MCP Toolbox for Databases

--- title: "Sources" type: docs weight: 1 description: > Sources represent your different data sources that a tool can interact with. --- A Source represents a data sources that a tool can interact with. You can define Sources as a map in the `sources` section of your `tools.yaml` file. Typically, a source configuration will contain any information needed to connect with and interact with the database. {{< notice tip >}} Use environment variable replacement with the format ${ENV_NAME} instead of hardcoding your secrets into the configuration file. {{< /notice >}} ```yaml sources: my-cloud-sql-source: kind: cloud-sql-postgres project: my-project-id region: us-central1 instance: my-instance-name database: my_db user: ${USER_NAME} password: ${PASSWORD} ``` In implementation, each source is a different connection pool or client that used to connect to the database and execute the tool. ## Available Sources