PostgreSQL MCP Server

A generic Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for PostgreSQL, allowing AI agents to inspect and query PostgreSQL databases safely.

Features

• list_tables: List all tables in the public schema.

• get_schema: Get the schema (columns, types, nullability) of a specific table.

• run_query: Run a read-only SQL query (only SELECT/WITH allowed) with a maximum limit of 100 rows to avoid large responses.

Related MCP server: PostgreSQL MCP Server

Prerequisites

• Python 3.13+

• uv

• PostgreSQL database

Installation

You can run this directly using uvx or uv run if you clone the repository.

Usage

This server requires the DATABASE_URL environment variable to be set.

Example connection string: postgres://user:password@localhost:5432/mydatabase

Running directly

DATABASE_URL="postgresql://postgres:poggerpogger@localhost:5432/boxboxWeb" uv run main.py

Usage with Claude Desktop / MCP Clients

Add the following to your MCP client configuration (e.g., Claude Desktop's claude_desktop_config.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "postgres": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "/path/to/2025postgresqlmcp/main.py"
      ],
      "env": {
        "DATABASE_URL": "postgres://user:password@localhost:5432/mydatabase"
      }
    }
  }
}