Tiger Cli MCP Server

Tiger CLI is the command-line interface for Tiger Cloud. It provides commands for managing and querying database services, as well as an integrated

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What is the Tiger Cli MCP server?

If you already use Tiger Cli, the tiger cli mcp server is the piece that lets your assistant work with it directly. Tiger CLI is the command-line interface for Tiger Cloud. It provides commands for managing and querying database services, as well as an integrated Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for use with AI assistants.

Available tools

The toolset is worth reading before you wire it up, because it tells you what the integration is really for:

  • login — Log in to your Tiger account
  • logout — Log out from your Tiger account
  • status — Show current authentication status and project ID
  • list — List all services
  • create — Create a new service
  • get — Show detailed service information (aliases: describe, show)
  • fork — Fork an existing service
  • start — Start a stopped service
  • stop — Stop a running service
  • resize — Resize service CPU and memory allocation
  • delete — Delete a service
  • update-password — Update service master password

Installation

Setup follows the usual MCP pattern — install or clone the server, register it in your client's configuration file, restart the client.

Credentials and setup notes

Configuration is passed through the environment: TIGER_PUBLIC_KEY, TIGER_SECRET_KEY, TIGER_SERVICE_ID. 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.

Where it fits

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. Tiger Cli's toolset — login, logout, status and 11 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by timescale; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.

SyncDev reviews every entry in this directory against the project's own documentation before publishing, and revisits them as servers change.

Worth knowing first

  • 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.
  • With 14 tools registered it takes up a noticeable share of the context window; turn it off in projects that never touch Tiger Cli.
  • Missing credentials fail quietly in some clients — if no tools show up, check the environment block first.
  • Keep per-call confirmation enabled while you learn its behaviour; it is the cheapest safeguard you have.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
loginLog in to your Tiger account
logoutLog out from your Tiger account
statusShow current authentication status and project ID
listList all services
createCreate a new service
getShow detailed service information (aliases: describe, show)
forkFork an existing service
startStart a stopped service
stopStop a running service
resizeResize service CPU and memory allocation
deleteDelete a service
update-passwordUpdate service master password
logsView service logs
connectConnect to a database with psql (in an interactive terminal, if the service has read replicas, offers to connect to one of them; use --no-replica-prompt to skip)

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
TIGER_PUBLIC_KEYCredential the server authenticates with.Yes
TIGER_SECRET_KEYCredential the server authenticates with.Yes
TIGER_SERVICE_IDConfiguration value read at startup.Optional

Example prompts to try

  • Use Tiger Cli to login.
  • Use Tiger Cli to logout.
  • Use Tiger Cli to status.

Frequently asked questions

It connects Tiger Cli to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 14 tools (login, logout, status, and more) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Tiger Cli directly.