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DimensionDruid MCP ServerA comprehensive MCP server for Apache Druid cluster management and analyticsChEMBL MCP ServerUnofficial MCP server providing advanced access to the ChEMBL chemical database
FMRS55 / 100 · C75 / 100 · B
Reliability10 / 2012 / 20
Security and permissions8 / 2016 / 20
Maintenance12 / 2014 / 20
Documentation13 / 2018 / 20
Setup experience12 / 2015 / 20
Best for
  • Data analysts and engineers who want to query and explore Apache Druid data via AI assistants like Claude, ChatGPT, or Gemini using natural language.
  • Teams looking to automate or streamline Druid cluster management tasks such as monitoring tasks, compaction, retention rules, and ingestion.
  • Developers integrating MCP clients via supported transports (STDIO, Streamable HTTP) looking for a standard 'out-of-the-box' server to interact with Druid.
  • Users who want a conversational data interface in a local desktop application such as Ypipe.
  • Drug discovery and computational chemistry researchers
  • Bioinformatics teams needing ChEMBL data through AI assistants
  • Developers comfortable with Node.js or Docker
Not for
  • Not for latency-sensitive real-time data operations when MCP session overhead is unacceptable.
  • Not for headless, non-interactive scenarios where MCP protocol abstraction is unnecessary.
  • Not for users who require deep, custom Druid API capabilities or complex workflows that are not exposed through the MCP.
  • Not for those looking for a server to interoperate with cloud-hosted services such as Imply Polaris.
  • Production settings requiring official ChEMBL support (this is unofficial)
  • Users without a Node.js or Docker environment
  • General database tasks unrelated to ChEMBL
Required permissions
  • Must be provided with URLs for Druid Router (required) and Coordinator (recommended) via environment variables.
  • Optionally provide Druid username and password for authentication via HTTP Basic.
  • For HTTP transports, OAuth2 is enabled by default and requires clients to present a valid Bearer token.
  • Varying permissions are required for admin operations depending on which Spring profiles are active (`ops`, `permissions`, `health`).
  • Read access to Druid system tables/catalog and data access depending on the scope of queries.
  • Outbound network access to https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chembl/api/data
  • Read-only access to public API data; no authentication credentials required
Risks and side effects
  • Risk of unintentional data deletion or modification when the `ops` profile is active and tokens are compromised, as `manageDatasourceOrSegment` allows permanently dropping datasources.
  • Using SSL with disabled certificate verification (`DRUID_SSL_SKIP_VERIFICATION=true`) can expose connections to man-in-the-middle attacks.
  • Exposing sensitive cluster metadata and query results to AI assistants may lead to data leakage.
  • The `permissions` tools can modify users, roles, and authorization policies when proper permissions are held.
  • Because tools are activated on-demand based on Spring profiles, there is a risk of misconfiguration if the required profiles are not activated correctly.
  • Unofficial project with license marked NOASSERTION (README claims MIT); verify licensing yourself
  • Data accuracy depends on the ChEMBL REST API and the server's parsing may contain defects
  • 30-second request timeouts may constrain large batch queries
  • README inconsistency on tool count (22 vs 27) raises documentation reliability concerns
Supported clientsClaude Desktop, Generic MCP ClientClaude Desktop
Tools2927