Firebase MCP

Firebase MCP Server

A Firebase Admin SDK MCP (Model-Controller-Provider) server that provides a set of tools for managing Firebase Authentication and Firestore operations. This server can be used with Cursor IDE or Claude Desktop for seamless integration with AI assistants.

Features

Authentication Tools

• create_user: Create new Firebase users
• get_users: List all users in Firebase Auth
• get_user: Get specific user details
• update_user: Update user properties (email, display name, password)
• delete_user: Remove users from Firebase Auth
• verify_email: Generate email verification links
• reset_password: Generate password reset links

Firestore Tools

• get_collections: List all Firestore collections
• get_documents: List all documents in a collection
• get_document: Get specific document data
• create_document: Create new documents
• update_document: Update existing documents
• delete_document: Remove documents from Firestore
• batch_write: Perform multiple write operations atomically

Prerequisites

• Python 3.7 or higher
• Firebase project with Admin SDK enabled
• Firebase service account key
• Cursor IDE or Claude Desktop (for AI assistant integration)

Setup

1. Create a Firebase Project

   • Go to Firebase Console
   • Create a new project or select an existing one
   • Enable Authentication and Firestore services

2. Get Firebase Admin SDK Credentials

   • In Firebase Console, go to Project Settings > Service Accounts
   • Click "Generate New Private Key"
   • Save the JSON file as service-account-key.json in your project root

3. Install Dependencies

   pip install firebase-admin fastmcp
   

4. Configure the Server

   • Update the service account key path in firebase.py:

     cred = credentials.Certificate("path/to/your/service-account-key.json")
     

Running the Server

1. Start the MCP Server

   You can run the server in several ways:

   # Using the MCP CLI (recommended)
   mcp dev firebase.py
   
   # With environment variables
   mcp dev firebase.py -v FIREBASE_KEY=path/to/key.json
   
   # With custom name
   mcp dev firebase.py --name "Firebase Tools Server"
   
   # Load environment variables from file
   mcp dev firebase.py -f .env
   

2. Install in Claude Desktop

   # Basic installation
   mcp install firebase.py
   
   # Install with custom name
   mcp install firebase.py --name "Firebase Tools"
   
   # Install with environment variables
   mcp install firebase.py -v FIREBASE_KEY=path/to/key.json -v OTHER_VAR=value
   mcp install firebase.py -f .env
   

3. Direct Execution

   For advanced scenarios, you can run the server directly:

   from mcp.server.fastmcp import FastMCP
   
   mcp = FastMCP("Firebase Tools")
   
   if __name__ == "__main__":
       mcp.run()
   

   Then run with:

   python firebase.py
   # or
   mcp run firebase.py
   

Debugging

1. Server Logs

   The MCP server provides detailed logging. You can enable debug logs by setting the environment variable:

   mcp dev firebase.py -v MCP_LOG_LEVEL=debug
   

2. Lifespan Management

   For debugging initialization and cleanup, implement the lifespan API:

   from contextlib import asynccontextmanager
   from collections.abc import AsyncIterator
   from mcp.server import Server
   
   @asynccontextmanager
   async def server_lifespan(server: Server) -> AsyncIterator[dict]:
       # Initialize Firebase on startup
       firebase_app = initialize_firebase()
       try:
           yield {"firebase": firebase_app}
       finally:
           # Cleanup on shutdown
           await firebase_app.delete()
   
   # Pass lifespan to server
   server = Server("firebase-tools", lifespan=server_lifespan)
   

3. Tool Testing

   You can test individual tools using the MCP CLI:

   # Test a specific tool
   mcp test firebase.py --tool create_user
   
   # Test with specific arguments
   mcp test firebase.py --tool create_user --args '{"email": "[email protected]"}'
   

4. Integration Testing

   For testing the full server integration:

   # Start server in test mode
   mcp dev firebase.py --test
   
   # In another terminal, run integration tests
   mcp test-integration firebase.py
   

Usage Examples

Authentication Operations

# Create a new user
await create_user(email="[email protected]", password="securepassword123")

# Update user properties
await update_user(
    user_id="user123",
    email="[email protected]",
    display_name="New Name"
)

# Send email verification
await verify_email(
    user_id="user123",
    action_url="https://yourapp.com/verified"
)

# Generate password reset link
await reset_password(
    email="[email protected]",
    action_url="https://yourapp.com/reset-complete"
)

Firestore Operations

# Create a document
await create_document(
    collection_id="users",
    document_id="user123",
    data={
        "name": "John Doe",
        "age": 30
    }
)

# Update a document
await update_document(
    collection_id="users",
    document_id="user123",
    data={
        "age": 31
    }
)

# Get document data
await get_document(
    collection_id="users",
    document_id="user123"
)

# Perform atomic batch operations
await batch_write(operations=[
    {
        "type": "create",
        "collection_id": "users",
        "document_id": "user1",
        "data": {
            "name": "John Doe",
            "email": "[email protected]"
        }
    },
    {
        "type": "update",
        "collection_id": "profiles",
        "document_id": "profile1",
        "data": {
            "age": 30,
            "occupation": "Developer"
        }
    },
    {
        "type": "delete",
        "collection_id": "temp",
        "document_id": "temp1"
    }
])

Response Format

All tools return responses in a consistent format:

# Success response
{
    "success": True,
    "data": {...}  # or relevant success data
    "message": "Operation completed successfully"
}

# Error response
{
    "success": False,
    "error": "Error message details"
}

Security Considerations

1. Service Account Key

   • Never commit your service-account-key.json to version control
   • Add it to .gitignore
   • Use environment variables in production

2. Authentication

   • Always validate user input
   • Implement proper error handling
   • Follow Firebase security best practices

Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch
3. Commit your changes
4. Push to the branch
5. Create a Pull Request

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Support

For issues and feature requests, please create an issue in the GitHub repository.