Airbyte Status Checker MCP server for AI agents

This MCP server conforms to Anthropic's Model Context Protocol and provides a way to check the status of Airbyte connections directly from Claude Desktop. It serves as a bridge between your Claude interface and your Airbyte workspace, allowing you to monitor connection statuses without leaving the Claude environment.

Installation

Prerequisites

Python installed on your system
UV for virtual environment management
Claude Desktop application

Setup Steps

Install UV for virtual environment management if you haven't already
Create a virtual environment and activate it:
```
uv venv
source .venv/bin/activate
```
Install the required dependencies:
```
pip install -r requirements.txt
```

Create a .env file in the project root and add your Airbyte credentials:

AIRBYTE_WORKSPACE_ID=xxx
AIRBYTE_CLIENT_ID=xxx
AIRBYTE_CLIENT_SECRET=xxx
AIRBYTE_API_KEY=xxx

Run the application:
```
uv run airbyte_status_checker.py
```

Configuring Claude Desktop

Add the MCP Server to Claude Desktop

Configure the claude_desktop_settings.json file with absolute paths to UV and the Python file. Your configuration should look similar to this:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "airbyte-status-checker": {
      "command": "/Users/yourusername/.local/bin/uv",
      "args": [
        "--directory",
        "/Users/yourusername/path/to/airbyte-mcp-list-sources",
        "run",
        "airbyte_status_checker.py"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Add the server to Claude Desktop:
- Open Claude Desktop
- Navigate to Settings
- Tap Developer Settings
- Tap the "+" button to add a new server
- Locate your claude_desktop_config.json file
- Paste the contents from this repository's claude_desktop_config.json file
- Restart Claude Desktop
Verify the server is properly added by checking for the hammer icon in the bottom right of the text entry box in Claude Desktop.

Troubleshooting

If you encounter issues with the MCP server:

Check the logs at ~/Library/Logs/anthropic/claude-desktop-server.log
If no logs appear or the hammer icon is missing, verify that:
- Your claude_desktop_config.json file is correctly formatted
- All file paths are correct and absolute
- The server is running properly with the correct Airbyte credentials

Remember to restart Claude Desktop after making any configuration changes.

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 "airbyte-status-checker" '{"command":"/Users/quintonwall/.local/bin/uv","args":["--directory","/Users/quintonwall/code/airbyte-mcp-list-sources","run","airbyte_status_checker.py"]}'

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": {
        "airbyte-status-checker": {
            "command": "/Users/quintonwall/.local/bin/uv",
            "args": [
                "--directory",
                "/Users/quintonwall/code/airbyte-mcp-list-sources",
                "run",
                "airbyte_status_checker.py"
            ]
        }
    }
}

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": {
        "airbyte-status-checker": {
            "command": "/Users/quintonwall/.local/bin/uv",
            "args": [
                "--directory",
                "/Users/quintonwall/code/airbyte-mcp-list-sources",
                "run",
                "airbyte_status_checker.py"
            ]
        }
    }
}

3. Restart Claude Desktop for the changes to take effect