Postgres MCP Server

@neverinfamous/postgres-mcp

PostgreSQL MCP server with 203 tools, connection pooling, HTTP/SSE, OAuth 2.1, and tool filtering

12 78/wk GitHub npm

No known CVEs

MIT license

Actively maintained

Last commit 2d ago

Works with most clients

Transport: stdio, sse, http

0 tools

Grade F

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Postgres MCP Server is an MCP server that PostgreSQL MCP server with 203 tools, connection pooling, HTTP/SSE, OAuth 2.1, and tool filtering. Its tool list has not been published yet over stdio, sse and http, requires no API key, and scores 60/100 on MCPpedia's security, maintenance and efficiency rubric.

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Step 1

Install in your client

Config is the same across clients — only the file and path differ.

Supported in Claude Desktopstdio, sse, http · Node 18+

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "postgres-mcp": {
      "env": {
        "POSTGRES_HOST": "host.docker.internal",
        "POSTGRES_PORT": "5432",
        "POSTGRES_USER": "your_username",
        "POSTGRES_DATABASE": "your_database",
        "POSTGRES_PASSWORD": "your_password"
      },
      "args": [
        "run",
        "--rm",
        "-i",
        "-e",
        "POSTGRES_HOST",
        "-e",
        "POSTGRES_PORT",
        "-e",
        "POSTGRES_USER",
        "-e",
        "POSTGRES_PASSWORD",
        "-e",
        "POSTGRES_DATABASE",
        "writenotenow/postgres-mcp:latest",
        "--tool-filter",
        "starter"
      ],
      "command": "docker"
    }
  }
}

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What Postgres MCP Server does

PostgreSQL MCP Server binding the Model Context Protocol to a secure PostgreSQL sandbox.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Postgres MCP Server safe to use?: Postgres MCP Server has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments. Licensed under MIT.
How do I install Postgres MCP Server?: Postgres MCP Server supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.
What AI clients work with Postgres MCP Server?: Postgres MCP Server is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and sse and http transport.
Is Postgres MCP Server actively maintained?: Postgres MCP Server is actively maintained — last commit was 2 days ago. It has 12 GitHub stars.

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{ "mcpServers": { "postgres-mcp": { "env": { "POSTGRES_HOST": "host.docker.internal", "POSTGRES_PORT": "5432", "POSTGRES_USER": "your_username", "POSTGRES_DATABASE": "your_database", "POSTGRES_PASSWORD": "your_password" }, "args": [ "run", "--rm", "-i", "-e", "POSTGRES_HOST", "-e", "POSTGRES_PORT", "-e", "POSTGRES_USER", "-e", "POSTGRES_PASSWORD", "-e", "POSTGRES_DATABASE", "writenotenow/postgres-mcp:latest", "--tool-filter", "starter" ], "command": "docker" } } }

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Postgres MCP Server safe to use?

Postgres MCP Server has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments. Licensed under MIT.

How do I install Postgres MCP Server?

Postgres MCP Server supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.

What AI clients work with Postgres MCP Server?

Postgres MCP Server is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and sse and http transport.

Is Postgres MCP Server actively maintained?

Postgres MCP Server is actively maintained — last commit was 2 days ago. It has 12 GitHub stars.