Estuary Flow MCP by usefulapi

io.usefulapiPublished by usefulapi.ioOfficial publisherv1.39.2Updated Nov 14, 2026

Inspect Estuary Flow captures, materializations, collections and stats.

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Overview

AI-generated overview

Hosted MCP server for inspecting Estuary Flow data pipelines: catalog entities, specs, throughput stats, connectors, drafts and publication history.

What you can do
  • List and read catalog entities (captures, collections, materializations, tests) with their full specs and compiled specs
  • Retrieve per-entity usage and throughput stats, bounded by time range and grain
  • Browse the connector catalog and available connector versions
  • Review drafts, staged draft specs, publication history and discovery jobs
  • Check granted roles, tenant quotas and billing tier, and fetch job log lines by logs token
  • Stage catalog changes in a draft and publish it, with a dry-run validation default
When to use it
Useful when you want an assistant to answer questions about your Estuary Flow pipelines, such as what is set up, how much data moved recently, or why a publication failed, and to prepare catalog edits as drafts before publishing.
Requirements
Remote streamable HTTP endpoint; no local install. Sign-in uses OAuth, and the login page asks for your Estuary Flow credentials, which are stored per user. Do not add an Authorization header or API key to the client config. Free plan allows 50 tool calls per month.
Before you install
Publishing a draft with dry_run=false is destructive: it can create, modify or delete live pipelines and their data, so keep the default validation unless you intend the change. Write tools create drafts and stage specs. The server also offers paid plans (Pro, Pro+) with Stripe Checkout links and subscription cancellation, and records feature requests; confirm any spending or cancellation yourself. Estuary Flow credentials are entered at sign-in.

Installation

In SourceWeft

  1. Open Estuary Flow MCP by usefulapi in the dashboard and add it to a workspace.
  2. Enable the server for the chats that should use its tools.

Web executable via Streamable HTTP. Remote servers run from the web runtime once configured in a workspace.

Use with an agent

Paste this prompt into Claude Code, Codex, Cursor or another agent — or into SourceWeft chat. The agent reads this server's install guide, shows you its publisher, endpoint and sign-in, and adds it to your client once you agree. Keys never go into a command.

Read https://sourceweft.com/mcp/io.usefulapi%2Festuary-flow/install.md and connect the MCP server it describes to my client. Before changing any config, show me its publisher, endpoint and sign-in method and wait for my OK. Never put an API key in a command or in a file I would commit; ask me where it should come from.

Read the install guide the agent follows

Other MCP clients

Add this to your client's mcpServers config.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "estuary-flow-by-usefulapi": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://estuary-flow.usefulapi.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

README

Estuary Flow MCP by usefulapi

Inspect Estuary Flow captures, materializations, collections and stats. Hosted, no local install.

Live endpoint: https://estuary-flow.usefulapi.io/mcp · Homepage: https://usefulapi.io

Connect

  • Claude (claude.ai, Desktop): open Customize → Connectors, click + Add → Add custom connector, and paste https://estuary-flow.usefulapi.io/mcp.
  • Claude Code: claude mcp add --transport http estuary-flow https://estuary-flow.usefulapi.io/mcp, then run /mcp to log in.
  • VS Code: Add to VS Code.
  • Cursor and other clients: add the URL as a remote MCP server:
json
{  "mcpServers": {    "estuary-flow": {      "url": "https://estuary-flow.usefulapi.io/mcp"    }  }}

Add only the URL. Do not add an Authorization header or an API key to the client config: the server signs you in with OAuth, and the login page asks for your Estuary Flow credentials.

Step-by-step setup, where to find your credentials, and FAQ: https://usefulapi.io/estuary-flow/

On first connect you'll paste your Estuary Flow credentials. They are validated, stored per-user, and scoped to you — no keys in config files.

Tools

ToolTypeWhat it does
estuary_list_catalogreadList catalog entities
estuary_get_catalog_specreadGet catalog spec
estuary_get_catalog_statsreadGet catalog stats
estuary_list_connectorsreadList connectors
estuary_list_connector_versionsreadList connector versions
estuary_list_draftsreadList drafts
estuary_list_draft_specsreadList draft specs
estuary_list_publicationsreadList publications
estuary_list_discoversreadList discovers
estuary_list_rolesreadList roles
estuary_get_tenantreadGet tenant
estuary_view_task_logsreadView task logs
estuary_create_draftwriteCreate draft
estuary_upsert_draft_specwriteUpsert draft spec
estuary_publish_draftwritePublish draft
estuary_flow_usage_statusmetaUsage status (free-tier meter)
estuary_flow_request_featuremetaRequest a missing feature
estuary_flow_upgrademetaUpgrade to Pro or Pro+
estuary_flow_cancel_subscriptionmetaCancel the Pro subscription

read tools are read-only; write tools mutate data (clients should confirm them); meta tools report usage, manage your subscription or send a feature request.

Pricing

PlanPriceLimit
Free$050 tool calls / month
Pro$9/mo or $90/yr (2 months free)10,000 tool calls / month
Pro+$39/mo or $390/yr (2 months free)100,000 tool calls / month

Each paid plan covers this server only. Ask your AI to run estuary_flow_upgrade and choose Pro or Pro+, billed monthly or yearly (it returns a Stripe Checkout link). If you already have Pro, ask to change it to Pro+. The change requires your confirmation, keeps your billing interval and charges the price difference for the rest of the period immediately. Cancel any time with estuary_flow_cancel_subscription: your paid plan continues to the end of the paid period, with no refund for the current period, and asking to resume the same plan with estuary_flow_upgrade before then undoes the cancel. Or write to [email protected].

License

MIT

Source: servers/estuary-flow/README.md at commit f22f848

Tools

15

estuary_list_catalog

List catalog entities

List live catalog entities (captures, collections, materializations, tests) the user can read, with connector + last-publication metadata. Optionally filter by a catalog-name prefix and spec_type. Estuary control-plane view live_specs_ext. PostgREST: GET /live_specs_ext.

Parameterslimitoffsetspec_typename_prefix

estuary_get_catalog_spec

Get catalog spec

Get one live catalog entity by its exact catalog_name, including the full serialized `spec` and compiled `built_spec`. Estuary control-plane view live_specs_ext. PostgREST: GET /live_specs_ext?catalog_name=eq.<name>&limit=1.

Parameterscatalog_namerequired

estuary_get_catalog_stats

Get catalog stats

Get usage/throughput stats for one catalog entity — bytes & docs read/written (both directions), usage_seconds, warnings/errors/failures, and txn_count — per time grain. Optionally bound by a timestamp range. Estuary control-plane view catalog_stats. PostgREST: GET /catalog_stats.

Parametersgrainlimitts_endts_startcatalog_namerequired

estuary_list_connectors

List connectors

List the connector catalog — available capture/materialization Docker connectors, with titles, descriptions, and logos. Optionally filter to recommended connectors. Estuary control-plane table connectors. PostgREST: GET /connectors.

Parameterslimitrecommended

estuary_list_connector_versions

List connector versions

List available versions (image tags) of connectors, with protocol and documentation URL. Optionally filter by connector_id. Estuary control-plane table connector_tags. PostgREST: GET /connector_tags.

Parameterslimitconnector_id

estuary_list_drafts

List drafts

List the user's draft workspaces (staging areas for catalog edits before publishing). Estuary control-plane table drafts. PostgREST: GET /drafts.

Parameterslimit

estuary_list_draft_specs

List draft specs

List the staged spec entries within a draft (each an insert/replace of a catalog entity pending publication). Estuary control-plane table draft_specs. PostgREST: GET /draft_specs.

Parameterslimitdraft_idrequired

estuary_list_publications

List publications

List publication history/status — each publish attempt of a draft; job_status carries the queued/success/failed outcome. Estuary control-plane table publications. PostgREST: GET /publications.

Parameterslimit

estuary_list_discovers

List discovers

List connector discovery jobs (auto-detecting bindings/resources for a capture). Estuary control-plane table discovers. PostgREST: GET /discovers.

Parameterslimit

estuary_list_roles

List roles

List the roles/capabilities the current credential is granted — which catalog prefixes it can read/write/admin. Read-only RPC. Estuary control-plane: POST /rpc/auth_roles.

Parametersmin_capability

estuary_get_tenant

Get tenant

Get the user's tenant(s) — quotas (tasks/collections), billing tiers, recurring charge, trial start, and payment provider. Estuary control-plane table tenants. PostgREST: GET /tenants.

Parameterslimit

estuary_view_task_logs

View task logs

Fetch the log lines for a job by its logs_token (a UUID found on a publication, discover, or connector-tag record). Optionally page from a last-seen timestamp. Read-only RPC. Estuary control-plane: POST /rpc/view_logs.

Parametersbearer_tokenrequiredlast_logged_at

estuary_create_draft

Create draft

WRITE: create a new empty draft workspace (a staging area for catalog changes; does not affect live pipelines). Estuary control-plane: POST /drafts. Returns the created row.

Parametersdetail

estuary_upsert_draft_spec

Upsert draft spec

WRITE: stage (insert or replace) a catalog spec inside a draft. Edits only the draft — live pipelines are unaffected until the draft is published. Estuary control-plane: POST /draft_specs (upsert on draft_id,catalog_name). Returns the staged row.

Parametersspecrequireddraft_idrequiredspec_typerequiredcatalog_namerequired

estuary_publish_draft

Publish draft

WRITE (DESTRUCTIVE when dry_run=false): publish a draft. dry_run=true (default) only VALIDATES the draft without changing anything. dry_run=false APPLIES the draft to the LIVE catalog — this can create, modify, or DELETE running data pipelines and their data. Set dry_run=false only when you intend to change live infrastructure. Estuary control-plane: POST /publications. Returns the publication row.

Parametersdetaildry_rundraft_idrequired

Version history

26
  1. v1.39.2LatestNov 14, 2026
  2. v1.39.1Nov 13, 2026
  3. v1.38.0Nov 12, 2026
  4. v1.37.3Nov 11, 2026
  5. v1.36.5Nov 8, 2026
  6. v1.36.4Nov 7, 2026
  7. v1.35.3Nov 5, 2026
  8. v1.35.2Nov 5, 2026
  9. v1.35.1Nov 4, 2026
  10. v1.35.0Nov 3, 2026
  11. v1.34.1Nov 3, 2026
  12. v1.33.0Nov 1, 2026
  13. v1.31.0Oct 31, 2026
  14. v1.30.0Oct 31, 2026
  15. v1.29.2Oct 30, 2026
  16. v1.29.0Oct 30, 2026
  17. v1.24.0Oct 26, 2026
  18. v1.21.3Oct 25, 2026
  19. v1.21.0Oct 25, 2026
  20. v1.20.0Oct 24, 2026
  21. v1.17.0Oct 23, 2026
  22. v1.16.4Oct 22, 2026
  23. v1.16.3Oct 21, 2026
  24. v1.11.1Oct 9, 2026
  25. v1.10.0Oct 9, 2026
  26. v1.0.0Sep 29, 2026

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