Read-only BigQuery tools for plain-language data questions, with a cost gate on every query
To add BigQuery Data Platform 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 11 environment variables, listed below.
Install
uvx data-platform-mcp@0.4.0Environment variables
BQ_MCP_ENVIRONMENTSSet in your MCP configBQ_MCP_DEFAULT_ENVIRONMENTSet in your MCP configBQ_MCP_CONFIGSet in your MCP configBQ_IMPERSONATE_SERVICE_ACCOUNTSet in your MCP configBQ_PROJECTSet in your MCP configBQ_LOCATIONSet in your MCP configBQ_CODE_ASSET_LOCATIONSet in your MCP configBQ_DATASET_ALLOWLISTSet in your MCP configBQ_WARN_BYTESSet in your MCP configBQ_MAX_BYTES_BILLEDSet in your MCP configBQ_MCP_AUDIT_LOGSet in your MCP configSet only if the maker requires them; this listing does not flag any of them as required.
Install with your client
claude mcp add bigquery-data-platform --env BQ_MCP_ENVIRONMENTS=<YOUR_BQ_MCP_ENVIRONMENTS> --env BQ_MCP_DEFAULT_ENVIRONMENT=<YOUR_BQ_MCP_DEFAULT_ENVIRONMENT> --env BQ_MCP_CONFIG=<YOUR_BQ_MCP_CONFIG> --env BQ_IMPERSONATE_SERVICE_ACCOUNT=<YOUR_BQ_IMPERSONATE_SERVICE_ACCOUNT> --env BQ_PROJECT=<YOUR_BQ_PROJECT> --env BQ_LOCATION=<YOUR_BQ_LOCATION> --env BQ_CODE_ASSET_LOCATION=<YOUR_BQ_CODE_ASSET_LOCATION> --env BQ_DATASET_ALLOWLIST=<YOUR_BQ_DATASET_ALLOWLIST> --env BQ_WARN_BYTES=<YOUR_BQ_WARN_BYTES> --env BQ_MAX_BYTES_BILLED=<YOUR_BQ_MAX_BYTES_BILLED> --env BQ_MCP_AUDIT_LOG=<YOUR_BQ_MCP_AUDIT_LOG> -- uvx data-platform-mcp@0.4.0
Run this in a terminal to add the server to Claude Code.
What this does
BigQuery Data Platform 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:
BQ_MCP_ENVIRONMENTS BQ_MCP_DEFAULT_ENVIRONMENT BQ_MCP_CONFIG BQ_IMPERSONATE_SERVICE_ACCOUNT BQ_PROJECT BQ_LOCATION BQ_CODE_ASSET_LOCATION BQ_DATASET_ALLOWLIST BQ_WARN_BYTES BQ_MAX_BYTES_BILLED BQ_MCP_AUDIT_LOG
Set these via the env object in your MCP config (see claude_desktop_config.json snippet above).
Frequently asked questions
How do I install BigQuery Data Platform?
Run the Claude Code command in the install section to add BigQuery Data Platform 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 BigQuery Data Platform?
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 BigQuery Data Platform as well.
Does BigQuery Data Platform need an API key?
This listing does not flag an API key as required. The server can use these environment variables: BQ_MCP_ENVIRONMENTS, BQ_MCP_DEFAULT_ENVIRONMENT, BQ_MCP_CONFIG, BQ_IMPERSONATE_SERVICE_ACCOUNT, BQ_PROJECT, BQ_LOCATION, BQ_CODE_ASSET_LOCATION, BQ_DATASET_ALLOWLIST, BQ_WARN_BYTES, BQ_MAX_BYTES_BILLED, BQ_MCP_AUDIT_LOG; 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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