Does Looker have an MCP server?
Looker maintains an official MCP server.
- Access
- Built into the product
- Endpoint
- <looker-instance>/mcp — per-instance endpoint
- Repository
- googleapis/mcp-toolbox
- Maintainer
- Google APIs
- License
- Apache-2.0
- Language
- Go
- Stars
- 17k
- Last commit
- today
- Category
- Data Platforms
MCP Toolbox for Databases is an open source MCP server for databases.
Project site: mcp-toolbox.dev
Ships inside Looker's own product rather than as a standalone server. Documented at docs.cloud.google.com.
MCP Toolbox for Databases is an open source MCP server for databases.
Ships inside the vendor's own app or CLI rather than as a standalone download.
Add it from the terminal, then restart your session:
claude mcp add looker -- npx -y <package-from-readme>Swap in the exact package and flags from the repo README — most servers need an API key passed as an environment variable.
Add --scope user to make it available in every project.
Open Settings → Developer → Edit Config and add the server to claude_desktop_config.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"looker": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"<package-from-readme>"
],
"env": {
"API_KEY": "…"
}
}
}
}Restart Claude Desktop after saving.
Add to .cursor/mcp.json in your project, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json for
every project:
{
"mcpServers": {
"looker": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"<package-from-readme>"
],
"env": {
"API_KEY": "…"
}
}
}
}A green dot in Settings → MCP means it connected.
Add to .vscode/mcp.json:
{
"servers": {
"looker": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"<package-from-readme>"
]
}
}
}Then pick the server from the tools menu in Copilot's agent mode.
Does Looker have an official MCP server?
Yes. Looker maintains an official MCP server. The source lives at googleapis/mcp-toolbox on GitHub.
How do I connect Looker to Claude?
Run the server locally and register it in Claude's MCP config. In Claude Code that's a single "claude mcp add" command; in Claude Desktop you add it to claude_desktop_config.json.
How is this verdict verified?
Google Cloud documents a Looker-managed MCP server built into each Looker instance at <instance>/mcp (OAuth 2.1, in preview). Google's open-source MCP Toolbox, googleapis/mcp-toolbox, also ships a Looker integration for self-hosted use. GitHub metadata is refreshed every six hours.
Google Cloud documents a Looker-managed MCP server built into each Looker instance at <instance>/mcp (OAuth 2.1, in preview). Google's open-source MCP Toolbox, googleapis/mcp-toolbox, also ships a Looker integration for self-hosted use.
- github data refreshed 2026-09-29, then every 6 hours
- vendor docs verified on 2026-09-29
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