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Evidence fieldAiven MCPShortlist candidateCodebase Memory MCPMCP100 Recommended
Task fit
Best for
  • Aiven managed data services and troubleshooting
  • Use when managing Aiven services.
  • Repository indexing, symbol search, call-path tracing, impact analysis, and architecture queries across many languages
Not ideal for
  • Cloud resource changes, access grants and database logs can be sensitive.
  • Tiny repositories, one-off text searches, or semantic questions unsupported by the indexed parsers
Avoid when
  • Cloud resource changes, access grants and database logs can be sensitive.
  • The source tree cannot be indexed locally or persistent cache files are prohibited
Provenance
Provenance details

First-party MCP

Aiven · Publisher source ↗

First-party MCP

DeusData · Publisher source ↗

Maintenance
Maintenance details

Repo: Not documented

Package: Not documented

Repo: Aug 14, 2026

Package: Aug 14, 2026

Popularity evidence
GitHub stars

28

GitHub stars · checked 2026-10-20

44,904

GitHub stars · checked 2026-09-25T18:35:00Z

Package downloads / 30 days

1,232

package downloads / 30 days · checked 2026-10-20

28,000

package downloads / 30 days · checked 2026-08-14T00:00:00.000Z

External adoption evidenceNot documented
  • npm: package downloads: 28,015Exact attributable signal.npm: package downloads · Rolling 30 days · checked 2026-08-14T18:46:26.000ZEvidence source ↗
Client coverage
Client coverage detailsNot documented
Claude Code✓ Local stdio
Claude Desktop✓ Local stdio
Codex✓ Local stdio
VS Code✓ Local stdio
Cursor✓ Local stdio
OpenCode✓ Local stdio
Client coverage noteLocal stdio runs on your computer. Streamable HTTP connects to a remotely hosted MCP server.
Access and data
AuthenticationHosted Aiven MCP prompts the user to authorize with Aiven; local stdio mode uses an Aiven API token.local stdio; no remote auth needed
CostThe MCP can query Aiven plan pricing, and creating/updating services can create normal Aiven service charges. Aiven offers free and paid service plans depending on product/configuration.none beyond local resources
PermissionsAccess is governed by the authenticated Aiven user's permissions. The hosted MCP supports read-only mode, service-scope filtering, and an explicit write allow-list for selectively re-enabling individual writes.reads indexed source/project data; installer writes supported agent/editor configs/hooks
Data handlingAiven warns that agents may need service access credentials such as database connection strings or streaming tokens to act on the user's behalf. The reviewed README instructs users to assess production and sensitive-resource exposure.local processing; current docs state no source/index/query/env/telemetry upload
Limitations
Tradeoffs
  • Use ?read_only=true and ?services_scope=...; secret exposure opt-in only
  • Persistent indexing can reduce repeated reads, but consumes local storage and graph results can become stale until the repository is re-indexed.
  • Version 0.10.8 includes correctness and reliability fixes affecting graph/search results and Windows behavior.
Risk contextAiven explicitly warns that the MCP can create, modify and delete services/data, drop databases, delete services and produce messages. Those actions can be destructive and can incur cloud-service cost.latest 0.10.x supported; SLSA/Sigstore/checksums/VirusTotal/security policy
Evidence date
Editorial review2026-10-192026-09-23
Candidate evidence2026-10-192026-09-25T18:35:00Z

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