Focus MCP Data MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server enables artificial intelligence assistants to directly query data results. Users can obtain data results from

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What is the Focus MCP Data MCP server?

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server enables artificial intelligence assistants to directly query data results. Users can obtain data results from DataFocus using natural language. That is what the focus mcp data mcp server brings to an AI assistant: the same capability, reachable through the Model Context Protocol rather than a separate app or dashboard.

The short version

  • Register on DataFocus to open an application space, and import (directly connect to) the data tables to be analyzed
  • Select Datafocus data table initialization dialogue
  • Natural language data acquisition results

What it needs from you

  • jdk 23 or higher. Download jdk - gradle 8.12 or higher. Download gradle - register Datafocus to obtain bearer token: 1. Register an account in Datafocus 2. Create an application 3. Enter the application 4. Admin -> Interface authentication -> Bearer

Getting it running

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.

How it compares

Among the developer tooling options, the useful question is rarely "what can it do" but "what does it cost you to run" — permissions, credentials, and how much of your context its toolset consumes. It is maintained by FocusSearch; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.

This entry was verified against Focus MCP Data's own documentation before publication; SyncDev keeps the directory reviewed rather than auto-generated.

Things to watch

  • 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.
  • Keep per-call confirmation enabled while you learn its behaviour; it is the cheapest safeguard you have.

How to install the Focus MCP Data MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "focus_mcp_data": {
      "command": "java",
      "args": [
        "-jar",
        "path/to/focus_mcp_data/focus_mcp_data.jar"
      ],
      "autoApprove": [
        "tableList",
        "gptText2DataInit",
        "gptText2DataData"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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

Configuration

  • jdk 23 or higher. Download jdk - gradle 8.12 or higher. Download gradle - register Datafocus to obtain bearer token: 1. Register an account in Datafocus 2. Create an application 3. Enter the application 4. Admin -> Interface authentication -> Bearer

Frequently asked questions

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