Add the CockroachDB MCP server to Claude Desktop

Config last verified Jun 1, 2026

The exact config to run CockroachDB in Claude Desktop — paste it in, restart, and the tools load.

Prerequisites

Claude Desktop installed.

Setup

1. Open `~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json`

On Windows the file lives at %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json.

2. Add this configuration

Add to ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cockroachdb": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "--from",
        "git+https://github.com/amineelkouhen/mcp-cockroachdb.git",
        "cockroachdb-mcp-server",
        "--url",
        "postgresql://root@localhost:26257/defaultdb"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CRDB_HOST": "<CRDB_HOST>",
        "CRDB_PORT": "<CRDB_PORT>",
        "CRDB_DATABASE": "<CRDB_DATABASE>",
        "CRDB_USERNAME": "<CRDB_USERNAME>",
        "CRDB_PWD": "<CRDB_PWD>"
      }
    }
  }
}

3. Restart Claude Desktop and confirm the CockroachDB tools load.

Gotchas

Claude Desktop reads MCP servers from an "mcpServers" object, but the config file is stdio-only: it cannot dial a remote URL directly. To reach a remote server you bridge it locally by running "npx mcp-remote <url>" as the command. Native remote Connectors exist on paid plans, but not through this config file, so the bridge is the portable path.

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