MCP server for PostgreSQL. Read-only by default, row caps, timeouts, secrets never logged.
Connect Runs on your machine
claude mcp add database-mcp-postgres -e POSTGRES_HOST=<POSTGRES_HOST> -e POSTGRES_USER=<POSTGRES_USER> -e POSTGRES_PASSWORD=<POSTGRES_PASSWORD> -e POSTGRES_DATABASE=<POSTGRES_DATABASE> -- npx -y @database-mcp/[email protected]{
"mcpServers": {
"database-mcp-postgres": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@database-mcp/[email protected]"
],
"env": {
"POSTGRES_HOST": "<POSTGRES_HOST>",
"POSTGRES_USER": "<POSTGRES_USER>",
"POSTGRES_PASSWORD": "<POSTGRES_PASSWORD>",
"POSTGRES_DATABASE": "<POSTGRES_DATABASE>"
}
}
}
}{
"mcpServers": {
"database-mcp-postgres": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@database-mcp/[email protected]"
],
"env": {
"POSTGRES_HOST": "<POSTGRES_HOST>",
"POSTGRES_USER": "<POSTGRES_USER>",
"POSTGRES_PASSWORD": "<POSTGRES_PASSWORD>",
"POSTGRES_DATABASE": "<POSTGRES_DATABASE>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"database-mcp-postgres": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@database-mcp/[email protected]"
],
"env": {
"POSTGRES_HOST": "<POSTGRES_HOST>",
"POSTGRES_USER": "<POSTGRES_USER>",
"POSTGRES_PASSWORD": "<POSTGRES_PASSWORD>",
"POSTGRES_DATABASE": "<POSTGRES_DATABASE>"
}
}
}
}Replace the values in angle brackets with your own. Keys stay on your machine; we never see them.
Tools
This server runs locally, so its tools are listed by your MCP client once it starts.
Environment variables
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
POSTGRES_HOSTRequired | Database host |
POSTGRES_USERRequired | Database user (a read-only user is recommended) |
POSTGRES_PASSWORDOptional, secret | Database password (or use POSTGRES_PASSWORD_FILE) |
POSTGRES_DATABASERequired | Database name |
Details
| Package | @database-mcp/[email protected] (NPM, stdio) |
| Package | [email protected] (PYPI, stdio) |
| Package | [email protected] (CARGO, stdio) |
| First published | 17 Oct 2026 |
| Last updated | 17 Oct 2026 |
| Registry name | io.github.arifulislamat/database-mcp-postgres |
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