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mcp-postgres

MCP tool server providing PostgreSQL database access for AI agents.

Tools

Tool

Description

postgres_query

Execute SQL queries (read-only by default)

postgres_list_tables

List all tables in a schema

postgres_describe_table

Get table structure (columns, types, constraints)

Related MCP server: PostgreSQL MCP Server

Quick Start

cp .env.example .env
# Edit .env with your Postgres connection details
make install
make server

Environment Variables

Variable

Default

Description

POSTGRES_HOST

localhost

PostgreSQL host

POSTGRES_PORT

5432

PostgreSQL port

POSTGRES_USER

postgres

Database user

POSTGRES_PASSWORD

Database password

POSTGRES_DB

postgres

Database name

POSTGRES_READONLY

true

Enforce read-only queries

MCP_TRANSPORT

http

Transport: http, stdio

MCP_PORT

8080

Server port (http only)

Set POSTGRES_READONLY=false to enable read/write mode (INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE, etc.).

Endpoints

Path

Method

Description

/healthz

GET

Health check for K8s probes

/

GET

Server info (name, version, transports)

/mcp

POST

MCP Streamable-HTTP transport

/sse

GET

MCP SSE transport (legacy)

Usage with .mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "postgres": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run", "--rm", "-i",
        "-e", "MCP_TRANSPORT=stdio",
        "-e", "POSTGRES_HOST=host.docker.internal",
        "-e", "POSTGRES_PORT=5432",
        "-e", "POSTGRES_USER=postgres",
        "-e", "POSTGRES_PASSWORD=secret",
        "-e", "POSTGRES_DB=mydb",
        "ghcr.io/mgcrea/mcp-postgres"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Use host.docker.internal to connect to a PostgreSQL instance running on the host machine.

Docker

make docker-build
make docker-run

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