upstash-cli

Prefer the MCP server when it is available

If Upstash MCP tools are in the session, call them instead of shelling out to the CLI. They are already authenticated and cover the same ground — creating and inspecting Redis databases, running Redis commands, usage stats, backups, Vector and Search indexes, QStash schedules and messages, the DLQ, and logs. Installing the Upstash plugin registers the hosted server at https://mcp.upstash.com/mcp.

Use the CLI when there is no MCP in the session, or when the work is inherently shell work — a CI step, a provisioning script, or piping JSON into other commands.

The Upstash CLI (upstash) manages Upstash services via the Upstash Developer API. All commands are non-interactive and emit JSON on stdout. Errors go to stderr as { "error": "..." } with exit code 1.

Install

npm i -g @upstash/cli