Needle
Production-ready RAG service to search and retrieve data from your documents.
MCP server · by needle-ai
About
Needle is an MCP server published by needle-ai. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). We first saw it on 2026-10-11 and have recorded no change since. As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-12.
What it asks for
- Runs on your machine
- Secrets: 1
- Settings: 1
- Tools: 7
Tools it declares: 7. As declared on: Docker MCP Catalog.
needle_add_fileneedle_create_collectionneedle_get_collection_detailsneedle_get_collection_statsneedle_list_collectionsneedle_list_filesneedle_search
Requires: NEEDLE_API_KEY (secret)
What it declares, asks for and runs, in full
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Works with
- Claude Code
- Codex
- Cursor
- VS Code
- Copilot CLI
From the marketplaces that list it and the MCP transport it declares, as each client documents them. We do not test plugins.
Connect
Commands and configs built only from what its marketplaces declare. We do not run them for you and do not test plugins.
As a local MCP server: Docker image
Built from what Docker MCP Catalog declares.
claude mcp add --env "NEEDLE_API_KEY=<YOUR_NEEDLE_API_KEY>" --transport stdio needle-mcp -- docker run -i --rm -e NEEDLE_API_KEY mcp/needle-mcp[mcp_servers.needle-mcp]
command = "docker"
args = ["run", "-i", "--rm", "-e", "NEEDLE_API_KEY", "mcp/needle-mcp"]
[mcp_servers.needle-mcp.env]
NEEDLE_API_KEY = "<YOUR_NEEDLE_API_KEY>"{
"mcpServers": {
"needle-mcp": {
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"run",
"-i",
"--rm",
"-e",
"NEEDLE_API_KEY",
"mcp/needle-mcp"
],
"env": {
"NEEDLE_API_KEY": "<YOUR_NEEDLE_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}docker run -i --rm -e "NEEDLE_API_KEY=<YOUR_NEEDLE_API_KEY>" mcp/needle-mcpReplace the values in angle brackets with your own. We show the names of the settings, never values.
We do not store launch arguments. If the server needs any, its own documentation names them.
Where it is published
| Marketplace | Status | Version | Figures | Verified | First seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog (Open on Docker Hub) | Listed | sha256:d3fd314f40c3 | Forks (GitHub): 24 Pulls (Docker Hub): 11 598 Stars (Docker Hub): 1 Stars (GitHub): 103 |
Not marked |
Each figure is the marketplace's own and is never added up across marketplaces. A marketplace that publishes no figure shows none: no number is not zero.
What changed
Nothing has moved on this plugin since we started watching it.
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