Redash MCP Server

Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for integrating Redash with AI assistants like Claude.

Features

• Connect to Redash instances via the Redash API
• List available queries and dashboards as resources
• Execute queries and retrieve results
• Create and manage queries (create, update, archive)
• List data sources for query creation
• Get dashboard details and visualizations

Prerequisites

• Node.js (v18 or later)
• npm or yarn
• Access to a Redash instance
• Redash API key

Environment Variables

The server requires the following environment variables:

• REDASH_URL: Your Redash instance URL (e.g., https://redash.example.com)
• REDASH_API_KEY: Your Redash API key

Optional variables: - REDASH_TIMEOUT: Timeout for API requests in milliseconds (default: 30000) - REDASH_MAX_RESULTS: Maximum number of results to return (default: 1000)

Installation

1. Clone this repository: bash git clone https://github.com/suthio/redash-mcp.git cd redash-mcp

2. Install dependencies: bash npm install

3. Create a .env file with your Redash configuration: REDASH_URL=https://your-redash-instance.com REDASH_API_KEY=your_api_key

4. Build the project: bash npm run build

5. Start the server: bash npm start

Usage with Claude for Desktop

To use this MCP server with Claude for Desktop, configure it in your Claude for Desktop configuration file:

macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

Add the following configuration (edit paths as needed):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "redash": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
         "-y",
         "@suthio/redash-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "REDASH_API_KEY": "your-api-key",
        "REDASH_URL": "https://your-redash-instance.com"
      }
    }
  }
}

Available Tools

Query Management

• list-queries: List all available queries in Redash
• get-query: Get details of a specific query
• create-query: Create a new query in Redash
• update-query: Update an existing query in Redash
• archive-query: Archive (soft-delete) a query
• list-data-sources: List all available data sources

Query Execution

• execute-query: Execute a query and return results
• execute-adhoc-query: Execute an ad-hoc query without saving it to Redash

Dashboard Management

• list-dashboards: List all available dashboards
• get-dashboard: Get dashboard details and visualizations
• get-visualization: Get details of a specific visualization

Visualization Management

• create-visualization: Create a new visualization for a query
• update-visualization: Update an existing visualization
• delete-visualization: Delete a visualization

Development

Run in development mode:

npm run dev

Version History

• v1.1.0: Added query management functionality (create, update, archive)
• v1.0.0: Initial release

License

MIT