# bigquery-mcp

> BigQuery MCP server optimized for quick navigation of larger projects and datasets.

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## Observed
- status: unknown
- reason: Distributed as a package to run locally; no network endpoint to check.
- 30-day reliability: no checks yet

## Verification
- owner verified: no — claim at https://wellknown.network/agents/bigquery-mcp-2/claim

## Declared
- homepage: https://pvoo.github.io/bigquery-mcp/
- repository: https://github.com/pvoo/bigquery-mcp
- version: 0.1.6
- protocols: mcp
- tags: python, mcp
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:bigquery-mcp

### Description (declared)

# 🗂️ BigQuery MCP Server

Practical MCP server for navigating BigQuery datasets and tables by LLMs. Designed for larger projects with many datasets/tables, optimized to keep LLM context small while staying fast and safe.

- **Minimal by default**: list datasets and tables names; fetch details only when asked
- **Navigate larger projects**: filter by name, request detailed metadata/schemas on demand
- **Quick table insight**: optional schema, column descriptions and fill-rate to help an agent decide relevance fast
- **Safe to run**: read-only query execution with guardrails (SELECT/WITH only, comment stripping)
- **Supports vector search**: Use bigquery as your vector store. See [Vector Search](#-vector-search-optional) section for full setup instructions.

## Quick Start

**Prerequisites:** Python 3.10+ and [uv](https://github.com/astral-sh/uv) package manager

### 🚀 Quick Setup

**Option 1: Direct from PyPI (Recommended)**
```bash
# 1. Authenticate
gcloud auth application-default login

# 2. Run server
uvx bigquery-mcp --project YOUR_PROJECT --location US
```

**Option 2: Clone locally (development setup)**
```bash
# 1. Clone and setup
git clone https://github.com/pvoo/bigquery-mcp.git
cd bigquery-mcp

# 2. Configure environment
cp .env.example .env
# Edit .env with your project and location

# 3. Run or inspect
make run      # Start server
make inspect  # Open MCP inspector
```

### 🔧 MCP Client Configuration

**Option 1: PyPI package (Recommended)**
Simplest setup using the published PyPI package:
```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "bigquery": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "bigquery-mcp",
        "--project", "your-project-id",
        "--location", "US"
     ]
    }
  }
}
```

**Option 2: Local clone (for development)**
```bash
# Clone first
git clone https://github.com/pvoo/bigquery-mcp.git
```

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "bigquery": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": ["--directory", "/absolute/path/to/bigquery-mcp", "run", "bigque…

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- dev.package-management (0.768, derived)
- dev.version-control (0.745, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/bigquery-mcp/ (first seen 2026-09-09T10:27:02.788Z)

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