mcp/postgres
A Model Context Protocol server that provides read-only access to PostgreSQL databases. This server enables LLMs to inspect database schemas and execute read-only queries.
sql
(string): The SQL query to executeThe server provides schema information for each table in the database:
postgres://<host>/<table>/schema
)
To use this server with the Claude Desktop app, add the following configuration to the "mcpServers" section of your claude_desktop_config.json
:
postgresql://user:password@host:port/db-name
{
"mcpServers": {
"postgres": {
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"run",
"-i",
"--rm",
"mcp/postgres",
"postgresql://host.docker.internal:5432/mydb"
]
}
}
}
Replace /mydb
with your database name.
This MCP server is licensed under the MIT License. This means you are free to use, modify, and distribute the software, subject to the terms and conditions of the MIT License. For more details, please see the LICENSE file in the project repository.
docker pull mcp/postgres