Nhost
local MCP serverNhost is a local MCP server: Let your users work with their own data through an AI assistant, limited to what they can see. Install it from oci as docker.io/nhost/mcp:0.3.0.
Installation
Terminal
claude mcp add nhost-github-io -e MCP_GRAPHQL_ENDPOINT=... -e MCP_AUTH_URL=... -- docker run -i --rm docker.io/nhost/mcp:0.3.0
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": {
"nhost-github-io": {
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"run",
"-i",
"--rm",
"docker.io/nhost/mcp:0.3.0"
],
"env": {
"MCP_GRAPHQL_ENDPOINT": "...",
"MCP_AUTH_URL": "..."
}
}
}
}Fill in the environment variables with your own credentials.
What you need
- Runtime: Docker.
- MCP client: Claude Code, Codex, Antigravity, Claude Desktop, Cursor or any other client that speaks MCP over stdio.
- Environment variables:
MCP_GRAPHQL_ENDPOINT,MCP_AUTH_URL
Summary
Let your users work with their own data through an AI assistant, limited to what they can see.
Nhost vs similar servers
| Server | Stars | Type | API key | Runtime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nhost | 9,317 | Local | Yes | oci |
| ha-mcp | 4,868 | Local | No | pypi |
| GitHub | 33K | Hosted | No | None |
| OpenWork MCP Gateway | 24K | Hosted | No | None |
| Semiotic | 2,707 | Hosted | No | None |
Questions
It reads 2 environment variables: MCP_GRAPHQL_ENDPOINT, MCP_AUTH_URL. Set them in your MCP config before starting the server.
Docker, plus an MCP client such as Claude Code, Codex, Claude Desktop or Cursor.
Nhost is a local MCP server distributed as the oci package docker.io/nhost/mcp:0.3.0.
Run: claude mcp add nhost-github-io -e MCP_GRAPHQL_ENDPOINT=... -e MCP_AUTH_URL=... -- docker run -i --rm docker.io/nhost/mcp:0.3.0
Run: codex mcp add nhost-github-io --env MCP_GRAPHQL_ENDPOINT=... --env MCP_AUTH_URL=... -- docker run -i --rm docker.io/nhost/mcp:0.3.0
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