Kinetica MCP Server
OfficialServer Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| KINETICA_URL | No | The Kinetica API URL (e.g., http://your-kinetica-host:9191) | |
| KINETICA_USER | No | Kinetica username for basic authentication | |
| KINETICA_PASSWD | No | Kinetica password for basic authentication | |
| KINETICA_SCHEMA | No | Filter tables by schema (optional, default='*') | |
| KINETICA_LOGLEVEL | No | Server log level (optional, default='warning') | |
| KINETICA_TTS_MODE | No | Text-to-SQL mode: 'server' or 'local' (optional, default='local') | |
| KINETICA_OAUTH_URL | No | OAuth server URL (optional, used for testing) | |
| KINETICA_OAUTH_BASE_URL | No | Base URL for OAuth (optional, used for testing) | |
| KINETICA_OAUTH_EXTERNAL_HOST | No | The external host of the MCP and OAUTH servers | |
| KINETICA_OAUTH_HANDSHAKE_KEY | No | The unencrypted handshake key for OAuth authentication |
Capabilities
Features and capabilities supported by this server
| Capability | Details |
|---|---|
| tools | {
"listChanged": true
} |
| logging | {} |
| prompts | {
"listChanged": false
} |
| resources | {
"subscribe": false,
"listChanged": false
} |
| extensions | {
"io.modelcontextprotocol/ui": {}
} |
| experimental | {} |
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| start_table_monitorC | Starts a table monitor on the given Kinetica table and logs insert/update/delete events. |
| list_tablesA | List all available tables, views, and schemas in the database. |
| get_recordsC | Fetch raw JSON records from a given table. |
| insert_recordsC | Insert records into a specified table. |
| query_sqlC | Run a safe SQL query on the Kinetica database. |
| describe_tableC | Return a dictionary of column name to column type. |
Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| kinetica-sql-agent | System prompt to help Claude generate valid, performant Kinetica SQL queries. Loaded from markdown file for easier editing and versioning. |
Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No resources | |
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