ainative-postgres-mcp

Zero-config PostgreSQL MCP server with auto-provisioning. Drop-in replacement for @modelcontextprotocol/server-postgres — no DATABASE_URL needed.

The official @modelcontextprotocol/server-postgres requires you to bring your own Postgres database and pass a connection string. This fork auto-provisions a managed PostgreSQL instance with pgvector on first run. Agents get a database instantly with zero configuration.

Quick Start

npx ainative-postgres-mcp

That's it. On first run:

1. A free managed PostgreSQL instance is provisioned
2. pgvector extension is enabled automatically
3. Connection details are saved to ~/.ainative/postgres-config.json, .env, and .mcp.json
4. A claim URL is printed so you can take ownership of the database

MCP Configuration

Claude Code / Claude Desktop

Add to your claude_desktop_config.json or .mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "postgres": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "ainative-postgres-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

With existing database

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "postgres": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "ainative-postgres-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "DATABASE_URL": "postgresql://user:pass@host:5432/mydb"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cursor

Add to .cursor/mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "postgres": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "ainative-postgres-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Windsurf

Add to ~/.windsurf/mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "postgres": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "ainative-postgres-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Tools

Tool	Description
query	Execute read-only SQL queries (runs in READ ONLY transaction)
list_tables	List all tables with schema, name, and type
describe_table	Get full table schema: columns, types, constraints, indexes
create_table	Create a new table with SQL DDL
insert	Insert rows into a table (returns inserted rows)

Comparison with official server-postgres

Feature	@modelcontextprotocol/server-postgres	ainative-postgres-mcp
Read queries	Yes	Yes
Write queries	No	Yes (create_table, insert)
Schema inspection	Via resources	Via describe_table tool
Table listing	No	Yes (list_tables)
Auto-provisioning	No	Yes
pgvector	Manual setup	Auto-enabled
Zero config	No (requires DATABASE_URL)	Yes
Free tier	N/A	Yes

How Auto-Provisioning Works

Start
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DATABASE_URL set? ----yes----> Connect directly
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  no
  v
~/.ainative/postgres-config.json exists? ----yes----> Load and connect
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  no
  v
.mcp.json has DATABASE_URL? ----yes----> Load and connect
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  no
  v
POST /api/v1/public/instant-db   (get API key)
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  v
POST /api/v1/zerodb/postgres/provision   (get Postgres)
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  v
Save to ~/.ainative/postgres-config.json + .env + .mcp.json
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  v
Connect and enable pgvector

pgvector Support

pgvector is automatically enabled on provisioned instances. You can use vector columns in your tables:

CREATE TABLE documents (
  id SERIAL PRIMARY KEY,
  content TEXT,
  embedding vector(1536)
);

And run similarity searches:

SELECT content, embedding <=> '[0.1, 0.2, ...]'::vector AS distance
FROM documents
ORDER BY distance
LIMIT 10;

Environment Variables

Variable	Description	Required
DATABASE_URL	PostgreSQL connection string	No (auto-provisioned if missing)
ZERODB_API_KEY	ZeroDB API key (for provisioning)	No (auto-created)
ZERODB_PROJECT_ID	ZeroDB project ID	No (auto-created)
ZERODB_API_URL	ZeroDB API base URL	No (defaults to https://api.ainative.studio)

Free Tier

Auto-provisioned instances include:

• Managed PostgreSQL with pgvector
• Shared compute (suitable for development and light production)
• Automatic backups
• SSL encryption

Sign up at ainative.studio to claim your instance and unlock higher limits.

License

MIT