Greptimedb Mcp Server

greptimedb-mcp-server

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A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for GreptimeDB — an open-source observability database that handles metrics, logs, and traces in one engine.

Enables AI assistants to query and analyze GreptimeDB using SQL, TQL (PromQL-compatible), and RANGE queries, with built-in security features like read-only enforcement and data masking.

Quick Start

# Installpip install greptimedb-mcp-server
# Run (connects to localhost:4002 by default)greptimedb-mcp-server --host localhost --database public

For Claude Desktop, add this to your config (~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json on macOS):

{  "mcpServers": {    "greptimedb": {      "command": "greptimedb-mcp-server",      "args": ["--host", "localhost", "--database", "public"]    }  }}

Features

Tools

search_table_semantics and the semantic metadata in describe_table read information_schema.table_semantics. A table appears there when it carries a greptime.semantic.* option or a built-in convention derives an entity declaration for it; other tables are absent. The server reads the view's column list once per process and selects only the columns it exposes. entity_declarations requires GreptimeDB 1.3; on earlier versions it is reported as a missing column rather than as an empty declaration set.

Tool results are bounded by GREPTIMEDB_MAX_RESULT_BYTES (default 1048576, or 1 MiB). A query result over the budget returns fewer rows and reports it in truncated and truncation_reason; a result with no rows to shed is cut with a notice at the end. The budget is a backstop against a result too large to be consumed, so lower it if your MCP client rejects results before it is reached.

Cross-database queries

The server connects to one database, but reads are not restricted to it:

The connected account needs read permission on the target database. Use SHOW DATABASES to list them.

query_semantic_graph reads greptime_private.semantic_entities and greptime_private.semantic_relationships, which require GreptimeDB 1.3. At startup the server checks that both views exist, carry the columns it reads, and are readable by the connected account; when they are not, the tool is not offered and the reason is logged. Its time window is required and half-open, [start_time, end_time) over observed_at, and rows are aggregated across the 60-second observation buckets in that window.

Pipeline Management

Dashboard Management

Resources & Prompts

• Resources: Browse tables via greptime://<table>/data URIs
• Prompts: Built-in Jinja templates for common tasks — pipeline_creator, log_pipeline, metrics_analysis, promql_analysis, trace_analysis, table_operation, schema_design_advisor, observability_correlation, ingestion_troubleshooting, query_performance_tuning

For LLM integration and prompt usage, see docs/llm-instructions.md.

These tools cover querying and managing data in an existing GreptimeDB. For deployment, server configuration, write protocols, pipeline syntax, schema design, and performance diagnosis, point the assistant at the GreptimeDB skills index at https://docs.greptime.com/SKILL.md.

Configuration

Environment Variables

GREPTIMEDB_HOST=localhost      # Database hostGREPTIMEDB_PORT=4002           # MySQL protocol port (default: 4002)GREPTIMEDB_USER=root           # Database userGREPTIMEDB_PASSWORD=           # Database passwordGREPTIMEDB_DATABASE=public     # Database nameGREPTIMEDB_TIMEZONE=UTC        # Session timezone
# OptionalGREPTIMEDB_HTTP_PORT=4000      # HTTP API port for pipeline/dashboard managementGREPTIMEDB_HTTP_PROTOCOL=http  # HTTP protocol (http/https)GREPTIMEDB_POOL_SIZE=5         # Connection pool sizeGREPTIMEDB_MASK_ENABLED=true   # Enable sensitive data maskingGREPTIMEDB_MASK_PATTERNS=      # Additional patterns (comma-separated)GREPTIMEDB_AUDIT_ENABLED=true  # Enable audit loggingGREPTIMEDB_ALLOW_WRITE=false   # Allow writes: DDL/DML plus pipeline and dashboard changes (DANGEROUS, local/test only)GREPTIMEDB_MAX_RESULT_BYTES=1048576 # Byte budget for a single tool result (1 MiB)
# Transport (for HTTP server mode)GREPTIMEDB_TRANSPORT=stdio     # stdio, sse, or streamable-httpGREPTIMEDB_LISTEN_HOST=0.0.0.0 # HTTP server bind hostGREPTIMEDB_LISTEN_PORT=8080    # HTTP server bind portGREPTIMEDB_ALLOWED_HOSTS=      # DNS rebinding protection (comma-separated)GREPTIMEDB_ALLOWED_ORIGINS=    # CORS allowed origins (comma-separated)

CLI Arguments

greptimedb-mcp-server \  --host localhost \  --port 4002 \  --database public \  --user root \  --password "" \  --timezone UTC \  --pool-size 5 \  --mask-enabled true \  --allow-write false \  --transport stdio

HTTP Server Mode

For containerized or Kubernetes deployments:

# Streamable HTTP (recommended for production)greptimedb-mcp-server --transport streamable-http --listen-port 8080
# SSE mode (legacy)greptimedb-mcp-server --transport sse --listen-port 3000

DNS Rebinding Protection

By default, DNS rebinding protection is disabled for compatibility with proxies, gateways, and Kubernetes services. To enable it, use --allowed-hosts:

# Enable DNS rebinding protection with allowed hostsgreptimedb-mcp-server --transport streamable-http \  --allowed-hosts "localhost:*,127.0.0.1:*,my-service.namespace:*"
# With custom allowed origins for CORSgreptimedb-mcp-server --transport streamable-http \  --allowed-hosts "my-service.namespace:*" \  --allowed-origins "http://localhost:*,https://my-app.example.com"
# Or via environment variablesGREPTIMEDB_ALLOWED_HOSTS="localhost:*,my-service.namespace:*" \GREPTIMEDB_ALLOWED_ORIGINS="http://localhost:*" \  greptimedb-mcp-server --transport streamable-http

If you encounter 421 Invalid Host Header errors, either disable protection (default) or add your host to the allowed list.

Security

Read-Only Database User (Recommended)

Create a read-only user in GreptimeDB using static user provider:

mcp_readonly:readonly=your_secure_password

Application-Level Security Gate

All queries go through a security gate that:

• Blocks: DROP, DELETE, TRUNCATE, UPDATE, INSERT, ALTER, CREATE, GRANT, REVOKE, EXEC, LOAD, COPY
• Blocks: Encoded bypass attempts (hex, UNHEX, CHAR)
• Allows: SELECT, SHOW, DESCRIBE, TQL, EXPLAIN, UNION

Write Mode (Disabled by Default)

The server is read-only by default. Write mode enables every operation that changes stored state:

• destructive SQL (DDL/DML such as CREATE, DROP, ALTER, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE) through execute_sql
• create_pipeline, delete_pipeline, create_dashboard, delete_dashboard

# Environment variableGREPTIMEDB_ALLOW_WRITE=true greptimedb-mcp-server
# Or CLI argumentgreptimedb-mcp-server --allow-write true

When enabled, the security gate is bypassed for execute_sql, and the server logs a warning on startup. With write mode off, those four tools return an error without contacting the server; list_pipelines, list_dashboards and dryrun_pipeline are read-only and stay available.

⚠️ Danger: This lets an AI assistant run destructive statements against your database. Never enable it against production data. Combine with a read-only database user if you only need read access.

Data Masking

Sensitive columns are automatically masked (******) based on column name patterns:

• Authentication: password, secret, token, api_key, credential
• Financial: credit_card, cvv, bank_account
• Personal: ssn, id_card, passport

Configure with --mask-patterns phone,email to add custom patterns.

Audit Logging

All tool invocations are logged:

2025-12-10 10:30:45 - greptimedb_mcp_server.audit - INFO - [AUDIT] execute_sql | query="SELECT * FROM cpu LIMIT 10" | success=True | duration_ms=45.2

Disable with --audit-enabled false.

Development

# Clone and setupgit clone https://github.com/GreptimeTeam/greptimedb-mcp-server.gitcd greptimedb-mcp-serveruv venv && source .venv/bin/activateuv sync
# Run testspytest
# Format & lintuv run black .uv run flake8 src
# Debug with MCP Inspectornpx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector uv --directory . run -m greptimedb_mcp_server.server

License

MIT License - see LICENSE.md.

Acknowledgement

Inspired by:

• ktanaka101/mcp-server-duckdb
• designcomputer/mysql_mcp_server
• mikeskarl/mcp-prompt-templates