth	—	B
r3 Yours? Claim it	Community	Local install	API key	—	C
Quarry Yours? Claim it	Community	Local install	No auth	—	C
Redis MCP Server Yours? Claim it	Community	Local install	No auth	—	C
Queue AIops Yours? Claim it	Community	Local install	No auth	—	C
Nextjs Cache Handler MCP Yours? Claim it	Community	Local install	API key	—	C
Db Gateway Yours? Claim it	Community	Local install	API key	—	C

How to add Redis to VS Code & GitHub Copilot

Open the Command Palette and run MCP: Add Server. Choose HTTP for a server URL or Command (stdio) for a local install command.
Or edit .vscode/mcp.json in your workspace: VS Code’s format puts servers under a top-level "servers" object (remote: "type": "http" + "url"; local: "type": "stdio" + "command"). Portable Copilot files (.mcp.json, ~/.copilot/mcp-config.json) use "mcpServers" instead, so don’t copy between them unchecked.
Sign in if the server asks, then use its tools in Copilot agent chat.

Example for Acmi MCP (from the table above), in .vscode/mcp.json:

{
  "servers": {
    "redis": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://server.smithery.ai/@madezmediapartners/acmi-mcp/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Menus change, so check the VS Code MCP configuration reference. Every server page has a copy-paste config for VS Code & GitHub Copilot.

Is it safe to connect Redis to VS Code & GitHub Copilot?

Use the official server run by Redis. Anything a tool returns is sent to the AI vendor, so use a business plan that doesn't train on your data.

Can ChatGPT or Claude connect to Redis?

See https://canmyaiuse.pages.dev/can/chatgpt/redis/ and https://canmyaiuse.pages.dev/can/claude/redis/

Does Redis have an official MCP server?

Yes: Redis MCP Server (io.github.redis/mcp-redis), published by Redis in the official MCP Registry. Full list: https://canmyaiuse.pages.dev/apps/redis/

Can VS Code & GitHub Copilot use Redis?

Official Redis route