Metabase MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for Metabase that gives AI assistants full access to your analytics platform — dashboards, cards, databases, tables, collections, and more.

Developed and maintained by EaseCloud — cloud-native, AI-driven, and data infrastructure solutions.

Quick Start

export METABASE_URL=https://your-metabase-instance.com
export METABASE_API_KEY=your_metabase_api_key
npx @easecloudio/mcp-metabase-server

96 Tools Available

| Domain | Tools | |---|---| | Dashboard Management | 27 | | Card / Question Management | 21 | | Database Management | 16 | | Table Management | 17 | | Collections, Users & Search | 13 | | Schema Cache (SQL→MBQL) | 2 |

Supported Metabase Versions

• Metabase v0.46.x and above (recommended: v0.48.x or later)
• Metabase Cloud (fully supported)
• Self-hosted instances (Docker, JAR, or cloud deployments)

Installation

npx (Recommended)

npx @easecloudio/mcp-metabase-server

Global install

npm install -g @easecloudio/mcp-metabase-server
mcp-metabase-server

Docker

docker build -t mcp-metabase-server .
docker run -it --rm \
  -e METABASE_URL=https://your-metabase-instance.com \
  -e METABASE_API_KEY=your_metabase_api_key \
  mcp-metabase-server

Configuration

Authentication

API Key (preferred):

METABASE_URL=https://your-metabase-instance.com
METABASE_API_KEY=your_metabase_api_key

Username / Password (fallback):

METABASE_URL=https://your-metabase-instance.com
METABASE_USERNAME=your_username
METABASE_PASSWORD=your_password

Copy .env.example to .env and fill in your values.

Tool Filtering (TOOL_MODE)

Set TOOL_MODE to control which tools are exposed to the AI. Useful for limiting surface area or preventing accidental writes.

| Mode | Description | |---|---| | all | Every available tool (default) | | essential | Core read + execute tools only | | read | All non-destructive tools | | write | All tools including create / update / delete |

TOOL_MODE=essential  # smallest surface area
TOOL_MODE=read       # read-only
TOOL_MODE=all        # everything (default)

Claude Desktop Integration

MacOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json Windows: %APPDATA%/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

Using npx:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "metabase": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@easecloudio/mcp-metabase-server"],
      "env": {
        "METABASE_URL": "https://your-metabase-instance.com",
        "METABASE_API_KEY": "your_metabase_api_key"
      }
    }
  }
}

With tool filtering:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "metabase": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@easecloudio/mcp-metabase-server"],
      "env": {
        "METABASE_URL": "https://your-metabase-instance.com",
        "METABASE_API_KEY": "your_metabase_api_key",
        "TOOL_MODE": "essential"
      }
    }
  }
}

Using a local build:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "metabase": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/path/to/metabase-server/dist/index.js"],
      "env": {
        "METABASE_URL": "https://your-metabase-instance.com",
        "METABASE_API_KEY": "your_metabase_api_key"
      }
    }
  }
}

Username / password fallback:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "metabase": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@easecloudio/mcp-metabase-server"],
      "env": {
        "METABASE_URL": "https://your-metabase-instance.com",
        "METABASE_USERNAME": "your_username",
        "METABASE_PASSWORD": "your_password"
      }
    }
  }
}

Available Tools

Core CRUD

| Tool | Description | |---|---| | list_dashboards | List all dashboards | | get_dashboard | Get a specific dashboard by ID | | create_dashboard | Create a new dashboard | | update_dashboard | Update an existing dashboard | | delete_dashboard | Delete / archive a dashboard | | copy_dashboard | Duplicate a dashboard (shallow or deep copy) | | save_dashboard | Save a complete dashboard object with nested data | | save_dashboard_to_collection | Move a dashboard into a specific collection | | search_dashboards | Search dashboards by name or description | | favorite_dashboard | Mark a dashboard as a favourite | | unfavorite_dashboard | Remove a dashboard from favourites |

Card Layout

| Tool | Description | |---|---| | get_dashboard_cards | Get all cards in a dashboard | | add_card_to_dashboard | Add a card with positioning | | add_text_block | Add a text or heading block to a dashboard | | remove_card_from_dashboard | Remove a card | | update_dashboard_card | Update card position, size, and settings | | update_dashboard_cards | Bulk-replace all cards on a dashboard | | update_dashcard | Update a specific dashcard's properties | | execute_dashboard_card | Execute a specific dashcard and return results |

Public Sharing & Embedding

| Tool | Description | |---|---| | create_dashboard_public_link | Create a public sharing link | | delete_dashboard_public_link | Remove the public link | | list_public_dashboards | List dashboards with public links | | list_embeddable_dashboards | List dashboards enabled for embedding |

Revision, Audit & Discovery

| Tool | Description | |---|---| | get_dashboard_revisions | Get revision history (audit trail) | | revert_dashboard | Revert to a previous revision | | get_dashboard_related | Get related content suggestions | | get_dashboard_queries | Extract all card queries with resolved field IDs |

Core CRUD

| Tool | Description | |---|---| | list_cards | List all questions / cards | | get_card | Get a card by ID (includes full SQL / MBQL query) | | create_card | Create a new question | | update_card | Update an existing question | | delete_card | Delete / archive a question | | copy_card | Duplicate a card | | move_cards | Move one or more cards to a different collection | | move_cards_to_collection | Bulk-move cards from a source collection |

Execution & Export

| Tool | Description | |---|---| | execute_card | Run a card and return results | | execute_pivot_card_query | Run a card formatted as a pivot table | | export_card_result | Export results as CSV or JSON |

Parameters

| Tool | Description | |---|---| | get_card_param_values | Get available values for a card parameter | | search_card_param_values | Search / filter parameter values | | get_card_param_remapping | Get how parameter values are remapped for display |

Metadata & Discovery

| Tool | Description | |---|---| | get_card_query_metadata | Get column types and display names | | get_card_dashboards | List dashboards containing this card | | get_card_series | Get series data or related card suggestions |

Public Sharing & Embedding

| Tool | Description | |---|---| | create_card_public_link | Create a public sharing link | | delete_card_public_link | Remove the public link | | list_public_cards | List cards with public links | | list_embeddable_cards | List cards enabled for embedding |

Core CRUD

| Tool | Description | |---|---| | list_databases | List all database connections | | get_database | Get a specific database by ID | | create_database_connection | Create a new database connection | | update_database | Update a database connection's config or credentials | | delete_database | Permanently remove a database connection | | add_sample_database | Add the built-in H2 sample database with demo data |

Querying

| Tool | Description | |---|---| | execute_query | Execute a SQL query against a database |

Schema & Sync

| Tool | Description | |---|---| | get_database_schema | Get schema information | | get_database_tables | Get all tables in a database | | get_database_metadata | Get full metadata including all tables and field IDs | | list_database_schemas | List all schemas within a database | | sync_database_schema | Trigger a schema metadata sync | | get_database_sync_status | Check sync status |

Diagnostics

| Tool | Description | |---|---| | check_database_health | Check connection health | | validate_database | Validate connection settings before saving | | test_database_connection | Test an existing connection |

Metadata

| Tool | Description | |---|---| | list_tables | List tables (optionally filtered by database) | | get_table | Get table metadata by ID | | get_table_metadata | Get full query metadata including field IDs and types | | get_table_fks | Get foreign key relationships | | get_table_related | Find related tables via FK relationships | | get_table_data | Get a sample data preview from a table | | get_field_id | Look up a field ID by table ID + column name (returns MBQL ref) |

Card Virtual Tables

| Tool | Description | |---|---| | get_card_table_fks | Get FK relationships for a card's virtual table | | get_card_table_query_metadata | Get query metadata for a card's virtual table |

Management

| Tool | Description | |---|---| | update_table | Update display name, description, or visibility | | update_tables | Bulk-update multiple tables with the same config | | reorder_table_fields | Change the display order of fields | | sync_table_schema | Trigger a schema sync for a specific table | | rescan_table_field_values | Rescan field values (updates filter dropdowns) | | discard_table_field_values | Discard cached field values |

CSV Upload (Metabase-managed tables)

| Tool | Description | |---|---| | append_csv_to_table | Append new rows from CSV content | | replace_table_csv | Replace all table data with new CSV content |

Collections

| Tool | Description | |---|---| | list_collections | List all collections | | create_collection | Create a new collection | | get_collection | Get collection details | | update_collection | Update name, description, color, or parent | | delete_collection | Delete a collection and its contents | | get_collection_items | List cards, dashboards, and sub-collections | | move_to_collection | Move a card or dashboard to a different collection |

Users

| Tool | Description | |---|---| | list_users | List all users | | create_user | Create a new user |

Permissions

| Tool | Description | |---|---| | list_permission_groups | List all permission groups | | create_permission_group | Create a new permission group |

Search

| Tool | Description | |---|---| | search_content | Search across all Metabase content |

These tools enable an AI to convert native SQL questions into interactive MBQL questions. Metabase has no REST API for this conversion — it requires field IDs, which these tools cache locally.

How it works:

1. get_card — extract the SQL and database_id
2. get_schema_cache — get tables + field IDs for MBQL references like ["field", 42, null]
3. AI translates SQL → MBQL using the cached field IDs
4. create_card — save the new interactive question

Cache is stored at ~/.easecloud/metabase-mcp/cache/{url-hash}/ with a 24-hour TTL and scoped per Metabase instance.

| Tool | Description | |---|---| | get_schema_cache | Return cached schema (auto-fetches if missing or stale) | | refresh_schema_cache | Force-refresh cache for one or all databases |

MCP Resources

Access Metabase entities directly via metabase:// URIs:

| URI | Description | |---|---| | metabase://dashboard/{id} | Dashboard details | | metabase://card/{id} | Card / question details | | metabase://database/{id} | Database information | | metabase://collection/{id} | Collection details | | metabase://user/{id} | User information | | metabase://table/{id} | Table metadata | | metabase://field/{id} | Field information |

Development

npm install
npm run build       # compile TypeScript → dist/
npm run watch       # incremental rebuild
npm run dev         # build + start
npm run inspector   # launch MCP Inspector for debugging

Debugging

MCP servers communicate over stdio, which makes direct debugging awkward. Use the MCP Inspector:

npm run inspector

The Inspector provides a browser UI for sending tool calls and inspecting responses.

About EaseCloud

EaseCloud is a cloud consulting and solutions company specializing in:

• Cloud-native application development
• AI & automation integrations
• DevOps and infrastructure management
• Data analytics and BI platform consulting

We built this project to contribute to the open-source MCP ecosystem while demonstrating our expertise in integration, automation, and cloud solutions.

If your team is adopting Metabase at scale or looking to integrate AI with your BI stack, get in touch — we provide consulting, customization, and managed support for enterprises.

📧 [email protected] 🌐 easecloud.io

Bug Reports & Issues

Found a bug or have a feature request?

🐛 Create a GitHub issue

Please include:

• Metabase version
• MCP server version
• Steps to reproduce
• Expected vs actual behavior
• Any error messages or logs

Contributing

Contributions are welcome. Visit the GitHub repository to submit issues or pull requests.

License

MIT — see LICENSE for details.