About Data Studio
Data Studio is an MCP server that connects coding agents to SQL and NoSQL databases through the dockit and sqlkit desktop apps. Credentials stay inside those local apps, while configurable permissions gate database operations by risk.
Key features
- 01Unified access to SQL and NoSQL databases
- 02Support for 70+ SQL databases
- 03Inspect schemas and run queries
- 04Tiered controls for writes and destructive actions
- 05Credentials stay in local apps
Use cases
- 01Explore database schemas in natural language
- 02Query PostgreSQL or MongoDB data
- 03Limit which database operations an agent can run
MCP support
The MCP server routes requests over localhost to dockit and sqlkit, exposing database tools to compatible MCP clients.
Configuration
Local server config is the same for every client. Copy it into your client’s MCP config file.
Tools
2Saved tool list · updated 2w ago
This tool takes no parameters.
Details
From the project READMEData Studio Agent
Let your AI coding agent securely access all your databases, in plain language.
Local-first. Enterprise-grade security. Open source.
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This repository contains the Data Studio MCP Server, a Model Context Protocol server that gives AI coding agents direct access to your databases through the dockit and sqlkit desktop apps.
- SQL (via sqlkit): 70+ databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server, Oracle, SQLite, DuckDB, ClickHouse, Snowflake, BigQuery, and more)
- NoSQL (via dockit): Elasticsearch, OpenSearch, MongoDB, DynamoDB
Features
- Any AI coding agent. Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, OpenCode, Codex, Cline, Pi, Qoder, GitHub Copilot, or any MCP client.
- Any OS. macOS, Windows, Linux.
- Any LLM model. Bring your own provider. No lock-in.
- One MCP server, one config. Routes to both SqlKit (SQL) and DocKit (NoSQL) bridges over localhost.
- Enterprise-grade security. See below.
Quick start
1. Prerequisites
Install and launch dockit and/or sqlkit, add a database connection, and make sure Settings → MCP Bridge → Auto-start is enabled (it is by default). Install both apps for the full SQL + NoSQL tool set.
2. Install the MCP server
npm install -g @geek-fun/data-studio-mcp
Or run it without installing (npx downloads it on first run):
npx -y @geek-fun/data-studio-mcp
3. Add it to your AI tool
OpenAI Codex, one command:
codex mcp add data-studio -- npx -y @geek-fun/data-studio-mcp
Claude Code, one command:
claude mcp add --transport stdio data-studio -- npx -y @geek-fun/data-studio-mcp
Cursor. Create .cursor/mcp.json (project) or ~/.cursor/mcp.json (global):
{
"mcpServers": {
"data-studio": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@geek-fun/data-studio-mcp"]
}
}
}
Windsurf. Create ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json (global only):
{
"mcpServers": {
"data-studio": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@geek-fun/data-studio-mcp"]
}
}
}
OpenCode. Add to opencode.json (project) or ~/.config/opencode/opencode.json (global):
{
"$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
"mcp": {
"data-studio": {
"type": "local",
"command": ["npx", "-y", "@geek-fun/data-studio-mcp"],
"enabled": true
}
}
}
Any other MCP client. Register a stdio server with command npx and args -y @geek-fun/data-studio-mcp.
4. Tune permissions (optional)
Open Settings → MCP Bridge in dockit/sqlkit to control what the agent can do:
| Permission mode | What the agent can do |
|---|---|
| Read Only (default) | Explore schemas, run SELECT queries. No writes. |
| Data Read/Write | INSERT, UPDATE, index operations. No deletes/drops. |
| Full Access | Everything, including DELETE, DROP, TRUNCATE. |
5. Start asking
Use plain language. The agent queries your databases for you:
- "List all tables in my PostgreSQL database"
- "Show me the last 10 orders from the Elasticsearch index
orders*" - "Find all users older than 30 in MongoDB"
- "Run this query and explain the results"
The agent reads schemas, runs queries, and explores your data, then shows you every query it executed.
Enterprise-grade security
The LLM gets broad access to your data, but it never sees your credentials. The policy model gates every capability by risk level.
- Credentials never leave the apps. The LLM only ever sees an opaque
connection_id. Real credentials are resolved inside dockit/sqlkit and never cross the MCP boundary. Your passwords and keys stay on your machine, in your app. - ID-based resource access. Agents access databases strictly by connection ID. Credentials never appear in prompts or tool arguments, so there is no path for the model to obtain or exfiltrate connection secrets.
- Three-tier permission model. Read Only / Data Read-Write / Full Access modes gate every capability by risk level, with per-connection overrides. You can mark any connection read-only or allowlist specific actions.
- Explicit user confirmation. Destructive operations (DELETE, DROP, TRUNCATE) surface as
Askin the policy. The client prompts the user for explicit confirmation before anything destructive runs. - Action-level statement classification. SQL is parsed and classified by statement kind (Read / Write / Delete / DDL) before execution. Write-only tools reject DELETE statements; delete tools reject DDL.
- Local-only bridge. The bridge binds to
127.0.0.1exclusively. It is unreachable from other machines, with no server to host and no API keys to manage.
Tools
All tools follow the data_studio__{backend}__{action} convention. The User confirmation column shows which operations surface an explicit confirmation prompt in your AI client before they run.
| Tool | Backend | Risk | Requires permission | User confirmation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
data_studio__list_connections | Server | 🟢 Safe | Read Only | No |
data_studio__get_status | Server | 🟢 Safe | Read Only | No |
data_studio__sqlkit__list_databases | sqlkit | 🟢 Safe | Read Only | No |
data_studio__sqlkit__list_schemas | sqlkit | 🟢 Safe | Read Only | No |
data_studio__sqlkit__list_tables | sqlkit | 🟢 Safe | Read Only | No |
data_studio__sqlkit__get_schema | sqlkit | 🟢 Safe | Read Only | No |
data_studio__sqlkit__describe_table | sqlkit | 🟢 Safe | Read Only | No |
data_studio__sqlkit__explain_query | sqlkit | 🟢 Safe | Read Only | No |
data_studio__sqlkit__list_indexes | sqlkit | 🟢 Safe | Read Only | No |
data_studio__sqlkit__list_foreign_keys | sqlkit | 🟢 Safe | Read Only | No |
data_studio__sqlkit__list_views | sqlkit | 🟢 Safe | Read Only | No |
data_studio__sqlkit__list_procedures | sqlkit | 🟢 Safe | Read Only | No |
data_studio__sqlkit__list_functions | sqlkit | 🟢 Safe | Read Only | No |
data_studio__sqlkit__list_triggers | sqlkit | 🟢 Safe | Read Only | No |
data_studio__sqlkit__get_table_info | sqlkit | 🟢 Safe | Read Only | No |
data_studio__sqlkit__get_foreign_keys | sqlkit | 🟢 Safe | Read Only | No |
data_studio__sqlkit__list_sessions | sqlkit | 🟢 Safe | Read Only | No |
data_studio__sqlkit__get_slow_queries | sqlkit | 🟢 Safe | Read Only | No |
data_studio__sqlkit__list_connections | sqlkit | 🟢 Safe | Read Only | No |
data_studio__sqlkit__execute_query | sqlkit | 🟢 Safe | Read Only | No |
data_studio__sqlkit__get_object_ddl | sqlkit | 🟢 Safe | Read Only | No |
data_studio__sqlkit__execute_write | sqlkit | 🟡 Elevated | Data Read-Write | No |
data_studio__sqlkit__kill_session | sqlkit | 🟡 Elevated | Data Read-Write | No |
data_studio__sqlkit__grant_privilege | sqlkit | 🟡 Elevated | Data Read-Write | No |
data_studio__sqlkit__revoke_privilege | sqlkit | 🟡 Elevated | Data Read-Write | No |
data_studio__sqlkit__execute_delete | sqlkit | 🔴 Destructive | Full Access | Yes |
data_studio__sqlkit__execute_ddl | sqlkit | 🔴 Destructive | Full Access | Yes |
data_studio__es__search | dockit · Elasticsearch | 🟢 Safe | Read Only | No |
data_studio__es__get_document | dockit · Elasticsearch | 🟢 Safe | Read Only | No |
data_studio__es__cat_indices | dockit · Elasticsearch | 🟢 Safe | Read Only | No |
data_studio__es__get_mapping | dockit · Elasticsearch | 🟢 Safe | Read Only | No |
data_studio__es__cat_aliases | dockit · Elasticsearch | 🟢 Safe | Read Only | No |
data_studio__es__get_alias | dockit · Elasticsearch | 🟢 Safe | Read Only | No |
data_studio__es__count | dockit · Elasticsearch | 🟢 Safe | Read Only | No |
data_studio__es__cluster_health | dockit · Elasticsearch | 🟢 Safe | Read Only | No |
data_studio__es__cat_nodes | dockit · Elasticsearch | 🟢 Safe | Read Only | No |
data_studio__es__cat_shards | dockit · Elasticsearch | 🟢 Safe | Read Only | No |
data_studio__es__list_snapshots | dockit · Elasticsearch | 🟢 Safe | Read Only | No |
data_studio__es__index_document | dockit · Elasticsearch | 🟡 Elevated | Data Read-Write | No |
data_studio__es__update_document | dockit · Elasticsearch | 🟡 Elevated | Data Read-Write | No |
data_studio__es__create_index | dockit · Elasticsearch | 🟡 Elevated | Data Read-Write | No |
data_studio__es__put_mapping | dockit · Elasticsearch | 🟡 Elevated | Data Read-Write | No |
data_studio__es__put_alias | dockit · Elasticsearch | 🟡 Elevated | Data Read-Write | No |
data_studio__es__update_aliases | dockit · Elasticsearch | 🟡 Elevated | Data Read-Write | No |
data_studio__es__bulk | dockit · Elasticsearch | 🟡 Elevated | Data Read-Write | No |
data_studio__es__reindex | dockit · Elasticsearch | 🟡 Elevated | Data Read-Write | No |
data_studio__es__restore_snapshot | dockit · Elasticsearch | 🟡 Elevated | Data Read-Write | No |
data_studio__es__delete_document | dockit · Elasticsearch | 🔴 Destructive | Full Access | Yes |
data_studio__es__delete_by_query | dockit · Elasticsearch | 🔴 Destructive | Full Access | Yes |
data_studio__es__delete_index | dockit · Elasticsearch | 🔴 Destructive | Full Access | Yes |
data_studio__es__delete_alias | dockit · Elasticsearch | 🔴 Destructive | Full Access | Yes |
data_studio__mongo__list_databases | dockit · MongoDB | 🟢 Safe | Read Only | No |
data_studio__mongo__list_collections | dockit · MongoDB | 🟢 Safe | Read Only | No |
data_studio__mongo__find | dockit · MongoDB | 🟢 Safe | Read Only | No |
data_studio__mongo__collection_stats | dockit · MongoDB | 🟢 Safe | Read Only | No |
data_studio__mongo__database_stats | dockit · MongoDB | 🟢 Safe | Read Only | No |
data_studio__mongo__server_status | dockit · MongoDB | 🟢 Safe | Read Only | No |
data_studio__mongo__repl_set_status | dockit · MongoDB | 🟢 Safe | Read Only | No |
data_studio__mongo__shard_status | dockit · MongoDB | 🟢 Safe | Read Only | No |
data_studio__mongo__count_documents | dockit · MongoDB | 🟢 Safe | Read Only | No |
data_studio__mongo__list_indexes | dockit · MongoDB | 🟢 Safe | Read Only | No |
data_studio__mongo__sample_documents | dockit · MongoDB | 🟢 Safe | Read Only | No |
data_studio__mongo__distinct | dockit · MongoDB | 🟢 Safe | Read Only | No |
data_studio__mongo__get_slow_queries | dockit · MongoDB | 🟢 Safe | Read Only | No |
data_studio__mongo__list_users | dockit · MongoDB | 🟢 Safe | Read Only | No |
data_studio__mongo__aggregate | dockit · MongoDB | 🟡 Elevated | Data Read-Write | No |
data_studio__mongo__insert_one | dockit · MongoDB | 🟡 Elevated | Data Read-Write | No |
data_studio__mongo__update_many | dockit · MongoDB | 🟡 Elevated | Data Read-Write | No |
data_studio__mongo__create_database | dockit · MongoDB | 🟡 Elevated | Data Read-Write | No |
data_studio__mongo__create_collection | dockit · MongoDB | 🟡 Elevated | Data Read-Write | No |
data_studio__mongo__update_document | dockit · MongoDB | 🟡 Elevated | Data Read-Write | No |
data_studio__mongo__rename_collection | dockit · MongoDB | 🟡 Elevated | Data Read-Write | No |
data_studio__mongo__clone_collection | dockit · MongoDB | 🟡 Elevated | Data Read-Write | No |
data_studio__mongo__create_index | dockit · MongoDB | 🟡 Elevated | Data Read-Write | No |
data_studio__mongo__drop_index | dockit · MongoDB | 🟡 Elevated | Data Read-Write | No |
data_studio__mongo__insert_many | dockit · MongoDB | 🟡 Elevated | Data Read-Write | No |
data_studio__mongo__find_one_and_update | dockit · MongoDB | 🟡 Elevated | Data Read-Write | No |
data_studio__mongo__bulk_write | dockit · MongoDB | 🟡 Elevated | Data Read-Write | No |
data_studio__mongo__delete_many | dockit · MongoDB | 🔴 Destructive | Full Access | Yes |
data_studio__mongo__drop_database | dockit · MongoDB | 🔴 Destructive | Full Access | Yes |
data_studio__mongo__drop_collection | dockit · MongoDB | 🔴 Destructive | Full Access | Yes |
data_studio__mongo__delete_document | dockit · MongoDB | 🔴 Destructive | Full Access | Yes |
data_studio__mongo__truncate_collection | dockit · MongoDB | 🔴 Destructive | Full Access | Yes |
data_studio__dynamo__execute_query | dockit · DynamoDB | 🟢 Safe | Read Only | No |
data_studio__dynamo__describe_table | dockit · DynamoDB | 🟢 Safe | Read Only | No |
data_studio__dynamo__list_tables | dockit · DynamoDB | 🟢 Safe | Read Only | No |
data_studio__dynamo__query_table | dockit · DynamoDB | 🟢 Safe | Read Only | No |
data_studio__dynamo__scan_table | dockit · DynamoDB | 🟢 Safe | Read Only | No |
data_studio__dynamo__batch_get_items | dockit · DynamoDB | 🟢 Safe | Read Only | No |
data_studio__dynamo__describe_continuous_backups | dockit · DynamoDB | 🟢 Safe | Read Only | No |
data_studio__dynamo__describe_ttl | dockit · DynamoDB | 🟢 Safe | Read Only | No |
data_studio__dynamo__get_table_metrics | dockit · DynamoDB | 🟢 Safe | Read Only | No |
data_studio__dynamo__list_backups | dockit · DynamoDB | 🟢 Safe | Read Only | No |
data_studio__dynamo__describe_backup | dockit · DynamoDB | 🟢 Safe | Read Only | No |
data_studio__dynamo__describe_limits | dockit · DynamoDB | 🟢 Safe | Read Only | No |
data_studio__dynamo__list_tags | dockit · DynamoDB | 🟢 Safe | Read Only | No |
data_studio__dynamo__execute_write | dockit · DynamoDB | 🟡 Elevated | Data Read-Write | No |
data_studio__dynamo__create_item | dockit · DynamoDB | 🟡 Elevated | Data Read-Write | No |
data_studio__dynamo__batch_write_items | dockit · DynamoDB | 🟡 Elevated | Data Read-Write | No |
data_studio__dynamo__update_item | dockit · DynamoDB | 🟡 Elevated | Data Read-Write | No |
data_studio__dynamo__transact_write_items | dockit · DynamoDB | 🟡 Elevated | Data Read-Write | No |
data_studio__dynamo__create_gsi | dockit · DynamoDB | 🟡 Elevated | Data Read-Write | No |
data_studio__dynamo__update_gsi | dockit · DynamoDB | 🟡 Elevated | Data Read-Write | No |
data_studio__dynamo__create_table | dockit · DynamoDB | 🟡 Elevated | Data Read-Write | No |
data_studio__dynamo__update_table_config | dockit · DynamoDB | 🟡 Elevated | Data Read-Write | No |
data_studio__dynamo__update_ttl | dockit · DynamoDB | 🟡 Elevated | Data Read-Write | No |
data_studio__dynamo__update_pitr | dockit · DynamoDB | 🟡 Elevated | Data Read-Write | No |
data_studio__dynamo__update_streams | dockit · DynamoDB | 🟡 Elevated | Data Read-Write | No |
data_studio__dynamo__restore_table | dockit · DynamoDB | 🟡 Elevated | Data Read-Write | No |
data_studio__dynamo__create_backup | dockit · DynamoDB | 🟡 Elevated | Data Read-Write | No |
data_studio__dynamo__tag_resource | dockit · DynamoDB | 🟡 Elevated | Data Read-Write | No |
data_studio__dynamo__execute_delete | dockit · DynamoDB | 🔴 Destructive | Full Access | Yes |
data_studio__dynamo__delete_item | dockit · DynamoDB | 🔴 Destructive | Full Access | Yes |
data_studio__dynamo__delete_gsi | dockit · DynamoDB | 🔴 Destructive | Full Access | Yes |
data_studio__dynamo__delete_table | dockit · DynamoDB | 🔴 Destructive | Full Access | Yes |
data_studio__dynamo__truncate_table | dockit · DynamoDB | 🔴 Destructive | Full Access | Yes |
| 116 tools total. Read-only operations run automatically under Read Only mode. Elevated operations (writes, index/schema changes) require Data Read-Write. Destructive operations (DELETE, DROP, TRUNCATE) require Full Access and always surface an explicit user confirmation prompt. |
How it works
code agent (Claude Code / Cursor / OpenCode ...)
|
| MCP stdio protocol
v
@geek-fun/data-studio-mcp ← npm package (pure TypeScript)
|
| HTTP (localhost)
+----------------+----------------+
v v |
dockit:9120 sqlkit:9121 |
(NoSQL bridge) (SQL bridge) |
| | |
v v |
Elasticsearch PostgreSQL |
MongoDB MySQL |
DynamoDB SQL Server |
OpenSearch SQLite |
The MCP server is a thin routing layer. All database drivers, SSH tunnels, and connection management live in the desktop apps, which expose a local HTTP bridge (127.0.0.1 only). The MCP server auto-discovers running backends via each app's port file.
For developers
This repository also contains the data-studio-agent Rust framework, the shared AI agent loop (provider adapters, streaming, tool calling, context compaction) that powers the built-in assistants in dockit and sqlkit.
See crates/data-studio-agent/README.md for installation, architecture, and integration guides.
License
Apache 2.0. See LICENSE.
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