The Databricks Data Explorer MCP server enables LLMs to discover and retrieve structured data from Databricks environments governed by Unity Catalog through natural conversation. It provides tools to explore catalogs, discover tables, retrieve schema information, and run read-only queries using Unity Catalog without requiring direct interaction with the Databricks interface. Row limits, timeouts, and concurrency limits are applied. Read here for more information on the uses and tooling.
Discover catalogs, schemas, tables, and views in Unity Catalog
Search for tables by name or keyword across your data catalog
Retrieve column definitions and table metadata
Retrieve sample data to understand table structure and content
Execute bounded SELECT queries against a designated SQL warehouse
Run read-only queries with automatic row limits and timeouts
Check execution status of long-running queries
Retrieve results from completed asynchronous queries
Functional benefits
Operational benefits