# kx-mcp-kdbai

> KDB.AI backend extension (bundle) for the kx-mcp composition container — exposes build_server() -> FastMCP

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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/kx-mcp-kdbai/claim

## Declared
- homepage: https://github.com/KxSystems/kx-mcp-server-container
- repository: https://github.com/KxSystems/kx-mcp-server-container/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md
- version: 0.5.0
- protocols: mcp
- tags: mcp
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:kx-mcp-kdbai

### Description (declared)

# kx-mcp-kdbai — KDB.AI backend

The KDB.AI backend extension (bundle) for the [KX MCP composition container](https://github.com/KxSystems/kx-mcp-server-container). It
exposes database/table introspection, structured query, and vector + hybrid search over a KDB.AI
service via the [`kdbai-client`](https://pypi.org/project/kdbai-client/) SDK, and is packaged as a
standard container bundle: a package exposing `build_server() -> FastMCP`, mounted under the `kdbai`
namespace.

It is **mount-only**: the composition container (`kx-mcp-core`) owns transport/host/port, so the
bundle has no standalone server of its own — `build_server()` just returns a configured FastMCP to
`mount()`. Run it via the container: `uv run kx-mcp --bundles kdbai`.

> The bundle connects to a **KDB.AI** service. Unlike the kdb-x backend, it does **not** require a
> PyKX license — `kdbai-client` owns connectivity (qIPC or REST).

## Table of contents

- [Prerequisites](#prerequisites)
- [KDB.AI setup](#kdbai-setup)
- [Configuration](#configuration)
- [Configure embeddings](#configure-embeddings)
- [Capabilities](#capabilities)
- [Running the backend](#running-the-backend)
- [Troubleshooting](#troubleshooting)

## Prerequisites

- **A reachable KDB.AI Server** on a host and port the MCP server can reach. The bundle's default is
  **`127.0.0.1:8082`** in **`qipc`** mode; selecting `rest` without an explicit port uses
  **`127.0.0.1:8081`**. See the
  [KDB.AI documentation](https://code.kx.com/kdbai/latest/) to install / run a server.
- **[UV](https://docs.astral.sh/uv/getting-started/installation/)** to run the server.
- **`kdbai-client>=2.0.0`** (pulled in automatically with this bundle). The MCP host needs no
  `QLIC` / PyKX license; the KDB.AI Server deployment owns its own licensing.

## KDB.AI setup

Start (or point at) a KDB.AI Server, then configure the endpoint via `KDBAI_DB_*` (below); running the
container with this bundle performs its eager mount-time pre-flight. Static credentials and
`se…

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- data.vector-search (0.825, derived)
- data.database (0.791, derived)
- dev.package-management (0.768, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/kx-mcp-kdbai/ (first seen 2026-09-09T23:24:48.723Z)

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