MS Access MCP Explorer
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MCP Server for microsoft access databases
Overview
What is MS Access MCP Explorer?
A tool for exploring and querying Microsoft Access databases using the Model-Command-Procedure (MCP) protocol. It provides a programmatic interface for retrieving schema information and executing SQL queries against .accdb or .mdb files.
How to use MS Access MCP Explorer?
Install with pip install omni-ms-access-mcp or uv pip install omni-ms-access-mcp. Start the MCP server from the command line: ms-access-mcp --db-path "C:\path\to\database.accdb". Alternatively, use the Python API by importing AccessMCP from omni_ms_access_mcp.server.
Key features of MS Access MCP Explorer
- Retrieve database schema as text or JSON
- Execute arbitrary SQL queries against the database
- Simple command-line and Python API interfaces
- Requires Microsoft Access Driver on the system
- Supports Python 3.7 or higher
Use cases of MS Access MCP Explorer
- Programmatically inspect table structures in legacy Access databases
- Extract data from Access databases for migration or analysis
- Integrate Access database queries into automation pipelines
- Debug or validate SQL queries against an Access backend
FAQ from MS Access MCP Explorer
What runtime dependencies are required?
Microsoft Access Driver must be installed on your system, and Python 3.7 or higher is needed.
How do I run the server?
Use the command ms-access-mcp --db-path "path\to\database.accdb" or the Python API mcp_server = AccessMCP(db_path="...") then mcp_server.run().
What tools are available?
Two tools: get_schema_tool (optional format parameter: "text" or "json") and query_data (required sql parameter).
Can I connect to both .accdb and .mdb files?
The README only mentions .accdb in examples; compatibility with .mdb is not stated.
Does the server support authentication or network transport?
The README does not describe authentication, network transports, or cloud connectivity. It assumes local file access via the Microsoft Access Driver.
