getmcpbeta

PostgreSQL

stdio

Read-only database access with schema inspection and query execution for PostgreSQL databases

Author

Anthropic

Runtime

node

Package

@modelcontextprotocol/server-postgres

Command

npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/server-postgres

Categories

databasesql

Required Environment Variables

  • POSTGRES_CONNECTION_STRING
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Install with the CLI:

npx @getmcp/cli add postgres

Configuration

Config file: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

JSON
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "postgres": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-postgres"
      ],
      "env": {
        "POSTGRES_CONNECTION_STRING": ""
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop MCP documentation