This page shows examples with natural language prompts and returned results from an AI client. The examples show how to use the MongoDB MCP Server to interact with sample data in an Atlas cluster.
You enter the prompts in an AI client. The AI client performs the requested task in the prompt and returns the results. The returned output depends on the AI client and large language model you use.
The Atlas organization and project identifiers, passwords, and other private information, are shown as XXX
in the example output on this page for security. When you run similar prompts, the output includes the full information.
Prerequisites
Load sample Atlas data into your cluster
Examples
The following sections show example prompts that you can run in an AI client.
Show Atlas Organizations and Projects
The following example shows Atlas organizations and projects. The output shows the results returned from an AI client and the name of the tools used by the client to perform the request (atlas-list-orgs
and atlas-list-projects
).
Show my Atlas organizations and projects
Ran ``atlas-list-orgs`` Ran ``atlas-list-projects`` Here are your MongoDB Atlas organizations and projects: Organizations: TestOrganization Organization ID: XXX Projects: TestProject Project ID: XXX Organization: TestOrganization Created: August 7, 2020 at 11:48:55 AM You have one organization containing one project. This project contains your TestCluster that we're currently connected to.
Show Atlas databases
The following example returns the list of databases available for the current cluster connection.
Show my Atlas databases
Ran ``list-databases`` Here are the databases in your Atlas cluster "TestCluster": Sample Databases: sample_mflix - 138.4 MB (Movie database with films, theaters, users, comments) sample_training - 53.6 MB (Training data for learning MongoDB) sample_airbnb - 55.3 MB (Airbnb listings and reviews data) sample_analytics - 10.0 MB (Analytics and customer data) sample_restaurants - 6.8 MB (Restaurant and review data) sample_weatherdata - 2.7 MB (Weather observation data) sample_geospatial - 1.3 MB (Geospatial data examples) sample_supplies - 1.1 MB (Supply chain data) sample_guides - 41 KB (Getting started guides) System Databases: local - 4.1 GB (MongoDB internal database) admin - 365 KB (Administrative database) Your cluster contains MongoDB's sample datasets, which are great for learning and testing. The largest databases are sample_mflix (movies), sample_training, and sample_airbnb. Would you like me to explore any specific database or show you the collections within one of them?
Show Collections in Atlas sample_mflix Database
The following example returns the list of collections in the Atlas sample_mflix
database.
Show the collections in the Atlas sample_mflix database
Ran ``list-collections`` Here are the collections in the sample_mflix database: Core Collections: movies - Main collection containing movie data (titles, genres, cast, ratings, etc.) users - User profiles and account information comments - User comments and reviews on movies theaters - Movie theater locations and details sessions - User session data Additional Collections: embedded_movies - Movies collection with embedded/denormalized data structure The movies collection contains detailed information about films including plot, cast, directors, ratings, release dates, and genres. The comments collection links to movies and users to store user reviews and discussions. Would you like me to explore any specific collection in more detail, such as showing sample documents or collection statistics?
Summarize Atlas Movies Collection
The following example summarizes the movies collection by the thriller genre. The AI client analyzes the movies collection and returns a summary of thriller movies and statistics.
Summarize the Atlas movies collection by thrillers
I'll help you analyze the Atlas movies collection focusing on thrillers. First, let me check what databases are available in your connected cluster. Ran ``list-databases`` Perfect! I can see you have the sample_mflix database which contains the movies collection. Let me check the collections in that database: Ran ``list-collections`` Great! Now let me analyze the movies collection to find thrillers and provide a summary. First, let me check the schema to understand how genres are stored: Ran ``collection-schema`` Perfect! I can see that genres are stored as an array of strings. Now let me get a count of thriller movies and then perform an aggregation to summarize them: Ran ``count`` Now let me create a comprehensive summary of thriller movies using aggregation: Ran ``aggregate`` I see there are some data quality issues. Let me get better data by filtering for movies with numeric ratings: Ran ``aggregate`` Now let me get some more summary statistics by decade: Ran ``aggregate`` Here's a comprehensive analysis of thriller movies in your Atlas sample_mflix collection: Overall Statistics Total Thriller Movies: 2,454 films Time Span: 1924 to 2011 Average Rating: 6.3/10 (IMDb) Average Runtime: 105 minutes Total IMDb Votes: 85.8 million across all thrillers Top-Rated Thriller Movies Drishyam (2013) - 8.9/10 - Indian thriller directed by Jeethu Joseph Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979) - 8.7/10 - British spy thriller Rear Window (1954) - 8.6/10 - Alfred Hitchcock classic The Silence of the Lambs (1991) - 8.6/10 - Psychological thriller Se7en (1995) - 8.6/10 - David Fincher crime thriller The Usual Suspects (1995) - 8.6/10 - Neo-noir mystery Léon: The Professional (1994) - 8.6/10 - Action thriller Psycho (1960) - 8.6/10 - Another Hitchcock masterpiece Memento (2000) - 8.5/10 - Christopher Nolan psychological thriller Trends by Decade 1920s-1950s: Few thrillers but high quality (avg 7.2-7.8 rating) 1960s-1970s: Growing popularity, still maintaining quality 1980s: Significant growth (200 films), quality decline begins 1990s: Peak production era (417 films), avg 6.3 rating 2000s: Highest volume (854 films), avg 6.24 rating 2010s: 730 films, lowest average rating (6.12) The data shows that while thriller production increased dramatically from the 1980s onward, the average quality (as measured by IMDb ratings) has generally declined, suggesting the genre became more commercialized with higher volume but potentially lower artistic standards in recent decades.
Copy Movies Collection
The following example copies the movies
collection.
Make a copy of the movies collection named movies_copy
I'll create a copy of the movies collection named movies_copy. I'll use an aggregation pipeline with $out to copy all documents from the movies collection to a new movies_copy collection. Ran ``aggregate`` Perfect! I've successfully created a copy of the movies collection named movies_copy. Let me verify the copy was created correctly by checking the document count: Ran ``count`` Found 21349 documents in the collection "movies_copy" Excellent! The movies_copy collection has been successfully created with all 21,349 documents from the original movies collection. The copy operation completed successfully and you now have an identical backup of your movies collection.
Add document to New Movies Collection
The following example adds a document to the movies_copy
collection.
Add a document to the movies_copy collection
I'll add a new document to the movies_copy collection. Let me create a sample movie document with the same structure as the existing movies: Ran ``insert-many`` Perfect! I've successfully added a new movie document to the movies_copy collection. Here's what I added: New Movie Added: Title: "The AI Thriller" Genres: Thriller, Sci-Fi, Drama Year: 2024 Runtime: 118 minutes IMDb Rating: 7.8/10 (125,000 votes) Cast: John Smith, Sarah Johnson, Michael Chen Director: Alex Rodriguez Rating: PG-13 The document was inserted with ID: 684b15fb5084ddef1f265e8f Let me verify the collection now has one additional document: Ran ``count`` Confirmed! The movies_copy collection now contains 21,350 documents (up from 21,349), including your new thriller movie about AI consciousness.
Create Collection to Store Movie Purchases
The following example creates a new collection to store movie purchases.
Create a new collection to store movie purchases data that includes geospatial and timeseries fields
I'll create a new collection for storing movie purchases data with geospatial and timeseries fields. Let me first create the collection and then add some sample documents with the appropriate structure. Ran ``create-collection`` Now I'll insert sample documents that include geospatial data (customer location, theater location) and timeseries data (purchase timestamp, viewing timestamp): Ran ``insert-many`` Perfect! I've created the movie_purchases collection with sample data that includes both geospatial and timeseries fields. Here's what the collection contains: Collection Structure Geospatial Fields: customer_location: GeoJSON Point with customer's coordinates theater_location: GeoJSON Point with theater coordinates customer_address: Human-readable address information Timeseries Fields: purchase_timestamp: When the purchase was made viewing_timestamp: When the movie was actually watched viewing_duration_minutes: How long the customer watched completion_percentage: Percentage of movie completed Sample Data Added: Purchase 1: Customer in San Francisco bought "The Shawshank Redemption" rental for $12.99 Purchase 2: Customer in New York purchased "Pulp Fiction" for $15.99 Purchase 3: Customer in Los Angeles rented "Se7en" for $9.99 Now let me create a geospatial index to optimize location-based queries: Ran ``create-index`` Excellent! The movie_purchases collection is now ready with: Geospatial capabilities - 2dsphere index for location-based queries Timeseries optimization - Index on purchase timestamps Sample data - 3 purchase records across different US cities This collection can now support queries like: Finding purchases within a certain radius of a location Analyzing purchase patterns over time Correlating viewing behavior with geographic regions Time-based analytics and trending
Create New Atlas Project and Free Cluster
The following example creates a new Atlas project and a free cluster in the new project.
Create a new Atlas project named myNewProject and create a free cluster named myNewCluster in the new project, add access list for my current IP, create a database user named myNewUser with read and write access to the new cluster, and return the connection string for the new cluster
I'll create a new Atlas project, free cluster, and set up all the necessary access details for you. Ran ``atlas-create-project`` Great! I've created a new project named "myNewProject" in your MongoDB Atlas organization. Now let's list the projects to get the project ID for the new project: Ran ``atlas-list-projects`` Now I'll create a free cluster named "myNewCluster" in the new project: Ran ``atlas-create-free-cluster`` Now, I'll add your current IP address to the access list: Ran ``atlas-create-accees-list`` Now let's create a database user named "myNewUser" with read and write access: Ran ``atlas-create-db-user`` Perfect! Everything has been set up successfully: New Project Information: Project Name: myNewProject Project ID: XXX New Cluster Information: Cluster Name: myNewCluster Region: US East (US_EAST_1) Database User: Username: myNewUser Password: XXX Access: Read and write to any database Connection String: mongodb+srv://myNewUser:XXX@myNewCluster.mongodb.net/ Your current IP address has been added to the access list, so you should be able to connect to the cluster from your current location. The cluster will take a few minutes to fully provision and be ready for connections.