MCP Server for PostgreSQL

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server implementation for PostgreSQL, providing a simple interface to interact with PostgreSQL databases through MCP.

Features

Execute SQL queries with parameterized inputs
Run INSERT/UPDATE/DELETE operations
Create new databases
Create or update table schemas
Debug PostgreSQL connections
Containerized with Docker for easy deployment
Environment-based configuration

Prerequisites

Python 3.8+
PostgreSQL 10+
Docker (optional, for containerized deployment)
Docker Compose (optional, for development)

Installation

Using Docker (Recommended)

Clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/asadudin/mcp-server-postgres.git cd mcp-server-postgres
Copy the example environment file:
cp .env.example .env
Update the .env file with your PostgreSQL credentials:
PG_HOST=postgres PG_PORT=5432 PG_USER=postgres PG_PASSWORD=your_password PG_DATABASE=your_database HOST=0.0.0.0 PORT=8056
Start the service using Docker Compose:
docker-compose up -d

Manual Installation

Clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/asadudin/mcp-server-postgres.git cd mcp-server-postgres
Create and activate a virtual environment:
python -m venv venv source venv/bin/activate # On Windows: .\venv\Scripts\activate
Install dependencies:
pip install -r requirements.txt
Copy the example environment file and update it:
cp .env.example .env # Edit .env with your configuration
Run the server:
python mcp_server_postgres.py

Usage

The MCP server provides the following endpoints:

`sql_query`

Run a SELECT query and return results as JSON.

Parameters:

query: SQL query string
params: Optional JSON string of query parameters (list or dict)

Example:

{
  "query": "SELECT * FROM users WHERE id = $1",
  "params": [1]
}

`sql_execute`

Execute an INSERT/UPDATE/DELETE statement.

Parameters:

query: SQL statement
params: Optional JSON string of query parameters (list or dict)

Example:

{
  "query": "INSERT INTO users (name, email) VALUES ($1, $2)",
  "params": ["John Doe", "john@example.com"]
}

`create_database`

Create a new PostgreSQL database.

Parameters:

database_name: Name of the database to create

`create_or_update_table`

Create or update a table schema.

Parameters:

sql: CREATE TABLE or ALTER TABLE SQL statement

`debug_postgres_connection`

Debug the PostgreSQL connection.

Environment Variables

Variable	Default	Description
PG_HOST	localhost	PostgreSQL host
PG_PORT	5432	PostgreSQL port
PG_USER	postgres	PostgreSQL username
PG_PASSWORD		PostgreSQL password
PG_DATABASE	postgres	Default database name
HOST	0.0.0.0	Host to bind the MCP server to
PORT	8056	Port to run the MCP server on

Development

Running Tests

# Install test dependencies
pip install -r requirements-dev.txt

# Run tests
pytest

Building the Docker Image

docker build -t mcp-server-postgres .

API Documentation

For detailed API documentation, refer to the OpenAPI specification.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Acknowledgments

FastMCP - The MCP server framework
asyncpg - PostgreSQL client for Python
FastAPI - Modern, fast web framework for building APIs

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A Model Context Protocol server implementation that provides a simple interface to interact with PostgreSQL databases, enabling SQL queries, database operations, and schema management through MCP.

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