Databutton App MCP Server

Use API endpoints from your Databutton app as LLM tools from any MCP compatible client!

Local serverstdio

What is the Databutton App MCP MCP server?

Connect Databutton App MCP to Claude, Cursor or any other MCP client and it stops being a tab you switch to. Use API endpoints from your Databutton app as LLM tools from any MCP compatible client!. The databutton app mcp mcp server is what makes that connection.

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.

Credentials and setup notes

Configuration is passed through the environment: DATABUTTON_API_KEY. 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 AI and media services 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. It is maintained by databutton; 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We check each listing at SyncDev against the project's documentation before it goes live — if something here drifts out of date, it is a bug worth reporting.

How to install the Databutton App MCP MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "myDatabuttonApp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "databutton-app-mcp@latest"
      ],
      "env": {
        "DATABUTTON_API_KEY": "YOUR-DATABUTTON-APP-KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

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

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
DATABUTTON_API_KEYCredential the server authenticates with.Yes

Frequently asked questions

It connects Databutton App MCP to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Databutton App MCP directly.