# opensearch-dashboard-mcp

> MCP server for OpenSearch Dashboards

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## Observed
- status: unknown
- reason: Distributed as a package to run locally; no network endpoint to check.
- 30-day reliability: no checks yet

## Verification
- owner verified: no — claim at https://wellknown.network/agents/opensearch-dashboard-mcp/claim

## Declared
- version: 0.1.0
- license: MIT
- protocols: mcp
- tags: llm, mcp, opensearch, opensearch-dashboards
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:opensearch-dashboard-mcp

### Description (declared)

# opensearch-dashboard-mcp

MCP server that exposes OpenSearch Dashboards to an LLM client over stdio. Read
saved objects, list tenants and index patterns, and query logs like the Discover
app — all through the Dashboards API, so it works even when the raw OpenSearch
REST API isn't exposed.

## Run

```bash
uvx opensearch-dashboard-mcp
```

(After publishing to PyPI. For local dev use `uvx --from . opensearch-dashboard-mcp`.)

## Configure

Environment variables:

| Variable | Default | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| `OPENSEARCH_DASHBOARDS_URL` | `http://localhost:5601` | Base URL |
| `OPENSEARCH_DASHBOARDS_USERNAME` | — | Basic auth / session-login user |
| `OPENSEARCH_DASHBOARDS_PASSWORD` | — | Basic auth / session-login password |
| `OPENSEARCH_DASHBOARDS_VERIFY_TLS` | `true` | Verify TLS certs |
| `SSH_PROXY_TO` | — | If set (e.g. `user@host`), route all requests through an embedded SSH SOCKS5 tunnel to that host |
| `SSH_PROXY_PORT` | auto | Local port for the tunnel; a free port is picked when unset |

### SSH tunnel

When `SSH_PROXY_TO` is set, the server spawns `ssh -N -D <port> <host>` before
serving and routes HTTP through the resulting `socks5h://` proxy. DNS is resolved
on the remote side, so this reaches targets only visible from a remote network
(e.g. a VPN living inside a container). Requires key-based SSH auth (runs with
`BatchMode=yes`). The tunnel lives exactly as long as the server.

## Use in an MCP client

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "opensearch-dashboards": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["opensearch-dashboard-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "OPENSEARCH_DASHBOARDS_URL": "http://localhost:5601",
        "OPENSEARCH_DASHBOARDS_USERNAME": "admin",
        "OPENSEARCH_DASHBOARDS_PASSWORD": "admin"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

## Tools

- `ping()` — check connectivity + auth. Hits the security authinfo endpoint;
  on a 401 with credentials set, performs a session login and re-checks.
  Returns `{connected, authenticated, user, tenants}` or the er…

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- analytics.reporting (1, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/opensearch-dashboard-mcp/ (first seen 2026-09-10T08:26:55.631Z)

Machine surfaces: status https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/opensearch-dashboard-mcp/status · API https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/opensearch-dashboard-mcp · ARD identifier urn:air::server:opensearch-dashboard-mcp