MCP Trino Server

The MCP Trino Server is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides seamless integration with Trino and Iceberg, enabling advanced data exploration, querying, and table maintenance capabilities through a standard interface.

Use Cases

• Interactive data exploration and analysis in Trino
• Automated Iceberg table maintenance and optimization
• Building AI-powered tools that interact with Trino databases
• Executing and managing SQL queries with proper result formatting

Prerequisites

1. A running Trino server (or Docker Compose for local development)
2. Python 3.11 or higher
3. Docker (optional, for containerized deployment)

Installation

Running Trino Locally

The easiest way to get started is to use the included Docker Compose configuration to run Trino locally:

docker-compose up -d

This will start a Trino server on localhost:8080. You can now proceed with configuring the MCP server.

Usage with VS Code

For quick installation, you can add the following configuration to your VS Code settings. You can do this by pressing Ctrl + Shift + P and typing Preferences: Open User Settings (JSON).

Optionally, you can add it to a file called .vscode/mcp.json in your workspace. This will allow you to share the configuration with others.

Note that the mcp key is not needed in the .vscode/mcp.json file.

{
  "mcp": {
    "servers": {
      "trino": {
        "command": "docker",
        "args": ["run", "--rm", "ghcr.io/alaturqua/mcp-trino-python:latest"],
        "env": {
          "TRINO_HOST": "${input:trino_host}",
          "TRINO_PORT": "${input:trino_port}",
          "TRINO_USER": "${input:trino_user}"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

Usage with Claude Desktop

Add the following configuration to your Claude Desktop settings:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "trino": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": ["server.py"],
      "env": {
        "TRINO_HOST": "your-trino-host",
        "TRINO_PORT": "8080",
        "TRINO_USER": "trino"
      }
    }
  }
}

Configuration

Environment Variables

Resources

The server provides the following MCP resources:

Catalog and Schema Navigation

• catalog://main (list_catalogs)

  • Lists all available Trino catalogs
  • No parameters required

• schema://{catalog} (list_schemas)

  • Lists all schemas in the specified catalog
  • Parameters:
    • catalog: Catalog name (string, required)

• table://{catalog}/{schema} (list_tables)

  • Lists all tables in the specified schema
  • Parameters:
    • catalog: Catalog name (string, required)
    • schema: Schema name (string, required)

Tools

Query and Exploration Tools

• execute_query

  • Execute a SQL query and return formatted results
  • Parameters:
    • query: SQL query to execute (string, required)

• show_catalog_tree

  • Show a hierarchical tree view of catalogs, schemas, and tables
  • Returns a formatted tree structure with visual indicators
  • No parameters required

• show_create_table

  • Show the CREATE TABLE statement for a table
  • Parameters:
    • table: Table name (string, required)
    • catalog: Catalog name (string, optional)
    • schema: Schema name (string, optional)

• show_create_view

  • Show the CREATE VIEW statement for a view
  • Parameters:
    • view: View name (string, required)
    • catalog: Catalog name (string, optional)
    • schema: Schema name (string, optional)

• show_stats

  • Show statistics for a table
  • Parameters:
    • table: Table name (string, required)
    • catalog: Catalog name (string, optional)
    • schema: Schema name (string, optional)

Iceberg Table Maintenance

• optimize

  • Optimize an Iceberg table by compacting small files
  • Parameters:
    • table: Table name (string, required)
    • catalog: Catalog name (string, optional)
    • schema: Schema name (string, optional)

• optimize_manifests

  • Optimize manifest files for an Iceberg table
  • Parameters:
    • table: Table name (string, required)
    • catalog: Catalog name (string, optional)
    • schema: Schema name (string, optional)

• expire_snapshots

  • Remove old snapshots from an Iceberg table
  • Parameters:
    • table: Table name (string, required)
    • retention_threshold: Age threshold (e.g., “7d”) (string, optional)
    • catalog: Catalog name (string, optional)
    • schema: Schema name (string, optional)

Query History

• show_query_history
  • Get the history of executed queries
  • Parameters:
    • limit: Maximum number of queries to return (number, optional)

License

This project is licensed under the Apache 2.0 License. Please refer to the LICENSE file for the full terms.