OceanBase MCP. Audit, manage, and map your entire database infrastructure.
OceanBase MCP connects your AI agent directly to a distributed relational database infrastructure. It lets you manage complex data systems—including clusters, tenants, and resource usage—using natural conversation instead of clicking through console dashboards. You can audit performance, check configurations, and map out entire data architectures instantly.
Give Claude and any AI agent real-world access
List all active clusters and retrieve their specific configurations and current status.
Browse logical tenants within a cluster or list all databases belonging to a specified tenant for asset tracking.
Get aggregated resource usage statistics across the entire organization, checking CPU, memory, and storage limits.
Identify core organizational elements like projects, instances, and workspaces to maintain a unified view of your setup.
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What AI agents can do with OceanBase With 10 Tools
Use these tools to manage everything from listing core clusters to checking granular resource statistics across your distributed OceanBase environment.
Make your AI actually useful.
Add this MCP to Claude, Cursor, or Windsurf and your AI stops guessing. It gets real tools to look things up, take action, and handle the stuff you keep doing by hand.
Start using OceanBase MCPGet Cluster Details
Retrieves the specific details and current status of a single designated cluster.
Get Instance Details
Gets detailed information about an individual database instance within the system.
Get Resource Stats
Pulls combined resource usage numbers, including CPU and memory, for system...
Get Tenant Details
Retrieves the specific metadata about a logical tenant's allocated resources.
Get Workspaces
Lists and retrieves information for all available account workspaces.
List Clusters
Generates a list of every active database cluster in your OceanBase account.
List Databases
Lists all databases that exist within a specific tenant's scope.
List Instances
Provides a list of all individual OceanBase database instances.
List Projects
Lists all active projects defined within the OceanBase environment.
List Tenants
Generates a comprehensive list of all tenants managed by the cluster.
Security and governance baked right in.
Pick your AI client below to get set up. Just create a Vinkius account, subscribe, and you're instantly up and running. We handle the entire backend infrastructure, delivering out-of-the-box support for HTTPS Streamable, SSE, and OAuth2—zero messy routing required.
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Build a custom MCP for your own tools, or connect a ready-made integration from our catalog.
Build Your Own
Turn any API into an MCP. Import a spec, define Agent Skills, or deploy with MCPFusion.
- Import from OpenAPI, Swagger, or YAML specs
- Create Agent Skills with progressive disclosure
- Deploy to edge with MCPFusion framework
- Built in DLP, auth, and compliance on each call
- Real time usage dashboard and cost metering
- Publish to catalog or keep private
Make Your AI Do More
Start with OceanBase, then connect any of our 5,200+ other servers whenever your AI needs more. One click, no limits.
- Use this MCP plus 5,200+ others, all in one place
- Add new capabilities to your AI anytime you want
- Connections are secured and governed automatically
- Track usage and costs across all your servers
- Works with Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, and more
- New servers added to the catalog weekly
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Database auditing used to be a nightmare of tabs and dropdown menus.
Today, running a full audit means logging into the console. You click 'Clusters,' then you select 'Tenants.' Then you open another tab for resource monitoring. If you want to check every database asset, you have to manually drill down through multiple layers of menus, copying names and IDs along the way. It's slow, prone to human error, and takes at least an hour.
With this MCP, that manual process disappears. You simply tell your agent: 'Show me all databases for Tenant X and check their resource usage.' The agent handles the entire multi-step audit trail in a single conversation, giving you immediate, comprehensive answers.
OceanBase MCP gives you clear visibility into every component.
Manual tasks that vanish include listing all clusters using `list_clusters` and then having to individually verify the status of each one. You no longer have to treat each cluster like a separate, forgotten silo.
Now you get a unified view. Your agent doesn't just report data; it organizes your entire database ecosystem—from projects down through individual databases—into actionable intelligence.
What OceanBase MCP does for your AI
Stop navigating endless cloud consoles just to find basic cluster status or resource limits. This MCP gives your AI client direct access to OceanBase's core database functions. Instead of manually checking separate tabs for tenant details or running multiple reports on resource consumption, you talk to your agent about what you need.
It acts as a real-time database reliability assistant.
Need to know if the production environment is stable? Ask it. Want to audit data structures across different teams? You can ask that too. Your agent handles everything from listing all available clusters to retrieving detailed resource statistics, keeping your entire data infrastructure accurate and performant. Since you're connecting this via Vinkius, you get a single entry point for hundreds of services, meaning one connection gives your AI client access to the full scope of database operations.
019d8462-437a-725a-b988-4673481ed9f9 How to set up OceanBase MCP
The bottom line is that you talk naturally to your AI client, and it translates that request into complex database commands using this MCP.
Subscribe to this MCP in Vinkius and enter your OceanBase Access Key ID and Secret.
Connect your preferred AI client (Claude, Cursor, etc.) to the Vinkius catalog.
Use natural language to prompt your agent with a query about your database infrastructure.
Who uses OceanBase MCP
This connector is for the DBAs and Infrastructure Engineers who are sick of spending their mornings clicking through five different cloud provider dashboards just to audit basic performance metrics. It's also perfect for Data Architects who need to coordinate tenant strategies across multiple teams without ever leaving their chat window.
Running capacity planning reviews and auditing database health across a global deployment by asking the agent to list all clusters or check resource usage.
Automating cluster audits and checking system performance by querying detailed configuration status for specific tenants.
Coordinating tenant strategies and mapping out database structures directly from their AI-powered workspace to plan new data services.
Benefits of connecting OceanBase MCP
Instead of running separate commands to list clusters and then checking their status manually, you simply ask the agent, which uses list_clusters to give you a consolidated view immediately.
When capacity planning is necessary, the ability to use get_resource_stats means you get immediate, aggregate performance numbers without logging into multiple monitoring dashboards.
You can quickly understand data boundaries by using list_tenants and then following up with list_databases, instantly identifying every data asset in a specific area.
The agent keeps track of your entire ecosystem. Beyond databases, you get to view projects and workspaces using list_projects and get_workspaces, giving full context to any audit.
You don't have to guess which resources are running low. By combining get_tenant_details with performance checks, the agent points directly to where limits are being hit.
OceanBase MCP use cases
Auditing a New Department's Data Scope
A data architect needs to scope out what data exists in a new client department. They ask the agent to first run list_tenants to find the departmental container, then use list_databases on that tenant. The agent responds by listing all relevant databases and asking if they need detailed configuration for any.
Checking Global Performance During Peak Load
An infra engineer notices strange latency spikes during peak hours. They prompt the agent to run get_resource_stats. The agent immediately responds with CPU and memory usage percentages, allowing them to pinpoint if a specific area needs immediate scaling.
Troubleshooting Instance Connectivity
A backend developer reports that an application is slow. Instead of manually checking the console, they ask the agent about the instance details. The agent uses get_instance_details and provides all necessary connectivity metrics right in the chat.
Mapping Out a Multi-Tiered Application
A data architect needs to document every piece of software connected to OceanBase. They ask the agent to use list_projects first, then check all available workspaces with get_workspaces, building a complete map of dependencies.
OceanBase MCP tradeoffs
What to watch out for, and the recommended way to handle each one.
Assuming one command does it all
Trying to get both the list of tenants and their resource usage by running only 'Show me my data.' This vague prompt leaves you with no actionable information.
Be specific. Start by asking the agent to run list_tenants to see who's in the cluster, then follow up by requesting detailed resource stats using get_tenant_details for a specific tenant.
Confusing project scope with data scope
Mistaking a listed project name for an actual database name. You might get a list of projects but then assume the next thing you see is a database, which isn't true.
When looking at structure, first use list_projects to map out the container level, and only then follow up with list_databases once you know the specific tenant name.
Ignoring historical data context
Only checking current resource usage (get_resource_stats) without knowing if that is normal for this time of day. The number looks fine, but it might be wrong.
Use your agent to list the clusters first with list_clusters, and then ask about historical data or expected performance ranges for those specific clusters.
When to use OceanBase MCP
You should use this MCP if you spend time manually navigating cloud provider consoles, clicking through dashboards just to gather audit metrics, or having to copy-paste IDs from one screen to another. It’s ideal when your primary need is querying the state of a large, distributed database infrastructure—checking resource limits (get_resource_stats), mapping out tenants (list_tenants), or verifying cluster configurations (get_cluster_details).
Don't use this if you are just trying to write a simple SQL query against a single table. For that, your agent can connect directly via standard SQL tools. You need the MCP when the problem isn't the data itself, but figuring out where the data is, who owns it, and if the infrastructure around it can handle the load.
Frequently asked questions about OceanBase MCP
How do I check my resource usage with OceanBase MCP? +
Use the get_resource_stats tool. You simply ask your agent to retrieve aggregate resource statistics, and it will report CPU, memory, and storage usage across the entire organization.
What if I need to see all my clusters? Do I use list_clusters? +
Yes, that’s right. Running list_clusters is the command you use when you need a complete inventory of every active database cluster in your account.
Does OceanBase MCP help me find specific data structures? +
Absolutely. You can start by listing tenants with list_tenants, then pinpoint the exact databases using list_databases within that tenant's scope.
Can I see details about a single database instance? +
Use the get_instance_details tool. This function pulls all necessary technical metrics and configurations for one specific OB instance so you can troubleshoot it.
What is the difference between list_projects and get_workspaces? +
Think of projects as a grouping mechanism, which list_projects shows you. Workspaces are related development containers that get_workspaces helps you identify.