Metabase MCP

A headless Model Context Protocol server for Metabase that enables AI agents to interact with Metabase instances using API key authentication. It provides 178 tools across 33 toolsets for querying data, managing databases, collections, users, and settings, supporting both stdio and HTTP modes without requiring OAuth or admin privileges.

Package and access

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Community listingLocal stdioSource reviewed; not executedPublished by Serdnaley

You need:A Metabase API key (or email/password) is all it needs

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What you can do with it

Execute ad-hoc queries against Metabase databases
Manage database connections and schema synchronization
List and filter collections, cards, and dashboards
Automate user, group, and permission administration

Source and maintenance

Community listingRegistry 0.4.0

mcp-registry: io.github.Serdnaley/metabase-mcp@0.4.0 Source repository Project website

Maintenance checked: Oct 31, 2026, 10:59 PM UTC

Packages and installation

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@serdnaley/metabase-mcp 0.4.0

npm

@serdnaley/metabase-mcp package definition

{
  "version": "0.4.0",
  "transport": "stdio",
  "identifier": "@serdnaley/metabase-mcp",
  "registryType": "npm",
  "environmentVariables": [
    {
      "name": "METABASE_URL",
      "format": "string",
      "isRequired": true,
      "description": "Metabase base URL, e.g. https://metabase.example.com"
    },
    {
      "name": "METABASE_API_KEY",
      "format": "string",
      "description": "Metabase API key (or set METABASE_EMAIL + METABASE_PASSWORD)"
    },
    {
      "name": "METABASE_EMAIL",
      "format": "string",
      "description": "Login email (alternative to an API key)"
    },
    {
      "name": "METABASE_PASSWORD",
      "format": "string",
      "description": "Login password (alternative to an API key)"
    },
    {
      "name": "METABASE_READ_ONLY_MODE",
      "format": "boolean",
      "description": "true hides all write tools"
    },
    {
      "name": "METABASE_TOOLSETS",
      "format": "string",
      "description": "Comma list of toolsets or presets (all, query, content, admin)"
    },
    {
      "name": "METABASE_TOOLS_ENABLE",
      "format": "string",
      "description": "Extra tools to enable (names or globs)"
    },
    {
      "name": "METABASE_TOOLS_DISABLE",
      "format": "string",
      "description": "Tools to disable (names or globs); always wins"
    },
    {
      "name": "METABASE_CUSTOM_HEADERS",
      "format": "string",
      "description": "Extra headers for every Metabase request (e.g. Cloudflare Access)"
    }
  ]
}

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Cursor

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Cursor configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "metabase-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@serdnaley/metabase-mcp@0.4.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "METABASE_URL": "<YOUR_METABASE_URL>",
        "METABASE_API_KEY": "<YOUR_METABASE_API_KEY>",
        "METABASE_EMAIL": "<YOUR_METABASE_EMAIL>",
        "METABASE_PASSWORD": "<YOUR_METABASE_PASSWORD>",
        "METABASE_READ_ONLY_MODE": "<YOUR_METABASE_READ_ONLY_MODE>",
        "METABASE_TOOLSETS": "<YOUR_METABASE_TOOLSETS>",
        "METABASE_TOOLS_ENABLE": "<YOUR_METABASE_TOOLS_ENABLE>",
        "METABASE_TOOLS_DISABLE": "<YOUR_METABASE_TOOLS_DISABLE>",
        "METABASE_CUSTOM_HEADERS": "<YOUR_METABASE_CUSTOM_HEADERS>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cline

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Cline configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "metabase-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@serdnaley/metabase-mcp@0.4.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "METABASE_URL": "<YOUR_METABASE_URL>",
        "METABASE_API_KEY": "<YOUR_METABASE_API_KEY>",
        "METABASE_EMAIL": "<YOUR_METABASE_EMAIL>",
        "METABASE_PASSWORD": "<YOUR_METABASE_PASSWORD>",
        "METABASE_READ_ONLY_MODE": "<YOUR_METABASE_READ_ONLY_MODE>",
        "METABASE_TOOLSETS": "<YOUR_METABASE_TOOLSETS>",
        "METABASE_TOOLS_ENABLE": "<YOUR_METABASE_TOOLS_ENABLE>",
        "METABASE_TOOLS_DISABLE": "<YOUR_METABASE_TOOLS_DISABLE>",
        "METABASE_CUSTOM_HEADERS": "<YOUR_METABASE_CUSTOM_HEADERS>"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code

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VS Code configuration

{
  "servers": {
    "metabase-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@serdnaley/metabase-mcp@0.4.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "METABASE_URL": "<YOUR_METABASE_URL>",
        "METABASE_API_KEY": "<YOUR_METABASE_API_KEY>",
        "METABASE_EMAIL": "<YOUR_METABASE_EMAIL>",
        "METABASE_PASSWORD": "<YOUR_METABASE_PASSWORD>",
        "METABASE_READ_ONLY_MODE": "<YOUR_METABASE_READ_ONLY_MODE>",
        "METABASE_TOOLSETS": "<YOUR_METABASE_TOOLSETS>",
        "METABASE_TOOLS_ENABLE": "<YOUR_METABASE_TOOLS_ENABLE>",
        "METABASE_TOOLS_DISABLE": "<YOUR_METABASE_TOOLS_DISABLE>",
        "METABASE_CUSTOM_HEADERS": "<YOUR_METABASE_CUSTOM_HEADERS>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

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Claude Desktop configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "metabase-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@serdnaley/metabase-mcp@0.4.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "METABASE_URL": "<YOUR_METABASE_URL>",
        "METABASE_API_KEY": "<YOUR_METABASE_API_KEY>",
        "METABASE_EMAIL": "<YOUR_METABASE_EMAIL>",
        "METABASE_PASSWORD": "<YOUR_METABASE_PASSWORD>",
        "METABASE_READ_ONLY_MODE": "<YOUR_METABASE_READ_ONLY_MODE>",
        "METABASE_TOOLSETS": "<YOUR_METABASE_TOOLSETS>",
        "METABASE_TOOLS_ENABLE": "<YOUR_METABASE_TOOLS_ENABLE>",
        "METABASE_TOOLS_DISABLE": "<YOUR_METABASE_TOOLS_DISABLE>",
        "METABASE_CUSTOM_HEADERS": "<YOUR_METABASE_CUSTOM_HEADERS>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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