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list_tables

Retrieve all tables from a specified Snowflake database and schema to view available data structures.

Instructions

List all tables in a specific database and schema

Input Schema

TableJSON Schema
NameRequiredDescriptionDefault
databaseYesDatabase name
schemaYesSchema name

Implementation Reference

  • The handler function that implements the core logic for the 'list_tables' tool. It queries the Snowflake information_schema.tables for a given database and schema, applies exclusion filters if configured, and returns YAML and optional JSON output.
    async def handle_list_tables(arguments, db, *_, exclusion_config=None, exclude_json_results=False): if not arguments or "database" not in arguments or "schema" not in arguments: raise ValueError("Missing required 'database' and 'schema' parameters") database = arguments["database"] schema = arguments["schema"] query = f""" SELECT table_catalog, table_schema, table_name, comment FROM {database}.information_schema.tables WHERE table_schema = '{schema.upper()}' """ data, data_id = await db.execute_query(query) # Filter out excluded tables if exclusion_config and "tables" in exclusion_config and exclusion_config["tables"]: filtered_data = [] for item in data: table_name = item.get("TABLE_NAME", "") exclude = False for pattern in exclusion_config["tables"]: if pattern.lower() in table_name.lower(): exclude = True break if not exclude: filtered_data.append(item) data = filtered_data output = { "type": "data", "data_id": data_id, "database": database, "schema": schema, "data": data, } yaml_output = to_yaml(output) json_output = to_json(output) results: list[ResponseType] = [types.TextContent(type="text", text=yaml_output)] if not exclude_json_results: results.append( types.EmbeddedResource( type="resource", resource=types.TextResourceContents( uri=f"data://{data_id}", text=json_output, mimeType="application/json" ), ) ) return results
  • The Tool object registration for 'list_tables', including name, description, input schema, and handler reference. This is added to the all_tools list used by the server.
    Tool( name="list_tables", description="List all tables in a specific database and schema", input_schema={ "type": "object", "properties": { "database": {"type": "string", "description": "Database name"}, "schema": {"type": "string", "description": "Schema name"}, }, "required": ["database", "schema"], }, handler=handle_list_tables, ),
  • The input schema definition for the 'list_tables' tool, specifying required 'database' and 'schema' string parameters.
    input_schema={ "type": "object", "properties": { "database": {"type": "string", "description": "Database name"}, "schema": {"type": "string", "description": "Schema name"}, }, "required": ["database", "schema"], },

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