Llama Cloud MCP

Name: Llama Cloud MCP
Author: run-llama

Verified · npm:@llamaindex

MCP server by run-llama · updated 4 days ago · ★ 30 · 512 downloads a week

Score 76

The official MCP Server for the Llama Cloud API Llama Cloud MCP is published by npm:@llamaindex from its verified domain in the official MCP Registry.

Install Add to Cursor Add to VS Code GitHub Website

Works withClaude Code Claude Desktop Cursor Codex Gemini CLI VS Code Windsurf Antigravity CLI

Maintenance

Last commit 4 days ago

Licence

MIT: permissive, fine for commercial use

Quality

Published package or server URL, original repository

Security

Not checked yet. What we check

Install Llama Cloud MCP

Built from the published package, never by AI

claude mcp add llama-cloud-mcp -- npx -y @llamaindex/llama-cloud-mcp

Run in your terminal. Add --scope user to use it in every project.

Step-by-step: install Llama Cloud MCP in Claude Code

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "llama-cloud-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@llamaindex/llama-cloud-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Settings, Developer, Edit config. Paste into claude_desktop_config.json and restart.

Step-by-step: install Llama Cloud MCP in Claude Desktop

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "llama-cloud-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@llamaindex/llama-cloud-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (all projects) or .cursor/mcp.json (this project).

Step-by-step: install Llama Cloud MCP in Cursor

{
  "servers": {
    "llama-cloud-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@llamaindex/llama-cloud-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Add to .vscode/mcp.json. VS Code uses "servers", not "mcpServers".

Step-by-step: install Llama Cloud MCP in VS Code

codex mcp add llama-cloud-mcp -- npx -y @llamaindex/llama-cloud-mcp

Step-by-step: install Llama Cloud MCP in Codex

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "llama-cloud-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@llamaindex/llama-cloud-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Add to ~/.gemini/config/mcp_config.json (all projects) or .agents/mcp_config.json (this project).

Step-by-step: install Llama Cloud MCP in Antigravity CLI

gemini mcp add llama-cloud-mcp npx -y @llamaindex/llama-cloud-mcp

Gemini CLI was replaced by Antigravity CLI in June 2026 and remains only for enterprise licences and paid API keys.

Step-by-step: install Llama Cloud MCP in Gemini CLI

MCP servers run with your permissions and can read what you give them access to. Some need an API key: check the README and add it under env in the llama-cloud-mcp block.

Llama Cloud MCP: common questions

How do I install Llama Cloud MCP?

In Claude Code run claude mcp add llama-cloud-mcp -- npx -y @llamaindex/llama-cloud-mcp. For Claude Desktop, Cursor and VS Code, paste the config shown above and restart. See the install guides.

Is Llama Cloud MCP the official server?

Llama Cloud MCP is published by npm:@llamaindex from its verified domain in the official MCP Registry.

Is Llama Cloud MCP free?

The code is published under the MIT licence. The service it connects to may have its own pricing.

Is Llama Cloud MCP safe to use?

It scores 76 of 100. Grades: maintenance A, licence A, quality D. The security check has not run for it yet. Review the code before you install. How grades work.

Does Llama Cloud MCP work with ChatGPT?

Not directly. It runs locally, and ChatGPT only connects to remote servers with a URL. Use it in Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code or Codex.