mcp start

Note: This feature is available in dbvr Pro only.

Table of contents

• Synopsis
• Description
• Connection options
• Examples

mcp start - start an MCP server for a database connection.

Synopsis

dbvr mcp start [-hV]
               [-p=<dbPassword>]
               [--project=<projectIdOrName>]
               [-u=<dbUser>]
               [-auth=<authParams>]...
               [-ext=<providerParams>]...
               [-prop=<connectionParams>]...
               [[-net=<handlerParams>]...
                [-net-save-pwd=<savePassword>]]
               (-ds=<existDataSourceIdOrName> |
                -con=<connectionSpec>)

Tip: You can also use global options with this command.

Description

Starts an MCP server for a specific database connection. The server runs in the foreground and communicates over stdio - the AI tool launches it as a subprocess.

When the server is running, the AI tool gets access to these tools:

Tool	What it does
getDatasourceInfo	Returns the database type, version, and connection details
listCatalogNames	Lists available catalogs (databases)
listSchemaNames	Lists schemas in the datasource or a specific catalog
listTableNames	Lists tables in the datasource, catalog, or schema
getTableDetails	Returns DDL for one or more tables - columns, constraints, indexes
executeSQL	Executes a SQL query and returns results

Tip: To get a ready-to-paste config snippet for your AI tool, use mcp configuration.

Connection options

Use connection settings to specify which database this command runs against.

Connect in one of these ways:

• use an existing datasource with -ds or --datasource
• provide a full connection specification with -con, -ds-spec, -connect, or --datasource-specification

Include credentials, network handlers, and driver-specific properties if required.

For details on all connection settings, see Connection options.

Examples

Start a server using an existing datasource:

dbvr mcp start -ds=my-postgres

Start a server with an inline connection:

dbvr mcp start -con="driver=postgres-jdbc|host=localhost|port=5432|database=mydb" \
  -u=admin \
  -p=secret