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Connect your assistant to Postgres, MySQL, BigQuery, Spanner and other databases to explore schemas and run SQL, or define custom tools.

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npx -y @toolbox-sdk/server --prebuilt=postgres --stdio

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MCP Toolbox for Databases is an open source server that connects AI agents and IDEs to databases. Prebuilt tools cover data exploration such as listing tables and running SQL. Supported sources include PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server, SQLite, BigQuery, AlloyDB, Spanner, Firestore, Oracle, MongoDB, Redis, ClickHouse and more. A tools.yaml file lets you define custom tools with structured queries.

It runs locally over stdio, for example with npx -y @toolbox-sdk/server --prebuilt=postgres --stdio. A Docker image and binaries are also available. The server itself needs no sign-in, but you set the connection environment variables for your chosen database.

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Query databases in plain language through prebuilt tools
List tables and explore schemas
Run SQL statements against the connected database
Choose a prebuilt config per database with the --prebuilt flag
Define custom tools and sources in a tools.yaml file
Connect to Google Cloud and third-party databases

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List the tables in my Postgres database
Show the schema of the orders table
Run a query for the ten newest customers
Help me write code against this database schema

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Claude Code

Run this in a terminal, in your project folder:

claude mcp add --transport stdio mcp-toolbox -- npx -y @toolbox-sdk/server --prebuilt=postgres --stdio

Start Claude Code and type /mcp. mcp-toolbox should show as connected.

Add --scope user to make it available in every project.

Claude Desktop

Open Settings → Developer → Edit Config. It opens claude_desktop_config.json. Add:

claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-toolbox": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@toolbox-sdk/server",
        "--prebuilt=postgres",
        "--stdio"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Save the file and restart Claude Desktop.

Needs Node.js on your computer. The file lives in ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/ on macOS and %APPDATA%\Claude\ on Windows.

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Or add it by hand to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (all projects) or .cursor/mcp.json (this project):

mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-toolbox": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@toolbox-sdk/server",
        "--prebuilt=postgres",
        "--stdio"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Needs Node.js on your computer.

VS Code

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Or from a terminal:

code --add-mcp '{"name":"mcp-toolbox","type":"stdio","command":"npx","args":["-y","@toolbox-sdk/server","--prebuilt=postgres","--stdio"]}'

Or commit it to the repo in .vscode/mcp.json:

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "mcp-toolbox": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@toolbox-sdk/server",
        "--prebuilt=postgres",
        "--stdio"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Needs Node.js on your computer.

Devin Desktop

Add it to ~/.config/devin/mcp_config.json (macOS and Linux) or %APPDATA%\devin\mcp_config.json (Windows):

mcp_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-toolbox": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@toolbox-sdk/server",
        "--prebuilt=postgres",
        "--stdio"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Refresh the MCP server list in Cascade.

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Codex

codex mcp add mcp-toolbox -- npx -y @toolbox-sdk/server --prebuilt=postgres --stdio

Or edit ~/.codex/config.toml directly:

config.toml

[mcp_servers.mcp-toolbox]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@toolbox-sdk/server", "--prebuilt=postgres", "--stdio"]

Needs Node.js on your computer.

Gemini CLI

gemini mcp add mcp-toolbox npx -- -y @toolbox-sdk/server --prebuilt=postgres --stdio

This adds it to the current project. Add -s user to use it everywhere.

Any client

Most clients that start local servers accept this shape:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-toolbox": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@toolbox-sdk/server",
        "--prebuilt=postgres",
        "--stdio"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Zed puts servers under context_servers in its settings, with the same command, args and env fields.

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Can I paste mcp.tc/i/mcp-toolbox into my MCP client?

No. MCP Toolbox for Databases runs on your own computer, started by your client, so it has no web address to connect to. The quick link is the page to share; the install command is npx -y @toolbox-sdk/server --prebuilt=postgres --stdio.

Does MCP Toolbox for Databases need an API key?

No. It doesn't declare any keys or environment variables. It runs with your user account's permissions, so check what its tools can reach.

Is MCP Toolbox for Databases a remote or a local server?

Local. Your client starts it as a process on your computer with npx -y @toolbox-sdk/server --prebuilt=postgres --stdio, which needs Node.js.

What can MCP Toolbox for Databases do?

You can query databases in plain language through prebuilt tools, list tables and explore schemas and run SQL statements against the connected database.

Which clients can use it?

Any client that starts local servers: Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code, Devin Desktop, Codex, Gemini CLI, Zed and others. claude.ai and ChatGPT only connect to remote servers.

Who wrote this page?

mcp.tc's robot read MCP Toolbox for Databases's public metadata (its package and repository pages), and an AI model drafted the text from it. A person reviews anything the checks can't confirm. The text can still be wrong, so if you spot a mistake, use Report this listing on this page.

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