{"id":"cdatasoftware-airtable-mcp-server-by-cdata","name":"airtable-mcp-server-by-cdata","af_score":44.0,"security_score":26.8,"reliability_score":17.5,"what_it_does":"Provides a local, stdio-based MCP server that wraps CData’s JDBC Driver for Airtable, exposing Airtable tables/columns and SQL SELECT querying (and it claims broader CRUD in the managed offerings, but this repo is explicitly read-only). Intended for LLM clients like Claude Desktop to retrieve live Airtable data using MCP tools without writing SQL.","best_when":"You run the MCP server on the same machine as your MCP-capable desktop client and need read-only access to Airtable data using a JDBC-to-SQL abstraction.","avoid_when":"You need robust, well-documented security controls for remote access, strict rate limiting guarantees, or reliable idempotent write semantics (not applicable for read-only).","last_evaluated":"2026-04-04T20:00:09.172953+00:00","has_mcp":true,"has_api":false,"auth_methods":["MCP server launched locally with a .prp that embeds a JDBC connection URL; underlying JDBC driver may use OAuth for Airtable as indicated in setup notes"],"has_free_tier":false,"known_gotchas":["Server uses stdio, so it can only be used with MCP clients running on the same machine","Project is described as read-only; agents should avoid assuming safe write/update/delete behavior","No rate limit or retry guidance is documented at the MCP tool level","Tool outputs for get_tables/get_columns are returned as CSV; agents may need to parse CSV carefully"],"error_quality":0.0}