The trust and intelligence layer between AI agents and your database.
The trust and intelligence layer between AI agents and your database. The schemabrain mcp server wraps that behind the Model Context Protocol, so an assistant can use it through 6 defined tools rather than through you.
Everything the assistant can do here goes through one of these:
Zed — full walkthrough at docs/setup/zed.mdContinue — paste into ~/.continue/config.jsonGoal — Where to goClient — Setup guideCursor — /setup/cursorWindsurf — /setup/windsurfYou will need 2 environment variables: ANTHROPIC_API_KEY, DATABASE_URL. The server will not start without them, which is usually why the tools fail to appear on a first run. Keep credentials in your client's env block or a secrets manager rather than in a file you might commit.
Being a remote server, there is no local install. You register the endpoint with your client, authorise it once, and the tools appear.
Among the database access options, the useful question is rarely "what can it do" but "what does it cost you to run" — permissions, credentials, and how much of your context its toolset consumes. SchemaBrain's toolset — Zed, Continue, Goal and 3 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by Arun-kc; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.
This entry was verified against SchemaBrain's own documentation before publication; SyncDev keeps the directory reviewed rather than auto-generated.
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| Zed | full walkthrough at [docs/setup/zed.md](docs/setup/zed.md) |
| Continue | paste into ~/.continue/config.json |
| Goal | Where to go |
| Client | Setup guide |
| Cursor | [/setup/cursor](docs/setup/cursor.md) |
| Windsurf | [/setup/windsurf](docs/setup/windsurf.md) |
{
"mcpServers": {
"schemabrain": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["schemabrain"],
"env": {
"ANTHROPIC_API_KEY": "your-value",
"DATABASE_URL": "your-value"
}
}
}
}Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.
| Variable | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
| ANTHROPIC_API_KEY | Credential the server authenticates with. | Yes |
| DATABASE_URL | Endpoint or connection string the server talks to. | Yes |
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.