Enables natural language schema queries — explore tables, keys, procedures, and get SQL help fast
To add schemacrawler-ai to Claude, run the install command below. Restart Claude Code after adding it and its tools show up in your next conversation. It needs 13 environment variables, listed below.
Install
docker run -i --rm schemacrawler/schemacrawler-ai:18.0.1-1Environment variables
SCHCRWLR_MCP_SERVER_TRANSPORTSet in your MCP configSCHCRWLR_DATABASE_USERSet in your MCP configSCHCRWLR_DATABASE_PASSWORDSet in your MCP configSCHCRWLR_JDBC_URLSet in your MCP configSCHCRWLR_SERVERSet in your MCP configSCHCRWLR_HOSTSet in your MCP configSCHCRWLR_PORTSet in your MCP configSCHCRWLR_DATABASESet in your MCP configSCHCRWLR_DATABASE_ALIASSet in your MCP configSCHCRWLR_DATABASE_DESCRIPTIONSet in your MCP configSCHCRWLR_INFO_LEVELSet in your MCP configSCHCRWLR_LOG_LEVELSet in your MCP configSCHCRWLR_EXCLUDE_TOOLSSet in your MCP configWhat this does
schemacrawler-ai 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:
SCHCRWLR_MCP_SERVER_TRANSPORT SCHCRWLR_DATABASE_USER SCHCRWLR_DATABASE_PASSWORD SCHCRWLR_JDBC_URL SCHCRWLR_SERVER SCHCRWLR_HOST SCHCRWLR_PORT SCHCRWLR_DATABASE SCHCRWLR_DATABASE_ALIAS SCHCRWLR_DATABASE_DESCRIPTION SCHCRWLR_INFO_LEVEL SCHCRWLR_LOG_LEVEL SCHCRWLR_EXCLUDE_TOOLS
Set these via the env object in your MCP config (see claude_desktop_config.json snippet above).
Frequently asked questions
How do I install schemacrawler-ai?
The install section on this page carries the maker's install command for schemacrawler-ai, as submitted. Restart your client afterwards and the tools appear in your next conversation.
Which clients work with schemacrawler-ai?
This page carries setup and config for Claude Code. Any other MCP client that accepts a standard server config can connect to schemacrawler-ai as well.
Does schemacrawler-ai need an API key?
Yes. Before it can run, set these environment variables: SCHCRWLR_MCP_SERVER_TRANSPORT, SCHCRWLR_DATABASE_USER, SCHCRWLR_DATABASE_PASSWORD, SCHCRWLR_JDBC_URL, SCHCRWLR_SERVER, SCHCRWLR_HOST, SCHCRWLR_PORT, SCHCRWLR_DATABASE, SCHCRWLR_DATABASE_ALIAS, SCHCRWLR_DATABASE_DESCRIPTION, SCHCRWLR_INFO_LEVEL, SCHCRWLR_LOG_LEVEL, SCHCRWLR_EXCLUDE_TOOLS. They go in the env block of your MCP config.
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