A lightweight MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for ODBC built with FastAPI and pyodbc. This server is compatible with Virtuoso DBMS and any other DBMS backend that has an ODBC driver.
Install uv:
Or use Homebrew:
unixODBC Runtime Environment Checks:
Check installation configuration (i.e., location of key INI files) by running: odbcinst -j
List available data source names by running: odbcinst -q -s
ODBC DSN Setup: Configure your ODBC Data Source Name (typically in ~/.odbc.ini
) for the target database. Example for Virtuoso DBMS:
[VOS]
Description = OpenLink Virtuoso
Driver = /path/to/virtodbcu_r.so
Database = Demo
Address = localhost:1111
WideAsUTF16 = Yes
Clone this repository:
git clone https://github.com/OpenLinkSoftware/mcp-pyodbc-server.git cd mcp-pyodbc-server
Update your .env
by overriding the defaults to match your preferences.
ODBC_DSN=VOS
ODBC_USER=dba
ODBC_PASSWORD=dba
API_KEY=xxx
For Claude Desktop users:
Add the following to claude_desktop_config.json
:
{ "mcpServers": { "my_database": { "command": "uv", "args": ["--directory", "/path/to/mcp-pyodbc-server", "run", "mcp-pyodbc-server"], "env": { "ODBC_DSN": "dsn_name", "ODBC_USER": "username", "ODBC_PASSWORD": "password", "API_KEY": "sk-xxx" } } } }
After successful installation, the following tools will be available to MCP client applications.
name descriptionpodbc_get_schemas
List database schemas accessible to connected database management system (DBMS). podbc_get_tables
List tables associated with a selected database schema. podbc_describe_table
Provide the description of a table associated with a designated database schema. This includes information about column names, data types, null handling, autoincrement, primary keys, and foreign keys podbc_filter_table_names
List tables, based on a substring pattern from the q
input field, associated with a selected database schema. podbc_query_database
Execute a SQL query and return results in JSONL format. podbc_execute_query
Execute a SQL query and return results in JSONL format. podbc_execute_query_md
Execute a SQL query and return results in Markdown table format. podbc_spasql_query
Execute a SPASQL query and return results. podbc_virtuoso_support_ai
Interact with the Virtuoso Support Assistant/Agent -- a Virtuoso-specific feature for interacting with LLMs
podbc_get_schemas
user
(string, optional): Database username. Defaults to "demo"
.password
(string, optional): Database password. Defaults to "demo"
.dsn
(string, optional): ODBC data source name. Defaults to "Local Virtuoso"
.podbc_get_tables
schema
(string, optional): Database schema to filter tables. Defaults to connection default.user
(string, optional): Database username. Defaults to "demo"
.password
(string, optional): Database password. Defaults to "demo"
.dsn
(string, optional): ODBC data source name. Defaults to "Local Virtuoso"
.TABLE_CAT
, TABLE_SCHEM
, TABLE_NAME
, TABLE_TYPE
).podbc_filter_table_names
q
(string, required): The substring to search for within table names.schema
(string, optional): Database schema to filter tables. Defaults to connection default.user
(string, optional): Database username. Defaults to "demo"
.password
(string, optional): Database password. Defaults to "demo"
.dsn
(string, optional): ODBC data source name. Defaults to "Local Virtuoso"
.podbc_describe_table
schema
(string, required): The database schema name containing the table.table
(string, required): The name of the table to describe.user
(string, optional): Database username. Defaults to "demo"
.password
(string, optional): Database password. Defaults to "demo"
.dsn
(string, optional): ODBC data source name. Defaults to "Local Virtuoso"
.COLUMN_NAME
, TYPE_NAME
, COLUMN_SIZE
, IS_NULLABLE
).podbc_query_database
query
(string, required): The SQL query string to execute.user
(string, optional): Database username. Defaults to "demo"
.password
(string, optional): Database password. Defaults to "demo"
.dsn
(string, optional): ODBC data source name. Defaults to "Local Virtuoso"
.podbc_query_database_md
query
(string, required): The SQL query string to execute.user
(string, optional): Database username. Defaults to "demo"
.password
(string, optional): Database password. Defaults to "demo"
.dsn
(string, optional): ODBC data source name. Defaults to "Local Virtuoso"
.podbc_query_database_jsonl
query
(string, required): The SQL query string to execute.user
(string, optional): Database username. Defaults to "demo"
.password
(string, optional): Database password. Defaults to "demo"
.dsn
(string, optional): ODBC data source name. Defaults to "Local Virtuoso"
.podbc_spasql_query
query
(string, required): The SPASQL query string.max_rows
(number, optional): Maximum number of rows to return. Defaults to 20
.timeout
(number, optional): Query timeout in milliseconds. Defaults to 30000
.user
(string, optional): Database username. Defaults to "demo"
.password
(string, optional): Database password. Defaults to "demo"
.dsn
(string, optional): ODBC data source name. Defaults to "Local Virtuoso"
.Demo.demo.execute_spasql_query
).podbc_virtuoso_support_ai
prompt
(string, required): The prompt text for the AI function.api_key
(string, optional): API key for the AI service. Defaults to "none"
.user
(string, optional): Database username. Defaults to "demo"
.password
(string, optional): Database password. Defaults to "demo"
.dsn
(string, optional): ODBC data source name. Defaults to "Local Virtuoso"
.DEMO.DBA.OAI_VIRTUOSO_SUPPORT_AI
).For easier troubleshooting:
Install the MCP Inspector:
npm install -g @modelcontextprotocol/inspector
Start the inspector:
npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector uv --directory /path/to/mcp-pyodbc-server run mcp-pyodbc-server
Access the provided URL to troubleshoot server interactions.
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