{"id":"cdatasoftware-databricks-mcp-server-by-cdata","name":"databricks-mcp-server-by-cdata","af_score":52.5,"security_score":47.8,"reliability_score":25.0,"what_it_does":"Provides a local, read-only Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that exposes Databricks data through CData’s JDBC driver as MCP tools (e.g., get_tables, get_columns, run_query) for LLM clients like Claude Desktop.","best_when":"You want a local MCP integration for read-only querying of Databricks via CData JDBC and you can run the server on the same machine as the MCP client.","avoid_when":"You need robust server-side controls for query safety, multi-tenant isolation, or a network-accessible API; also avoid if you cannot provide/handle JDBC driver licensing and connection configuration securely.","last_evaluated":"2026-04-04T19:59:41.787447+00:00","has_mcp":true,"has_api":false,"auth_methods":["JDBC connection using CData JDBC Driver for Databricks (may use OAuth depending on connection settings)","CData JDBC driver licensing via java -jar ... --license (trial or license key)"],"has_free_tier":false,"known_gotchas":["Server uses stdio; only works with MCP clients running on the same machine.","Tool outputs are described as CSV; agents may need to parse CSV reliably.","No explicit mention of rate limiting, pagination, or query size limits; large queries may fail or time out depending on Databricks/JDBC driver behavior."],"error_quality":0.0}