Add the ClickHouse MCP server to Windsurf

Config last verified Jun 1, 2026

The exact config to run ClickHouse in Windsurf — paste it in, restart, and the tools load.

Prerequisites

Windsurf installed.
CLICKHOUSE_HOST — Hostname of your ClickHouse server.
CLICKHOUSE_USER — ClickHouse username used to authenticate.
CLICKHOUSE_PASSWORD — Password for the ClickHouse user.

Setup

1. Open `~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json`

On Windows the file lives at %USERPROFILE%\.codeium\windsurf\mcp_config.json.

2. Add this configuration

Add to ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json

~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "clickhouse": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "--with",
        "mcp-clickhouse",
        "--python",
        "3.10",
        "mcp-clickhouse"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CLICKHOUSE_HOST": "<CLICKHOUSE_HOST>",
        "CLICKHOUSE_USER": "<CLICKHOUSE_USER>",
        "CLICKHOUSE_PASSWORD": "<CLICKHOUSE_PASSWORD>"
      }
    }
  }
}

3. Restart Windsurf and confirm the ClickHouse tools load.

Gotchas

Windsurf's Cascade reads MCP servers from an "mcpServers" object in ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json. Unlike most clients, remote servers are configured with the "serverUrl" field rather than "url", so a config that uses "url" silently fails to connect. Native remote transport is supported without an OAuth flow.

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