mcp-toolbox

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MCP Toolbox for Databases is an open source MCP server for databases.

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# Installation Guide

1. Get the code
git clone https://github.com/googleapis/mcp-toolbox

Downloads the entire project code from GitHub to your computer.

cd mcp-toolbox

Moves into the project folder you just downloaded.

2. Official Install Script

Easy Recommended
Prerequisites
  • Homebrew A package manager for macOS/Linux.
  • Go Go is required to use go install.
  • Node.js Node.js must be installed to use npm.
  • Python 3 Python is required to use pip.
brew install mcp-toolbox

Installs the pre-built package via Homebrew β€” no source build required.

go install github.com/googleapis/mcp-toolbox@v1.9.0

Downloads and installs the specified version directly β€” no need to clone the repo yourself.

npm install -g @google/gemini-cli

Installs the package published on the npm registry globally β€” no need to clone the source.

pip install toolbox-core

Installs the package published on PyPI directly β€” no need to clone the source.

βœ… After installing, open a new terminal and run the program's version command (e.g. --version) to confirm it worked.

Pulled directly from this repo's README.

3. Docker

Easy
Prerequisites
  • Git Needed to download the project code from GitHub.
  • Docker Desktop Needed to build and run containers. Install it and keep it running in the background.
docker pull us-central1-docker.pkg.dev/database-toolbox/toolbox/toolbox:$VERSION

Type this command into your terminal and run it.

docker run -p 5000:5000 \

Runs the built image as an actual container.

us-central1-docker.pkg.dev/database-toolbox/toolbox/toolbox:$VERSION \

Type this command into your terminal and run it.

βœ… Run docker compose ps to check the containers are Up. If the README mentions a port, open http://localhost:PORT in your browser.

Pulled directly from this repo's README.

4. Node.js

Easy
Prerequisites
  • Git Needed to download the project code from GitHub.
  • Node.js Node.js must be installed to use npm. The LTS version is recommended.
npm install -g @google/gemini-cli

Installs the package published on the npm registry globally β€” no need to clone the source.

npm install @toolbox-sdk/core

Downloads and installs the libraries listed in package.json.

npm install @toolbox-sdk/adk

Downloads and installs the libraries listed in package.json.

βœ… After running the command, open the address shown in the terminal (usually something like http://localhost:3000) in your browser.

Pulled directly from this repo's README.

5. Python

Easy
Prerequisites
  • Git Needed to download the project code from GitHub.
  • Python 3 On Windows, be sure to check 'Add Python to PATH' during installation.
pip install toolbox-core

Installs the package published on PyPI directly β€” no need to clone the source.

pip install toolbox-langchain

Installs the package published on PyPI directly β€” no need to clone the source.

pip install toolbox-llamaindex

Installs the package published on PyPI directly β€” no need to clone the source.

βœ… If it runs without errors and prints output in the terminal, it worked.

Pulled directly from this repo's README.

6. Go

Medium
Prerequisites
  • Git Needed to download the project code from GitHub.
  • Go The Go compiler and toolchain.
go install github.com/googleapis/mcp-toolbox@v1.9.0

Downloads and installs the specified version directly β€” no need to clone the repo yourself.

go run .

Runs the Go program directly without a separate build step.

βœ… If the build finishes without errors, it worked. If you used go run ., check the terminal output.

Pulled directly from this repo's README.

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