# Firebase MCP Server (MCP server)

> Firebase MCP Server is an MCP server that gives AI development tools Firebase-specific capabilities and expertise. It has 4,472 GitHub stars, is released under the MIT license and runs locally with npx -y firebase-tools. It works with Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code.

The Firebase Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server gives AI-powered development tools the ability to work with your Firebase projects and your app's codebase. The Firebase MCP server works with any tool that can act as an MCP client, including: Firebase Studio, Gemini CLI, Claude Code, Cline, Cursor, VS Code Copilot, Windsurf, and more!

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/firebase/firebase-tools |
| GitHub stars | 4,472 |
| License | MIT |
| Language | TypeScript |
| Transport | stdio |
| Packages | npm: firebase-tools |
| Remote URL | none |
| Needs API key | no |
| Official | no |
| Works with | Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code |
| Category | Developer tools |
| Latest release | v15.32.1 (Sep 30, 2026) |
| Last commit | Oct 7, 2026 |
| MCP registry name | io.github.firebase/firebase-mcp |

## Install

### Claude Desktop (claude_desktop_config.json)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "firebase-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "firebase-tools"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

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

### Claude Code

```sh
claude mcp add --transport stdio firebase-mcp-server -- npx -y firebase-tools
```

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

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "firebase-mcp-server": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "firebase-tools"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

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

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

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "firebase-mcp-server": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "firebase-tools"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

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

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