Amazon ElastiCache for Memcached

Amazon ElastiCache for Memcached

High-speed caching with Memcached.

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Use cases

Add a value to the cache only if the key doesn't exist.

Append a string to an existing value.

Set a value using CAS (Check And Set).

Decrement a counter in the cache.

Delete a value from the cache.

Delete multiple values from the cache.

Delete multiple values from the cache (alias for delete_many).

Flush all cache entries.

Get a value from the cache.

Get multiple values from the cache.

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Amazon ElastiCache for Memcached MCP Server

High-speed caching with Memcached.

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MCP Info

Attribute	Details
Docker Image	mcp/memcached-mcp-server⁠
Author	awslabs⁠
Repository	https://github.com/awslabs/mcp⁠

Image Building Info

Attribute	Details
Dockerfile	https://github.com/awslabs/mcp/blob/636aca8e109b5559006044f035bb89c16e9e5410/src/memcached-mcp-server/Dockerfile⁠
Commit	`636aca8e109b5559006044f035bb89c16e9e5410`
Docker Image built by	Docker Inc.
Docker Scout Health Score
Verify Signature	`COSIGN_REPOSITORY=mcp/signatures cosign verify mcp/memcached-mcp-server --key https://raw.githubusercontent.com/docker/keyring/refs/heads/main/public/mcp/latest.pub`
Licence	Apache License 2.0

Available Tools (22)

Tools provided by this Server	Short Description
`cache_add`	Add a value to the cache only if the key doesn't exist.
`cache_append`	Append a string to an existing value.
`cache_cas`	Set a value using CAS (Check And Set).
`cache_decr`	Decrement a counter in the cache.
`cache_delete`	Delete a value from the cache.
`cache_delete_many`	Delete multiple values from the cache.
`cache_delete_multi`	Delete multiple values from the cache (alias for delete_many).
`cache_flush_all`	Flush all cache entries.
`cache_get`	Get a value from the cache.
`cache_get_many`	Get multiple values from the cache.
`cache_get_multi`	Get multiple values from the cache (alias for get_many).
`cache_gets`	Get a value and its CAS token from the cache.
`cache_incr`	Increment a counter in the cache.
`cache_prepend`	Prepend a string to an existing value.
`cache_quit`	Close the connection to the cache server.
`cache_replace`	Replace a value in the cache only if the key exists.
`cache_set`	Set a value in the cache.
`cache_set_many`	Set multiple values in the cache.
`cache_set_multi`	Set multiple values in the cache (alias for set_many).
`cache_stats`	Get cache statistics.
`cache_touch`	Update the expiration time for a key.
`cache_version`	Get the version of the cache server.

Tools Details

Tool: `cache_add`

Add a value to the cache only if the key doesn't exist.

Parameters	Type	Description
`key`	`string`	The key to add
`value`	`string`	The value to store
`expire`	`string`optional	Optional expiration time in seconds

Tool: `cache_append`

Append a string to an existing value.

Parameters	Type	Description
`key`	`string`	The key to append to
`value`	`string`	String to append

Tool: `cache_cas`

Set a value using CAS (Check And Set).

Parameters	Type	Description
`cas`	`integer`	CAS token from gets()
`key`	`string`	The key to set
`value`	`string`	The value to store
`expire`	`string`optional	Optional expiration time in seconds

Tool: `cache_decr`

Decrement a counter in the cache.

Parameters	Type	Description
`key`	`string`	The key to decrement
`value`	`integer`optional	Amount to decrement by (default 1)

Tool: `cache_delete`

Delete a value from the cache.

Parameters	Type	Description
`key`	`string`	The key to delete

Tool: `cache_delete_many`

Delete multiple values from the cache.

Parameters	Type	Description
`keys`	`array`	List of keys to delete

Tool: `cache_delete_multi`

Delete multiple values from the cache (alias for delete_many).

Parameters	Type	Description
`keys`	`array`	List of keys to delete

Tool: `cache_flush_all`

Flush all cache entries.

Parameters	Type	Description
`delay`	`integer`optional	Optional delay in seconds before flushing

Tool: `cache_get`

Get a value from the cache.

Parameters	Type	Description
`key`	`string`	The key to retrieve

Tool: `cache_get_many`

Get multiple values from the cache.

Parameters	Type	Description
`keys`	`array`	List of keys to retrieve

Tool: `cache_get_multi`

Get multiple values from the cache (alias for get_many).

Parameters	Type	Description
`keys`	`array`	List of keys to retrieve

Tool: `cache_gets`

Get a value and its CAS token from the cache.

Parameters	Type	Description
`key`	`string`	The key to retrieve

Tool: `cache_incr`

Increment a counter in the cache.

Parameters	Type	Description
`key`	`string`	The key to increment
`value`	`integer`optional	Amount to increment by (default 1)

Tool: `cache_prepend`

Prepend a string to an existing value.

Parameters	Type	Description
`key`	`string`	The key to prepend to
`value`	`string`	String to prepend

Tool: `cache_quit`

Close the connection to the cache server.

Returns: Success message or error message

Tool: `cache_replace`

Replace a value in the cache only if the key exists.

Parameters	Type	Description
`key`	`string`	The key to replace
`value`	`string`	The new value
`expire`	`string`optional	Optional expiration time in seconds

Tool: `cache_set`

Set a value in the cache.

Parameters	Type	Description
`key`	`string`	The key to set
`value`	`string`	The value to store
`expire`	`string`optional	Optional expiration time in seconds

Tool: `cache_set_many`

Set multiple values in the cache.

Parameters	Type	Description
`mapping`	`object`	Dictionary of key-value pairs
`expire`	`string`optional	Optional expiration time in seconds

Tool: `cache_set_multi`

Set multiple values in the cache (alias for set_many).

Parameters	Type	Description
`mapping`	`object`	Dictionary of key-value pairs
`expire`	`string`optional	Optional expiration time in seconds

Tool: `cache_stats`

Get cache statistics.

Parameters	Type	Description
`args`	`string`optional	Args:

Tool: `cache_touch`

Update the expiration time for a key.

Parameters	Type	Description
`expire`	`integer`	New expiration time in seconds
`key`	`string`	The key to update

Tool: `cache_version`

Get the version of the cache server.

Returns: Version string or error message

Use this MCP Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "awslabs-memcached": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "-e",
        "MEMCACHED_HOST",
        "-e",
        "MEMCACHED_PORT",
        "mcp/memcached-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "MEMCACHED_HOST": "your-memcached-endpoint.cache.amazonaws.com",
        "MEMCACHED_PORT": "11211"
      }
    }
  }
}

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