Airtable MCP Server
Connect AI agents to your Airtable bases — read, search, and write records through the official remote MCP server.
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What is Airtable MCP?
The Airtable MCP server is a Model Context Protocol server, hosted by Airtable, that lets AI agents and assistants interact directly with your Airtable bases — searching and analyzing data, creating and updating records, and inspecting base and table schema through natural language.
It runs as a remote server at https://mcp.airtable.com/mcp. Authentication is handled through OAuth (with Dynamic Client Registration), so a client like Claude or Cursor walks you through authorizing access in the browser; a Personal Access Token can be used as an alternative for clients that support custom headers. Because it is hosted by Airtable, there is nothing to install or self-host.
The server respects your existing Airtable permissions: an agent can only see and change the data your role already allows. Owners, Creators, and Editors get read and write access, while Commenter and Read-only roles get read-only access. Interface-only access is supported too, letting an agent discover interface pages and drill into the records shown on them.
Tools the Airtable MCP server exposes
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| list_bases | List the Airtable bases you can access. |
| list_tables_for_base | List the tables within a given base. |
| get_table_schema | Inspect the field/schema definition of a table. |
| list_records_for_table | Retrieve records from a table. |
| search_records | Search for records matching a query. |
| search_bases | Find bases by search across your workspaces. |
| create_records_for_table | Create new records in a table (up to 10 per request). |
| update_records_for_table | Update existing records in a table. |
| create_table | Create a new table in a base. |
| create_field | Add a new field to a table. |
Connect the Airtable MCP server
Claude Code
- 1
Add the server
Run: claude mcp add --transport http airtable https://mcp.airtable.com/mcp
- 2
Authenticate
Run /mcp inside Claude Code and complete the Airtable OAuth flow in your browser.
- 3
Verify
Ask Claude to list your Airtable bases to confirm the connection works.
Cursor
- 1
Open MCP settings
In Cursor, go to Settings > MCP and add a new server.
- 2
Configure the remote server
Add an entry with URL https://mcp.airtable.com/mcp using the HTTP/streamable transport.
- 3
Authorize
Trigger the connection and complete the Airtable OAuth login in your browser; the tools then appear in Cursor.
Sample use cases
An agent triages new rows added to a project tracker base.
Records are categorized and updated automatically on each run.
A scheduled agent reads a content calendar table and drafts items.
New records are created back in Airtable without manual entry.
An assistant answers questions about data spread across bases.
Users get answers via search instead of manual filtering.
Security & permissions
Authentication uses OAuth (with Dynamic Client Registration); a Personal Access Token is an alternative for clients that support custom headers. The agent only ever gets the access your Airtable role allows — MCP permissions mirror your standard Airtable role, so Owner/Creator/Editor roles can read and write while Commenter/Read-only roles are limited to reads. Calls are subject to standard Airtable API rate limits.
Using Airtable MCP with Gamut
In a Gamut agent workflow, Airtable is connected as a tool over its hosted MCP endpoint, with Gamut managing the OAuth connection so the agent inherits exactly the Airtable permissions you grant. An event- or schedule-triggered Gamut agent can then list and search records, read table schema, and create or update rows as part of an automated process — for example pulling new project rows on a schedule, enriching them, and writing updates back — without anyone hand-running the queries.
Frequently asked questions
What is the Airtable MCP server?
It is an official Model Context Protocol server, hosted by Airtable at https://mcp.airtable.com/mcp, that lets AI tools like Claude and Cursor read, search, create, and update records in your Airtable bases through natural language.
Is the Airtable MCP server free?
There is no extra charge — the MCP integration is included with your existing Airtable plan. Usage counts against the standard Airtable API rate limits.
How do I connect the Airtable MCP server to Claude or Cursor?
Point the client at https://mcp.airtable.com/mcp over HTTP. In Claude Code, run 'claude mcp add --transport http airtable https://mcp.airtable.com/mcp' then '/mcp' to authenticate. In Cursor, add the same URL under Settings > MCP. Both use Airtable's OAuth browser login.
Is the Airtable MCP server hosted or self-hosted?
The official server is hosted by Airtable at https://mcp.airtable.com/mcp, so there's nothing to install. Community-built self-hosted servers exist on GitHub, but the hosted endpoint is the recommended path.