Schemity MCP Server

A local database MCP server built into Schemity, database design software for software engineers. Your AI agent reads the schema of your live PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, SQL Server, or SQLite…

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What is the Schemity MCP Server?

Schemity is an MCP project maintained in the tbson/schemity-mcp repository. The maintainer describes its purpose as “A local database MCP server built into Schemity, database design software for software engineers. Your AI agent reads the schema of your live PostgreSQL, MySQL…”. Read the project documentation for the complete scope.

Local setup

The project provides a local client configuration using /Applications/Schemity.app/Contents/MacOS/schemity. Follow the repository’s build and installation steps before copying it, and replace example paths with the paths on your own computer.

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.

ToolWhat it does
list_diagramsList the diagrams open in Schemity; call it first. Read-only.
get_schemaEntities, fields, relations, and legends of a diagram or one context view. Read-only.
get_context_viewsContext views, the dependencies between them, and cycles. Read-only.
get_dependenciesRelations into and out of one entity, with the columns on both sides. Read-only.
get_data_dictionaryThe documented schema as Markdown, descriptions included. Read-only.
get_pending_changesThe diagram's unsaved edits, as the undo history that produced them. Read-only.
analyze_impactWhat the pending migration would cost: lost data, statements that fail on existing rows, table rewrites, locks on large tables, dependent views and…
analyze_migration_fileThe same analysis for a migration file, hand-written or generated by Prisma, Alembic, or Flyway, without running it. Read-only.
lintSchema findings: conventions, missing indexes, type mismatches. Read-only.
check_relation_linesRelation lines that overlap or cross. Read-only.
count_rowsAn exact count behind a finding, run as a read-only query when you ask for it.
open_schemityStart Schemity, or bring it to the front.
show_previewDraw a proposed change in Schemity for you to look at; nothing is saved.
propose_changesCreate, change, and delete entities, fields, relations, legends, and context views. Staged as unsaved edits you review.
group_entitiesGroup entities into legends. Staged as unsaved edits you review.
route_relationsRoute relation lines around the tables so they cross less. Staged as unsaved edits you review.

How to install the Schemity MCP Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "schemity": {
      "command": "/Applications/Schemity.app/Contents/MacOS/schemity",
      "args": [
        "--mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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