Airflow MCP Server

This MCP server is certified by [MCPHub](https://mcphub.com/mcp-servers/abhishekbhakat/airflow-mcp-server). This certification ensures that

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What is the Airflow MCP server?

If you already use Airflow, the airflow mcp server is the piece that lets your assistant work with it directly. This MCP server is certified by MCPHub. This certification ensures that airflow-mcp-server follows best practices for Model Context Protocol implementation.

What the server does

A Model Context Protocol server for controlling Airflow via Airflow APIs.

Installation

Setup follows the usual MCP pattern — install or clone the server, register it in your client's configuration file, restart the client. The configuration blocks on this page cover the common clients.

Available tools

The toolset is worth reading before you wire it up, because it tells you what the integration is really for:

  • Considerations — The default is 100 items, but you can change it using maximum_page_limit option in [api] section in the airflow.cfg file

Credentials and setup notes

Configuration is passed through the environment: AUTH_TOKEN. Treat anything key-shaped as a real credential — scope it to the minimum the server needs, and rotate it if it ever lands in a shared config.

Worth knowing first

  • It runs with your machine's permissions. That is convenient and also the reason to think about what you point it at before you approve a tool call.
  • Missing credentials fail quietly in some clients — if no tools show up, check the environment block first.
  • Keep per-call confirmation enabled while you learn its behaviour; it is the cheapest safeguard you have.

Where it fits

Plenty of developer tooling servers cover similar ground. The differences that matter in practice are scope of access and how much setup stands between you and a working tool call. Airflow's toolset — Considerations — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by abhishekbhakat; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.

We check each listing at SyncDev against the project's documentation before it goes live — if something here drifts out of date, it is a bug worth reporting.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
ConsiderationsThe default is 100 items, but you can change it using maximum_page_limit option in [api] section in the airflow.cfg file.

How to install the Airflow MCP server

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "airflow-mcp-server": {
            "command": "uvx",
            "args": [
                "airflow-mcp-server",
                "--base-url",
                "http://localhost:8080",
                "--auth-token",
                "<jwt_token>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
AUTH_TOKENCredential the server authenticates with.Yes

Example prompts to try

  • Use Airflow to Considerations.

Frequently asked questions

It connects Airflow to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 1 tool (Considerations) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Airflow directly.