# Local YDB MCP MCP Server

Operate local-ydb deployments through local or SSH-backed MCP tools.

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## Status

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## Connect

Published as `@astandrik/local-ydb-mcp` on npm. Runs locally.

## Known issues

**10 problems reported by people outside the maintainer team.** Issues filed by the project's own owners, members and collaborators are excluded — those are release checklists and internal refactors, not things that will go wrong for you. Showing 7.

### Most discussed

### Support generation of YDB database schemas using official YDB documentation and @ydb-platform/ydb references

Implement support in local-ydb-mcp for generating valid YDB database schema definitions (DDL) by referencing:
- The official YDB documentation (https://ydb.tech/en/docs/)
- The @ydb-platform/ydb repository to see how yql really works

**Requirements:**
- Provide commands/utilities to generate new tables, indexes, and other schema objects for YDB databases, producing correct CREATE/ALTER statements.
- Ensure all generated schemas strictly follow the SQL/DDL syntax in the official YDB documentatio

[Read the thread](https://github.com/astandrik/local-ydb-toolkit/issues/82) · 2026-05-27 · closed · 1 comment

### Support creation and application of YDB database schemas via local-ydb-mcp

Add support in local-ydb-mcp to create and apply YDB database schemas (such as table creation, modification, etc.) following the official YDB documentation and using @ydb-platform/ydb to ensure compatibility and valid syntax.

**Requirements:**
- Implement schema management commands (create table, alter table, etc.) in local-ydb-mcp.
- Ensure all SQL syntax strictly follows the official YDB documentation: https://ydb.tech/en/docs/
- Use @ydb-platform/ydb Node.js package internally for all databa

[Read the thread](https://github.com/astandrik/local-ydb-toolkit/issues/79) · 2026-05-27 · closed · 1 comment

### [Spike] Prove local-ydb async replication and define MCP support

Parent epic: #17

## Summary

Investigate and prove whether `local-ydb-toolkit` can support YDB asynchronous replication for Docker-based `local-ydb` profiles.

YDB supports async replication between source and target databases through `CREATE ASYNC REPLICATION`, using CDC changefeeds on the source and replica objects on the target. Before adding MCP tools, we need a local proof that two `local-ydb` profiles can replicate data over an internal, non-public gRPC connection.

## Scope

This is a no

[Read the thread](https://github.com/astandrik/local-ydb-toolkit/issues/23) · 2026-04-27 · closed · 1 comment

### [Task] Expand backup and restore MCP management

Parent epic: #17

## Scope

Expand the existing tenant-wide dump/restore tools into a more complete backup and restore management surface.

Current tools: `local_ydb_dump_tenant`, `local_ydb_restore_tenant`

## Capabilities

- List available dumps under the configured dump host path.
- Support table- or directory-level dump and restore paths instead of only tenant-wide `-p .`.
- Add optional post-restore verification hooks such as `scheme describe` and bounded count queries.

## Possible impleme

[Read the thread](https://github.com/astandrik/local-ydb-toolkit/issues/22) · 2026-04-27 · closed · 1 comment

### [Task] Add permissions management MCP tool

Parent epic: #17

## Scope

Add MCP support for YDB schema permissions management.

Proposed tool: `local_ydb_permissions`

## Capabilities

- List permissions for a schema path.
- Grant, revoke, and set permissions.
- Clear direct permissions.
- Change owner.
- Toggle inheritance where supported by YDB CLI.

## Acceptance criteria

- Read-only `list` runs without `confirm`.
- Mutating actions are plan-only unless `confirm: true` is supplied.
- Permission names are passed as structured arguments

[Read the thread](https://github.com/astandrik/local-ydb-toolkit/issues/20) · 2026-04-27 · closed · 1 comment

### Most recent

### [Task] Add managed SQL/YQL execution MCP tool

Parent epic: #17

## Scope

Add a controlled SQL/YQL execution MCP tool for database-level inspection and managed mutations.

Proposed tool: `local_ydb_sql`

## Capabilities

- Run SQL/YQL through `ydb sql` against the configured tenant.
- Support a read-only mode for `SELECT`, `EXPLAIN`, and diagnostic queries.
- Require `confirm: true` for DDL/DML or other mutating statements.
- Include timeout and output-size controls.
- Return command, stdout, stderr, exit status, and a clear summary.

## Ac

[Read the thread](https://github.com/astandrik/local-ydb-toolkit/issues/19) · 2026-04-27 · closed · 0 comments

### [Epic] Complete the MCP surface for database-level management

## Summary

The current MCP server has strong coverage for `local-ydb` instance and tenant lifecycle management, but it does not yet expose the minimal database-level primitives needed for complete day-to-day database management.

Today we cover Docker/local-ydb lifecycle, tenant creation, dynamic nodes, storage groups, auth hardening, dump/restore, cleanup, and version upgrades. The main gap is safe access to schema, SQL/YQL, ACL, principals, and more granular backup operations.

## Goal

Add a

[Read the thread](https://github.com/astandrik/local-ydb-toolkit/issues/17) · 2026-04-27 · open · 0 comments

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