# Airtable User MCP (MCP server)

> Airtable User MCP is an MCP server that adds productivity tools to AI assistants such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor. Manage Airtable bases: schema, field CRUD, views, formula validation, extensions. It has 31 GitHub stars, is released under the MIT license and runs locally with npx -y airtable-user-mcp.

Formula, script & automation editor · MCP server (72 tools + managetools) · Language server · AI skills** Not affiliated with Airtable Inc. This is a community-maintained project. Active development — Breaking changes may land between minor versions. Pin to a version if you need stability.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/Automations-Project/VSCode-Airtable-Formula |
| GitHub stars | 31 |
| License | MIT |
| Language | JavaScript |
| Transport | stdio |
| Packages | npm: airtable-user-mcp |
| Remote URL | none |
| Needs API key | no |
| Official | yes |
| Works with | Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code |
| Category | Productivity |
| Latest release | extension/v2.2.1 (Jul 31, 2026) |
| Last commit | Jul 31, 2026 |
| MCP registry name | io.github.Automations-Project/airtable-user-mcp |

## Install

### Claude Desktop (claude_desktop_config.json)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "airtable-user-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "airtable-user-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "AIRTABLE_HEADLESS_ONLY": "your-value",
        "AIRTABLE_NO_BROWSER": "your-value",
        "AIRTABLE_USER_MCP_HOME": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

Settings > Developer > Edit Config. macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/, Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\. Restart Claude Desktop afterwards.

### Claude Code

```sh
claude mcp add --env AIRTABLE_HEADLESS_ONLY=your-value --env AIRTABLE_NO_BROWSER=your-value --env AIRTABLE_USER_MCP_HOME=your-value --transport stdio airtable-user-mcp -- npx -y airtable-user-mcp
```

### Cursor (.cursor/mcp.json)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "airtable-user-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "airtable-user-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "AIRTABLE_HEADLESS_ONLY": "your-value",
        "AIRTABLE_NO_BROWSER": "your-value",
        "AIRTABLE_USER_MCP_HOME": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

Project file; use ~/.cursor/mcp.json to enable it in every project.

### VS Code (.vscode/mcp.json)

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "airtable-user-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "airtable-user-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "AIRTABLE_HEADLESS_ONLY": "your-value",
        "AIRTABLE_NO_BROWSER": "your-value",
        "AIRTABLE_USER_MCP_HOME": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

Config formats checked against the official docs on 2026-10-07.

## Environment variables

- `AIRTABLE_HEADLESS_ONLY`: Headless auth (no browser UI)
- `AIRTABLE_NO_BROWSER`: Force manual session mode
- `AIRTABLE_USER_MCP_HOME`: Override config directory

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