Nocodb MCP Server

Model Context Protocol server for nocodb

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What is the Nocodb MCP server?

Nocodb mcp server lets Claude, Cursor and other MCP clients work with Nocodb directly. Model Context Protocol server for nocodb.

What Nocodb does

The NocoDB MCP Server enables seamless interaction with your NocoDB database using the Model Context Protocol (MCP). This server makes it easy to perform CRUD (Create, Read, Update, Delete) operations on NocoDB tables through natural language commands.

Installing the nocodb mcp server

The server is distributed via npm as nocodb-mcp-server, so most clients can run it without a manual build step. Add it to your MCP client's configuration and restart the client to pick it up — the copy-paste configs for Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor are on this page.

Configuration

Before the server will start you need to supply 4 environment variables: NOCODB_URL, NOCODB_BASE_ID, NOCODB_API_TOKEN, TABLE_ID. Keep credentials in your client's env block or a secrets manager rather than committing them.

Where it fits

Developer-tool servers are usually the first ones people connect, because they turn "help me with this code" into an assistant that can actually read the repo and act on it. Nocodb sits in that group. Worth comparing against the other developer tools servers in this directory before you commit to one, since several overlap in scope but differ sharply in setup cost and permissions.

Practical notes

  • This is a hosted server — you point your client at an endpoint rather than running a local process, so there is nothing to keep updated on your machine.
  • It will not start until its required credentials are present, so set those before wondering why the tools never appear.
  • Maintained by edwinbernadus, written in TypeScript.
  • MCP clients ask for confirmation before each tool call by default. Keep that on while you learn what the nocodb mcp server actually does with your data.
  • Every entry in this directory is reviewed by hand before it goes live, and details are checked against the project's own documentation.

How to install the Nocodb MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "nocodb": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "nocodb-mcp-server"],
      "env": {
        "NOCODB_URL": "your-value",
        "NOCODB_BASE_ID": "your-value",
        "NOCODB_API_TOKEN": "your-value",
        "TABLE_ID": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
NOCODB_URLEndpoint or connection string the server talks to.Yes
NOCODB_BASE_IDConfiguration value read at startup.Optional
NOCODB_API_TOKENCredential the server authenticates with.Yes
TABLE_IDConfiguration value read at startup.Optional

Frequently asked questions

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