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MCP server for dbatools — exposes SQL Server management commands as MCP tools

To add dbatools-mcp-server to Claude, run the install command below or copy the ready-made config for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor and VS Code further down. Restart your client after adding it and its tools show up in your next conversation. It declares 4 environment variables, listed below.

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Install

npx -y dbatools-mcp-server@0.5.0

Environment variables

DBATOOLS_SAFE_MODESet in your MCP config
MAX_OUTPUT_ROWSSet in your MCP config
COMMAND_TIMEOUT_SECONDSSet in your MCP config
PWSH_EXESet in your MCP config

Set only if the maker requires them; this listing does not flag any of them as required.

Install with your client

Terminal
claude mcp add dbatools --env DBATOOLS_SAFE_MODE=<YOUR_DBATOOLS_SAFE_MODE> --env MAX_OUTPUT_ROWS=<YOUR_MAX_OUTPUT_ROWS> --env COMMAND_TIMEOUT_SECONDS=<YOUR_COMMAND_TIMEOUT_SECONDS> --env PWSH_EXE=<YOUR_PWSH_EXE> -- npx -y dbatools-mcp-server@0.5.0

Run this in a terminal to add the server to Claude Code.

What this does

dbatools-mcp-server exposes a set of tools to Claude over the Model Context Protocol. After you add it to claude_desktop_config.json (snippet above) and restart Claude Desktop, those tools become callable inside any conversation.

Requirements

This server declares the following environment variables. Set only the ones the maker requires for your setup; this listing does not flag any of them as required:

DBATOOLS_SAFE_MODE
MAX_OUTPUT_ROWS
COMMAND_TIMEOUT_SECONDS
PWSH_EXE

Set these via the env object in your MCP config (see claude_desktop_config.json snippet above).

Frequently asked questions

How do I install dbatools-mcp-server?

Run the Claude Code command in the install section to add dbatools-mcp-server to Claude Code, or copy the ready-made config for your client from the install section on this page. Restart your client afterwards and the tools appear in your next conversation.

Which clients work with dbatools-mcp-server?

This page carries setup and config for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor and VS Code. Any other MCP client that accepts a standard server config can connect to dbatools-mcp-server as well.

Does dbatools-mcp-server need an API key?

This listing does not flag an API key as required. The server can use these environment variables: DBATOOLS_SAFE_MODE, MAX_OUTPUT_ROWS, COMMAND_TIMEOUT_SECONDS, PWSH_EXE; the maker's docs say which of them your setup needs. They go in the env block of your MCP config.

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