Unitycatalog MCP Server

You can use **all Unity Catalog Functions registered in Unity Catalog** alongside the following predefined Unity Catalog AI tools:

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What is the Unitycatalog MCP server?

You can use all Unity Catalog Functions registered in Unity Catalog alongside the following predefined Unity Catalog AI tools:. That is what the unitycatalog mcp server brings to an AI assistant: the same capability, reachable through the Model Context Protocol rather than a separate app or dashboard.

Getting it running

Setup follows the usual MCP pattern — install or clone the server, register it in your client's configuration file, restart the client. The configuration blocks on this page cover the common clients.

The tools it exposes

The server publishes 4 tools. What each one is for:

  • Returns — A list of functions retrieved from Unity Catalog
  • Input — - name (string): The name of the function (not fully-qualified)
  • Note — replace '/Users/username' with the a path that you want to be accessible by this tool
  • Tools — You can use all Unity Catalog Functions registered in Unity Catalog alongside the following predefined Unity Catalog AI tools:

Things to watch

  • It runs with your machine's permissions. That is convenient and also the reason to think about what you point it at before you approve a tool call.
  • Keep per-call confirmation enabled while you learn its behaviour; it is the cheapest safeguard you have.

How it compares

This sits in the planning and project tracking group, where several servers overlap in what they claim to do but differ sharply once you actually set them up. Unitycatalog's toolset — Returns, Input, Note and 1 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by ognis1205; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.

We check each listing at SyncDev against the project's documentation before it goes live — if something here drifts out of date, it is a bug worth reporting.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
ReturnsA list of functions retrieved from Unity Catalog.
Input- name (string): The name of the function (not fully-qualified).
Notereplace '/Users/username' with the a path that you want to be accessible by this tool
ToolsYou can use **all Unity Catalog Functions registered in Unity Catalog** alongside the following predefined Unity Catalog AI tools:

How to install the Unitycatalog MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "unitycatalog": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": [
        "--directory",
        "/<path to your local git repository>/mcp-server-unitycatalog",
        "run",
        "mcp-server-unitycatalog",
        "--uc_server",
        "<your unity catalog url>",
        "--uc_catalog",
        "<your catalog name>",
        "--uc_schema",
        "<your schema name>"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.

Example prompts to try

  • Use Unitycatalog to Returns.
  • Use Unitycatalog to Input.
  • Use Unitycatalog to Note.

Frequently asked questions

It connects Unitycatalog to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 4 tools (Returns, Input, Note, and more) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Unitycatalog directly.