Airtable MCP

Airtable MCP Server

🤖 Revolutionary AI Agent v3.1.0 - Advanced AI-powered Airtable MCP server with TypeScript support, comprehensive intelligence capabilities, predictive analytics, and enterprise automation features.

🚀 Latest: TypeScript Support v3.1.0

Enterprise-Grade Type Safety with full backward compatibility:

🔷 TypeScript Implementation - Complete type-safe server with strict validation
📘 Comprehensive Type Definitions - All 33 tools and 10 AI prompts fully typed
🛡️ Compile-Time Safety - Catch errors before runtime with advanced type checking
🎯 Developer Experience - IntelliSense, auto-completion, and refactoring support
🔄 Dual Distribution - Use with JavaScript or TypeScript, your choice
📖 Type Documentation - Self-documenting APIs through comprehensive type definitions

🤖 AI Intelligence Suite

Complete AI-Powered Intelligence with enterprise capabilities:

🤖 10 AI Prompt Templates - Advanced analytics, predictions, and automation
🔮 Predictive Analytics - Forecasting and trend analysis with confidence intervals
🗣️ Natural Language Processing - Query your data using human language
📊 Business Intelligence - Automated insights and recommendations
🏗️ Smart Schema Design - AI-optimized database architecture
⚡ Workflow Automation - Intelligent process optimization
🔍 Data Quality Auditing - Comprehensive quality assessment and fixes
📈 Statistical Analysis - Advanced analytics with significance testing

✨ Features

🔍 Natural Language Queries - Ask questions about your data in plain English
📊 Full CRUD Operations - Create, read, update, and delete records
🪝 Webhook Management - Create and manage webhooks for real-time notifications
🏗️ Advanced Schema Management - Create tables, fields, and manage base structure
🔍 Base Discovery - Explore all accessible bases and their schemas
🔧 Field Management - Add, modify, and remove fields programmatically
🔐 Secure Authentication - Uses environment variables for credentials
🚀 Easy Setup - Multiple installation options available
⚡ Fast & Reliable - Built with Node.js for optimal performance
🎯 33 Powerful Tools - Complete Airtable API coverage with batch operations
📎 Attachment Management - Upload files via URLs to attachment fields
⚡ Batch Operations - Create, update, delete up to 10 records at once
👥 Collaboration Tools - Manage base collaborators and shared views
🤖 AI Integration - Prompts and sampling for intelligent data operations
🔐 Enterprise Security - OAuth2, rate limiting, comprehensive validation

📋 Prerequisites

Node.js 14+ installed on your system
An Airtable account with a Personal Access Token
Your Airtable Base ID

🚀 Quick Start

Step 1: Get Your Airtable Credentials

Personal Access Token: Visit Airtable Account → Create a token with the following scopes:
- data.records:read - Read records from tables
- data.records:write - Create, update, delete records
- schema.bases:read - View table schemas
- schema.bases:write - New in v1.5.0 - Create/modify tables and fields
- webhook:manage - (Optional) For webhook features
Base ID: Open your Airtable base and copy the ID from the URL:
https://airtable.com/[BASE_ID]/...

Step 2: Installation

Choose one of these installation methods:

🔷 TypeScript Users (Recommended for Development)

# Install with TypeScript support
npm install -g @rashidazarang/airtable-mcp

# For development with types
npm install --save-dev typescript @types/node

📦 JavaScript Users (Production Ready)

Option A: Install via NPM (Recommended)

npm install -g @rashidazarang/airtable-mcp

Option B: Clone from GitHub

git clone https://github.com/rashidazarang/airtable-mcp.git
cd airtable-mcp
npm install

Step 3: Set Up Environment Variables

Create a .env file in your project directory:

AIRTABLE_TOKEN=your_personal_access_token_here
AIRTABLE_BASE_ID=your_base_id_here

Security Note: Never commit .env files to version control!

Step 4: Configure Your MCP Client

🔷 TypeScript Configuration (Enhanced Developer Experience)

Add to your Claude Desktop configuration file with TypeScript binary:

MacOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json Windows: %APPDATA%\\Claude\\claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "airtable-typescript": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "@rashidazarang/airtable-mcp",
        "--token",
        "YOUR_AIRTABLE_TOKEN",
        "--base",
        "YOUR_BASE_ID"
      ],
      "env": {
        "NODE_ENV": "production",
        "LOG_LEVEL": "INFO"
      }
    }
  }
}

📦 JavaScript Configuration (Standard)

Add to your Claude Desktop configuration file:

MacOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "airtable": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "@rashidazarang/airtable-mcp",
        "--token",
        "YOUR_AIRTABLE_TOKEN",
        "--base",
        "YOUR_BASE_ID"
      ]
    }
  }
}

For Environment Variables (More Secure)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "airtable": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@rashidazarang/airtable-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "AIRTABLE_TOKEN": "YOUR_AIRTABLE_TOKEN",
        "AIRTABLE_BASE_ID": "YOUR_BASE_ID"
      }
    }
  }
}

Step 5: Restart Your MCP Client

After configuration, restart Claude Desktop or your MCP client to load the Airtable server.

🎯 Usage Examples

Once configured, you can interact with your Airtable data naturally:

🔷 TypeScript Development

import { 
  AirtableMCPServer, 
  ListRecordsInput, 
  AnalyzeDataPrompt 
} from '@rashidazarang/airtable-mcp/types';

const server = new AirtableMCPServer();

// Type-safe data operations
const params: ListRecordsInput = {
  table: 'Tasks',
  maxRecords: 10,
  filterByFormula: "Status = 'Active'"
};

const records = await server.handleToolCall('list_records', params);

// Type-safe AI analytics
const analysis: AnalyzeDataPrompt = {
  table: 'Sales',
  analysis_type: 'predictive',
  confidence_level: 0.95
};

const insights = await server.handlePromptGet('analyze_data', analysis);

📦 Natural Language Interactions

Basic Operations

"Show me all records in the Projects table"
"Create a new task with priority 'High' and due date tomorrow"
"Update the status of task ID rec123 to 'Completed'"
"Delete all records where status is 'Archived'"
"What tables are in my base?"
"Search for records where Status equals 'Active'"

Webhook Operations (v1.4.0+)

"Create a webhook for my table that notifies https://my-app.com/webhook"
"List all active webhooks in my base"
"Show me the recent webhook payloads"
"Delete webhook ach123xyz"

Schema Management (v1.5.0+)

"List all my accessible Airtable bases"
"Show me the complete schema for this base"
"Describe the Projects table with all field details"
"Create a new table called 'Tasks' with Name, Priority, and Due Date fields"
"Add a Status field to the existing Projects table"
"What field types are available in Airtable?"

Batch Operations & Attachments (v1.6.0+)

"Create 5 new records at once in the Tasks table"
"Update multiple records with new status values"
"Delete these 3 records in one operation"
"Attach this image URL to the record's photo field"
"Who are the collaborators on this base?"
"Show me all shared views in this base"

🛠️ Available Tools (33 Total)

📊 Data Operations (7 tools)

Tool	Description
`list_tables`	Get all tables in your base with schema information
`list_records`	Query records with optional filtering and pagination
`get_record`	Retrieve a single record by ID
`create_record`	Add new records to any table
`update_record`	Modify existing record fields
`delete_record`	Remove records from a table
`search_records`	Advanced search with Airtable formulas and sorting

🪝 Webhook Management (5 tools)

Tool	Description
`list_webhooks`	View all webhooks configured for your base
`create_webhook`	Set up real-time notifications for data changes
`delete_webhook`	Remove webhook configurations
`get_webhook_payloads`	Retrieve webhook notification history
`refresh_webhook`	Extend webhook expiration time

🔍 Schema Discovery (6 tools) - New in v1.5.0

Tool	Description
`list_bases`	List all accessible Airtable bases with permissions
`get_base_schema`	Get complete schema information for any base
`describe_table`	Get detailed table info including all field specifications
`list_field_types`	Reference guide for all available Airtable field types
`get_table_views`	List all views for a specific table with configurations

🏗️ Table Management (3 tools) - New in v1.5.0

Tool	Description
`create_table`	Create new tables with custom field definitions
`update_table`	Modify table names and descriptions
`delete_table`	Remove tables (with safety confirmation required)

🔧 Field Management (3 tools) - New in v1.5.0

Tool	Description
`create_field`	Add new fields to existing tables with all field types
`update_field`	Modify field properties, names, and options
`delete_field`	Remove fields (with safety confirmation required)

⚡ Batch Operations (4 tools) - New in v1.6.0

Tool	Description
`batch_create_records`	Create up to 10 records at once for better performance
`batch_update_records`	Update up to 10 records simultaneously
`batch_delete_records`	Delete up to 10 records in a single operation
`batch_upsert_records`	Update existing or create new records based on key fields

📎 Attachment Management (1 tool) - New in v1.6.0

Tool	Description
`upload_attachment`	Attach files from public URLs to attachment fields

👁️ Advanced Views (2 tools) - New in v1.6.0

Tool	Description
`create_view`	Create new views (grid, form, calendar, etc.) with custom configurations
`get_view_metadata`	Get detailed view information including filters and sorts

🏢 Base Management (3 tools) - New in v1.6.0

Tool	Description
`create_base`	Create new Airtable bases with initial table structures
`list_collaborators`	View base collaborators and their permission levels
`list_shares`	List shared views and their public configurations

🤖 AI Intelligence Suite (10 prompts) - Revolutionary v3.0.0

Prompt	Description	Enterprise Features
`analyze_data`	Advanced statistical analysis with ML insights	Confidence intervals, anomaly detection
`create_report`	Intelligent report generation with recommendations	Multi-stakeholder customization, ROI analysis
`data_insights`	Business intelligence and pattern discovery	Cross-table correlations, predictive indicators
`optimize_workflow`	AI-powered automation recommendations	Change management, implementation roadmaps
`smart_schema_design`	Database optimization with best practices	Compliance-aware (GDPR, HIPAA), scalability planning
`data_quality_audit`	Comprehensive quality assessment and fixes	Automated remediation, governance frameworks
`predictive_analytics`	Forecasting and trend prediction	Multiple algorithms, uncertainty quantification
`natural_language_query`	Process human questions intelligently	Context awareness, confidence scoring
`smart_data_transformation`	AI-assisted data processing	Quality rules, audit trails, optimization
`automation_recommendations`	Workflow optimization suggestions	Technical feasibility, cost-benefit analysis

🔧 Advanced Configuration

Using with Smithery Cloud

For cloud-hosted MCP servers:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "airtable": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "@smithery/cli",
        "run",
        "@rashidazarang/airtable-mcp",
        "--token",
        "YOUR_TOKEN",
        "--base",
        "YOUR_BASE_ID"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Direct Node.js Execution

If you cloned the repository:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "airtable": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": [
        "/path/to/airtable-mcp/airtable_simple.js",
        "--token",
        "YOUR_TOKEN",
        "--base",
        "YOUR_BASE_ID"
      ]
    }
  }
}

🧪 Testing

🔷 TypeScript Testing

Run the comprehensive TypeScript test suite:

# Install dependencies first
npm install

# Run TypeScript type checking
npm run test:types

# Run full TypeScript test suite
npm run test:ts

# Build and test TypeScript server
npm run build
npm run start:ts

📦 JavaScript Testing

Run the comprehensive test suite to verify all 33 tools:

# Set environment variables first
export AIRTABLE_TOKEN=your_token
export AIRTABLE_BASE_ID=your_base_id

# Start the server
node airtable_simple.js &

# Run comprehensive tests (v1.6.0+)
./test_v1.6.0_comprehensive.sh

The TypeScript test suite validates:

Type Safety: Compile-time validation of all interfaces
Enterprise Testing: 33 tools with strict type checking
AI Prompt Validation: All 10 AI templates with proper typing
Error Handling: Type-safe error management
Performance: Concurrent operations with type safety
Integration: Full MCP protocol compliance

The JavaScript test suite validates:

All 33 tools with real API calls
Complete CRUD operations
Advanced schema management
Batch operations (create/update/delete multiple records)
Attachment management via URLs
Advanced view creation and metadata
Base management and collaboration tools
Webhook management
Error handling and edge cases
Security verification
100% test coverage

🐛 Troubleshooting

"Connection Refused" Error

Ensure the MCP server is running
Check that port 8010 is not blocked
Restart your MCP client

"Invalid Token" Error

Verify your Personal Access Token is correct
Check that the token has the required scopes
Ensure no extra spaces in your credentials

"Base Not Found" Error

Confirm your Base ID is correct
Check that your token has access to the base

Port Conflicts

If port 8010 is in use:

lsof -ti:8010 | xargs kill -9

📚 Documentation

🔷 TypeScript Documentation

📘 TypeScript Examples - Complete type-safe usage examples
🏗️ Type Definitions - Comprehensive type definitions for all features
🧪 TypeScript Testing - Enterprise-grade testing framework

📦 General Documentation

🎆 Release Notes v3.1.0 - Latest TypeScript release
Release Notes v1.6.0 - Major feature release
Release Notes v1.5.0
Release Notes v1.4.0
Detailed Setup Guide
Development Guide
Security Notice

📦 Version History

v3.1.0 (2025-08-16) - 🔷 TypeScript Support: Enterprise-grade type safety, comprehensive type definitions, dual JS/TS distribution
v3.0.0 (2025-08-16) - 🤖 Revolutionary AI Agent: 10 intelligent prompts, predictive analytics, natural language processing
v2.2.3 (2025-08-16) - 🔒 Security release: Final XSS vulnerability fixes and enhanced validation
v2.2.0 (2025-08-16) - 🏆 Major release: Complete MCP 2024-11-05 protocol implementation
v1.6.0 (2025-08-15) - 🎆 Major release: Added batch operations & attachment management (33 total tools)
v1.5.0 (2025-08-15) - Added comprehensive schema management (23 total tools)
v1.4.0 (2025-08-14) - Added webhook support and enhanced CRUD operations (12 tools)
v1.2.4 (2025-08-12) - Security fixes and stability improvements
v1.2.3 (2025-08-11) - Bug fixes and error handling
v1.2.2 (2025-08-10) - Initial stable release

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request. For major changes, please open an issue first to discuss what you would like to change.

📄 License

MIT License - see LICENSE file for details

🙏 Acknowledgments

Built for the Model Context Protocol
Powered by Airtable API
Compatible with Claude Desktop and other MCP clients

📮 Support

Issues: GitHub Issues
Discussions: GitHub Discussions

This server cannot be installed

security - not tested

license - permissive license

quality - not tested

How are these scores calculated?

remote-capable server

The server can be hosted and run remotely because it primarily relies on remote services or has no dependency on the local environment.

Connects AI tools directly to Airtable, allowing users to query, create, update, and delete records using natural language.

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