Add the TiDB MCP server to Claude Code

Config last verified Jun 1, 2026

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

Prerequisites

Claude Code installed.
TIDB_HOST — Hostname of your TiDB server or TiDB Cloud cluster.
TIDB_PORT — Port of the TiDB server, typically 4000.
TIDB_USERNAME — TiDB username used to authenticate.
TIDB_PASSWORD — Password for the TiDB user.
TIDB_DATABASE — Default database to connect to.

Setup

1. Open `~/.claude.json`

2. Add this configuration

Add to ~/.claude.json

~/.claude.json

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tidb": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "--from",
        "pytidb[mcp]",
        "tidb-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "TIDB_HOST": "<TIDB_HOST>",
        "TIDB_PORT": "<TIDB_PORT>",
        "TIDB_USERNAME": "<TIDB_USERNAME>",
        "TIDB_PASSWORD": "<TIDB_PASSWORD>",
        "TIDB_DATABASE": "<TIDB_DATABASE>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Or via CLI

bash

claude mcp add tidb -- uvx --from pytidb[mcp] tidb-mcp-server

3. Restart Claude Code and confirm the TiDB 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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