How do I find my OceanBase Access Key and Secret?

Log in to your OceanBase Cloud console, go to [Security] → [Access Keys], and you will find your unique Access Key ID and Secret Key there. Ensure you keep them confidential.

Can I list databases for a specific tenant through this server?

Yes. Use the `list_databases` tool with the cluster ID and tenant ID. Your agent will retrieve the full list of logical databases belonging to that specific resource pool.

Is it possible to check organization-wide resource usage?

Yes! Use the `get_resource_stats` tool to retrieve aggregate statistics across your OceanBase account, helping you monitor total CPU, memory, and storage consumption.

OceanBase MCP Server for Claude Desktop 10 tools — connect in under 2 minutes

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Claude Desktop is Anthropic's native application for interacting with Claude AI models on macOS and Windows. It was the first consumer application to ship with built-in MCP support, making it the reference implementation for the Model Context Protocol standard.

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Classic Setup·json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "oceanbase": {
      // Your Vinkius token. get it at cloud.vinkius.com
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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About OceanBase MCP Server

Empower your AI agent to orchestrate your entire database infrastructure with OceanBase, the premier enterprise distributed relational database. By connecting OceanBase to your agent, you transform complex cluster management, tenant resource allocation, and database auditing into a natural conversation. Your agent can instantly list your database clusters, retrieve detailed configuration for tenants, monitor resource usage statistics, and browse available databases without you ever needing to navigate the OceanBase Cloud console. Whether you are conducting a capacity planning review or auditing database health across a global deployment, your agent acts as a real-time database reliability assistant, keeping your data infrastructure accurate and your systems performant.

Claude Desktop is the definitive way to connect OceanBase to your AI workflow. Add Vinkius Edge URL to your config, restart the app, and Claude immediately exposes all 10 tools in the chat interface. ask a question, Claude calls the right tool, and you see the answer. Zero code, zero context switching.

What you can do

Cluster Orchestration — List all database clusters and retrieve detailed configuration and status information.
Tenant Management — Browse logical tenants within clusters and retrieve detailed resource allocation metadata.
Database Auditing — List all databases within specific tenants to identify data assets and structures.
Resource Monitoring — Retrieve aggregate resource usage statistics to audit system performance and capacity.
Organization Insights — Browse projects, instances, and workspaces to maintain a unified view of your database ecosystem.

The OceanBase MCP Server exposes 10 tools through the Vinkius. Connect it to Claude Desktop in under two minutes — no API keys to rotate, no infrastructure to provision, no vendor lock-in. Your configuration, your data, your control.

How to Connect OceanBase to Claude Desktop via MCP

Follow these steps to integrate the OceanBase MCP Server with Claude Desktop.

Open Claude Desktop Settings

Go to Settings → Developer → Edit Config to open claude_desktop_config.json

Add the MCP Server

Paste the configuration above into the mcpServers section

Restart Claude Desktop

Close and reopen Claude Desktop to load the new server

Start using OceanBase

Look for the 🔌 icon in the chat. your 10 tools are now available

Why Use Claude Desktop with the OceanBase MCP Server

Claude Desktop by Anthropic provides unique advantages when paired with OceanBase through the Model Context Protocol.

Claude Desktop is the reference MCP client. it was designed alongside the protocol itself, ensuring the most complete and stable MCP implementation available

Zero-code configuration: add a server URL to a JSON file and Claude instantly discovers and exposes all available tools in the chat interface

Claude's extended thinking capability lets it reason through multi-step tool usage, chaining multiple API calls to answer complex questions

Enterprise-grade security with local config storage. your tokens never leave your machine, and connections go directly to Vinkius Edge network

OceanBase + Claude Desktop Use Cases

Practical scenarios where Claude Desktop combined with the OceanBase MCP Server delivers measurable value.

Interactive data exploration: ask Claude to query DNS records, look up WHOIS data, and cross-reference results in a single conversation

Ad-hoc security audits: type a domain name and let Claude enumerate subdomains, check DNS history, and flag configuration anomalies. all through natural language

Executive briefings: generate comprehensive domain intelligence reports by asking Claude to compile findings into a formatted summary

Learning and training: new team members can explore API capabilities conversationally without needing to read documentation

OceanBase MCP Tools for Claude Desktop (10)

These 10 tools become available when you connect OceanBase to Claude Desktop via MCP:

get_cluster_details

Get cluster details

get_instance_details

Get instance details

get_resource_stats

Get resource statistics

get_tenant_details

Get tenant details

get_workspaces

Get account workspaces

list_clusters

List OceanBase clusters

list_databases

List tenant databases

list_instances

List OB instances

list_projects

List OB projects

list_tenants

List cluster tenants

Example Prompts for OceanBase in Claude Desktop

Ready-to-use prompts you can give your Claude Desktop agent to start working with OceanBase immediately.

"List all database clusters in my OceanBase account."

"Show me the resource usage statistics for the organization."

"List all databases in tenant 'tenant-8821' inside cluster 'cluster-9920'."

Troubleshooting OceanBase MCP Server with Claude Desktop

Common issues when connecting OceanBase to Claude Desktop through the Vinkius, and how to resolve them.

Server not appearing after restart

Ensure the JSON is valid (no trailing commas). Check the file path: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS) or %APPDATA%\\Claude\\ (Windows).

Authentication error

Verify your Vinkius token is correct. Go to cloud.vinkius.com to regenerate it if needed.

Tools not showing in chat

Click the 🔌 icon at the bottom of the chat input. If it shows 0 tools, the server may still be connecting. wait a few seconds.

OceanBase + Claude Desktop FAQ

Common questions about integrating OceanBase MCP Server with Claude Desktop.

How does Claude Desktop discover MCP tools?

When Claude Desktop starts, it reads the claude_desktop_config.json file and connects to each configured MCP server. It calls the tools/list endpoint to fetch the schema for every available tool, then surfaces them as clickable options in the chat interface via the 🔌 icon.

What happens if the MCP server is temporarily unavailable?

Claude Desktop handles disconnections gracefully. if the server is unreachable at startup, the tools simply won't appear. Once the server becomes available again, restarting Claude Desktop will re-establish the connection. There is no timeout penalty or error loop.

Can I connect multiple MCP servers simultaneously?

Yes. You can add as many servers as you need in the mcpServers section of the config file. Each server appears as a separate tool provider, and Claude can use tools from multiple servers in a single conversation turn.

Is there a limit on the number of tools per server?

Claude Desktop can handle hundreds of tools per server. However, for optimal LLM performance, Vinkius servers are designed to expose focused, well-documented tool sets rather than overwhelming the model with too many options.

Does Claude Desktop support Streamable HTTP transport?

Yes. Claude Desktop supports both SSE (Server-Sent Events) and the newer Streamable HTTP transport that Vinkius uses. Simply provide the server URL. Claude auto-negotiates the transport protocol.