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MCP BigQuery Server

MCP BigQuery Server is an MCP server that provides secure, read-only access to BigQuery datasets. It has 148 GitHub stars, is released under the MIT license and runs locally with npx -y @ergut/mcp-bigquery-server. It works with Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code.

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Install MCP BigQuery Server

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Claude Desktop

claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-bigquery-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@ergut/mcp-bigquery-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport stdio mcp-bigquery-server -- npx -y @ergut/mcp-bigquery-server

Cursor

.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-bigquery-server": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@ergut/mcp-bigquery-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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

VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "mcp-bigquery-server": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@ergut/mcp-bigquery-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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).

About MCP BigQuery Server

This is a server that lets your LLMs (like Claude) talk directly to your BigQuery data — read-only, with no ability to mutate your warehouse. Think of it as a friendly translator that sits between your AI assistant and your database, making sure they can chat securely and efficiently.

  • bigquery
  • google-cloud
  • mcp
  • mcp-servers
  • model-context-protocol
  • sql

FAQ

MCP BigQuery Server FAQ

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How do I install the MCP BigQuery Server MCP server?

Add the command npx -y @ergut/mcp-bigquery-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 MCP BigQuery Server free?

The server is open source under the MIT license, so running it is free. It does not declare any required API key.

Is MCP BigQuery Server actively maintained?

The most recent commit was on May 22, 2026. The latest release is v1.0.3, published Apr 3, 2025. appsgit only lists MCP servers with a commit in the last six months.