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, Blob buckets, QStash schedules and messages, the DLQ, and logs. Installing the Upstash plugin registers the hosted server at . 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 Up…