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Alibabacloud Dataworks MCP Server

Alibabacloud Dataworks MCP Server is an MCP server that provides tools for AI, allowing it to interact with the DataWorks Open API through a standardized interface. It has 53 GitHub stars, is released under the Apache-2.0 license and runs locally with npx -y alibabacloud-dataworks-mcp-server.

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Install Alibabacloud Dataworks MCP Server

Generated from the server's published package. Replace your-value with your own values.

Claude Desktop

claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "alibabacloud-dataworks-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "alibabacloud-dataworks-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ALIBABA_CLOUD_ACCESS_KEY_ID": "your-value",
        "ALIBABA_CLOUD_ACCESS_KEY_SECRET": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

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

Claude Code

claude mcp add --env ALIBABA_CLOUD_ACCESS_KEY_ID=your-value --env ALIBABA_CLOUD_ACCESS_KEY_SECRET=your-value --transport stdio alibabacloud-dataworks-mcp-server -- npx -y alibabacloud-dataworks-mcp-server

Cursor

.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "alibabacloud-dataworks-mcp-server": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "alibabacloud-dataworks-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ALIBABA_CLOUD_ACCESS_KEY_ID": "your-value",
        "ALIBABA_CLOUD_ACCESS_KEY_SECRET": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

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

VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "inputs": [
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "alibaba_cloud_access_key_id",
      "description": "ALIBABA_CLOUD_ACCESS_KEY_ID",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "alibaba_cloud_access_key_secret",
      "description": "ALIBABA_CLOUD_ACCESS_KEY_SECRET",
      "password": true
    }
  ],
  "servers": {
    "alibabacloud-dataworks-mcp-server": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "alibabacloud-dataworks-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ALIBABA_CLOUD_ACCESS_KEY_ID": "${input:alibaba_cloud_access_key_id}",
        "ALIBABA_CLOUD_ACCESS_KEY_SECRET": "${input:alibaba_cloud_access_key_secret}"
      }
    }
  }
}

Config formats checked against the official docs on Oct 7, 2026: modelcontextprotocol.io (opens in a new tab), code.claude.com (opens in a new tab), cursor.com (opens in a new tab), code.visualstudio.com (opens in a new tab).

Environment variables

Variables the server reads at startup.

NameRequiredDescription
REGIONNoShown in the README's example configuration.
ALIBABA_CLOUD_ACCESS_KEY_IDsecretNoShown in the README's example configuration.
ALIBABA_CLOUD_ACCESS_KEY_SECRETsecretNoShown in the README's example configuration.
TOOL_CATEGORIESNoShown in the README's example configuration.
TOOL_NAMESNoShown in the README's example configuration.

About Alibabacloud Dataworks MCP Server

Want a ready-to-use AI experience for DataWorks without manual MCP setup? DataWorks Agent is Alibaba Cloud's built-in intelligent assistant for data development and operations. It connects to your DataWorks workspace out of the box, so you can use natural language to explore metadata, develop nodes, troubleshoot tasks, and manage resources—no local MCP server configuration required.

  • ai
  • bigdata
  • data
  • database
  • scheduler
  • sql
  • aliyun
  • data-analysis
  • data-science
  • data-visualization

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How do I install the Alibabacloud Dataworks MCP Server MCP server?

Add the command npx -y alibabacloud-dataworks-mcp-server to your MCP client: put it in claude_desktop_config.json for Claude Desktop, run claude mcp add for Claude Code, or add it to .cursor/mcp.json (Cursor) or .vscode/mcp.json (VS Code). The snippets on this page are ready to paste.

Is Alibabacloud Dataworks MCP Server free?

The server is open source under the Apache-2.0 license, so running it is free. It needs credentials (ALIBABA_CLOUD_ACCESS_KEY_ID and ALIBABA_CLOUD_ACCESS_KEY_SECRET) for the service it connects to, which may require a paid account.

Is Alibabacloud Dataworks MCP Server actively maintained?

The most recent commit was on Jun 16, 2026. appsgit only lists MCP servers with a commit in the last six months.