{ "data": { "a": { "slug": "clickhouse-mcp-server", "name": "ClickHouse MCP Server", "vendor": "ClickHouse", "vendorUrl": "https://clickhouse.com", "kind": "mcp", "category": "data", "summary": "ClickHouse's open-source MCP server for ClickHouse databases. The owner runs it locally or self-hosted, and it gives agents SQL queries, database and table listing, and an optional embedded chDB engine. Queries are read-only by default.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/clickhouse-mcp-server", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/clickhouse-mcp-server.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/clickhouse-mcp-server.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/clickhouse-mcp-server.json", "dns": "clickhouse-mcp-server.grade.anchorterminal.com", "repo": "https://github.com/ClickHouse/mcp-clickhouse", "license": "Apache-2.0", "transports": [ "stdio", "streamable-http", "sse" ], "packages": [ { "registry": "pypi", "name": "mcp-clickhouse" }, { "registry": "oci", "name": "ghcr.io/clickhouse/mcp-clickhouse" } ], "auth": "mixed", "authNotes": "The server signs in to ClickHouse with `CLICKHOUSE_USER` and `CLICKHOUSE_PASSWORD`, or with an X.509 client certificate (`CLICKHOUSE_CLIENT_CERT`, added in 0.7.0), and can set a role with `CLICKHOUSE_ROLE`. An admin creates the user, self-serve, and ClickHouse grants set what it can do. stdio needs no caller credential. The HTTP and SSE transports refuse to start unless one of a static bearer token (`CLICKHOUSE_MCP_AUTH_TOKEN`), a FastMCP OAuth or OIDC provider (`FASTMCP_SERVER_AUTH`) or `CLICKHOUSE_MCP_AUTH_DISABLED=true` is set. Every caller shares the one ClickHouse user unless custom middleware overrides the connection per request.", "pricing": "free", "pricingNotes": "Free and open source under Apache-2.0, with nothing to buy for the server. It needs a ClickHouse database, which can be self-managed open-source ClickHouse, ClickHouse Cloud or the embedded chDB engine. The README gives a public SQL playground (`sql-clickhouse.clickhouse.com`, user `demo`, empty password) for trying it with no account. ClickHouse Cloud prices were not checked. The separate hosted Remote MCP server is a ClickHouse Cloud feature and is not what this listing grades (checked 2026-10-09).", "priceSummary": "Free · OSS", "where": "local", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 in the README, the changelog or the source (checked 2026-10-09).", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": 3, "popularity": { "githubStars": 883, "npmWeekly": null, "pypiWeekly": 47206, "asOf": "2026-10-09" }, "docsUrl": "https://github.com/ClickHouse/mcp-clickhouse#readme", "llmsTxt": "https://clickhouse.com/docs/llms.txt", "registryName": "io.github.ClickHouse/mcp-clickhouse", "capabilities": [ "db.sql" ], "tags": [ "official", "local", "open-source", "self-hosted", "mcp", "python", "docker", "read-only-mode", "database" ], "lastRelease": "2026-09-21", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 68.8, "grade": "B", "agentReady": false, "rank": 267, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 1510, "categoryRank": 8, "methodology": "0.7", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 65, "maintenance": 84, "payments": 60, "reliability": 74, "schema": 79, "security": 66, "transparency": 82 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-11-02" }, "negative": -3, "negativeNotes": [ "-3: released fixes of described flaws with no advisory, folded into one term. 0.3.0 (14 April 2026) answered issue #131, opened on 18 February 2026, which reports that `run_select_query` ran CREATE and DROP statements against a ClickHouse Cloud user with full privileges although the docs said every query ran with `readonly=1`, and that an agent dropped a production table (the reporter's account; a maintainer closed it on 20 April 2026 as addressed by pull request #93). 0.5.0 (1 September 2026) closed a `fastmcp run` launch path that served HTTP without authentication and fixed TRUNCATE and `ALTER TABLE ... DROP` forms the destructive gate had let through with write access on. OSV lists no advisory for `mcp-clickhouse` on 2 November (https://github.com/ClickHouse/mcp-clickhouse/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md, https://github.com/ClickHouse/mcp-clickhouse/issues/131)" ], "verdict": "Queries run with `readonly=1` unless the operator sets a write flag, and a second flag gates destructive statements. `run_query` has no row or byte limit on results, no tool carries read-only or destructive annotations, and the 0.3.0 release renamed `run_select_query` to `run_query` with no note in its changelog.", "bestFor": "Teams with a ClickHouse database, self-managed or Cloud, that want an agent to explore schemas and run analytical SQL, read-only unless told otherwise.", "strengths": [ "Read-only by default through ClickHouse's `readonly=1` setting, with `CLICKHOUSE_ALLOW_WRITE_ACCESS` and `CLICKHOUSE_ALLOW_DROP` as separate opt-ins", "Three tools by default (`run_query`, `list_databases`, `list_tables`) and a fourth, `run_chdb_select_query`, only when chDB is enabled", "HTTP and SSE transports refuse to start without a bearer token, a FastMCP OAuth or OIDC provider, or an explicit disable flag, and validate Host and Origin headers", "CI passed on main on 6 October 2026 across Python 3.10 to 3.14, with 403 test functions in the repository", "Three tagged releases between 1 and 21 September 2026, and 0.7.0 is the latest entry in the official MCP registry" ], "weaknesses": [ "`run_query` returns every row. Issue #223, open since 23 August 2026 with no reply, reports a 231 MiB result from one `SELECT *`", "No tool declares `readOnlyHint` or `destructiveHint`. Pull request #184 adding annotations has been open since 22 May 2026", "Release 0.3.0 renamed `run_select_query` to `run_query` without saying so in its changelog or release notes, and ClickHouse's Remote MCP comparison table still uses the old name", "The destructive-statement gate is a keyword check in the server, which the README calls a best-effort guard and not a security boundary", "No prompt-injection guidance for query results was found, the repository has no SECURITY.md, and no advisory covers the security fixes in 0.3.0 and 0.5.0" ], "agentNotes": [ "Put a `LIMIT` on every `run_query` call. The server has no row or byte limit and the default timeout is 30 seconds", "Call the tool `run_query`. ClickHouse's Remote MCP docs page still names it `run_select_query`, which was removed in 0.3.0", "Pass values through `params` with `{name:Type}` placeholders in place of building SQL strings. Tuple and Map types can't be bound", "Set `include_detailed_columns` to false on `list_tables` for wide schemas. Page tokens are single-use and expire after one hour", "Connect with a dedicated ClickHouse user holding only the grants needed, and point `CLICKHOUSE_PORT` at the HTTP interface (8123 or 8443), not 9000" ], "metrics": { "kind": "local", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 4, "avgRating": 3.3, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "B", "methodology": "0.7", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 68.8 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 65, "maintenance": 84, "payments": 60, "reliability": 74, "schema": 79, "security": 66, "transparency": 76 }, "provenanceScore": 88, "checked": { "categories": { "ergonomics": "2026-11-02", "maintenance": "2026-11-02", "payments": "2026-11-02", "reliability": "2026-11-02", "schema": "2026-11-02", "security": "2026-11-02", "transparency": "2026-11-02" }, "last": "2026-11-02", "lastMoved": "2026-11-02", "oldest": "2026-11-02", "stale": false, "staleAfterDays": 90 } }, "connect": { "install": "python3 -m pip install mcp-clickhouse", "config": { "mcpServers": { "mcp-clickhouse": { "args": [ "run", "--with", "mcp-clickhouse", "--python", "3.12", "mcp-clickhouse" ], "command": "uv", "env": { "CLICKHOUSE_CONNECT_TIMEOUT": "30", "CLICKHOUSE_HOST": "\u003cclickhouse-host\u003e", "CLICKHOUSE_PASSWORD": "\u003cclickhouse-password\u003e", "CLICKHOUSE_PORT": "\u003cclickhouse-port\u003e", "CLICKHOUSE_SECURE": "true", "CLICKHOUSE_USER": "\u003cclickhouse-user\u003e", "CLICKHOUSE_VERIFY": "true" } } } } }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/db.sql", "tool": "https://letme.dev/clickhouse-mcp-server" }, "area": "developer", "provenance": { "legalEntity": "ClickHouse, Inc.", "domain": "clickhouse.com", "domainRegistered": "1999-03-12", "endpointOnVendorDomain": null, "terms": "", "privacy": "", "statusPage": "", "changelog": "https://github.com/ClickHouse/mcp-clickhouse/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md", "securityTxt": "valid", "checked": "2026-11-02", "notes": [ "No terms document governs this software beyond the Apache-2.0 licence, so `terms` is left out.", "`privacy` is left out. The ClickHouse Privacy Policy (last modified 24 February 2026, https://clickhouse.com/legal/privacy-policy) covers ClickHouse, Inc.'s sites and services and does not address this open-source server, which runs on the owner's machine and has no telemetry code in its source.", "clickhouse.com/.well-known/security.txt gives security@clickhouse.com, a policy link to the ClickHouse repository's SECURITY.md and an expiry of 28 July 2027 (re-read on 2026-11-02).", "RDAP for clickhouse.com gives a registration date of 1999-03-12.", "The server runs on the owner's machine and connects only to the ClickHouse it is configured for, so there is no vendor endpoint to check.", "clickhouse.com's robots.txt carries Content-Signal: ai-train=yes, search=yes, ai-input=yes." ], "score": 88 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/clickhouse-mcp-server.json", "live": { "slug": "clickhouse-mcp-server", "versions": [ { "registry": "github", "name": "ClickHouse/mcp-clickhouse", "version": "v0.7.0", "released": "2026-09-21", "seenAt": "2026-11-06T23:15:11.87899658Z" }, { "registry": "mcp-registry", "name": "io.github.ClickHouse/mcp-clickhouse", "version": "0.7.0", "seenAt": "2026-11-07T18:16:28.95801333Z" }, { "registry": "pypi", "name": "mcp-clickhouse", "version": "0.7.0", "released": "2026-09-21", "seenAt": "2026-11-06T23:15:10.477634084Z" } ], "githubStars": 903, "pypiWeekly": 78560, "securityTxt": { "url": "https://clickhouse.com/.well-known/security.txt", "state": "valid", "expires": "2027-07-28T00:00:00.000Z", "checkedAt": "2026-11-07T16:01:14.378982809Z" }, "llmsTxt": { "url": "https://clickhouse.com/docs/llms.txt", "ok": true, "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-11-07T15:31:50.659698485Z" }, "domain": { "domain": "clickhouse.com", "registered": "1999-03-12", "source": "https://rdap.verisign.com/com/v1/domain/clickhouse.com", "checkedAt": "2026-11-01T14:19:57.129095387Z" }, "pages": [ { "url": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ClickHouse/mcp-clickhouse/main/CHANGELOG.md", "kind": "deprecations", "status": 304, "checkedAt": "2026-11-07T14:18:08.693022505Z", "changedAt": "2026-11-05T13:02:41.942477474Z", "fingerprint": "55420acda3ff" } ], "github": { "repo": "clickhouse/mcp-clickhouse", "checkedAt": "2026-11-02T08:39:09.552827258Z", "stars": 900, "archived": false, "issuesEnabled": true, "pushedAt": "2026-11-01T22:13:17Z", "openIssues": 4, "openPRs": 8, "issuesOpened90d": 8, "issuesClosed90d": 27, "prsMerged90d": 28, "ci": { "branch": "main", "runs": 50, "success": 50, "failure": 0, "other": 0, "latest": "success", "latestAt": "2026-10-26T23:09:58Z" }, "replies": { "sampled": 25, "unanswered": 2, "medianDays": 18.2 } }, "updatedAt": "2026-11-07T18:16:28.95801333Z" } }, "answer": "ClickHouse MCP Server scores 68.8 (B) on agent readiness against ReqRes MCP server's 48.8 (D), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. ReqRes MCP server leads on agent ergonomics.", "b": { "slug": "reqres-mcp", "name": "ReqRes MCP server", "vendor": "ReqRes", "vendorUrl": "https://reqres.in", "kind": "mcp", "category": "data", "summary": "ReqRes' hosted MCP server lets a coding agent create a real hosted REST backend with no account, persistent JSON collections and API keys, then read and write its records. Unclaimed projects are deleted after 72 hours.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/reqres-mcp", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/reqres-mcp.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/reqres-mcp.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/reqres-mcp.json", "dns": "reqres-mcp.grade.anchorterminal.com", "transports": [ "streamable-http" ], "remoteUrl": "https://reqres.in/mcp", "packages": [], "auth": "none", "authNotes": "No authentication. create_project returns a manage key and a public key for the new project, and a claim link that moves it to a ReqRes account.", "pricing": "freemium", "pricingNotes": "Free plan, 250 requests a day, 3 collections and 100 records a project, with a daily cap on new projects; paid plans raise it to 10,000 requests a day and more (prices on the pricing page). Tool results end with a sponsored line unless ?sponsor=0 is added (checked 2026-11-07).", "priceSummary": "Freemium", "where": "hosted", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 on the MCP docs or pricing page (checked 2026-11-07).", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": 7, "popularity": { "githubStars": null, "npmWeekly": null, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-11-07" }, "docsUrl": "https://reqres.in/mcp", "llmsTxt": "https://reqres.in/llms.txt", "registryName": "in.reqres/reqres", "capabilities": [ "db.document", "code.backend", "data.store" ], "tags": [ "official", "hosted", "mcp", "remote-mcp", "no-auth", "freemium", "free-tier", "llms-txt", "mcp-registry", "annotated-tools", "sponsored-results" ], "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 48.8, "grade": "D", "agentReady": false, "rank": 1114, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 1510, "categoryRank": 15, "methodology": "0.7", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 76, "maintenance": 50, "payments": 50, "reliability": 30, "schema": 61, "security": 33, "transparency": 47 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-11-07" }, "negative": 0, "verdict": "ReqRes' MCP server is the quickest way for a coding agent to stand up a real hosted backend, with no account, seven annotated tools and paginated records. Every result carries a sponsored line by default, the free tier is small, and unclaimed projects vanish after 72 hours.", "bestFor": "Coding agents that need a throwaway or starter backend for a prototype, with no account to set up.", "strengths": [ "A hosted backend from one call, with no account", "Seven compact annotated tools with paginated records", "A claim link moves the project to an account with data intact", "llms.txt and a plain REST API behind the tools" ], "weaknesses": [ "A sponsored line in every successful result unless ?sponsor=0", "Unclaimed projects are deleted after 72 hours", "Free plan of 250 requests a day", "Status page unreachable and no changelog" ], "agentNotes": [ "Add ?sponsor=0 to the server URL to keep ads out of context", "Give the user the claim link so the project survives 72 hours", "Use the public key in frontend code and keep the manage key server-side" ], "metrics": { "kind": "remote", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 0, "avgRating": 0, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "D", "methodology": "0.7", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 48.8 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 76, "maintenance": 50, "payments": 50, "reliability": 30, "schema": 61, "security": 33, "transparency": 47 }, "provenanceScore": 46, "checked": { "categories": { "ergonomics": "2026-11-07", "maintenance": "2026-11-07", "payments": "2026-11-07", "reliability": "2026-11-07", "schema": "2026-11-07", "security": "2026-11-07", "transparency": "2026-11-07" }, "last": "2026-11-07", "oldest": "2026-11-07", "stale": false, "staleAfterDays": 90 } }, "connect": { "claudeCode": "claude mcp add --transport http reqres 'https://reqres.in/mcp?sponsor=0'", "config": { "mcpServers": { "reqres": { "url": "https://reqres.in/mcp?sponsor=0" } } } }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/db.document", "tool": "https://letme.dev/reqres-mcp" }, "area": "developer", "provenance": { "legalEntity": "ReqRes", "domain": "reqres.in", "domainRegistered": "", "domainNote": "Not looked up: RDAP isn't requested under the 1 November 2026 rules.", "endpointOnVendorDomain": true, "terms": "https://reqres.in/terms", "privacy": "https://reqres.in/privacy", "statusPage": "", "changelog": "", "securityTxt": "none", "checked": "2026-11-07", "notes": [ "The operating company wasn't named in the parts of the terms and privacy policy read." ], "score": 46 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/reqres-mcp.json", "live": { "slug": "reqres-mcp", "probe": { "target": "https://reqres.in/mcp", "method": "mcp-initialize", "lastAt": "2026-11-07T23:26:51.623285274Z", "lastOk": true, "lastStatus": 200, "lastMs": 74, "lastNote": "initialize answered", "authRequired": false, "uptime24h": 100, "uptime30d": 100, "p50ms24h": 92, "p95ms24h": 188, "samples24h": 48, "samples30d": 48, "days": [ { "date": "2026-11-07", "probes": 48, "ok": 48 } ] }, "updatedAt": "2026-11-07T23:26:51.623285274Z" } }, "edges": [ { "by": 44, "category": "reliability", "leads": "clickhouse-mcp-server", "name": "Reliability", "reasons": { "a": "Scored as local software, since the owner runs it over stdio or its own HTTP listener. Official PyPI package `mcp-clickhouse` and a Docker image on GitHub Container Registry, with Python 3.10 to 3.14 stated (20). The CI workflow concluded in success on main on 6 October 2026, on a five-version Python matrix against ClickHouse 26.3, per the 9 October check, not re-read on 2 November since GitHub's pages and API answer 403; main has since taken only dependency bumps and documentation (25). Three open issues and five open pull requests per the 9 October check. Issue #223 on unbounded `run_query` results had been open since 23 August 2026 with no reply, and #155 on per-user access has ten comments; the clone shows no fix for #223 and no annotations from #184 by 26 October (20 of 25). A changelog with a labelled breaking change in 0.5.0 and Compatibility sections in 0.6.0 and 0.7.0, but the changelog file dates only from 14 April 2026, 0.3.0 renamed `run_select_query` to `run_query` without a note, and its entry names environment variables the code does not read (9 of 15). Version 0.7.0, with no stability declaration found (0). 20+25+20+9+0 = 74.", "b": "status.reqres.in wasn't reachable (0). No history (5). Free-plan limits published with numbers (250 requests a day, 3 collections, 100 records) (15). No retry guidance (0). No SLA found (0). Not labelled beta (10). 0 + 5 + 15 + 0 + 0 + 10 = 30." }, "scores": { "a": 74, "b": 30 } }, { "by": 35, "category": "transparency", "leads": "clickhouse-mcp-server", "name": "Transparency \u0026 trust", "reasons": { "a": "Apache-2.0 (30). Local software that connects only to the configured ClickHouse. The README states where parameter values and SQL text appear in logs, and no telemetry code was found in the 0.7.0 source. Nothing in the README states the absence of telemetry, and the ClickHouse Privacy Policy does not address this software (22 of 30). No deprecation policy. The SSE transport is marked deprecated in 0.6.0 with no removal date, and `run_select_query` was removed in 0.3.0 with no prior notice found (8 of 20). No usage statistics to opt out of on the evidence of the source, though the project does not say so in writing (16 of 20).", "b": "Closed service under readable terms; operating company not named in the parts read (10 of 30). You own your data, unclaimed agent projects are deleted after 72 hours, and the terms say the free service can end with reasonable notice (22 of 30). That notice clause and the 72-hour rule are dated commitments (10 of 20). Subprocessors not found (5 of 20). 10 + 22 + 10 + 5 = 47." }, "scores": { "a": 82, "b": 47 } }, { "by": 34, "category": "maintenance", "leads": "clickhouse-mcp-server", "name": "Maintenance \u0026 community", "reasons": { "a": "v0.7.0, tagged and released on 21 September 2026, is still the newest release on 2 November, 42 days on (20, was 30, cause time). Three tagged releases since 4 August, 0.5.0 on 1 September, 0.6.0 on 3 September and 0.7.0 (20). Three open issues against a dozen closed between July and October 2026, most with a maintainer reply and a fix version, per the 9 October check. Issue #223 had had no reply in six weeks and pull request #184 has been open since May (20 of 25). Listed in the official MCP registry as `io.github.ClickHouse/mcp-clickhouse`, a GitHub-verified namespace, with 0.7.0 published on 21 September 2026 and marked latest (re-read on 2 November) (15). Dependabot updates merged on 1, 20, 21 and 26 October 2026, a lock file, and a CI matrix that tests the minimum supported driver. `server.json` on main still says 0.6.0 (9 of 10). 20+20+20+15+9 = 84.", "b": "Registry entry in.reqres/reqres updated 16 October 2026 (30). No dated releases found (0). Blog and docs; no changelog (5 of 15). Official registry entry under its own namespace (15). No package to read (0). 30 + 0 + 5 + 15 + 0 = 50. Registry presence read from Anchor Terminal's own daily import of the official MCP registry (/api/v1/registry.json, 6 November 2026), not the registry's API." }, "scores": { "a": 84, "b": 50 } }, { "by": 33, "category": "security", "leads": "clickhouse-mcp-server", "name": "Security \u0026 auth", "reasons": { "a": "The server holds one ClickHouse user and password, or an X.509 client certificate since 0.7.0, which ClickHouse grants and roles can scope and an admin can revoke. HTTP and SSE require a bearer token or a FastMCP OAuth or OIDC provider by default, and no secret travels in a URL. Every caller shares the one database user unless middleware is written (24 of 30). Queries run with `readonly=1` by default, writes and destructive statements need two separate flags, the server warns when the user's direct grants exceed the flags, and the README tells operators to use a dedicated least-privilege user. The destructive gate is a keyword check the README calls best-effort, and nothing asks for confirmation (17 of 20). Query results reach the model as stored. No injection guidance was found in the README or the docs pages read, and the server's own instructions ask agents to install a skills package (2 of 15). Each query's SQL is logged at INFO, ClickHouse's `system.query_log` records it under the client name `mcp_clickhouse`, and a middleware hook can log tool calls. No per-caller identity reaches ClickHouse (9 of 15). ClickHouse has a valid security.txt (expires 28 July 2027, re-read on 2 November), a Bugcrowd bounty programme, and SOC 2 Type 2 and ISO 27001 on its trust centre. This repository has no SECURITY.md and no published advisories, though 0.3.0 and 0.5.0 carried security fixes (14 of 20). 24+17+2+9+14 = 66.", "b": "No credential to start, and project keys returned by the tool (15 of 30). Writes on the agent's own project only (12 of 20). Every successful result ends with a sponsored message, labelled and 'never written as an instruction', which still puts third-party text in the model's context (3 of 15). No audit log (0). No security programme found (3 of 20). 15 + 12 + 3 + 0 + 3 = 33." }, "scores": { "a": 66, "b": 33 } }, { "by": 18, "category": "schema", "leads": "clickhouse-mcp-server", "name": "Schema \u0026 documentation", "reasons": { "a": "Each tool is built from a typed Python signature, so inputs carry JSON Schema, read from the source since we do not run vendor software. `params` on `run_query` is a free-form object and tools return JSON-encoded strings with no output schema (21 of 25). clickhouse.com serves llms.txt, a docs llms.txt and a Markdown form of each docs page, and the README is Markdown (10). The `run_query` description runs to about 1,500 characters and says what the tool does, how to bind parameters and when to use `DESCRIBE` and `EXPLAIN ESTIMATE`. `list_tables` documents every argument and the response shape. `list_databases` has one line (16 of 20). `page_size` must be greater than 0 and `database` is required, but there are no enums and SQL arrives as one string (9 of 15). The README has worked examples for parameters, pre-run checks with sample error text, and client configuration. No catalogue of error responses was found (10 of 15). Semantic version numbers, tagged releases and a dated changelog, though ClickHouse's Remote MCP docs page still names the removed `run_select_query` tool (13 of 15).", "b": "Seven tools read from tools/list with JSON Schema inputs (25). llms.txt (10). A tool table says what each does (12 of 20). Records and fields are free-form objects (5 of 15). Worked flow on the MCP page, no error docs (6 of 15). Registry 1.0.0, no changelog (3 of 15). 25 + 10 + 12 + 5 + 6 + 3 = 61." }, "scores": { "a": 79, "b": 61 } }, { "by": 11, "category": "ergonomics", "leads": "reqres-mcp", "name": "Agent ergonomics", "reasons": { "a": "Three tools by default and four with chDB, one of them with a long description (25). `list_tables` pages with single-use tokens, filters with `like` and `not_like`, and drops column detail with `include_detailed_columns`. `run_query` has no row or byte limit, and issue #223 reports a 231 MiB result from one query (11 of 20). ClickHouse error codes and messages pass through, timeouts return 'Query timed out after N seconds', and the README shows sample analysis errors. No documented error list (13 of 20). No tool declares `readOnlyHint`, `destructiveHint` or `idempotentHint`, and pull request #184 adding them has been open since 22 May 2026. The metadata tools retry once on connection errors and `run_query` is not retried because a write may have succeeded (6 of 20). `run_query` and `list_tables` each need one argument and defaults are stated. The server is a Python package only (10 of 15).", "b": "Seven compact tools (25). list_records is paginated (15 of 20). No documented errors (3 of 20). Annotated, two read-only, and delete_record marked (18 of 20). 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ReqRes MCP server leads on agent ergonomics.", "question": "Which is better for AI agents, ClickHouse MCP Server or ReqRes MCP server?" }, { "answer": "ClickHouse MCP Server takes an API key or an OAuth sign-in. ReqRes MCP server needs no key.", "question": "Do ClickHouse MCP Server and ReqRes MCP server need an API key?" }, { "answer": "ClickHouse MCP Server runs on your own machine, with no hosted endpoint listed. ReqRes MCP server has a hosted endpoint at https://reqres.in/mcp.", "question": "Can an agent call ClickHouse MCP Server and ReqRes MCP server without installing anything?" }, { "answer": "ClickHouse MCP Server is open source (Apache-2.0). 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"name": "Task success", "pending": true, "weight": 10 }, { "by": 34, "clickhouse-mcp-server": 84, "edge": "clickhouse-mcp-server", "key": "maintenance", "name": "Maintenance \u0026 community", "reqres-mcp": 50, "weight": 7 }, { "by": 35, "clickhouse-mcp-server": 82, "edge": "clickhouse-mcp-server", "key": "transparency", "name": "Transparency \u0026 trust", "reqres-mcp": 47, "weight": 7 } ], "summary": "ClickHouse MCP Server scores 68.8 (B) on agent readiness against ReqRes MCP server's 48.8 (D), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. ReqRes MCP server leads on agent ergonomics. Both do databases.", "tasks": null, "tutorials": [], "verdicts": { "clickhouse-mcp-server": "Queries run with `readonly=1` unless the operator sets a write flag, and a second flag gates destructive statements. `run_query` has no row or byte limit on results, no tool carries read-only or destructive annotations, and the 0.3.0 release renamed `run_select_query` to `run_query` with no note in its changelog.", "reqres-mcp": "ReqRes' MCP server is the quickest way for a coding agent to stand up a real hosted backend, with no account, seven annotated tools and paginated records. Every result carries a sponsored line by default, the free tier is small, and unclaimed projects vanish after 72 hours." } }, "kind": "anchor.page", "links": { "api": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json", "html": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/clickhouse-mcp-server-vs-reqres-mcp", "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/clickhouse-mcp-server-vs-reqres-mcp.json", "llms": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt", "markdown": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/clickhouse-mcp-server-vs-reqres-mcp.md", "mcp": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp", "slim": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/clickhouse-mcp-server-vs-reqres-mcp.min.md" }, "markdown": "ClickHouse MCP Server scores 68.8 (B) on agent readiness against ReqRes MCP server's 48.8 (D), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. ReqRes MCP server leads on agent ergonomics. Both do databases.\n\n- ClickHouse MCP Server: grade B, 68.8/100, rank #267 of 1510. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/clickhouse-mcp-server.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/clickhouse-mcp-server.json\n- ReqRes MCP server: grade D, 48.8/100, rank #1114 of 1510. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/reqres-mcp.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/reqres-mcp.json\n- Best database, file and memory tools for AI agents: https://www.anchorterminal.com/best/data/index.md\n- All 111 databases comparisons: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/data/index.md\n\n## Which one, for what\n\n### ClickHouse MCP Server (B)\n\nGood for: Teams with a ClickHouse database, self-managed or Cloud, that want an agent to explore schemas and run analytical SQL, read-only unless told otherwise.\n\nAhead on:\n- Reliability, 74 against 30\n- Schema \u0026 documentation, 79 against 61\n- Security \u0026 auth, 66 against 33\n- Payments \u0026 pricing, 60 against 50\n- Maintenance \u0026 community, 84 against 50\n- Transparency \u0026 trust, 82 against 47\n\nAlso in its favour:\n- Runs on your own machine\n- Open source\n\nWatch for: `run_query` returns every row. Issue #223, open since 23 August 2026 with no reply, reports a 231 MiB result from one `SELECT *`\n\n### ReqRes MCP server (D)\n\nGood for: Coding agents that need a throwaway or starter backend for a prototype, with no account to set up.\n\nAhead on:\n- Agent ergonomics, 76 against 65\n\nAlso in its favour:\n- No key needed to call it\n- A hosted endpoint, with nothing to install\n- No incidents deducted, where ClickHouse MCP Server loses 3 points for them\n\nWatch for: A sponsored line in every successful result unless ?sponsor=0\n\n\n## Why the edge\n\n### Reliability: ClickHouse MCP Server +44\n\n- ClickHouse MCP Server (74): Scored as local software, since the owner runs it over stdio or its own HTTP listener. Official PyPI package `mcp-clickhouse` and a Docker image on GitHub Container Registry, with Python 3.10 to 3.14 stated (20). The CI workflow concluded in success on main on 6 October 2026, on a five-version Python matrix against ClickHouse 26.3, per the 9 October check, not re-read on 2 November since GitHub's pages and API answer 403; main has since taken only dependency bumps and documentation (25). Three open issues and five open pull requests per the 9 October check. Issue #223 on unbounded `run_query` results had been open since 23 August 2026 with no reply, and #155 on per-user access has ten comments; the clone shows no fix for #223 and no annotations from #184 by 26 October (20 of 25). A changelog with a labelled breaking change in 0.5.0 and Compatibility sections in 0.6.0 and 0.7.0, but the changelog file dates only from 14 April 2026, 0.3.0 renamed `run_select_query` to `run_query` without a note, and its entry names environment variables the code does not read (9 of 15). Version 0.7.0, with no stability declaration found (0). 20+25+20+9+0 = 74.\n- ReqRes MCP server (30): status.reqres.in wasn't reachable (0). No history (5). Free-plan limits published with numbers (250 requests a day, 3 collections, 100 records) (15). No retry guidance (0). No SLA found (0). Not labelled beta (10). 0 + 5 + 15 + 0 + 0 + 10 = 30.\n\n### Transparency \u0026 trust: ClickHouse MCP Server +35\n\n- ClickHouse MCP Server (82): Apache-2.0 (30). Local software that connects only to the configured ClickHouse. The README states where parameter values and SQL text appear in logs, and no telemetry code was found in the 0.7.0 source. Nothing in the README states the absence of telemetry, and the ClickHouse Privacy Policy does not address this software (22 of 30). No deprecation policy. The SSE transport is marked deprecated in 0.6.0 with no removal date, and `run_select_query` was removed in 0.3.0 with no prior notice found (8 of 20). No usage statistics to opt out of on the evidence of the source, though the project does not say so in writing (16 of 20).\n- ReqRes MCP server (47): Closed service under readable terms; operating company not named in the parts read (10 of 30). You own your data, unclaimed agent projects are deleted after 72 hours, and the terms say the free service can end with reasonable notice (22 of 30). That notice clause and the 72-hour rule are dated commitments (10 of 20). Subprocessors not found (5 of 20). 10 + 22 + 10 + 5 = 47.\n\n### Maintenance \u0026 community: ClickHouse MCP Server +34\n\n- ClickHouse MCP Server (84): v0.7.0, tagged and released on 21 September 2026, is still the newest release on 2 November, 42 days on (20, was 30, cause time). Three tagged releases since 4 August, 0.5.0 on 1 September, 0.6.0 on 3 September and 0.7.0 (20). Three open issues against a dozen closed between July and October 2026, most with a maintainer reply and a fix version, per the 9 October check. Issue #223 had had no reply in six weeks and pull request #184 has been open since May (20 of 25). Listed in the official MCP registry as `io.github.ClickHouse/mcp-clickhouse`, a GitHub-verified namespace, with 0.7.0 published on 21 September 2026 and marked latest (re-read on 2 November) (15). Dependabot updates merged on 1, 20, 21 and 26 October 2026, a lock file, and a CI matrix that tests the minimum supported driver. `server.json` on main still says 0.6.0 (9 of 10). 20+20+20+15+9 = 84.\n- ReqRes MCP server (50): Registry entry in.reqres/reqres updated 16 October 2026 (30). No dated releases found (0). Blog and docs; no changelog (5 of 15). Official registry entry under its own namespace (15). No package to read (0). 30 + 0 + 5 + 15 + 0 = 50. Registry presence read from Anchor Terminal's own daily import of the official MCP registry (/api/v1/registry.json, 6 November 2026), not the registry's API.\n\n### Security \u0026 auth: ClickHouse MCP Server +33\n\n- ClickHouse MCP Server (66): The server holds one ClickHouse user and password, or an X.509 client certificate since 0.7.0, which ClickHouse grants and roles can scope and an admin can revoke. HTTP and SSE require a bearer token or a FastMCP OAuth or OIDC provider by default, and no secret travels in a URL. Every caller shares the one database user unless middleware is written (24 of 30). Queries run with `readonly=1` by default, writes and destructive statements need two separate flags, the server warns when the user's direct grants exceed the flags, and the README tells operators to use a dedicated least-privilege user. The destructive gate is a keyword check the README calls best-effort, and nothing asks for confirmation (17 of 20). Query results reach the model as stored. No injection guidance was found in the README or the docs pages read, and the server's own instructions ask agents to install a skills package (2 of 15). Each query's SQL is logged at INFO, ClickHouse's `system.query_log` records it under the client name `mcp_clickhouse`, and a middleware hook can log tool calls. No per-caller identity reaches ClickHouse (9 of 15). ClickHouse has a valid security.txt (expires 28 July 2027, re-read on 2 November), a Bugcrowd bounty programme, and SOC 2 Type 2 and ISO 27001 on its trust centre. This repository has no SECURITY.md and no published advisories, though 0.3.0 and 0.5.0 carried security fixes (14 of 20). 24+17+2+9+14 = 66.\n- ReqRes MCP server (33): No credential to start, and project keys returned by the tool (15 of 30). Writes on the agent's own project only (12 of 20). Every successful result ends with a sponsored message, labelled and 'never written as an instruction', which still puts third-party text in the model's context (3 of 15). No audit log (0). No security programme found (3 of 20). 15 + 12 + 3 + 0 + 3 = 33.\n\n### Schema \u0026 documentation: ClickHouse MCP Server +18\n\n- ClickHouse MCP Server (79): Each tool is built from a typed Python signature, so inputs carry JSON Schema, read from the source since we do not run vendor software. `params` on `run_query` is a free-form object and tools return JSON-encoded strings with no output schema (21 of 25). clickhouse.com serves llms.txt, a docs llms.txt and a Markdown form of each docs page, and the README is Markdown (10). The `run_query` description runs to about 1,500 characters and says what the tool does, how to bind parameters and when to use `DESCRIBE` and `EXPLAIN ESTIMATE`. `list_tables` documents every argument and the response shape. `list_databases` has one line (16 of 20). `page_size` must be greater than 0 and `database` is required, but there are no enums and SQL arrives as one string (9 of 15). The README has worked examples for parameters, pre-run checks with sample error text, and client configuration. No catalogue of error responses was found (10 of 15). Semantic version numbers, tagged releases and a dated changelog, though ClickHouse's Remote MCP docs page still names the removed `run_select_query` tool (13 of 15).\n- ReqRes MCP server (61): Seven tools read from tools/list with JSON Schema inputs (25). llms.txt (10). A tool table says what each does (12 of 20). Records and fields are free-form objects (5 of 15). Worked flow on the MCP page, no error docs (6 of 15). Registry 1.0.0, no changelog (3 of 15). 25 + 10 + 12 + 5 + 6 + 3 = 61.\n\n### Agent ergonomics: ReqRes MCP server +11\n\n- ClickHouse MCP Server (65): Three tools by default and four with chDB, one of them with a long description (25). `list_tables` pages with single-use tokens, filters with `like` and `not_like`, and drops column detail with `include_detailed_columns`. `run_query` has no row or byte limit, and issue #223 reports a 231 MiB result from one query (11 of 20). ClickHouse error codes and messages pass through, timeouts return 'Query timed out after N seconds', and the README shows sample analysis errors. No documented error list (13 of 20). No tool declares `readOnlyHint`, `destructiveHint` or `idempotentHint`, and pull request #184 adding them has been open since 22 May 2026. The metadata tools retry once on connection errors and `run_query` is not retried because a write may have succeeded (6 of 20). `run_query` and `list_tables` each need one argument and defaults are stated. The server is a Python package only (10 of 15).\n- ReqRes MCP server (76): Seven compact tools (25). list_records is paginated (15 of 20). No documented errors (3 of 20). Annotated, two read-only, and delete_record marked (18 of 20). No key needed and a plain REST API behind it (15). 25 + 15 + 3 + 18 + 15 = 76.\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | ClickHouse MCP Server | ReqRes MCP server | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 74 | 30 | ClickHouse MCP Server +44 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 79 | 61 | ClickHouse MCP Server +18 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 65 | 76 | ReqRes MCP server +11 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 66 | 33 | ClickHouse MCP Server +33 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 60 | 50 | ClickHouse MCP Server +10 |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 84 | 50 | ClickHouse MCP Server +34 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 82 | 47 | ClickHouse MCP Server +35 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | -3 | 0 | |\n| **Total** | | **68.8 · B** | **48.8 · D** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | ClickHouse MCP Server | ReqRes MCP server |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | MCP server | MCP server |\n| Vendor | ClickHouse | ReqRes |\n| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | `https://reqres.in/mcp` |\n| Transports | stdio, Streamable HTTP, SSE (legacy) | Streamable HTTP |\n| Auth | OAuth or key | None |\n| Pricing | Free | Freemium |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | Apache-2.0 | none |\n| Tools exposed | 3 | 7 |\n| Read-only variant documented | yes | no |\n| llms.txt | yes | yes |\n| MCP registry | `io.github.ClickHouse/mcp-clickhouse` | `in.reqres/reqres` |\n| Last release | 2026-09-21 | none |\n| Terms last updated | no document linked | not read yet |\n| Privacy policy last updated | no document linked | not read yet |\n| Popularity | 883 stars, 47k PyPI/wk | none |\n| Agent reviews | 3.3/5 (4) | none |\n\n## How the scores have moved\n\n### ClickHouse MCP Server\n\n- +4.2 on 2 November 2026: correction, time\n\n### ReqRes MCP server\n\nNo score change since it was listed.\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**ClickHouse MCP Server.** Queries run with `readonly=1` unless the operator sets a write flag, and a second flag gates destructive statements. `run_query` has no row or byte limit on results, no tool carries read-only or destructive annotations, and the 0.3.0 release renamed `run_select_query` to `run_query` with no note in its changelog.\n\n**ReqRes MCP server.** ReqRes' MCP server is the quickest way for a coding agent to stand up a real hosted backend, with no account, seven annotated tools and paginated records. Every result carries a sponsored line by default, the free tier is small, and unclaimed projects vanish after 72 hours.\n\n## Before you call either\n\n### ClickHouse MCP Server\n\n1. Put a `LIMIT` on every `run_query` call. The server has no row or byte limit and the default timeout is 30 seconds\n2. Call the tool `run_query`. ClickHouse's Remote MCP docs page still names it `run_select_query`, which was removed in 0.3.0\n3. Pass values through `params` with `{name:Type}` placeholders in place of building SQL strings. Tuple and Map types can't be bound\n4. Set `include_detailed_columns` to false on `list_tables` for wide schemas. Page tokens are single-use and expire after one hour\n5. Connect with a dedicated ClickHouse user holding only the grants needed, and point `CLICKHOUSE_PORT` at the HTTP interface (8123 or 8443), not 9000\n\n### ReqRes MCP server\n\n1. Add ?sponsor=0 to the server URL to keep ads out of context\n2. Give the user the claim link so the project survives 72 hours\n3. Use the public key in frontend code and keep the manage key server-side\n\n## Questions\n\n### Which is better for AI agents, ClickHouse MCP Server or ReqRes MCP server?\n\nClickHouse MCP Server scores 68.8 (B) on agent readiness against ReqRes MCP server's 48.8 (D), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. ReqRes MCP server leads on agent ergonomics.\n\n### Do ClickHouse MCP Server and ReqRes MCP server need an API key?\n\nClickHouse MCP Server takes an API key or an OAuth sign-in. ReqRes MCP server needs no key.\n\n### Can an agent call ClickHouse MCP Server and ReqRes MCP server without installing anything?\n\nClickHouse MCP Server runs on your own machine, with no hosted endpoint listed. ReqRes MCP server has a hosted endpoint at https://reqres.in/mcp.\n\n### Are ClickHouse MCP Server and ReqRes MCP server open source?\n\nClickHouse MCP Server is open source (Apache-2.0). No open-source release is listed for ReqRes MCP server.\n\n\n## For agents\n\n- This comparison as JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/clickhouse-mcp-server-vs-reqres-mcp.json, and with the fewest tokens: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/clickhouse-mcp-server-vs-reqres-mcp.min.md\n- Over MCP at https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp (no key): `compare_tools {\"a\": \"clickhouse-mcp-server\", \"b\": \"reqres-mcp\"}`. 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