postgres-mcp
local MCP serverpostgres-mcp is a local MCP server: Enterprise PostgreSQL MCP server with NL queries, hybrid search (pgvector+BM25), and web UI. Install it from oci as ghcr.io/pgedge/postgres-mcp:latest.
Installation
Terminal
claude mcp add io-github-pgedge-postgres-mcp -- docker run -i --rm ghcr.io/pgedge/postgres-mcp:latest
Run in your project folder. Add --scope user to use it everywhere.
Claude Desktop, Cursor & other clients
Add to claude_desktop_config.json or .cursor/mcp.json.
{
"mcpServers": {
"io-github-pgedge-postgres-mcp": {
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"run",
"-i",
"--rm",
"ghcr.io/pgedge/postgres-mcp:latest"
]
}
}
}What you need
- Runtime: Docker.
- MCP client: Claude Code, Codex, Antigravity, Claude Desktop, Cursor or any other client that speaks MCP over stdio.
Summary
Enterprise PostgreSQL MCP server with NL queries, hybrid search (pgvector+BM25), and web UI
postgres-mcp vs similar servers
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| postgres-mcp | 230 | Local | No | oci |
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Questions
No. The registry entry lists no keys or environment variables.
Docker, plus an MCP client such as Claude Code, Codex, Claude Desktop or Cursor.
postgres-mcp is a local MCP server distributed as the oci package ghcr.io/pgedge/postgres-mcp:latest.
Run: claude mcp add io-github-pgedge-postgres-mcp -- docker run -i --rm ghcr.io/pgedge/postgres-mcp:latest
Run: codex mcp add io-github-pgedge-postgres-mcp -- docker run -i --rm ghcr.io/pgedge/postgres-mcp:latest
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