This MCP server provides tools and resources that help coding agents use the Gel database.
Connect Gel MCP to Claude, Cursor or any other MCP client and it stops being a tab you switch to. This MCP server provides tools and resources that help coding agents use the Gel database. The gel mcp mcp server is what makes that connection.
The toolset is worth reading before you wire it up, because it tells you what the integration is really for:
Cursor — 2. Open MCP settings, e.g. via Command Palette: View: Open MCP Settings and toggle Gel in thereWindsurf — Follow Windsurf Cascade's documentation to open global mcp_config.json via theSetup 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.
This sits in the database access group, where several servers overlap in what they claim to do but differ sharply once you actually set them up. Gel MCP's toolset — Cursor, Windsurf — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by geldata; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.
This entry was verified against Gel MCP's own documentation before publication; SyncDev keeps the directory reviewed rather than auto-generated.
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| Cursor | 2. Open MCP settings, e.g. via Command Palette: View: Open MCP Settings and toggle Gel in there. |
| Windsurf | Follow Windsurf Cascade's [documentation](https://docs.windsurf.com/windsurf/cascade/mcp#mcp-config-json) to open global mcp_config.json via the clicky interface. Add the following: |
{
"mcpServers": {
"gel": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"--refresh",
"--python",
"3.13",
"--directory",
".",
"--from",
"git+https://github.com/geldata/gel-mcp.git",
"gel-mcp"
]
}
}
}Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.
Read-only SQL access to Postgres — let your assistant inspect schemas and answer questions from real data.
Manage your whole Supabase project in conversation — database, auth, storage, Edge Functions and branches.
Query, modify and analyse local SQLite databases in conversation — the fastest way to chat with a data file.
Metabase ships its own MCP endpoint — search your BI content, build and run queries, and save questions and dashboards without leaving the chat.
Official MongoDB server covering data, schemas and Atlas management — from find queries to spinning up clusters.
Serverless Postgres with database branching — point your assistant at Neon and let it work on disposable copies.