# Aiven MCP server > Provision and manage Aiven PostgreSQL, Apache Kafka and other services, and deploy apps, from your AI assistant. - Listing: https://mcp.tc/i/aiven - Connect: use the server's own URL `https://mcp.aiven.live/mcp` (OAuth sign-in at the server); clients connect to it directly. The listing link is a page, not an MCP endpoint. - Type: remote (Streamable HTTP) - Auth: OAuth sign-in - Category: [Databases & Backend](https://mcp.tc/c/databases) - Vendor: Aiven - Homepage: - Repository: - Package: npm `mcp-aiven` ## About Connects an assistant to the Aiven cloud data platform. You can provision and manage PostgreSQL, Apache Kafka and other Aiven services, deploy applications, and manage integrations in plain language. Actions are limited by the permissions of the signed-in Aiven user. The hosted endpoint is https://mcp.aiven.live/mcp, and your client prompts you to authorize on Aiven. Optional URL parameters enable read-only mode (read\_only=true) and limit the exposed tools (services\_scope=pg, kafka, application, integrations). A local stdio option runs with npx -y mcp-aiven and needs Node.js 18+ and an AIVEN\_TOKEN API token. The server can create, change and delete services, so use it with care. ## What it can do - Provision and manage Aiven PostgreSQL services - Manage Apache Kafka services and create topics - Deploy and manage applications on Aiven - Discover projects and services - Restrict access with read-only mode - Limit the tool set by scope: pg, kafka, application, integrations ## Example prompts - "List the services in my Aiven project" - "Create a new Aiven PostgreSQL service in a nearby cloud region" - "Create a Kafka topic named orders on my Aiven Kafka service" - "Show me my Kafka topics in read-only mode" ## Install ### Claude Code 1. Run this in a terminal, in your project folder: ```bash claude mcp add --transport http aiven https://mcp.aiven.live/mcp ``` 2. Start Claude Code, type `/mcp`, pick **aiven** and choose **Authenticate**. A browser window opens for the Aiven sign-in. Add `--scope user` to make it available in every project, not just this one. ### Claude Desktop 1. Open **Settings → Connectors** and click **Add custom connector**. 2. Name it **Aiven** and paste this URL: ```url https://mcp.aiven.live/mcp ``` 3. Click **Add**, then **Connect**, and sign in when Aiven asks. Claude Desktop’s JSON config file only starts local servers. Remote servers go through Connectors, and connectors you add on claude.ai show up here too. ### claude.ai 1. Open the connector form on claude.ai. This button fills in the name and URL for you: [Add to claude.ai]() (opens connector settings) 2. Check that the URL reads `https://mcp.aiven.live/mcp` and click **Add**. 3. Click **Connect** and sign in when Aiven asks. Free plans allow one custom connector. On Team and Enterprise plans an owner adds it under **Organization settings → Connectors**. ### ChatGPT 1. On chatgpt.com, open **Settings → Security and login** and turn on **Developer mode**. 2. Go to `chatgpt.com/plugins` and click **+** to create an app for a remote MCP server. 3. Paste `https://mcp.aiven.live/mcp` as the server URL and choose **OAuth**. ChatGPT sends you to Aiven to sign in. Developer mode is available on the web for Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise and Education accounts. ### Cursor [Add to Cursor]() (opens Cursor) Or add it by hand to `~/.cursor/mcp.json` (all projects) or `.cursor/mcp.json` (this project): `mcp.json`: ```json { "mcpServers": { "aiven": { "url": "https://mcp.aiven.live/mcp" } } } ``` Cursor shows **Needs login** next to the server. Click it to sign in. ### VS Code [Install in VS Code]() (opens VS Code) Or from a terminal: ```bash code --add-mcp '{"name":"aiven","type":"http","url":"https://mcp.aiven.live/mcp"}' ``` Or commit it to the repo in `.vscode/mcp.json`: `.vscode/mcp.json`: ```json { "servers": { "aiven": { "type": "http", "url": "https://mcp.aiven.live/mcp" } } } ``` VS Code asks you to sign in the first time the server starts. ### Devin Desktop 1. Add it to `~/.config/devin/mcp_config.json` (macOS and Linux) or `%APPDATA%\devin\mcp_config.json` (Windows): `mcp_config.json`: ```json { "mcpServers": { "aiven": { "serverUrl": "https://mcp.aiven.live/mcp" } } } ``` 2. Refresh the MCP server list in Cascade and sign in when asked. Devin Desktop is the new name for Windsurf. It reads `serverUrl` (or `url`) for remote servers. ### Codex ```bash codex mcp add aiven --url https://mcp.aiven.live/mcp codex mcp login aiven ``` Or edit `~/.codex/config.toml` directly: `config.toml`: ```toml [mcp_servers.aiven] url = "https://mcp.aiven.live/mcp" ``` ### Gemini CLI ```bash gemini mcp add --transport http aiven https://mcp.aiven.live/mcp ``` Then, inside Gemini CLI, run `/mcp auth aiven` to sign in. This adds it to the current project. Add `-s user` to use it everywhere. ### Any client Most clients accept this shape. Some name the URL field differently: `serverUrl` in Devin Desktop, `httpUrl` in Gemini CLI’s settings file. ```json { "mcpServers": { "aiven": { "type": "http", "url": "https://mcp.aiven.live/mcp" } } } ``` Zed puts servers under `context_servers` in its settings. Cline needs `"type": "streamableHttp"`, or it assumes SSE. Client only starts local servers? Bridge it with `npx -y mcp-remote https://mcp.aiven.live/mcp`. ## Details - Server version: 1.16.0 - Last checked: 2026-10-03 (reachable, asks for credentials) - Listed: 2026-10-03 - Updated: 2026-10-03 --- Source: https://mcp.tc/i/aiven (mcp.tc is an independent directory, not affiliated with this server's publisher). Corrections: https://mcp.tc/report