# sqlnow-mcp

> MCP server for DuckDB with interactive table viewer

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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/sqlnow-mcp/claim

## Declared
- publisher: David Raznick
- homepage: https://github.com/kindly/sqlnow-mcp
- repository: https://github.com/kindly/sqlnow-mcp
- version: 0.3.0
- protocols: mcp
- tags: mcp, duckdb, sql, llm, claude, cursor
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:sqlnow-mcp

### Description (declared)

# sqlnow-mcp

An MCP server for DuckDB with an interactive table viewer. Point it at a data directory, attach files or external databases, and explore data through an LLM host such as Cursor or Claude Desktop. Query results from `run_query`, `sample_table`, and `value_counts` render as a scrollable grid inside the host via [MCP Apps](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/). Use `run_query_json` for small SELECT results the model needs as JSON (aggregations, counts, spot checks) — not for large exports.

## Requirements

- Python 3.11+
- [uv](https://docs.astral.sh/uv/) (recommended) or pip
- Node.js 18+ (only if you need to rebuild the table UI)

## Install

From a clone of this repo:

```bash
uv sync
```

Or run without installing globally:

```bash
uvx sqlnow-mcp --mode local --data-dir ~/mydata
```

## MCP server

Two modes are available:

- **local** — read/write; point at a data directory, switch databases, attach files and external connections.
- **publish** — read-only; single database with curated `metadata.yaml` (and optional `stats.json`) for sharing a branded dataset.

Transport (`stdio`, HTTP) works the same in both modes.

### Local mode

```bash
sqlnow-mcp --mode local --data-dir ~/mydata
```

`--data-dir` is the working directory for `.db` files and attachable data. Session state (active database, attached sources) persists for the lifetime of the server process.

### Publish mode

```bash
sqlnow-mcp --mode publish \
  --db ~/datasets/gemlive.db \
  --metadata ~/datasets/metadata.yaml \
  --stats ~/datasets/stats.json
```

`--stats` is optional. The server name and instructions come from metadata (`short_name`, `welcome`, `example_questions`, etc.). Queries are SELECT-only with a default 10s timeout, 50% memory limit, and 1 DuckDB thread (all overridable).

**stdio (Claude Desktop):**

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gem-data": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "sqlnow-mcp", "--mode", "publish",
        "--db", "/path/to/gemlive.db",
     …

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- data.database (1, declared)
- dev.filesystem (0.802, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/sqlnow-mcp/ (first seen 2026-09-10T13:19:20.789Z)

Machine surfaces: status https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/sqlnow-mcp/status · API https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/sqlnow-mcp · ARD identifier urn:air::server:sqlnow-mcp