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SAP HANA CLI

SAP HANA CLI is an MCP server that adds database tools to AI assistants such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor. 150+ SAP HANA database tools as MCP tools for AI assistants. It has 114 GitHub stars, is released under the Apache-2.0 license and runs locally with npx -y hana-cli.

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Install SAP HANA CLI

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Claude Desktop

claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sap-hana-cli": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "hana-cli"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport stdio sap-hana-cli -- npx -y hana-cli

Cursor

.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sap-hana-cli": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "hana-cli"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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

VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "sap-hana-cli": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "hana-cli"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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 SAP HANA CLI

Version 4.x introduces significant changes including Express 5 migration, refactored database connection handling, and major performance improvements. While we've tested extensively, please be aware of potential issues in your specific environment.

  • sample
  • sample-code
  • sap-hana
  • command-line-tool
  • vscode
  • sap-hana-cloud-hana-database
  • sap-hana-cloud
  • owner-jung-thomas

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How do I install the SAP HANA CLI MCP server?

Add the command npx -y hana-cli 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 SAP HANA CLI free?

The server is open source under the Apache-2.0 license, so running it is free. It does not declare any required API key.

Is SAP HANA CLI actively maintained?

The most recent commit was on Sep 5, 2026. The latest release is v4.202609.0, published Sep 23, 2026. appsgit only lists MCP servers with a commit in the last six months.