Glide API MCP server

The Glide API MCP Server provides a Model Context Protocol interface for interacting with the Glide API (both v1 and v2 versions), allowing you to easily manage Glide apps, tables, and data using standardized MCP tools.

Installation and Setup

Environment Variables Configuration

The recommended way to configure the server is through environment variables in your MCP settings file:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "glide-api": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["path/to/build/index.js"],
      "env": {
        "GLIDE_API_KEY": "your-api-key-here",
        "GLIDE_API_VERSION": "v2"  // or "v1" for v1 API
      }
    }
  }
}

This approach securely stores your API credentials outside of your code and keeps them out of version control.

Runtime Configuration

You can also set or override API settings at runtime using the set_api_version tool:

use_mcp_tool({
  server_name: "glide-api",
  tool_name: "set_api_version",
  arguments: {
    version: "v2",
    apiKey: "your-api-key"
  }
});

Note that runtime configuration will override environment variables for the current session.

Available Tools

The server provides several tools for interacting with Glide apps:

• set_api_version: Configure API version and authentication
• get_app: Get app information
• get_tables: List app tables
• get_table_rows: Get table data
• add_table_row: Add new row
• update_table_row: Update existing row

Usage Examples

Getting App Information

To retrieve information about a Glide app:

use_mcp_tool({
  server_name: "glide-api",
  tool_name: "get_app",
  arguments: {
    appId: "your-app-id"
  }
});

Listing Tables

To get a list of tables in your app:

use_mcp_tool({
  server_name: "glide-api",
  tool_name: "get_tables",
  arguments: {
    appId: "your-app-id"
  }
});

Retrieving Table Data

To fetch rows from a specific table:

use_mcp_tool({
  server_name: "glide-api",
  tool_name: "get_table_rows",
  arguments: {
    appId: "your-app-id",
    tableId: "your-table-id"
  }
});

Adding a New Row

To add a new row to a table:

use_mcp_tool({
  server_name: "glide-api",
  tool_name: "add_table_row",
  arguments: {
    appId: "your-app-id",
    tableId: "your-table-id",
    values: {
      column1: "value1",
      column2: "value2"
    }
  }
});

Updating an Existing Row

To update an existing row in a table:

use_mcp_tool({
  server_name: "glide-api",
  tool_name: "update_table_row",
  arguments: {
    appId: "your-app-id",
    tableId: "your-table-id",
    rowId: "row-id-to-update",
    values: {
      column1: "updated-value",
      column2: "another-updated-value"
    }
  }
});

Security Best Practices

When using this MCP server, follow these security guidelines:

• Never commit API keys to version control
• Use environment variables in the MCP settings file
• Regularly rotate your API keys
• Set appropriate file permissions on the settings file

How to install this MCP server

For Claude Code

To add this MCP server to Claude Code, run this command in your terminal:

claude mcp add-json "glide-api" '{"command":"node","args":["path/to/build/index.js"],"env":{"GLIDE_API_KEY":"your-api-key-here","GLIDE_API_VERSION":"v2"}}'

See the official Claude Code MCP documentation for more details.

For Cursor

There are two ways to add an MCP server to Cursor. The most common way is to add the server globally in the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file so that it is available in all of your projects.

If you only need the server in a single project, you can add it to the project instead by creating or adding it to the .cursor/mcp.json file.

Adding an MCP server to Cursor globally

To add a global MCP server go to Cursor Settings > Tools & Integrations and click "New MCP Server".

When you click that button the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file will be opened and you can add your server like this:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "glide-api": {
            "command": "node",
            "args": [
                "path/to/build/index.js"
            ],
            "env": {
                "GLIDE_API_KEY": "your-api-key-here",
                "GLIDE_API_VERSION": "v2"
            }
        }
    }
}

Adding an MCP server to a project

To add an MCP server to a project you can create a new .cursor/mcp.json file or add it to the existing one. This will look exactly the same as the global MCP server example above.

How to use the MCP server

Once the server is installed, you might need to head back to Settings > MCP and click the refresh button.

The Cursor agent will then be able to see the available tools the added MCP server has available and will call them when it needs to.

You can also explicitly ask the agent to use the tool by mentioning the tool name and describing what the function does.

For Claude Desktop

To add this MCP server to Claude Desktop:

1. Find your configuration file:

• macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
• Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
• Linux: ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

2. Add this to your configuration file:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "glide-api": {
            "command": "node",
            "args": [
                "path/to/build/index.js"
            ],
            "env": {
                "GLIDE_API_KEY": "your-api-key-here",
                "GLIDE_API_VERSION": "v2"
            }
        }
    }
}

3. Restart Claude Desktop for the changes to take effect