Iceberg MCP Server

What is Iceberg MCP?

Iceberg MCP is an MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for Apache Iceberg catalogs, providing async and logging support. It integrates with Rest and AWS Glue catalogs, and is intended for developers who want to query Iceberg metadata via MCP-compatible clients like Claude Desktop.

How to use Iceberg MCP?

Install by downloading the latest pre-built binary from the Releases page, or build from source using Rust (run cargo build --release). Configure the server via environment variables for the catalog type (CATALOG_KIND: rest or glue) and corresponding credentials. Integrate with Claude Desktop by updating claude_desktop_config.json with the binary path and required environment variables.

Key features of Iceberg MCP

• Supports Rest and AWS Glue Iceberg catalogs
• Provides tools: namespaces, tables, table_schema, table_properties
• Built with async I/O and logging support
• Pre-built binaries available for download
• Compatible with MCP clients like Claude Desktop

Use cases of Iceberg MCP

• List all namespaces in an Iceberg catalog
• Retrieve all tables for a given namespace
• Get the schema of a specific table
• Look up table properties for analysis or governance
• Integrate Iceberg metadata querying into AI-powered assistants