mcp-server-roboflow

An MCP server that exposes the Roboflow API to MCP-compatible clients like Claude Code, Claude Desktop, and Cursor.

Use it to manage datasets, upload and tag images, push annotations, and inspect projects without leaving your editor.

Not affiliated with Roboflow Inc. This is a community project.

Status

Early development. The public API and tool names will change until v1.0.0. See CHANGELOG.md for what shipped in each release.

Install

Requires Python 3.10 or newer and a Roboflow private API key.

Claude Code

claude mcp add roboflow \
  --scope user \
  --env ROBOFLOW_API_KEY=your_key_here \
  -- uvx mcp-server-roboflow

Restart Claude Code. Tools appear as mcp__roboflow__*.

From source

git clone https://github.com/MayankD409/Roboflow-MCP-Server.git
cd Roboflow-MCP-Server
uv sync
uv run mcp-server-roboflow

Configuration

Environment variables (copy .env.example to .env for local dev):

Variable	Required	Description
ROBOFLOW_API_KEY	yes	Your Roboflow private API key
ROBOFLOW_WORKSPACE	no	Default workspace slug, so tools can omit it
ROBOFLOW_API_URL	no	Override the API base (default https://api.roboflow.com)
ROBOFLOW_MCP_LOG_LEVEL	no	DEBUG, INFO, WARNING, ERROR (default INFO)

Tools

See docs/TOOLS.md for the full list. v0.1 focuses on dataset management: list workspaces and projects, upload images, add and filter by tags, upload annotations.

Contributing

We follow Git Flow and test-driven development. New tools land through PRs to develop; releases cut from develop into main with a semver tag.

Read CONTRIBUTING.md before opening a PR. Bugs and feature ideas go in issues.

License

Apache License 2.0. See LICENSE and NOTICE.