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DimensionNeon MCP ServerInteract with your Lakebase Postgres databases on Neon using natural language.MCP ClickHouseConnect ClickHouse to your AI assistantsChEMBL MCP ServerUnofficial MCP server providing advanced access to the ChEMBL chemical database
FMRS73 / 100 · B79 / 100 · B75 / 100 · B
Reliability8 / 2012 / 2012 / 20
Security and permissions16 / 2018 / 2016 / 20
Maintenance18 / 2017 / 2014 / 20
Documentation17 / 2017 / 2018 / 20
Setup experience14 / 2015 / 2015 / 20
Best for
  • Developers and non-developers who want to manage Neon databases via natural language.
  • Users who want to perform database tasks quickly within IDEs or chat interfaces.
  • Teams needing safe migrations and query optimization.
  • Teams already using ClickHouse who want AI assistants to access data directly.
  • Scenarios requiring fast, read-only data queries and schema exploration.
  • Drug discovery and computational chemistry researchers
  • Bioinformatics teams needing ChEMBL data through AI assistants
  • Developers comfortable with Node.js or Docker
Not for
  • Production environments requiring fine-grained control.
  • Users needing a full SQL interface and complex transaction handling.
  • Users who want to run fully offline or without depending on remote services.
  • Scenarios requiring write access to the database without explicit opt-in.
  • Production environments with stringent security requirements that avoid default permission settings.
  • 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
  • Neon account and authentication (OAuth or API key).
  • Access, create, modify, and delete Neon projects, branches, databases, and resources.
  • Execute SQL queries (read/write).
  • Manage authentication and Data API configurations.
  • Read logs and documentation index.
  • Requires read-only access to ClickHouse database (default).
  • Optional: write access via CLICKHOUSE_ALLOW_WRITE_ACCESS.
  • Optional: destructive operations via CLICKHOUSE_ALLOW_DROP.
  • 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
  • Natural language requests may accidentally execute destructive operations (e.g., deleting projects or branches).
  • Unauthorized individuals may access your account via API key or OAuth.
  • Production use carries risk of accidental changes; official recommendation is for local development only.
  • Careful review of LLM-proposed actions is required.
  • 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.
  • 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, Cursor, VS Code, Claude Code, KiroClaude DesktopClaude Desktop
Tools34427