butterbase
butterbase is the official MCP server of butterbase, listed under databases. It reaches postgres. Its repository has 3,031 GitHub stars and is licensed under Apache-2.0; we last read it on 2026-10-25.
Open-source backend-as-a-service. Postgres, auth, storage, functions, AI gateway, MCP.
Install
MCP servers are packaged differently from each other -- some run via npx, some as a Docker image, some as a plain script you clone and run. butterbase’s own README did not state one plainly enough for this page to quote it rather than guess, so it will not guess. The repository below states it.
What it reaches, and what it needs
What it connects to
Unverified means a mention in the server’s own description, not a citation. A wrong claim here costs nothing to correct and nothing to trust yet.
Maintenance
Open-source backend-as-a-service. Postgres, auth, storage, functions, AI gateway, MCP.
butterbase compared with similar servers
| Server | Reaches | Needs | Stars | Last update | Licence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| butterbase (this page) | postgres | None listed | 3,031 | 2026-10-24 | Apache-2.0 |
| dbhub | mysql, postgres, sqlite(1 shared) | None listed | 3,702 | 2026-10-21 | MIT |
| tiger-cli | postgres(1 shared) | None listed | 126 | 2026-10-24 | Apache-2.0 |
| pluggedin-app | next, nextauth, pluggedin, postgres, redis(1 shared) | NEXTAUTH_SECRET, NEXT_SERVER_ACTIONS_ENCRYPTION_KEY, PLUGGEDIN_API_KEY, POSTGRES_PASSWORD, REDIS_PASSWORD | 103 | 2026-10-21 | MIT |
| notifyd | jwt, notifyd, postgres, resend(1 shared) | ADMIN_API_KEY, JWT_SECRET, NOTIFYD_ADMIN_API_KEY, NOTIFYD_API_KEY, RESEND_API_KEY | 17 | 2026-10-21 | MIT |
| Easy-Postgres-MCP | postgres, postgresql(1 shared) | None listed | 13 | 2025-06-15 | — |
Ranked by services in common with butterbase, then by stars. Figures are from each repository when we last read it.
Common questions about butterbase
- What does butterbase do?
- Open-source backend-as-a-service. Postgres, auth, storage, functions, AI gateway, MCP.
- How do I install butterbase?
- Its README did not state an install command plainly enough for us to quote one, so we do not guess. The repository has the instructions: https://github.com/butterbase-ai/butterbase
- What does butterbase connect to, and what does it need?
- It reaches postgres.
- Is butterbase official and is it maintained?
- It is named as the official server of butterbase. Its repository has 3,031 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-10-24.
- What licence does butterbase use?
- The repository declares the Apache-2.0 licence.
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