Data and BI - official Metabase server
Metabase MCP server
MCP server built into Metabase, served from each instance's /api/metabase-mcp endpoint, that lets AI clients search, browse, query and create Metabase content scoped to the connecting user's permissions. It is served from your own instance at https://{your-metabase.example.com}/api/metabase-mcp with OAuth auth.
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Install
Claude Code
About Claude Codeclaude mcp add --scope user --transport http metabase https://{your-metabase-url}/api/metabase-mcpTools
search- Search Metabase content (scope agent:content:read)
browse_collection- List a collection's contents or its subcollection tree
browse_data- Walk databases, schemas, tables, models and fields
get_content- Read a piece of Metabase content (scope agent:content:read)
execute_query- Run a query in Metabase's query language (counts, sums, grouping, filters, joins)
execute_sql- Write and run raw SQL on connected databases (scope agent:sql:run)
run_saved_question- Run a saved question (scope agent:query:run)
visualize_query- Render a query result as an inline chart in clients that support it
question_write- Create or edit saved questions (scope agent:content:write)
dashboard_write- Create or update a dashboard
metric_write- Create or edit metrics (scope agent:content:write)
collection_write- Create or update a collection
alert_write- Create or update an alert delivered by email or Slack
subscription_write- Create scheduled deliveries of data (scope agent:delivery:write)
glossary- Read glossary definitions (scope agent:content:read)
As documented on October 17, 2026. A running server reports its current list through tools/list.
Notes and caveats
- Introduced as the official Metabase MCP server in Metabase 60 (2026-04-16); Metabase 64 (2026-10-15) shipped a major MCP upgrade.
- An admin must turn it on under Admin > AI > MCP, and it stays off if all AI features are disabled; no AI provider is needed in Metabase.
- Auth is OAuth 2.0 via Metabase's embedded OAuth server with dynamic client registration and scopes (agent:content:read, agent:content:write, agent:query:run, agent:sql:run, agent:delivery:write).
- Plan availability changed: the Metabase 60 release notes said Pro and Enterprise, while the current AI overview docs say the MCP server is available on all plans.
- Clients connected before 0.64 must sign in again after upgrading. visualize_query is not listed by clients that cannot render inline charts, such as Claude Code.
- The server ships inside the metabase/metabase codebase; license left null because the docs do not say whether it lives in the AGPL core or the commercially licensed enterprise code.
- MCP analytics are a Pro and Enterprise feature.
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FAQ
What does the Metabase MCP server do?
MCP server built into Metabase, served from each instance's /api/metabase-mcp endpoint, that lets AI clients search, browse, query and create Metabase content scoped to the connecting user's permissions. The vendor documents 15 tools, including search, browse_collection, browse_data and get_content.
How do I add the Metabase MCP server to Claude Code?
Run claude mcp add --scope user --transport http metabase https://{your-metabase-url}/api/metabase-mcp, copied from Metabase's docs.
Does the Metabase MCP server need authentication?
Yes, OAuth. Transport: Streamable HTTP. Status: GA, last checked October 17, 2026.
Sources
Last verified against 6 Metabase pages, then re-checked independently.
- metabase.comhttps://www.metabase.com/docs/latest/ai/mcp
- metabase.comhttps://www.metabase.com/docs/latest/ai/mcp-tools
- metabase.comhttps://www.metabase.com/docs/latest/ai/overview
- metabase.comhttps://www.metabase.com/releases/metabase-60
- metabase.comhttps://www.metabase.com/releases/metabase-64
- metabase.comhttps://www.metabase.com/features/metabase-ai
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