ClickHouse
local MCP serverClickHouse is a local MCP server: Official ClickHouse MCP server for querying and exploring ClickHouse clusters and chDB. Install it from pypi as mcp-clickhouse.
Installation
Terminal
claude mcp add mcp-clickhouse -e CLICKHOUSE_HOST=... -e CLICKHOUSE_USER=... -e CLICKHOUSE_PASSWORD=... -e CLICKHOUSE_PORT=... -e CLICKHOUSE_SECURE=... -e CLICKHOUSE_VERIFY=... -e CLICKHOUSE_CA_CERT=... -e CLICKHOUSE_CLIENT_CERT=... -e CLICKHOUSE_CLIENT_CERT_KEY=... -e CLICKHOUSE_TLS_MODE=... -e CLICKHOUSE_DATABASE=... -e CLICKHOUSE_ROLE=... -e CLICKHOUSE_ALLOW_WRITE_ACCESS=... -e CLICKHOUSE_ALLOW_DROP=... -e CLICKHOUSE_MCP_QUERY_TIMEOUT=... -e CLICKHOUSE_MCP_MAX_WORKERS=... -- uvx mcp-clickhouse
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": {
"mcp-clickhouse": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"mcp-clickhouse"
],
"env": {
"CLICKHOUSE_HOST": "...",
"CLICKHOUSE_USER": "...",
"CLICKHOUSE_PASSWORD": "...",
"CLICKHOUSE_PORT": "...",
"CLICKHOUSE_SECURE": "...",
"CLICKHOUSE_VERIFY": "...",
"CLICKHOUSE_CA_CERT": "...",
"CLICKHOUSE_CLIENT_CERT": "...",
"CLICKHOUSE_CLIENT_CERT_KEY": "...",
"CLICKHOUSE_TLS_MODE": "...",
"CLICKHOUSE_DATABASE": "...",
"CLICKHOUSE_ROLE": "...",
"CLICKHOUSE_ALLOW_WRITE_ACCESS": "...",
"CLICKHOUSE_ALLOW_DROP": "...",
"CLICKHOUSE_MCP_QUERY_TIMEOUT": "...",
"CLICKHOUSE_MCP_MAX_WORKERS": "..."
}
}
}
}Fill in the environment variables with your own credentials.
What you need
- Runtime: Python with uv (runs with uvx) or Docker.
- MCP client: Claude Code, Codex, Antigravity, Claude Desktop, Cursor or any other client that speaks MCP over stdio.
- Environment variables:
CLICKHOUSE_HOST,CLICKHOUSE_USER,CLICKHOUSE_PASSWORD,CLICKHOUSE_PORT,CLICKHOUSE_SECURE,CLICKHOUSE_VERIFY,CLICKHOUSE_CA_CERT,CLICKHOUSE_CLIENT_CERT,CLICKHOUSE_CLIENT_CERT_KEY,CLICKHOUSE_TLS_MODE,CLICKHOUSE_DATABASE,CLICKHOUSE_ROLE,CLICKHOUSE_ALLOW_WRITE_ACCESS,CLICKHOUSE_ALLOW_DROP,CLICKHOUSE_MCP_QUERY_TIMEOUT,CLICKHOUSE_MCP_MAX_WORKERS
Summary
Official ClickHouse MCP server for querying and exploring ClickHouse clusters and chDB.
ClickHouse vs similar servers
| Server | Stars | Type | API key | Runtime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ClickHouse | 880 | Local | Yes | pypi |
| CCXT | 44K | Local | No | npm |
| PostHog MCP Server | 40K | Hosted | Yes | None |
| kaneo | 9,252 | Local | Yes | npm |
| MCP Registry Server | 7,291 | Hosted | No | None |
Questions
It reads 16 environment variables: CLICKHOUSE_HOST, CLICKHOUSE_USER, CLICKHOUSE_PASSWORD, CLICKHOUSE_PORT, CLICKHOUSE_SECURE, CLICKHOUSE_VERIFY, CLICKHOUSE_CA_CERT, CLICKHOUSE_CLIENT_CERT, CLICKHOUSE_CLIENT_CERT_KEY, CLICKHOUSE_TLS_MODE, CLICKHOUSE_DATABASE, CLICKHOUSE_ROLE, CLICKHOUSE_ALLOW_WRITE_ACCESS, CLICKHOUSE_ALLOW_DROP, CLICKHOUSE_MCP_QUERY_TIMEOUT, CLICKHOUSE_MCP_MAX_WORKERS. Set them in your MCP config before starting the server.
Python with uv (runs with uvx) or Docker, plus an MCP client such as Claude Code, Codex, Claude Desktop or Cursor.
ClickHouse is a local MCP server distributed as the pypi package mcp-clickhouse.
Run: claude mcp add mcp-clickhouse -e CLICKHOUSE_HOST=... -e CLICKHOUSE_USER=... -e CLICKHOUSE_PASSWORD=... -e CLICKHOUSE_PORT=... -e CLICKHOUSE_SECURE=... -e CLICKHOUSE_VERIFY=... -e CLICKHOUSE_CA_CERT=... -e CLICKHOUSE_CLIENT_CERT=... -e CLICKHOUSE_CLIENT_CERT_KEY=... -e CLICKHOUSE_TLS_MODE=... -e CLICKHOUSE_DATABASE=... -e CLICKHOUSE_ROLE=... -e CLICKHOUSE_ALLOW_WRITE_ACCESS=... -e CLICKHOUSE_ALLOW_DROP=... -e CLICKHOUSE_MCP_QUERY_TIMEOUT=... -e CLICKHOUSE_MCP_MAX_WORKERS=... -- uvx mcp-clickhouse
Run: codex mcp add mcp-clickhouse --env CLICKHOUSE_HOST=... --env CLICKHOUSE_USER=... --env CLICKHOUSE_PASSWORD=... --env CLICKHOUSE_PORT=... --env CLICKHOUSE_SECURE=... --env CLICKHOUSE_VERIFY=... --env CLICKHOUSE_CA_CERT=... --env CLICKHOUSE_CLIENT_CERT=... --env CLICKHOUSE_CLIENT_CERT_KEY=... --env CLICKHOUSE_TLS_MODE=... --env CLICKHOUSE_DATABASE=... --env CLICKHOUSE_ROLE=... --env CLICKHOUSE_ALLOW_WRITE_ACCESS=... --env CLICKHOUSE_ALLOW_DROP=... --env CLICKHOUSE_MCP_QUERY_TIMEOUT=... --env CLICKHOUSE_MCP_MAX_WORKERS=... -- uvx mcp-clickhouse
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