Iceberg MCP

An MCP server for Apache Iceberg catalogs with async and logging.

Local serverstdio

What is the Iceberg MCP Server?

Iceberg MCP is an MCP project maintained in the morristai/iceberg-mcp repository. The maintainer describes its purpose as “An MCP server for Apache Iceberg catalogs with async and logging”. Read the project documentation for the complete scope.

Local setup

The project provides a local client configuration using PATH-TO-BINARY/iceberg-mcp. Follow the repository’s build and installation steps before copying it, and replace example paths with the paths on your own computer.

Configuration values

The example declares CATALOG_KIND, REST_URI, LOG_LEVEL. Secret-looking values have been replaced with placeholders. Required and optional labels are shown only when the documentation states them.

Source

Project documentation · Repository · Discovery listing. This profile records the public documentation checked on 2026-10-08.

Recorded tools

Check the linked publisher documentation and your connected client's tool list. Names and availability can vary with the server version and account permissions.

Tool	What it does
Tools	Description
namespaces	Get all namespaces in the Iceberg catalog
tables	Get all tables for a given namespace
table_schema	Return the schema for a given table
table_properties	Return table properties for a given table

How to install the Iceberg MCP Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "iceberg-mcp": {
      "command": "PATH-TO-BINARY/iceberg-mcp",
      "env": {
        "CATALOG_KIND": "rest",
        "REST_URI": "http://localhost:8080",
        "LOG_LEVEL": "info"
      }
    }
  }
}

From the project documentation. Replace placeholders and example paths before connecting.

Configuration

Variable	Description	Required
CATALOG_KIND	Declared in the maintainer’s client configuration.	Check documentation
REST_URI	Declared in the maintainer’s client configuration.	Check documentation
LOG_LEVEL	Declared in the maintainer’s client configuration.	Check documentation