Enable AI assistants to explore and query your Tailpipe data!
Connect Tailpipe Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server to Claude, Cursor or any other MCP client and it stops being a tab you switch to. Enable AI assistants to explore and query your Tailpipe data!. The tailpipe model context protocol (mcp) server mcp server is what makes that connection.
Unlock the power of AI-driven log analysis with Tailpipe! This Model Context Protocol server seamlessly connects AI assistants like Claude to your cloud and SaaS logs, enabling natural language exploration and analysis of your entire data estate.
The toolset is worth reading before you wire it up, because it tells you what the integration is really for:
tailpipe_query — Run a read-only Tailpipe SQL query using DuckDB syntaxInput — sql (string): The SQL query to executetailpipe_connect — Initialize or refresh the DuckDB session from a Tailpipe init SQL scripttailpipe_partition_list — List all available Tailpipe partitions with simple statisticstailpipe_partition_show — Show details of a specific Tailpipe partitiontailpipe_table_list — List all available Tailpipe tablestailpipe_table_show — Show details of a specific Tailpipe table and its columnstailpipe_plugin_list — List all Tailpipe plugins installed on the systemtailpipe_plugin_show — Get details for a specific Tailpipe plugin installationtailpipe_source_list — List all Tailpipe sources available on the systemtailpipe_source_show — Get details for a specific Tailpipe sourcePrerequisites — The Prerequisites tool exposed by this serverConfiguration is passed through the environment: TAILPIPE_MCP_INIT_SCRIPT_PATH. Treat anything key-shaped as a real credential — scope it to the minimum the server needs, and rotate it if it ever lands in a shared config.
The server ships on npm as @modelcontextprotocol/inspector, so your MCP client can launch it on demand — there is no separate build step. Add the server block to your client's configuration, restart it, and the tools register themselves.
Plenty of database access servers cover similar ground. The differences that matter in practice are scope of access and how much setup stands between you and a working tool call. Tailpipe Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server's toolset — tailpipe_query, Input, tailpipe_connect and 11 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by turbot; 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.
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| tailpipe_query | Run a read-only Tailpipe SQL query using DuckDB syntax |
| Input | sql (string): The SQL query to execute |
| tailpipe_connect | Initialize or refresh the DuckDB session from a Tailpipe init SQL script |
| tailpipe_partition_list | List all available Tailpipe partitions with simple statistics |
| tailpipe_partition_show | Show details of a specific Tailpipe partition |
| tailpipe_table_list | List all available Tailpipe tables |
| tailpipe_table_show | Show details of a specific Tailpipe table and its columns |
| tailpipe_plugin_list | List all Tailpipe plugins installed on the system |
| tailpipe_plugin_show | Get details for a specific Tailpipe plugin installation |
| tailpipe_source_list | List all Tailpipe sources available on the system |
| tailpipe_source_show | Get details for a specific Tailpipe source |
| Prerequisites | The Prerequisites tool exposed by this server. |
| Configuration | By default, this will use the Tailpipe CLI to discover your init SQL script. Make sure Tailpipe is installed and configured first. |
| Tools | Database Operations: - **tailpipe_query** - Run a read-only Tailpipe SQL query using DuckDB syntax - Input: sql (string): The SQL query to execute |
{
"mcpServers": {
"tailpipe": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@turbot/tailpipe-mcp"
]
}
}
}Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.
| Variable | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
| TAILPIPE_MCP_INIT_SCRIPT_PATH | Filesystem location the server is allowed to use. | Optional |
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