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InsForge

InsForge is an MCP server that adds database tools to AI assistants such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor. MCP server for InsForge BaaS — database, storage, edge functions, and deployments. It has 38 GitHub stars, is released under the Apache-2.0 license and runs locally with npx -y @insforge/mcp.

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Install InsForge

Generated from the server's MCP registry entry. Replace your-value with your own values.

Claude Desktop

claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "insforge": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@insforge/mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "API_KEY": "your-value",
        "API_BASE_URL": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

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

Claude Code

claude mcp add --env API_KEY=your-value --env API_BASE_URL=your-value --transport stdio insforge -- npx -y @insforge/mcp

Cursor

.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "insforge": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@insforge/mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "API_KEY": "your-value",
        "API_BASE_URL": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

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

VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "inputs": [
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "api_key",
      "description": "API_KEY",
      "password": true
    }
  ],
  "servers": {
    "insforge": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@insforge/mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "API_KEY": "${input:api_key}",
        "API_BASE_URL": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Code (remote)

claude mcp add --transport http insforge "https://mcp.insforge.dev/mcp"

The same server is also hosted as a remote MCP endpoint, so nothing runs on your machine.

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
API_KEYsecretYesInsForge project API key
API_BASE_URLYesInsForge backend URL (e.g. https://your-app.us-east.insforge.app)

About InsForge

InsForge turns your coding agents into full-stack builders, letting them add backend features like auth, databases, file storage, serverless functions, and LLMs to your apps in seconds.

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How do I install the InsForge MCP server?

Add the command npx -y @insforge/mcp 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 InsForge free?

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

Is InsForge actively maintained?

The most recent commit was on Oct 23, 2026. appsgit only lists MCP servers with a commit in the last six months.