MCP Server for Metabase - 111 tools for SQL generation, dashboards & PostgreSQL
To add metabase-ai-assistant 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 needs 9 environment variables, listed below.
Install
npx -y metabase-ai-assistant@3.2.0Environment variables
METABASE_URLSet in your MCP configMETABASE_USERNAMESet in your MCP configMETABASE_PASSWORDSet in your MCP configMETABASE_API_KEYSet in your MCP configDATABASE_HOSTSet in your MCP configDATABASE_PORTSet in your MCP configDATABASE_NAMESet in your MCP configDATABASE_USERSet in your MCP configDATABASE_PASSWORDSet in your MCP configInstall with your client
claude mcp add metabase-ai-assistant --env METABASE_URL=<YOUR_METABASE_URL> --env METABASE_USERNAME=<YOUR_METABASE_USERNAME> --env METABASE_PASSWORD=<YOUR_METABASE_PASSWORD> --env METABASE_API_KEY=<YOUR_METABASE_API_KEY> --env DATABASE_HOST=<YOUR_DATABASE_HOST> --env DATABASE_PORT=<YOUR_DATABASE_PORT> --env DATABASE_NAME=<YOUR_DATABASE_NAME> --env DATABASE_USER=<YOUR_DATABASE_USER> --env DATABASE_PASSWORD=<YOUR_DATABASE_PASSWORD> -- npx -y metabase-ai-assistant@3.2.0
Run this in a terminal to add the server to Claude Code.
What this does
metabase-ai-assistant 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 needs the following environment variables to be set before it can run:
METABASE_URL METABASE_USERNAME METABASE_PASSWORD METABASE_API_KEY DATABASE_HOST DATABASE_PORT DATABASE_NAME DATABASE_USER DATABASE_PASSWORD
Set these via the env object in your MCP config (see claude_desktop_config.json snippet above).
Frequently asked questions
How do I install metabase-ai-assistant?
Run the Claude Code command in the install section to add metabase-ai-assistant 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 metabase-ai-assistant?
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 metabase-ai-assistant as well.
Does metabase-ai-assistant need an API key?
Yes. Before it can run, set these environment variables: METABASE_URL, METABASE_USERNAME, METABASE_PASSWORD, METABASE_API_KEY, DATABASE_HOST, DATABASE_PORT, DATABASE_NAME, DATABASE_USER, DATABASE_PASSWORD. They go in the env block of your MCP config.
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