CData Connect Cloud MCP server

This MCP server implementation allows you to connect Claude Desktop to CData Connect Cloud, enabling seamless data access and integration. It serves as a bridge between Claude AI and your cloud-connected data sources.

Installation

Prerequisites

• Node.js 18 or later
• Claude Desktop application
• CData Connect Cloud account with connection details

Setup Steps

1. Download the source code to a directory with a simple path (avoid spaces and non-alphanumeric characters).

2. Install dependencies:

   npm i
   

3. Configure the Claude Desktop application by editing the claude_desktop_config.json file. Add the following configuration to the "mcpServers" section:

   {
     "mcpServers": {
       "cdata-connect-cloud": {
         "command": "node",
         "env": {
           "CDATA_CONNECT_CLOUD_CATALOG_NAME": "Your CData Connect Cloud Connection Name",
           "CDATA_CONNECT_CLOUD_USER": "Your CData Connect Cloud Username",
           "CDATA_CONNECT_CLOUD_PAT": "Your CData Connect Cloud Personal Access Token"
         },
         "args": [
           "[path-to-your-mcp-server]/server.js"
         ]
       }
     }
   }
   

4. Replace the placeholder values with your actual CData Connect Cloud credentials:

   • CDATA_CONNECT_CLOUD_CATALOG_NAME: Your connection name in CData Connect Cloud
   • CDATA_CONNECT_CLOUD_USER: Your username for CData Connect Cloud
   • CDATA_CONNECT_CLOUD_PAT: Your Personal Access Token for authentication

5. In the args section, replace [path-to-your-mcp-server] with the actual path where you downloaded the MCP server.

Usage

Starting the Server

After configuring the Claude Desktop application, you need to restart it for the changes to take effect:

1. Save all changes to the claude_desktop_config.json file
2. Completely close the Claude Desktop application
   • Make sure to right-click the system tray icon and select "Quit" to ensure it's fully closed
3. Restart the Claude Desktop application

Once restarted, Claude Desktop will automatically connect to the MCP server, which in turn connects to your CData Connect Cloud instance based on the provided credentials.

Alternative Official Solution

For production use, consider using the official CData Connect Cloud MCP Server implementation available at: https://github.com/CDataSoftware/connectcloud-mcp-server

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 "cdata-connect-cloud" '{"command":"node","env":{"CDATA_CONNECT_CLOUD_CATALOG_NAME":"CData Connect Cloud \u306e Connection Name","CDATA_CONNECT_CLOUD_USER":"CData Connect Cloud \u3078\u63a5\u7d9a\u3059\u308b\u30e6\u30fc\u30b6\u30fc\u540d","CDATA_CONNECT_CLOUD_PAT":"CData Connect Cloud \u3078\u63a5\u7d9a\u3059\u308b\u305f\u3081\u306e PAT"},"args":["[cdata-connect-cloud-mcp-server\u3092\u914d\u7f6e\u3057\u305f\u30d1\u30b9]/server.js"]}'

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": {
        "cdata-connect-cloud": {
            "command": "node",
            "env": {
                "CDATA_CONNECT_CLOUD_CATALOG_NAME": "CData Connect Cloud \u306e Connection Name",
                "CDATA_CONNECT_CLOUD_USER": "CData Connect Cloud \u3078\u63a5\u7d9a\u3059\u308b\u30e6\u30fc\u30b6\u30fc\u540d",
                "CDATA_CONNECT_CLOUD_PAT": "CData Connect Cloud \u3078\u63a5\u7d9a\u3059\u308b\u305f\u3081\u306e PAT"
            },
            "args": [
                "[cdata-connect-cloud-mcp-server\u3092\u914d\u7f6e\u3057\u305f\u30d1\u30b9]/server.js"
            ]
        }
    }
}

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": {
        "cdata-connect-cloud": {
            "command": "node",
            "env": {
                "CDATA_CONNECT_CLOUD_CATALOG_NAME": "CData Connect Cloud \u306e Connection Name",
                "CDATA_CONNECT_CLOUD_USER": "CData Connect Cloud \u3078\u63a5\u7d9a\u3059\u308b\u30e6\u30fc\u30b6\u30fc\u540d",
                "CDATA_CONNECT_CLOUD_PAT": "CData Connect Cloud \u3078\u63a5\u7d9a\u3059\u308b\u305f\u3081\u306e PAT"
            },
            "args": [
                "[cdata-connect-cloud-mcp-server\u3092\u914d\u7f6e\u3057\u305f\u30d1\u30b9]/server.js"
            ]
        }
    }
}

3. Restart Claude Desktop for the changes to take effect