Snowflake MCP Server

Snowflake MCP server by CData for read-only querying of live Snowflake data from AI agents and MCP clients.

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What is the Snowflake MCP server?

If you want an AI assistant working directly with Snowflake, the snowflake mcp server is the bridge. Snowflake MCP server by CData for read-only querying of live Snowflake data from AI agents and MCP clients.

What Snowflake does

:heavy_exclamation_mark: This project builds a local, read-only MCP server. For fully remote MCP access, check out the first managed MCP platform: CData Connect AI. For locally hosted, full read, write, update, delete, and action capabilities and a simplified setup, check out our CData MCP Server for Snowflake. ## Purpose We created this read-only MCP Server to allow LLMs (like Claude Desktop) to query live data Snowflake supported by the CData JDBC Driver for Snowflake.

Tools it exposes

Once connected, the assistant can call these 3 tools directly:

  • snowflake_get_tables — The snowflake_get_tables tool exposed by this server
  • snowflake_get_columns — The snowflake_get_columns tool exposed by this server
  • snowflake_run_query — The snowflake_run_query tool exposed by this server

Installing the snowflake mcp server

Setup follows the standard MCP pattern: clone or install the server, then register it in your client's configuration file and restart the client. The configuration snippets on this page cover Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor.

Good to know

  • This is a hosted server — you point your client at an endpoint rather than running a local process.
  • Every MCP client asks for confirmation before a tool call by default — keep that on while you learn what the snowflake mcp server does with your data.
  • Listed here as part of the SyncDev MCP directory; each entry is reviewed before it goes live.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
snowflake_get_tablesThe snowflake_get_tables tool exposed by this server.
snowflake_get_columnsThe snowflake_get_columns tool exposed by this server.
snowflake_run_queryThe snowflake_run_query tool exposed by this server.

How to install the Snowflake MCP server

**Linux/Mac**
      ```json
      {
        "mcpServers": {
          "{classname_dash}": {
            "command": "/PATH/TO/java",
            "args": [
              "-jar",
              "/PATH/TO/CDataMCP-jar-with-dependencies.jar",
              "/PATH/TO/snowflake.prp"
            ]
          },
          ...
        }
      }

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

Example prompts to try

  • Use Snowflake to snowflake get tables.
  • Use Snowflake to snowflake get columns.
  • Use Snowflake to snowflake run query.

Frequently asked questions

It connects Snowflake to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 3 tools (snowflake_get_tables, snowflake_get_columns, snowflake_run_query) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Snowflake directly.