tiger-cli
tiger-cli is an MCP server, listed under databases. It reaches postgres. Its repository has 126 GitHub stars and is licensed under Apache-2.0; we last read it on 2026-10-24.
Tiger CLI provides command-line access to Tiger Cloud and includes an MCP server to assist with writing production-level Postgres code.
Install
Read from tiger-cli’s own README, close to verbatim -- not written by us, and not guessed.
tiger mcp install
What it reaches, and what it needs
Reaches
postgres
Credential
○ none found
Maintenance
Stars
126
State
listed
Licence
Apache-2.0
From the repository
Tiger CLI is the command-line interface for Tiger Cloud. It includes an MCP server for helping coding agents write production-level Postgres code.
What tiger-cli can do
18 tools documented in its README. An AI client calls these by name.
service_list- List all database services in your project
service_get- Get detailed information about a specific service
service_create- Create new database services with configurable resources
service_fork- Fork an existing database service to create an independent copy
service_start- Start a stopped database service
service_stop- Stop a running database service
service_rename- Rename a database service
service_resize- Resize a database service by changing CPU and memory allocation
service_delete- Permanently delete a database service (asks you to confirm first if the service is tagged PROD)
service_update_password- Set a new, randomly generated master password for a service (asks you to confirm first if the service is tagged PROD)
service_logs- View logs for a database service
service_metrics_available- List the metric names available for a service (hardware usage, PostgreSQL settings and activity, PgBouncer pools, TimescaleDB internals)
service_metrics_details- Show a metric's description, type, default aggregation and labels
service_metrics_series- Fetch a metric's time series over a time window, with label filters, an aggregation function, group by and bucket size
db_query- Execute SQL queries against a database service, passed inline or as a path to a SQL file, with support for parameterized queries, custom timeouts, and connection pooling
db_schema- Display a service's database schema (tables, views, materialized views, enums, functions, procedures, indexes, triggers, and TimescaleDB hypertable/continuous aggregate metadata) as readable text for
view_skill- Retrieve comprehensive guides for Postgres and TimescaleDB features and best practices
search_docs- Search PostgreSQL and TimescaleDB documentation using natural language queries
Read from the README; names are kept only if the README contains them.
tiger-cli compared with similar servers
| Server | Reaches | Needs | Stars | Last update | Licence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| tiger-cli (this page) | postgres | None listed | 126 | 2026-10-24 | Apache-2.0 |
| dbhub | mysql, postgres, sqlite(1 shared) | None listed | 3,702 | 2026-10-21 | MIT |
| 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 | — |
| tripitaka-mcp | postgres(1 shared) | POSTGRES_PASSWORD | 12 | 2026-10-22 | NOASSERTION |
Ranked by services in common with tiger-cli, then by stars. Figures are from each repository when we last read it.
Common questions about tiger-cli
- What does tiger-cli do?
- Tiger CLI provides command-line access to Tiger Cloud and includes an MCP server to assist with writing production-level Postgres code.
- How do I install tiger-cli?
- Its own README gives this command: tiger mcp install. Run it where your MCP client can launch the server, and check the README for any settings it asks for.
- What does tiger-cli connect to, and what does it need?
- It reaches postgres.
- Is tiger-cli official and is it maintained?
- We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 126 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-10-24.
- What licence does tiger-cli use?
- The repository declares the Apache-2.0 licence.
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