ClickHouse

io.github.ClickHouse/mcp-clickhouse

Official ClickHouse MCP server for querying and exploring ClickHouse clusters and chDB.

Connect this server

Add this to your MCP client config — claude_desktop_config.json (Claude Desktop) or .cursor/mcp.json (Cursor).Suits: Claude Desktop · Cursor.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-clickhouse": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-clickhouse"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CLICKHOUSE_HOST": "<your CLICKHOUSE_HOST>",
        "CLICKHOUSE_USER": "<your CLICKHOUSE_USER>",
        "CLICKHOUSE_PASSWORD": "<your CLICKHOUSE_PASSWORD>",
        "CLICKHOUSE_SECURE": "true",
        "CLICKHOUSE_VERIFY": "true",
        "CLICKHOUSE_ALLOW_WRITE_ACCESS": "false",
        "CLICKHOUSE_ALLOW_DROP": "false",
        "CLICKHOUSE_MCP_QUERY_TIMEOUT": "30",
        "CLICKHOUSE_MCP_MAX_WORKERS": "10"
      }
    }
  }
}
Environment variables
  • CLICKHOUSE_HOSTrequiredHostname of the ClickHouse server
  • CLICKHOUSE_USERrequiredUsername for ClickHouse authentication
  • CLICKHOUSE_PASSWORDsecretPassword for ClickHouse authentication. Required unless a client certificate uses the default or mutual TLS mode
  • CLICKHOUSE_SECUREUse HTTPS to connect to ClickHouse
  • CLICKHOUSE_VERIFYVerify SSL certificates
  • CLICKHOUSE_ALLOW_WRITE_ACCESSAllow write operations (DDL and DML). Queries run read-only by default
  • CLICKHOUSE_ALLOW_DROPAllow destructive operations (DROP, TRUNCATE, DELETE, UPDATE, REPLACE, CLEAR, and DETACH PERMANENTLY) when write access is also enabled
  • CLICKHOUSE_MCP_QUERY_TIMEOUTQuery tool timeout in seconds
  • CLICKHOUSE_MCP_MAX_WORKERSMaximum query worker thread pool size

A starting point — check the repository for exact arguments and setup. Restart your client after editing the config.

Category
Developer Tools
Version
0.7.0
Registry
active
Published
9/21/2026
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