What is io.github.schemacrawler/schemacrawler-ai?

Enables natural language schema queries — explore tables, keys, procedures, and get SQL help fast

How do I install io.github.schemacrawler/schemacrawler-ai?

Clone io.github.schemacrawler/schemacrawler-ai from https://github.com/schemacrawler/SchemaCrawler-AI and configure it as an MCP server in your client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, or VS Code).

Is io.github.schemacrawler/schemacrawler-ai open source?

Yes, io.github.schemacrawler/schemacrawler-ai is open source under the NOASSERTION license. Source code is available at https://github.com/schemacrawler/SchemaCrawler-AI.

What category does io.github.schemacrawler/schemacrawler-ai belong to?

io.github.schemacrawler/schemacrawler-ai is listed under Databases MCP servers on MCPFind.

io.github.schemacrawler/schemacrawler-ai — MCP Server for Databases

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SchemaCrawler AI

[!NOTE]

Please see the SchemaCrawler website for more details.

See SchemaCrawler AI MCP Server Usage for information on how to use the MCP Server

About

SchemaCrawler AI provides an MCP Server to allow AI agents to have an interactive way to interrogate your database schema metadata. It is based on SchemaCrawler, which is a free database schema discovery and comprehension tool.

Licensing

SchemaCrawler AI is licensed under the Business Source License 1.1 (BUSL-1.1) license.

This project may be distributed together with third-party components such as JDBC drivers and other libraries. Unless explicitly stated otherwise, the Business Source License 1.1 applies only to the SchemaCrawler AI MCP Server source code authored for this repository. All third-party components included in source or binary distributions are licensed separately by their respective copyright holders. See the documentation or the distribution package for third-party license information.

Under the Business Source License 1.1, you are free to read, modify, and redistribute the source code, subject to the license terms. However, production or commercial use of SchemaCrawler AI MCP Server is restricted except as permitted by a separate commercial agreement. If you are interested in production or commercial use please see the SchemaCrawler website.

Support

SchemaCrawler AI is not supported, unless you purchase a support incident. Please see Guidelines for Support for details.

Set up in your AI client

AI clientOperating system

Merge this template into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json. Keep existing servers. Add any arguments, credentials, and permissions required by the maintainer; this template has not been install-tested.

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "io-github-schemacrawler-schemacrawler-ai": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "schemacrawler/schemacrawler-ai:17.15.7-1"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Restart Claude Desktop completely for changes to take effect. Confirm the server appears connected in the client’s tool list, then try a read-only example from its documentation.

Claude Desktop setup reference

Compatible MCP Clients

io.github.schemacrawler/schemacrawler-ai works with any MCP-compatible client. Copy the config snippet from the Configuration section above and add it to the file shown for your client, then restart the application.

Claude Desktop~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.jsonRestart Claude Desktop completely for changes to take effect.

Cursor~/.cursor/mcp.jsonRestart Cursor for changes to take effect.

VS Code.vscode/mcp.jsonReload VS Code window for changes to take effect.

Windsurf~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.jsonRestart Windsurf for changes to take effect.

Claude Code.mcp.jsonSave at the project root, then start Claude Code in that project and review the MCP server approval prompt. Keep real credentials out of shared files.

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