{"id":"firebolt-db-mcp-server","name":"mcp-server","af_score":57.5,"security_score":59.5,"reliability_score":32.5,"what_it_does":"An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server (implemented in Go) that connects an LLM/agent to the Firebolt Data Warehouse. It exposes MCP tools for browsing Firebolt documentation, establishing Firebolt connections, executing SQL queries, and searching docs. It runs as a stdio-based MCP server by default, with optional SSE transport, and can be deployed via Docker or a binary. Authentication is done using Firebolt service-account credentials (client ID/secret) or via a Firebolt Core URL.","best_when":"You want to integrate an MCP-capable LLM client (Cursor/VS Code Copilot Chat/Claude Desktop/others) with Firebolt for doc-aware SQL querying and analysis, and you can supply Firebolt service-account credentials (or a Firebolt Core URL).","avoid_when":"You need a traditional REST/GraphQL API surface rather than MCP, or you require fine-grained, per-query authorization/permissions enforced at the MCP layer (not documented here).","last_evaluated":"2026-03-30T15:38:27.434287+00:00","has_mcp":true,"has_api":false,"auth_methods":["Firebolt service account (client ID + client secret via env/CLI args)","Firebolt Core connection via CORE URL"],"has_free_tier":false,"known_gotchas":["Cursor may not work because the server uses MCP resources heavily; set FIREBOLT_MCP_DISABLE_RESOURCES=true to mitigate","The default firebolt_connect tool requires an LLM to present a read proof of Firebolt docs first; this can increase latency and token usage; disable via --skip-docs-proof / FIREBOLT_MCP_SKIP_DOCS_PROOF"],"error_quality":0.0}