Showboard

Name: Showboard
Author: rohanbeingsocial

by rohanbeingsocialversion 0.4.1i★ 7 (Stars for the whole repo)iRuns on your computer

Registry nameio.github.rohanbeingsocial/showboard

How to install

What it does

Your coding agent answers with dashboards: charts and tables from read-only SQL, Excel and CSV.

Connects Runs on your computer
Account or key Needs SHOWBOARD_DB
Category Developer tools

Install

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

Passed 3/3 checks · Runs on your computer · ✓ Commands checked Nov 13, 2026

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 Showboard key (create it on the maker’s site) · Install Node.js on your computer first (one time) · Only the Claude desktop app (Windows or Mac), not the web or phone

Install Node.js
One time only; it works for every server that needs Node.js
Open the Node.js download page ↗
Done
Sign up and create a Showboard key
Open the maker’s site, sign up and create an API key for the next step. Check the maker’s site for pricing and free plans.
Open the Showboard site ↗
Done
Open the Claude desktop app’s settings file
SettingsDeveloperEdit Config
Done

Paste these settings and save the file

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "showboard": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "showboard",
        "mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SHOWBOARD_DB": "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 Showboard and tell me what you can do for me, then show me one thing
✓ If Claude says it is using Showboard or shows a Showboard 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 Showboard yet

Showboard 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 Showboard

Steps for Claude →You need a Showboard key (create it on the maker’s site) · Install Node.js 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 Showboard key (create it on the maker’s site) · Install Node.js on your computer first (one time)
Steps for Cursor →You need a Showboard key (create it on the maker’s site) · Install Node.js on your computer first (one time)
Steps for VS Code →You need a Showboard key (create it on the maker’s site) · Install Node.js 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
Compiler Explorer✓ ChatGPT
GitDiagram✓ ChatGPT

Works with Claude Code, with some setup first

You need a Showboard key (create it on the maker’s site) · Install Node.js on your computer first (one time)

Install Node.js
One time only; it works for every server that needs Node.js
Open the Node.js download page ↗
Done
Sign up and create a Showboard key
Open the maker’s site, sign up and create an API key for the next step. Check the maker’s site for pricing and free plans.
Open the Showboard site ↗
Done
Open Terminal
Mac: press Command+Space and type Terminal · Windows: open PowerShell
Done
4
Paste this command and press Enter
```
claude mcp add --scope user showboard --env SHOWBOARD_DB=your-value -- npx -y showboard mcp
```
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 Showboard listed as connected
Done
Try it
Use Showboard and tell me what you can do for me, then show me one thing
✓ If Claude Code says it is using Showboard or shows a Showboard 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 Showboard key (create it on the maker’s site) · Install Node.js on your computer first (one time)

Install Node.js
One time only; it works for every server that needs Node.js
Open the Node.js download page ↗
Done
Sign up and create a Showboard key
Open the maker’s site, sign up and create an API key for the next step. Check the maker’s site for pricing and free plans.
Open the Showboard site ↗
Done
Click this button to open Cursor
Open in Cursor
Cursor asks you to confirm; click Install
Done
Fill in your key
In the Showboard settings, SHOWBOARD_DB 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 Showboard and tell me what you can do for me, then show me one thing
✓ If Cursor says it is using Showboard or shows a Showboard 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 Showboard key (create it on the maker’s site) · Install Node.js on your computer first (one time)

Install Node.js
One time only; it works for every server that needs Node.js
Open the Node.js download page ↗
Done
Sign up and create a Showboard key
Open the maker’s site, sign up and create an API key for the next step. Check the maker’s site for pricing and free plans.
Open the Showboard site ↗
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 Showboard settings, SHOWBOARD_DB 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 Showboard and tell me what you can do for me, then show me one thing
✓ If VS Code says it is using Showboard or shows a Showboard 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.

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JSON settings are under “For developers” below

Stuck? Ask people who use Showboard💬 Discussion →

For developers: Terminal commands and JSON settings

Installed on your computer

Claude Code

claude mcp add --scope user showboard --env SHOWBOARD_DB=your-value -- npx -y showboard mcp

Claude Desktop (claude_desktop_config.json)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "showboard": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "showboard",
        "mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SHOWBOARD_DB": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cursor (~/.cursor/mcp.json)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "showboard": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "showboard",
        "mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SHOWBOARD_DB": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code (mcp.json)

{
  "servers": {
    "showboard": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "showboard",
        "mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SHOWBOARD_DB": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Values you fill in

SHOWBOARD_DB secret required env
A Postgres URL or a SQLite file to answer questions about, opened read-only.

Descriptions are as written by the maker.

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

At a glance

GitHub stars i: 7 (Stars for the whole repo)
This repo holds several MCP listings; its stars count once in rankings
Downloads per weeki: 256/wk
Licence i: MIT
Connection: Runs on your computer
Transport: stdio
Latest versioni: 0.4.1
Categoryi: Developer tools
Published to registryi: Oct 23, 2026
Code last changedi: Nov 6, 2026
Maker: rohanbeingsocial
Packages: npm: showboard
Repo: rohanbeingsocial/showboard
Website: github.com
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 14, 2026

✓ Pass
Maker matches the repo
The registry name was verified with the GitHub account rohanbeingsocial, which owns the repo
✓ Pass
Still maintained
Code last changed 8 days ago
✓ Pass
Has a licence
Uses MIT
– 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 69% of the other 5872 servers in this category
Published to the registry more recently than 56% of the other 5872 servers in this category
Basic checks equal to or better than 100% of the other 5872 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 Showboard safe?

It passed 3 of 3 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: SHOWBOARD_DB

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 8 days ago, and the latest version (0.4.1) reached the registry 22 days ago.

Which apps can use it?

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

What can I use instead?

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Others in the same category

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Ask in your terminal. Get a dashboard on your screen.

Showboard is an MCP server that lets Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI and other coding agents answer questions about your SQL database, or a folder of Excel and CSV files, with charts, tables and headline numbers: in your browser, inside your own app, or beside your terminal.

The agent writes a few read-only SQL queries and a short layout. Showboard runs the queries, picks a chart for each result, lays out the board and puts it on your screen. Every number comes from a query, one click away under its chart.

Let your agent set it up

In your project, ask your coding agent:

*Set up Showboard in this project: run npx showboard guide and follow it.*

The guide is written for the agent. It has the agent pick the path that fits the project (spreadsheets, a database, or your own app), run the commands, and check its own work with npx showboard doctor. doctor starts Showboard the way each agent will and says how to fix anything that fails.

Or by hand

You need Node.js 22.13 or later.

A folder of spreadsheets, or a database:

npx showboard init ./reports                 # .xlsx, .xlsm, .csv, .tsv files or folders of them

npx showboard init --db ./shop.sqlite # or a Postgres URL (or set SHOWBOARD_DB) npx showboard doctor # checks the setup

Restart your agent in that folder, then open http://localhost:4710, or run npx showboard pane in a terminal beside the agent. init writes the settings for Claude Code, plus any agent the folder already has settings for. To name others, pass --agent codex,opencode,bharatcode,gemini,cursor,vscode (or all).

Inside your own app (React 19):

npm install showboard zod

// server: mount the handler. Next.js, Express, Hono and node:http are in the guide.

import { createShowboard } from "showboard/server";

const showboard = await createShowboard({ db: process.env.DATABASE_URL, boardsDir: ".showboard/boards" }); const handle = showboard.handler({ basePath: "/showboard" }); // (req: Request) => Promise

// page: where boards appear

import { Board, ShowboardProvider } from "showboard/react"; import "showboard/styles.css";

;

Then point the agents at it: npx showboard init --url http://localhost:3000/showboard.

Commands

Command	What it does
`showboard guide`	Setup steps for a coding agent
`showboard init`	Adds Showboard to each agent's settings in this folder
`showboard doctor`	Checks the setup the way each agent will meet it, with fixes
`showboard mcp`	The MCP server the agent starts
`showboard serve`	Showboard's own board page, on its own
`showboard pane`	The boards as text, in a terminal beside the agent

Safe by design

Postgres queries run in a READ ONLY transaction, with a time and row limit. SQLite files are opened read-only, and spreadsheets are only read.
Only SELECT is accepted.
In your app, the agent can run only the actions you register, each checked against its input schema.
The handler answers only localhost, and refuses requests from other websites.

README: the benchmark, how it works, and examples.
SETUP.md: the agent's setup guide.
Reference: every option, tool, command and route.

MIT licensed. Built with help from AI coding agents, mostly Claude Code.

Showboard

What it does

Install

Install Node.js

Sign up and create a Showboard 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 Node.js

Sign up and create a Showboard key

Open Terminal

Paste this command and press Enter

Type /mcp in Claude Code

Try it

Install Node.js

Sign up and create a Showboard key

Click this button to open Cursor

Fill in your key

Open the AI chat in Cursor in Agent mode

Try it

Install Node.js

Sign up and create a Showboard 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

Others in the same category

REA

GitHub

Serena MCP: the IDE for your agent

README from the maker

Ask in your terminal. Get a dashboard on your screen.

Let your agent set it up

Or by hand

Commands

Safe by design

More