Metabase
remote (hosted) MCP serverMetabase is a remote (hosted) MCP server: Lets AI clients search, explore, query, and visualize data in a Metabase instance. Connect any MCP client to https://{metabase_host}/api/mcp.
Installation
Terminal
claude mcp add --transport http metabase-github-io https://{metabase_host}/api/mcpRun in your project folder. Add --scope user to use it everywhere.
Claude Desktop
Open Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, then paste https://{metabase_host}/api/mcp.
Cursor & other clients
Add to .cursor/mcp.json or your client's MCP config.
{
"mcpServers": {
"metabase-github-io": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://{metabase_host}/api/mcp"
}
}
}What you need
- Runtime: Nothing, it's hosted.
- MCP client: Claude Code, Codex, Antigravity, Claude Desktop, Cursor or any other client that speaks MCP over streamable HTTP.
Summary
Lets AI clients search, explore, query, and visualize data in a Metabase instance.
Metabase vs similar servers
| Server | Stars | Type | API key | Runtime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metabase | 49K | Hosted | No | None |
| Alfanous - Quranic Search Engine | 289 | Local | No | pypi |
| Firecrawl MCP Server | 7,526 | Local | Yes | npm |
| Claude Code Explorer MCP | 6,240 | Local | No | npm |
| arxiv-mcp-server | 3,177 | Local | Yes | pypi |
Questions
No. The registry entry lists no keys or environment variables.
Only an MCP client such as Claude Code, Codex, Claude Desktop or Cursor. Metabase is hosted, so there is nothing to install.
Metabase is a remote (hosted) MCP server served at https://{metabase_host}/api/mcp.
Run: claude mcp add --transport http metabase-github-io https://{metabase_host}/api/mcp
Run: codex mcp add metabase-github-io --url https://{metabase_host}/api/mcp
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