MCP OpenMetadata

MCP server providing OpenMetadata APIs - A FastMCP integration for OpenMetadata services.

Local serverstdio

What is the MCP OpenMetadata MCP Server?

MCP OpenMetadata is an MCP project maintained in the pfldy2850/mcp-openmetadata repository. The maintainer describes its purpose as “MCP server providing OpenMetadata APIs - A FastMCP integration for OpenMetadata services”. Read the project documentation for the complete scope.

Local setup

The project provides a local client configuration using uv. 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 OPENMETADATA_URI, OPENMETADATA_JWT_TOKEN. 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
search_entities_with_query	Search entities using query text. Supports pagination and sorting. Useful for:
get_list_of_tables	Get a paginated list of tables with basic information
get_table_by_fqn	Get detailed table information by fully qualified name
get_table_columns_by_fqn	Get table columns information by fully qualified name
get_table_owners_by_fqn	Get table ownership information by fully qualified name
get_sample_data	Get sample data from a specified table

How to install the MCP OpenMetadata MCP Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "OpenMetadata": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "--with",
        "fastmcp",
        "--with",
        "httpx",
        "--with",
        "mcp-openmetadata",
        "python",
        "-m",
        "mcp_openmetadata.server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "OPENMETADATA_URI": "http://localhost:8585",
        "OPENMETADATA_JWT_TOKEN": "YOUR_OPENMETADATA_JWT_TOKEN"
      }
    }
  }
}

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

Configuration

Variable	Description	Required
OPENMETADATA_URI	Declared in the maintainer’s client configuration.	Check documentation
OPENMETADATA_JWT_TOKEN	Declared in the maintainer’s client configuration.	Check documentation