Overview
What is glue-mcp?
glue-mcp is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that connects AI assistants to AWS Glue Data Catalog, enabling LLM-driven exploration of databases and tables in your Glue catalog. It is built in Rust and communicates over SSE transport.
How to use glue-mcp?
After building the binary, set your AWS credentials and start the server with ./glue-mcp, which listens on 127.0.0.1:8000. Configure an MCP host (e.g., mcphost) to connect to http://localhost:8000/sse using the sse transport.
Key features of glue-mcp
- MCP server interfacing with AWS Glue Data Catalog
- Provides three tools: list_databases and get_database_metadata
- Communicates via SSE transport on port 8000
- Written in Rust using Cargo
- Requires valid AWS credentials
Use cases of glue-mcp
- List all databases in an AWS Glue Data Catalog via natural language
- Retrieve metadata for specific Glue databases
- Identify which tables exist within each Glue database
FAQ from glue-mcp
What does glue-mcp do?
It is an MCP server that connects to AWS Glue Data Catalog, allowing AI assistants to query database and table metadata.
What are the dependencies and runtime requirements?
You need to have AWS credentials configured and be able to run a Rust-built binary.
Where does the data live?
Data resides in the AWS Glue Data Catalog within your AWS account.
What transport and authentication does it use?
It uses SSE transport on port 8000 and authenticates via your configured AWS credentials.
