| name | butterbase |
| description | AI-native, open-source backend-as-a-service with a built-in Model Context Protocol server. Postgres, auth, storage, functions, AI gateway. |
| license | Apache-2.0 |
| category | mcp-servers |
| supported_assistants | ["claude-code","claude-desktop","cursor","windsurf","codex-cli"] |
| homepage | https://butterbase.ai |
| repository | https://github.com/butterbase-ai/butterbase |
| mcp | {"npm_package":"@butterbase/mcp","hosted_endpoint":"https://api.butterbase.ai/mcp","transport":"streamable-http","registry":"io.github.butterbase-ai/mcp"} |
Butterbase
AI-native, open-source backend-as-a-service with a built-in Model Context Protocol (MCP) server. Postgres data plane, auth, storage, serverless functions, AI gateway, RAG, realtime, and durable objects — all drivable by an AI agent via MCP tools.
This repo ships the open-source runtime. The managed offering at butterbase.ai adds multi-region orchestration, billing, and ops.
What the MCP server can do
40+ tools across the platform's surface area, including:
- Apps & regions —
init_app, manage_app (actions: list/delete/pause/get_config/update_access_mode/secure/update_cors/set_visibility/preview_clone_env_vars/clone/get_clone_job/find_templates/set_clone_webhook/link_substrate/unlink_substrate/move/move_status/teardown_source_replica), list_regions
- Schema —
manage_schema (declarative DSL, dry-run diffs), manage_migrations
- Auth —
manage_auth_config, manage_auth_users, manage_oauth
- Data —
select_rows, insert_row, seed_database
- Functions —
deploy_function, invoke_function, manage_function
- Storage —
manage_storage (presigned URLs, ACLs)
- Frontends —
create_frontend_deployment, manage_frontend, manage_edge_ssr
- RAG —
manage_rag_content, rag_query
- Realtime & Durable Objects —
manage_realtime, manage_durable_objects
- AI gateway —
manage_ai (chat, embeddings, BYOK)
- Row-Level Security —
manage_rls
- Integrations —
manage_integrations (Composio: email, Slack, GitHub, Notion, Linear, CRM)
- Billing —
manage_billing (Stripe Connect)
- KV, API keys, audit logs, and more
