Tinybird MCP server

The Tinybird MCP server provides integration between any MCP client and a Tinybird Workspace, allowing you to query data sources, access API endpoints, and push datafiles with ease. This server works with Claude and other MCP-compatible AI assistants.

Installation

Using Package Managers

You can install the Tinybird MCP server using either Smithery or mcp-get.

Via Smithery:

npx @smithery/cli install @tinybirdco/mcp-tinybird --client claude

Via mcp-get:

npx @michaellatman/mcp-get@latest install mcp-tinybird

Prerequisites

Before getting started, you'll need:

• A Tinybird account and workspace
• Claude Desktop installed
• The uv package manager

Configuration

Setting up Claude Desktop

1. Create a configuration file in the appropriate location for your OS:

   • MacOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
   • Windows: %APPDATA%/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

2. Add the following configuration, replacing the placeholders with your Tinybird credentials:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "mcp-tinybird": {
            "command": "uvx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-tinybird",
                "stdio"
            ],
            "env": {
                "TB_API_URL": "<TINYBIRD_API_URL>",
                "TB_ADMIN_TOKEN": "<TINYBIRD_ADMIN_TOKEN>"
            }
        }
    }
}

3. Restart Claude Desktop to apply the changes

Running in SSE Mode

Alternatively, you can run the server in SSE mode (useful for web app integration):

uvx mcp-tinybird sse

Usage

Available Prompts

The server comes with a default prompt:

• tinybird-default: Helps you explore data you've loaded into Tinybird
  • Requires a "topic" argument (e.g., "Bluesky data" or "retail sales")

Configuring Custom Prompts

You can add your own prompts by creating a prompts Data Source with this schema:

SCHEMA >
    `name` String `json:$.name`,
    `description` String `json:$.description`,
    `timestamp` DateTime `json:$.timestamp`,
    `arguments` Array(String) `json:$.arguments[:]`,
    `prompt` String `json:$.prompt`

Available Tools

The MCP server provides several tools for interacting with your Tinybird Workspace:

• list-data-sources: View all available Data Sources
• list-pipes: View all Pipe Endpoints
• get-data-source: Get details about a specific Data Source, including schema
• get-pipe: Get information about a Pipe Endpoint with its nodes and SQL transformations
• request-pipe-data: Request data from Pipe Endpoints via HTTP
• run-select-query: Run SQL queries on Data Sources
• append-insight: Add business insights to the memo resource
• llms-tinybird-docs: Access complete Tinybird documentation
• save-event: Send events to a Tinybird Data Source
• analyze-pipe: Optimize queries with the Tinybird analyze API
• push-datafile: Create Data Sources or Pipes from local files

Usage Examples

The Tinybird MCP server has been used for:

• Bluesky metrics analysis
• Web analytics dashboards

These examples demonstrate how to leverage the Tinybird MCP server for data analysis and visualization with AI assistance.

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 "mcp-tinybird" '{"command":"uvx","args":["mcp-tinybird","stdio"],"env":{"TB_API_URL":"<TINYBIRD_API_URL>","TB_ADMIN_TOKEN":"<TINYBIRD_ADMIN_TOKEN>"}}'

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": {
        "mcp-tinybird": {
            "command": "uvx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-tinybird",
                "stdio"
            ],
            "env": {
                "TB_API_URL": "<TINYBIRD_API_URL>",
                "TB_ADMIN_TOKEN": "<TINYBIRD_ADMIN_TOKEN>"
            }
        }
    }
}

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": {
        "mcp-tinybird": {
            "command": "uvx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-tinybird",
                "stdio"
            ],
            "env": {
                "TB_API_URL": "<TINYBIRD_API_URL>",
                "TB_ADMIN_TOKEN": "<TINYBIRD_ADMIN_TOKEN>"
            }
        }
    }
}

3. Restart Claude Desktop for the changes to take effect