Summary
Connects Claude directly to Google BigQuery for SQL-based data analysis and exploration. Wraps the BigQuery API to expose three core operations: executing SQL queries in BigQuery dialect, listing all tables across datasets, and describing table schemas with column details. You'd reach for this when you need Claude to analyze large datasets, generate insights from warehouse data, or help debug SQL queries against your BigQuery tables. Supports service account authentication, dataset filtering, and query timeouts. Works with both Claude Desktop and Cursor through uvx installation.
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BigQuery MCP server
A Model Context Protocol server that provides access to BigQuery. This server enables LLMs to inspect database schemas and execute queries.
Components
Tools
The server implements one tool:
execute-query: Executes a SQL query using BigQuery dialectlist-tables: Lists all tables in the BigQuery databasedescribe-table: Describes the schema of a specific table
Configuration
The server can be configured either with command line arguments or environment variables.
| Argument | Environment Variable | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
--project | BIGQUERY_PROJECT | Yes | The GCP project ID. |
--location | BIGQUERY_LOCATION | Yes | The GCP location (e.g. europe-west9). |
--dataset | BIGQUERY_DATASETS | No | Only take specific BigQuery datasets into consideration. Several datasets can be specified by repeating the argument (e.g. --dataset my_dataset_1 --dataset my_dataset_2) or by joining them with a comma in the environment variable (e.g. BIGQUERY_DATASETS=my_dataset_1,my_dataset_2). If not provided, all datasets in the project will be considered. |
--key-file | BIGQUERY_KEY_FILE | No | Path to a service account key file for BigQuery. If not provided, the server will use the default credentials. |
--timeout | BIGQUERY_TIMEOUT | No | Maximum time in seconds to wait for a query to complete. If not provided, queries will wait indefinitely. |
Installation
Installing via Smithery
To install BigQuery Server for Claude Desktop automatically via Smithery:
npx -y @smithery/cli install mcp-server-bigquery --client claude
Claude Code
claude mcp add bigquery --scope user --transport stdio -- uvx mcp-server-bigquery --project {PROJECT_ID} --location {{LOCATION}}
Claude Desktop
On MacOS: ~/Library/Application\ Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
On Windows: %APPDATA%/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"bigquery": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["mcp-server-bigquery"],
"env": {
"BIGQUERY_PROJECT": "{{GCP_PROJECT_ID}}",
"BIGQUERY_LOCATION": "{{GCP_LOCATION}}"
}
}
}
}
Cursor
- Open Cursor Settings → MCP
- Click Add new global MCP server
- Add an entry for the BigQuery MCP, following the pattern below:
{
"mcpServers": {
"bigquery": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["mcp-server-bigquery"],
"env": {
"BIGQUERY_PROJECT": "{{GCP_PROJECT_ID}}",
"BIGQUERY_LOCATION": "{{GCP_LOCATION}}"
}
}
}
}
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