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GaussDB Read-Only MCP server
by gxc
Lets your AI safely look inside a Huawei GaussDB database and run read-only queries for you.
This is a helper program that connects your AI assistant to a Huawei GaussDB database, in a strictly read-only way. It is made for people who want their AI to explore tables and run simple queries without any risk of changing or deleting data. If you work with a GaussDB database at your company and use a coding assistant like Claude Code, this is for you.
What is an MCP server? The 30-second version
On its own, your AI can only chat with you. An MCP server is a small helper program you run on your computer that gives your AI a new skill. This one gives your AI a safe, read-only connection to your GaussDB database. Once it is set up, you can just ask your AI questions about your data and it will look things up for you.
What this MCP server does
You ask your AI something like which tables exist or how many rows a table has. The AI passes that request to this helper program. The helper checks that the request is a single, safe read-only query, then sends it to your GaussDB database. The database sends back the answer, and the helper hands it to your AI, which explains it to you in the chat. Nothing the AI does through this helper can change, add, or delete data.
What you can do with it
- Check that the database connection works and see the server version
- List all schemas in the database
- List tables, views, and materialized views, with row estimates and comments
- Describe a table's columns, types, keys, and indexes
- See the definition of a view or the list of partitions of a partitioned table
- Run a single SELECT query and get the rows back
- Switch between several configured database instances by name
Try asking your AI
- “What tables are in the public schema of the prod database?”
- “Describe the orders table for me, including its indexes.”
- “Run a SELECT to show the 20 most recent rows from the customers table.”
- “How many rows are in the events table right now?”
What it gives back to you
You get back plain answers in the chat: lists of schemas or tables, a table's structure with its columns and indexes, or the rows from your SELECT query shown as a small table. If a query returns too many rows, it is cut off at a limit and the tool tells you it was truncated. For connection tests, you see the server version, the current database and user, and the response time.
Before you start
What you need
- The gaussdb-ro-mcp program installed on your computer (download from the project's Releases page)
- A GaussDB database you can reach, with its host, port, database name, and login details
- A configuration file listing your database instances
- An AI assistant that supports MCP, such as Claude Code or OpenCode
Good to know
It is built to be read-only, but it still connects to a real database, so use a database account that only has SELECT permission and be careful about running heavy queries on a production system.
Install it with your AI
Add GaussDB Read-Only MCP server to your AI, no technical skills needed
You don't install anything by hand. You copy one prompt, paste it into an AI that can work on your computer, and it checks, installs and connects the server for you, asking you when it needs something.
Sign in to get the install prompt
Members get a ready-made prompt that lets the Claude desktop app check GaussDB Read-Only MCP server, install it and connect it for them, step by step. You don't need any technical skills: you copy, paste and answer a few questions. Your connected AI can also find and install any of the 4,609 MCP servers here for you.
Who it's for
Developers, data analysts, and support engineers who use an AI coding assistant and need to look at GaussDB data safely, especially on production or intranet databases.
