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BigQuery MCP Server

by amenke-lang

BigQuery MCP Server

A custom MCP server for Google BigQuery with service account authentication.

Setup

  1. Install dependencies:

    pip install -r requirements.txt
  2. Set environment variables:

    export BQ_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_KEY="/path/to/your-service-account-key.json"
    export BQ_PROJECT_ID="your-default-project-id"
  3. Run the server:

    python bigquery_mcp.py

Configuration for Claude Desktop / Cowork

Add this to your MCP settings (e.g. claude_desktop_config.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "bigquery": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": ["/path/to/bigquery_mcp.py"],
      "env": {
        "BQ_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_KEY": "/path/to/your-service-account-key.json",
        "BQ_PROJECT_ID": "looplink-drt"
      }
    }
  }
}

Available Tools

Tool

Description

bq_execute_sql

Run a read-only SQL query

bq_list_datasets

List all datasets in a project

bq_list_tables

List tables in a dataset

bq_get_table_schema

Get column definitions for a table

bq_preview_table

Preview first N rows (free, no query cost)

bq_get_table_info

Get table metadata (rows, size, partitioning)

Notes

  • Only SELECT queries are allowed (safety enforced)

  • 10 GB billing cap per query

  • Supports both looplink-drt and dandelion-tf-production projects via project_id parameter

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