Is this server read-only?
Yes. The README explicitly states this project builds a read-only MCP server. For full read, write, update, delete, and action capabilities, CData offers a separate MCP Server for ADP (beta) available on their website.
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Basic information
This read-only MCP Server allows you to connect to ADP data from Claude Desktop through CData JDBC Drivers. Free (beta) read/write servers available at
No standard config provided
This server doesn't expose a parseable MCP config block in its README. See the repository for install instructions.
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adp-mcp-server-by-cdata is a read-only Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that allows large language models (like Claude Desktop) to query live ADP data by asking natural language questions. It wraps the CData JDBC Driver for ADP, which exposes ADP data as relational SQL models, and makes that data available through a simple MCP interface without requiring SQL.
Clone the repository and build the JAR with mvn clean install. Download and license the CData JDBC Driver for ADP, then configure a .prp file with your JDBC connection string. Add the server to your Claude Desktop configuration (claude_desktop_config.json) and restart Claude Desktop. The server provides tools like {servername}_get_tables, {servername}_get_columns, and {servername}_run_query that the AI client can call automatically when you ask questions about your ADP data.
Yes. The README explicitly states this project builds a read-only MCP server. For full read, write, update, delete, and action capabilities, CData offers a separate MCP Server for ADP (beta) available on their website.
Java (to run the JAR) and the CData JDBC Driver for ADP, which must be downloaded and licensed separately.
The server connects to ADP data through the CData JDBC Driver; the data is not stored locally and is queried live from ADP.
The server uses `stdio` transport, so it can only be used with clients that run on the same machine as the server.
Yes. The JDBC connection string typically uses OAuth (e.g., `InitiateOAuth=GETANDREFRESH`) and you may need to authenticate in your browser during connection setup.

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