Integrations Catalog
Aspire has 144+ integrations across 13 categories. Rather than maintaining a static list, use the MCP tools to get live, up-to-date integration data.
Discovering integrations (MCP tools)
The Aspire MCP server provides two tools for integration discovery — these work on all CLI versions (13.1+) and do not require a running AppHost.
| Tool | What it does | When to use |
|---|---|---|
list_integrations |
Returns all available Aspire hosting integrations with their NuGet package IDs | "What integrations are available for databases?" / "Show me all Redis-related integrations" |
get_integration_docs |
Retrieves detailed documentation for a specific integration package (setup, configuration, code samples) | "How do I configure PostgreSQL?" / "Show me the docs for Aspire.Hosting.Redis" |
Workflow
- Browse — Call
list_integrationsto see what's available. Filter results by category or keyword. - Deep dive — Call
get_integration_docswith the package ID (e.g.,Aspire.Hosting.Redis) and version (e.g.,9.0.0) to get full setup instructions. - Add — Run
aspire add <integration>to install the hosting package into your AppHost.
Tip: These tools return the same data as the official integrations gallery. Prefer them over static docs — integrations are added frequently.
Integration pattern
Every integration follows a two-package pattern:
- Hosting package (
Aspire.Hosting.*) — adds the resource to the AppHost - Client package (
Aspire.*) — configures the client SDK in your service with health checks, telemetry, and retries - Community Toolkit (
CommunityToolkit.Aspire.*) — community-maintained integrations from Aspire Community Toolkit
// === AppHost (hosting side) ===
var redis = builder.AddRedis("cache"); // Aspire.Hosting.Redis
var api = builder.AddProject<Projects.Api>("api")
.WithReference(redis);
// === Service (client side) — in API's Program.cs ===
builder.AddRedisClient("cache"); // Aspire.StackExchange.Redis
// Automatically configures: connection string, health checks, OpenTelemetry, retries
Categories at a glance
Use list_integrations for the full live list. This summary covers the major categories:
| Category | Key integrations | Example hosting package |
|---|---|---|
| AI | Azure OpenAI, OpenAI, GitHub Models, Ollama | Aspire.Hosting.Azure.CognitiveServices |
| Caching | Redis, Garnet, Valkey, Azure Cache for Redis | Aspire.Hosting.Redis |
| Cloud / Azure | Storage, Cosmos DB, Service Bus, Key Vault, Event Hubs, Functions, SQL, SignalR (25+) | Aspire.Hosting.Azure.Storage |
| Cloud / AWS | AWS SDK integration | Aspire.Hosting.AWS |
| Databases | PostgreSQL, SQL Server, MongoDB, MySQL, Oracle, Elasticsearch, Milvus, Qdrant, SQLite | Aspire.Hosting.PostgreSQL |
| DevTools | Data API Builder, Dev Tunnels, Mailpit, k6, Flagd, Ngrok, Stripe | Aspire.Hosting.DevTunnels |
| Messaging | RabbitMQ, Kafka, NATS, ActiveMQ, LavinMQ | Aspire.Hosting.RabbitMQ |
| Observability | OpenTelemetry (built-in), Seq, OTel Collector | Aspire.Hosting.Seq |
| Compute | Docker Compose, Kubernetes | Aspire.Hosting.Docker |
| Reverse Proxies | YARP | Aspire.Hosting.Yarp |
| Security | Keycloak | Aspire.Hosting.Keycloak |
| Frameworks | JavaScript, Python, Go, Java, Rust, Bun, Deno, Orleans, MAUI, Dapr, PowerShell | Aspire.Hosting.Python |
For polyglot framework method signatures, see Polyglot APIs.