Astra DB over MCP is a new way of interacting with the flagship vector database, Astra DB, by leveraging the Model Context Protocol (MCP) to enable agentic interactions between tools and language models. This innovation allows developers to create and manage databases without writing code, using popular MCP clients such as Claude Desktop and Cursor. By integrating Astra DB over MCP, users can perform complex database operations like creating collections and building entire applications without coding, while also accelerating time to production and democratizing innovation. The protocol is an open standard, first pioneered by Anthropic in late 2024, and allows AI systems to share context and execute functions agentically on behalf of the user. Astra DB over MCP is an open-source project, with detailed documentation, a GitHub repository, and a Discord community for users and developers to share advice and best practices.