Tiger MCP

Name: Tiger MCP
Author: timescale

by timescaleversion 0.27.0i★ 127iRuns on your computer

Registry nameio.github.timescale/tiger-cli

How to install

Overview

Description from the maker (original English)

Provides programmatic access to Tiger Cloud services, databases, and documentation.

What you can do with it

We have not written a plain-language summary for this one yet. Below are the facts we read from the registry.

Connection: Runs on your computer
Transport: stdio
Category: Developer tools
You need to fill in: TIGER_PUBLIC_KEY, TIGER_SECRET_KEY

Install

Pick the AI app you use, then copy the settings.

Passed 2/2 checks · Runs on your computer

First: which AI do you use?

ClaudeWeb · app · phoneChatGPTWebClaude CodeTerminalCursorCode editorVS CodeCode editorOtherOther apps

Pick your app and the steps appear below.

Works with Claude, with some setup first

You need a Tiger MCP key (sign up on the maker’s site, may cost money) · Install Docker on your computer first (one time) · Only the Claude desktop app (Windows or Mac), not the web or phone

Install Docker
One time only; it works for every server that needs Docker
Open the Docker download page ↗
Done
Sign up and create a Tiger MCP key
Open the maker’s site, sign up and create an API key for the next step. It may cost money.
How to get a key is in the maker’s README below
Done
Open the Claude desktop app’s settings file
SettingsDeveloperEdit Config
Done

Paste these settings and save the file

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tiger-cli": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "-e",
        "TIGER_PUBLIC_KEY",
        "-e",
        "TIGER_SECRET_KEY",
        "ghcr.io/timescale/tiger-cli:0.27.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "TIGER_PUBLIC_KEY": "your-value",
        "TIGER_SECRET_KEY": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Paste the key only into the app’s field, never into a chat or to anyone

Done

Quit Claude and open it again
Done
Try it
Use Tiger MCP and tell me what you can do for me, then show me one thing
✓ If Claude says it is using Tiger MCP or shows a Tiger MCP tool in the answer, you are connected

Menu names checked against Anthropic’s help page on Nov 11, 2026 · your screen may differ slightly by app version

ChatGPT cannot connect Tiger MCP yet

Tiger MCP runs on your computer, but ChatGPT can only connect servers that run on the web

What you can do instead

A · Use an app that can connect Tiger MCP

Steps for Claude →You need a Tiger MCP key (sign up on the maker’s site, may cost money) · Install Docker on your computer first (one time) · Only the Claude desktop app (Windows or Mac), not the web or phone
Steps for Claude Code →You need a Tiger MCP key (sign up on the maker’s site, may cost money) · Install Docker on your computer first (one time)
Steps for Cursor →You need a Tiger MCP key (sign up on the maker’s site, may cost money) · Install Docker on your computer first (one time)
Steps for VS Code →You need a Tiger MCP key (sign up on the maker’s site, may cost money) · Install Docker on your computer first (one time)

B · Others in Developer tools that work with ChatGPT

Picked from the most used in the same category, only ones that connect by address with no key

Sentry✓ ChatGPT
Front-End Checklist✓ ChatGPT
Compiler Explorer✓ ChatGPT

Works with Claude Code, with some setup first

You need a Tiger MCP key (sign up on the maker’s site, may cost money) · Install Docker on your computer first (one time)

Install Docker
One time only; it works for every server that needs Docker
Open the Docker download page ↗
Done
Sign up and create a Tiger MCP key
Open the maker’s site, sign up and create an API key for the next step. It may cost money.
How to get a key is in the maker’s README below
Done
Open Terminal
Mac: press Command+Space and type Terminal · Windows: open PowerShell
Done

Paste this command and press Enter

claude mcp add tiger-cli --env TIGER_PUBLIC_KEY=your-value --env TIGER_SECRET_KEY=your-value -- docker run -i --rm -e TIGER_PUBLIC_KEY -e TIGER_SECRET_KEY ghcr.io/timescale/tiger-cli:0.27.0

Replace “your-value” with your key before pressing Enter

Paste the key only into the app’s field, never into a chat or to anyone

Done

Type /mcp in Claude Code
You should see Tiger MCP listed as connected
Done
Try it
Use Tiger MCP and tell me what you can do for me, then show me one thing
✓ If Claude Code says it is using Tiger MCP or shows a Tiger MCP tool in the answer, you are connected

Menu names checked against Anthropic’s help page on Nov 11, 2026 · your screen may differ slightly by app version

Works with Cursor, with some setup first

You need a Tiger MCP key (sign up on the maker’s site, may cost money) · Install Docker on your computer first (one time)

Install Docker
One time only; it works for every server that needs Docker
Open the Docker download page ↗
Done
Sign up and create a Tiger MCP key
Open the maker’s site, sign up and create an API key for the next step. It may cost money.
How to get a key is in the maker’s README below
Done
Click this button to open Cursor
Open in Cursor
Cursor asks you to confirm; click Install
Done
Fill in your key
In the Tiger MCP settings, TIGER_PUBLIC_KEY, TIGER_SECRET_KEY is empty; add your key and save
Paste the key only into the app’s field, never into a chat or to anyone
Done
Open the AI chat in Cursor in Agent mode
Done
Try it
Use Tiger MCP and tell me what you can do for me, then show me one thing
✓ If Cursor says it is using Tiger MCP or shows a Tiger MCP tool in the answer, you are connected

Menu names checked against Cursor’s help page on Nov 11, 2026 · your screen may differ slightly by app version

Works with VS Code, with some setup first

You need a Tiger MCP key (sign up on the maker’s site, may cost money) · Install Docker on your computer first (one time)

Install Docker
One time only; it works for every server that needs Docker
Open the Docker download page ↗
Done
Sign up and create a Tiger MCP key
Open the maker’s site, sign up and create an API key for the next step. It may cost money.
How to get a key is in the maker’s README below
Done
Click this button to open VS Code
Open in VS Code
VS Code asks you to confirm; click Install
Done
Fill in your key
In the Tiger MCP settings, TIGER_PUBLIC_KEY, TIGER_SECRET_KEY is empty; add your key and save
Paste the key only into the app’s field, never into a chat or to anyone
Done
Open the AI chat in VS Code in Agent mode
Done
Try it
Use Tiger MCP and tell me what you can do for me, then show me one thing
✓ If VS Code says it is using Tiger MCP or shows a Tiger MCP tool in the answer, you are connected

Menu names checked against VS Code’s help page on Nov 11, 2026 · your screen may differ slightly by app version

Other apps that use MCP, such as Windsurf, Zed or Gemini CLI, each add servers differently. See how in the app list.

See every app that uses MCP →

JSON settings are under “For developers” below

Stuck? Ask people who use Tiger MCP💬 Discussion →

For developers: Terminal commands and JSON settings

Installed on your computer

Claude Code

claude mcp add tiger-cli --env TIGER_PUBLIC_KEY=your-value --env TIGER_SECRET_KEY=your-value -- docker run -i --rm -e TIGER_PUBLIC_KEY -e TIGER_SECRET_KEY ghcr.io/timescale/tiger-cli:0.27.0

Claude Desktop (claude_desktop_config.json)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tiger-cli": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "-e",
        "TIGER_PUBLIC_KEY",
        "-e",
        "TIGER_SECRET_KEY",
        "ghcr.io/timescale/tiger-cli:0.27.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "TIGER_PUBLIC_KEY": "your-value",
        "TIGER_SECRET_KEY": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cursor (~/.cursor/mcp.json)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tiger-cli": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "-e",
        "TIGER_PUBLIC_KEY",
        "-e",
        "TIGER_SECRET_KEY",
        "ghcr.io/timescale/tiger-cli:0.27.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "TIGER_PUBLIC_KEY": "your-value",
        "TIGER_SECRET_KEY": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code (mcp.json)

{
  "servers": {
    "tiger-cli": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "-e",
        "TIGER_PUBLIC_KEY",
        "-e",
        "TIGER_SECRET_KEY",
        "ghcr.io/timescale/tiger-cli:0.27.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "TIGER_PUBLIC_KEY": "your-value",
        "TIGER_SECRET_KEY": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Values you fill in

TIGER_PUBLIC_KEY required env
Tiger Cloud API public key for authentication
TIGER_SECRET_KEY secret required env
Tiger Cloud API secret key for authentication

These settings are generated from the maker’s registry entry. If the README says otherwise, follow the README.

At a glance

GitHub stars i: 127
Downloads per weeki: Not on npm/PyPI
Licence i: No licence stated
Connection: Runs on your computer
Transport: stdio
Latest versioni: 0.27.0
Categoryi: Developer tools
Published to registryi: Oct 27, 2026
Code last changedi: Nov 10, 2026
Maker: timescale
Packages: oci: ghcr.io/timescale/tiger-cli:0.27.0
Repo: timescale/tiger-cli
Registry status: Active

Which apps can use it

Based on how this server connects and on each app’s own docs, checked Nov 10, 2026.

Run on your computer in

Claude Goose LM Studio Msty Studio Cherry Studio Cursor VS Code + GitHub Copilot Visual Studio Windsurf (Devin Desktop)Zed Kiro Cline Continue JetBrains AI Assistant Claude Code Codex CLI Gemini CLI OpenCode nodecode Warp LibreChat Raycast

All apps, with pros and cons →

What it can do

Runs on your computer; the tool list appears in your AI app after you install it.

Basic checksi

We check information anyone can see; we have not read the code. Checks that do not apply are left out of the count. · Checked Nov 11, 2026

✓ Pass
Maker matches the repo
The registry name was verified with the GitHub account timescale, which owns the repo
✓ Pass
Still maintained
Code last changed yesterday
… Not checked yet
Has a licence
We have not read this repo from GitHub yet
– Not applicable
Endpoint responds
This one runs on your computer; there is no internet endpoint
– Not applicable
Sign-in with OAuth
Runs on your computer and uses local settings instead
… Not checked yet
No hidden instructions in tool descriptions
Runs on your computer; we can only read tool lists from internet endpoints

Discussion

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User reviews

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Compared with others in Developer toolsi

More stars than 97% of the other 5747 servers in this category
Published to the registry more recently than 63% of the other 5747 servers in this category
Basic checks equal to or better than 100% of the other 5747 servers in this category

Compared with every active server in this category in the registry. Stars count only when the publisher owns the repo.

Common questions

Is Tiger MCP safe?

It passed 2 of 2 applicable basic checks. We have not read the code. Before adding a key or token, see what access the server asks for and use a key with only the permissions you need.

What keys or codes does it need?

You need to fill in: TIGER_PUBLIC_KEY, TIGER_SECRET_KEY

Does it run on my computer or in the cloud?

It runs on your computer. Your AI app starts it when needed, and data does not pass through the maker’s servers (unless it calls an online service itself).

Is it still maintained?

The GitHub repo last changed yesterday, and the latest version (0.27.0) reached the registry 14 days ago.

Which apps can use it?

Apps that support MCP, such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code. You also need Docker on your computer.

What can I use instead?

In the same category: REA, Netdata, Front-End Checklist

Alternatives

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README from the maker

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Tiger CLI

Tiger CLI is the command-line interface for Tiger Cloud. It provides commands for managing and querying database services, as well as an integrated Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for use with AI assistants.

Installation

Multiple installation methods are provided. Choose your preferred method from the options below. If you aren't sure, use the first one!

Install Script (macOS/Linux/WSL)

curl -fsSL https://cli.tigerdata.com | sh

Install Script (Windows)

irm https://cli.tigerdata.com/install.ps1 | iex

Homebrew (macOS/Linux)

brew install --cask timescale/tap/tiger-cli

Debian/Ubuntu

# Add repository

curl -s https://packagecloud.io/install/repositories/timescale/tiger-cli/script.deb.sh | sudo os=any dist=any bash

Install tiger-cli

sudo apt-get install tiger-cli

For manual repository installation instructions, see here.

Red Hat/Fedora

# Add repository

curl -s https://packagecloud.io/install/repositories/timescale/tiger-cli/script.rpm.sh | sudo os=rpm_any dist=rpm_any bash

Install tiger-cli

sudo yum install tiger-cli

For manual repository installation instructions, see here.

Go Install

go install github.com/timescale/tiger-cli/cmd/tiger@latest

Updating

To upgrade an existing installation to the latest release:

tiger upgrade

This downloads the latest published binary, verifies its checksum, and replaces the currently running binary in place. If Tiger CLI was installed via a package manager (Homebrew, apt, yum/dnf), tiger upgrade will instead point you at the matching package-manager command.

Quick Start

After installing Tiger CLI, authenticate with your Tiger Cloud account:

# Login to your Tiger account

tiger auth login

View available commands

tiger --help

List your database services

tiger service list

Create a new database service

tiger service create --name my-database

Get connection string

tiger db uri

Connect to your database

tiger db psql

Run a query without psql

tiger db query -c "SELECT now()"

Install the MCP server

tiger mcp install

Install agent skills for your coding agent

tiger skills install

Usage

Tiger CLI provides the following commands:

tiger auth - Authentication management
login - Log in to your Tiger account (use --headless to authorize with a short code in a browser on any machine)
logout - Log out from your Tiger account
status - Show current authentication status and project ID (alias: whoami)
tiger project - Project management
list - List all projects you have access to, marking the active one (alias: ls)
use - Switch the active project (requires an OAuth login; clears the default service_id, since it belonged to the previous project) (alias: switch)
tiger service - Service lifecycle management (aliases: services, svc)
list - List all services (alias: ls)
create - Create a new service
get - Show detailed service information (aliases: describe, show)
fork - Fork an existing service
start - Start a stopped service (alias: resume)
stop - Stop a running service (alias: pause)
rename - Rename a service
resize - Resize service CPU and memory allocation
delete - Delete a service (alias: rm)
update-password - Update service master password
logs - View service logs (alias: log)
metrics available - List the metric names available for a service
metrics details - Show a metric's description, type, default aggregation and labels
metrics series - Fetch a metric's time series, with label filters, an aggregation function, group by and bucket size
tiger db - Database operations
psql - Connect to a database with psql (in an interactive terminal, if the service has read replicas, offers to connect to one of them; use --no-replica-prompt to skip) (alias: connect)
query - Execute a SQL query against a database and display the results, without needing psql (alias: sql)
uri - Get connection URI for a service (alias: connection-string)
ping - Test database connectivity (aliases: test, test-connection)
schema - Display database schema information (tables, views, indexes, functions, TimescaleDB hypertables, and more)
extensions list - List the PostgreSQL extensions installed in a database, with their versions and schemas (aliases: ext ls)
save-password - Save a database password to configured password storage (keyring, pgpass, or none)
create role - Create a new database role, with optional read-only enforcement, inherited grants (--from), and statement timeout (alias: create user)
tiger config - Configuration management (alias: cfg)
list - List current configuration (aliases: ls, show)
set - Set configuration value
unset - Remove configuration value (aliases: rm, delete)
reset - Reset configuration to defaults (alias: clear)
tiger mcp - MCP server setup and management
install - Install and configure MCP server for an AI assistant (alias: add)
start - Start the MCP server
list - List available MCP tools, prompts, and resources (alias: ls)
get - Get detailed information about a specific MCP capability (aliases: describe, show)
tiger skills - Agent skills for AI coding agents
install - Install PostgreSQL and TimescaleDB skills for AI coding agents (alias: add)
tiger feedback - Submit feedback or a bug report to the Tiger Data team (pass the message as an argument or on stdin)
tiger version - Show version information
tiger upgrade - Upgrade the Tiger CLI to the latest version (alias: update)

Use tiger --help for detailed information about each command, or browse the generated CLI reference.

Naming a Service

Anywhere a command takes a service as an argument, it takes either its ID (or a read replica set ID) or its name:

tiger db psql my-api-db

tiger service stop my-api-db

Names are matched exactly. A name that matches more than one service is refused; run tiger service list to find the ID you want. A default service (tiger config set service_id, --service-id, or TIGER_SERVICE_ID) must be an ID, and destructive commands still ask you to type the ID to confirm. The MCP tools take IDs only.

MCP Server

Tiger CLI includes a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that enables AI assistants like Claude Code to interact with your Tiger Cloud infrastructure. The MCP server provides programmatic access to database services and operations.

Installation

Configure the MCP server for your AI assistant:

# Interactive installation (prompts for client selection)

tiger mcp install

Or specify your client directly

tiger mcp install claude-code # Claude Code tiger mcp install codex # Codex tiger mcp install copilot # GitHub Copilot CLI tiger mcp install cursor # Cursor IDE tiger mcp install devin # Devin tiger mcp install gemini # Gemini CLI tiger mcp install vscode # VS Code

After installation, restart your AI assistant to activate the Tiger MCP server.

Manual Installation

If your MCP client is not supported by tiger mcp install, follow the client's instructions for installing MCP servers. Use tiger mcp start as the command to start the MCP server. For example, many clients use a JSON file like the following:

"mcpServers": { "tiger": { "command": "tiger", "args": [ "mcp", "start" ] } } }

Streamable HTTP Protocol

The above instructions install the MCP server using the stdio transport. If you need to use the Streamable HTTP transport instead, you can start the server with tiger mcp start http --port 8080 and install it into your client using http://localhost:8080 as the URL.

Available MCP Tools

The MCP server exposes the following tools to AI assistants:

Service Management:

service_list - List all database services in your project
service_get - Get detailed information about a specific service
service_create - Create new database services with configurable resources
service_fork - Fork an existing database service to create an independent copy
service_start - Start a stopped database service
service_stop - Stop a running database service
service_rename - Rename a database service
service_resize - Resize a database service by changing CPU and memory allocation
service_delete - Permanently delete a database service (asks you to confirm first if the service is tagged PROD)
service_update_password - Set a new, randomly generated master password for a service (asks you to confirm first if the service is tagged PROD)
service_logs - View logs for a database service

Service Metrics:

service_metrics_available - List the metric names available for a service (hardware usage, PostgreSQL settings and activity, PgBouncer pools, TimescaleDB internals)
service_metrics_details - Show a metric's description, type, default aggregation and labels
service_metrics_series - Fetch a metric's time series over a time window, with label filters, an aggregation function, group by and bucket size

Database Operations:

db_query - Execute SQL queries against a database service, passed inline or as a path to a SQL file, with support for parameterized queries, custom timeouts, and connection pooling
db_schema - Display a service's database schema (tables, views, materialized views, enums, functions, procedures, indexes, triggers, and TimescaleDB hypertable/continuous aggregate metadata) as readable text for an agent's context
db_extensions_list - List the PostgreSQL extensions installed in a service database, with each extension's version, schema, and description

Feedback:

feedback - Submit feedback or a bug report to the Tiger Data team

The MCP server automatically uses your CLI authentication and configuration, so no additional setup is required beyond tiger auth login.

Proxied Tools

In addition to the service management tools listed above, the Tiger MCP server also proxies tools from a remote documentation MCP server. This feature provides AI assistants with semantic search capabilities for PostgreSQL, TimescaleDB, and Tiger Cloud documentation, as well as prompts/guides for various Tiger Cloud features.

The proxied documentation server (pg-aiguide) currently provides the following tools:

view_skill - Retrieve comprehensive guides for Postgres and TimescaleDB features and best practices
search_docs - Search PostgreSQL and TimescaleDB documentation using natural language queries

This proxy connection is enabled by default and requires no additional configuration.

To disable the documentation proxy:

tiger config set docs_mcp false

Agent Skills

Tiger CLI can install curated PostgreSQL and TimescaleDB skills directly into your coding agents:

# Interactive installation (prompts for install locations)

tiger skills install

Or name the locations directly

tiger skills install universal claude-code

Skills are installed for the current user. The universal location, ~/.agents/skills, is read by most coding agents (Cursor, Codex, Gemini CLI, VS Code, GitHub Copilot CLI, Devin). Claude Code, Kiro CLI, and Google Antigravity read their own skills directories, so they're separate locations (claude-code, kiro-cli, antigravity). Naming a client that reads ~/.agents/skills, such as cursor, selects universal. Use --skills-dir to install into a directory of

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Tiger MCP

Overview

What you can do with it

Install

Install Docker

Sign up and create a Tiger MCP key

Open the Claude desktop app’s settings file

Paste these settings and save the file

Quit Claude and open it again

Try it

What you can do instead

Install Docker

Sign up and create a Tiger MCP key

Open Terminal

Paste this command and press Enter

Type /mcp in Claude Code

Try it

Install Docker

Sign up and create a Tiger MCP key

Click this button to open Cursor

Fill in your key

Open the AI chat in Cursor in Agent mode

Try it

Install Docker

Sign up and create a Tiger MCP key

Click this button to open VS Code

Fill in your key

Open the AI chat in VS Code in Agent mode

Try it

Installed on your computer

Values you fill in

At a glance

Which apps can use it

Related guides

What it can do

Basic checksi

Maker matches the repo

Still maintained

Has a licence

Endpoint responds

Sign-in with OAuth

No hidden instructions in tool descriptions

Discussion

User reviews

Compared with others in Developer toolsi

Common questions

Alternatives

REA

Netdata

Front-End Checklist

README from the maker

Tiger CLI

Installation

Install Script (macOS/Linux/WSL)

Install Script (Windows)

Homebrew (macOS/Linux)

Debian/Ubuntu

Install tiger-cli

Red Hat/Fedora

Install tiger-cli

Go Install

Updating

Quick Start

View available commands

List your database services

Create a new database service

Get connection string

Connect to your database

Run a query without psql

Install the MCP server

Install agent skills for your coding agent

Usage

Naming a Service

MCP Server

Installation

Or specify your client directly

Manual Installation

Streamable HTTP Protocol

Available MCP Tools

Proxied Tools