Add the Snowflake MCP server to Claude Code

Config last verified Jun 1, 2026

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

Prerequisites

Claude Code installed.
SNOWFLAKE_PAT — Programmatic Access Token (or OAuth bearer token) for the Snowflake role, sent as the Authorization: Bearer header to the MCP endpoint.

Setup

1. Open `~/.claude.json`

2. Add this configuration

Add to ~/.claude.json

~/.claude.json

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "snowflake": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://your-org-your-account.snowflakecomputing.com/api/v2/databases/your_db/schemas/your_schema/mcp-servers/your_server",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer <SNOWFLAKE_PAT>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Or via CLI

bash

claude mcp add --transport http snowflake https://your-org-your-account.snowflakecomputing.com/api/v2/databases/your_db/schemas/your_schema/mcp-servers/your_server

3. Restart Claude Code and confirm the Snowflake tools load.

Gotchas

Claude Code stores MCP servers under an "mcpServers" object in ~/.claude.json. It also reads a project-scoped .mcp.json and supports adding servers from the command line with "claude mcp add". Each entry must declare either a "type" or a "command"; Claude Code refuses an entry that has neither. Remote servers connect natively over Streamable HTTP with OAuth.

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