MindsDB
MindsDB ships native MCP server support as part of the main project (mindsdb/mindsdb, 39,093 stars). Federated query layer over 200+ data sources with built-in MCP endpoint for AI agent access to enterprise data.
“MindsDB ships native MCP server support as part of the main mindsdb/mindsdb project (39,093 stars, 77 commits/30d). Federated query layer over 200+ data sources (Postgres, Snowflake, Salesforce, Slack, Gmail, etc.) exposed to AI agents via MCP. Apache-2.0-style licence (gh api reports NOASSERTION; main repo is Elastic/MindsDB hybrid licensed).”
INSTALL THIS SERVER
{
"mcpServers": {
"mindsdb": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"mcp-remote",
"http://localhost:47334/mcp"
]
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"mindsdb": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"mcp-remote",
"http://localhost:47334/mcp"
]
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"mindsdb": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"mcp-remote",
"http://localhost:47334/mcp"
]
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"mindsdb": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"mcp-remote",
"http://localhost:47334/mcp"
]
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"mindsdb": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"mcp-remote",
"http://localhost:47334/mcp"
]
}
}
}
6 TOOLS AVAILABLE
OUR ASSESSMENT
- 200+ live data source connectors out of the box; no per-source server install required.
- Knowledge Base layer fuses structured tables with vectorized text, PDFs, and HTML for semantic search.
- SQL-compatible language with workflow constructs (jobs, triggers) for agent automation.
- Active commercial development with sustained release cadence; 39k stars reflect the underlying product's reach.
- Significant install footprint compared to a single-purpose MCP server; requires Docker or Python runtime plus configuration per data source.
- Elastic License 2.0 (applied to MindsDB Core) places restrictions on managed-service redistribution; teams running MindsDB as a hosted service for others need to read the license terms carefully. The mindsdb/integrations directory is MIT-licensed.
- The MCP surface is one of many integrations; primary product positioning is "AI analytics platform," and some MCP-specific features lag the core product.
MindsDB acts as a credential broker for every connected data source. Each data source connection holds its own credentials (database connection strings, API keys, OAuth tokens) which are stored in the MindsDB instance's configuration. Securing the MindsDB instance is securing the credential vault for the federation. Production deployments use environment-variable-based config and run MindsDB behind a network boundary. The MCP exposure inherits whatever permissions the data source connections carry, so scope each connector's credentials carefully.
Teams already running MindsDB for analytics, or teams who need an agent to reason across many heterogeneous data sources through one query layer.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
ADOPTION METRICS
// Reading this39,093 stars on the mindsdb/mindsdb main repo. 77 commits on main in the last 30 days. The MCP server lives inside the main product (no separate repo) and inherits the parent project signal.
// Reading thisPairs with Postgres, MongoDB, Neon, ClickHouse, Redis, Elasticsearch in the database category. Distinct angle: federated queries across 200+ source systems via SQL-like interface, exposed to agents via MCP.
SOURCES & VERIFICATION
We don't take any single directory's word for it. Before scoring, we cross-reference 4 public MCP sources, install the server ourselves against the clients we cover, and record when we last re-verified.
The same server, 4 different lenses. We reconcile these signals into our editorial score, which is why our number sometimes diverges from a directory-aggregate star count.
| Source | Their rating | Their star count | Their downloads | Last synced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AutomationSwitch This page | 4editorial | 39,093 | — | MAY 3, 2026 |
| PulseMCP | — unrated | unavailable | unavailable | APR 28, 2026 |
| MCPMarket | — unrated | unavailable | unavailable | APR 28, 2026 |
| Official MCP Registry | — unrated | unavailable | unavailable | APR 28, 2026 |
| Awesome MCP Servers | — unrated | unavailable | unavailable | APR 28, 2026 |
// Counts are directory-reported; we don't adjust them. Discrepancies usually come from different snapshot times or star-caching.
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