BigQuery MCP server

A Model Context Protocol server that provides access to BigQuery. This server enables LLMs to inspect database schemas and execute queries.

Components

Tools

The server implements one tool:

• execute-query: Executes a SQL query using BigQuery dialect

• list-tables: Lists all tables in the BigQuery database

• describe-table: Describes the schema of a specific table

Related MCP server: mcp-graphql

Configuration

The server can be configured either with command line arguments or environment variables.

Installation

Installing via Smithery

To install BigQuery Server for Claude Desktop automatically via Smithery:

npx -y @smithery/cli install mcp-server-bigquery --client claude

Claude Code

claude mcp add bigquery --scope user --transport stdio -- uvx mcp-server-bigquery --project {PROJECT_ID} --location {{LOCATION}}

Claude Desktop

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "bigquery": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["mcp-server-bigquery"],
      "env": {
        "BIGQUERY_PROJECT": "{{GCP_PROJECT_ID}}",
        "BIGQUERY_LOCATION": "{{GCP_LOCATION}}"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cursor

1. Open Cursor Settings → MCP

2. Click Add new global MCP server

3. Add an entry for the BigQuery MCP, following the pattern below:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "bigquery": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["mcp-server-bigquery"],
      "env": {
        "BIGQUERY_PROJECT": "{{GCP_PROJECT_ID}}",
        "BIGQUERY_LOCATION": "{{GCP_LOCATION}}"
      }
    }
  }
}