MCP servers for BigQuery
Every BigQuery server in the official MCP Registry, 6 in all, ranked by how closely it fits. 5 work without an API key. Each row shows the security checks, the secrets asked for and an install command.
BigQuery MCP servers 6
Now showing are unlisted. These entries didn't pass our listing filter: no source repo, a very short or duplicated description, or a publisher with 100+ servers. Same automated checks, shown as-is. How we check
| Type | Secrets | Version | Actions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
★ 10 io.github.SnowLeopard-AI/bigquery-mcp A SnowLeopardAI-managed MCP server that provides access to Google BigQuery data. | 7/7All passed | 42health of 100 | PyPIRuns locally | Noneno keys asked | 0.1.1 | ||
★ 2 io.github.deBilla/data-platform-mcp Read-only BigQuery tools for plain-language data questions, with a cost gate on every query | 7/7All passed | 58health of 100 | PyPIRuns locally | Noneno keys asked | 0.4.0 | ||
com.insightfulpipe/bigquery Hosted BigQuery MCP server for Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor, with each action switched per account. | 3/3All passed | 43health of 100 | RemoteHosted | Noneno keys asked | 1.0.0 | ||
★ 6 io.github.tushariitr-19/patents-mcp Patent search and prior art discovery via Google Patents on BigQuery | 2/2All passed | 44health of 100 | RemoteRuns locally | Noneno keys asked | 1.0.0 | ||
★ 2 io.github.deeparchi-ai/patent-mcp-server Patent search over 1.4B global records via Google Patents on BigQuery, with CN coverage. | 7/7All passed | 54health of 100 | PyPIRuns locally | Noneno keys asked | 1.9.2 | ||
★ 1 io.github.mcpsmiths/cost-guard-mcp Pre-flight query cost and result-size guardrails for AI agents on BigQuery, Snowflake, Databricks | 7/81 warning | 49health of 100 | PyPIRuns locally | 6secrets asked | 0.6.0 |
Showing 1 to 6 of 6. These are the most recently updated; search or pick a category for the rest.
BigQuery MCP servers: questions people ask
Which BigQuery MCP server should I use?
Among community builds, the most-starred on GitHub are bigquery-mcp (★ 10) and BigQuery Data Platform (★ 2). If you want one that passed every check, bigquery-mcp did.
Can I trust these BigQuery MCP servers?
On registry checks, 5 of 6 come out clean. We also read the code or live tool list of 4 of them without running anything, and none raised a red flag. Treat a pass as "nothing found", and give any server the least access that works.
Is a Claude skill better than an MCP server for BigQuery?
An MCP server gives the AI new tools, such as reaching BigQuery itself. A skill only teaches it how to do a task with tools it already has. There are 30 Claude skills for BigQuery if that fits better.
How fresh are these BigQuery MCP servers?
2 of the 6 were updated in the 30 days before 31 Oct 2026. The latest was BigQuery MCP by InsightfulPipe, on 21 October.
How do I add a BigQuery MCP server to Claude?
To connect BigQuery through bigquery-mcp, use this Claude Desktop (pypi) entry: {
"mcpServers": {
"bigquery-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"sl-bigquery-mcp==0.1.9"
]
}
}
}. Pin the version shown before you rely on it.
Do I have to install a BigQuery MCP server?
1 can run hosted, so you only paste a URL into Claude, Cursor or VS Code. The 5 that run locally ship as 4 PyPI packages.
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