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DimensionAirtable MCP ServerGive AI systems read and write access to your Airtable databasesMCP ClickHouseConnect ClickHouse to your AI assistants
FMRS44 / 100 · D79 / 100 · B
Reliability6 / 2012 / 20
Security and permissions3 / 2018 / 20
Maintenance7 / 2017 / 20
Documentation15 / 2017 / 20
Setup experience13 / 2015 / 20
Best for
  • Teams looking to integrate Airtable data into AI workflows
  • Individual developers who want to use natural language to operate Airtable data
  • Scenarios requiring rapid prototyping or automation
  • Teams already using ClickHouse who want AI assistants to access data directly.
  • Scenarios requiring fast, read-only data queries and schema exploration.
Not for
  • Teams requiring complex permission control or auditing (the server uses a single token)
  • Scenarios requiring real-time collaboration or complex data relationships
  • Users with high security requirements who cannot restrict network exposure
  • Scenarios requiring write access to the database without explicit opt-in.
  • Production environments with stringent security requirements that avoid default permission settings.
Required permissions
  • Requires an Airtable personal access token
  • Token needs at least schema.bases:read and data.records:read scopes
  • Optional write scopes: schema.bases:write, data.records:write, data.recordComments:read, data.recordComments:write
  • Token must have access to target bases
  • Requires read-only access to ClickHouse database (default).
  • Optional: write access via CLICKHOUSE_ALLOW_WRITE_ACCESS.
  • Optional: destructive operations via CLICKHOUSE_ALLOW_DROP.
Risks and side effects
  • Token leakage could allow malicious reads/writes of data
  • HTTP mode has no built-in authentication and may be vulnerable to DNS rebinding attacks
  • Delete or update operations are irreversible; mistakes may cause data loss
  • Shared tokens may exceed intended access scope
  • If write access is enabled, AI might make unintended modifications.
  • If DROP access is enabled, data deletion could occur accidentally.
  • Credentials may be exposed via environment variables.
Supported clientsClaude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, Cline, VS CodeClaude Desktop
Tools154