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redshift-mcp-server
by amitds1997
filesystem
by modelcontextprotocol
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redshift-mcp-server · Summary

A simple MCP server for executing SQL queries on Amazon Redshift clusters with username/password authentication.

filesystem · Summary

A feature-rich MCP server for filesystem operations with dynamic directory access control.

redshift-mcp-server · Use cases

  • Querying Redshift data from AI assistants via MCP
  • Automating data analysis workflows with Redshift integration
  • Non-developer access to Redshift through conversational interfaces

filesystem · Use cases

  • Enable AI models to read and write project files during development
  • Allow Claude or other MCP clients to browse and analyze codebases
  • Provide secure sandboxed access to specific directories for content generation

redshift-mcp-server · Install

Installation

  1. Clone the repository to your local machine
  2. Install uv following the [official guide](https://docs.astral.sh/uv/getting-started/installation/)
  3. Configure your MCP client with the following settings:
{
  "command": "uv",
  "args": [
    "--directory",
    "<path_to_redshift_mcp>",
    "run",
    "server.py"
  ],
  "env": {
    "REDSHIFT_DB": "<db-name>",
    "REDSHIFT_USER": "<redshift_user>",
    "REDSHIFT_PASSWORD": "<redshift_password>",
    "REDSHIFT_HOST": "<redshift-host-uri>",
    "REDSHIFT_PORT": "5439"
  }
}

filesystem · Install

Installation

Using NPX

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "filesystem": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem",
        "/path/to/allowed/directory"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Using Docker

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "filesystem": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "--mount", "type=bind,src=/path/to/allowed/dir,dst=/projects/allowed/dir",
        "mcp/filesystem",
        "/projects"
      ]
    }
  }
}

VS Code Extension

Click the installation buttons in the README to install directly in VS Code.

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