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AI-native, open-source backend-as-a-service with a built-in Model Context Protocol server. Postgres, auth, storage, functions, AI gateway.

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Butterbase

AI-native, open-source backend-as-a-service with a built-in Model Context Protocol (MCP) server. Postgres data plane, auth, storage, serverless functions, AI gateway, RAG, realtime, and durable objects — all drivable by an AI agent via MCP tools.

This repo ships the open-source runtime. The managed offering at butterbase.ai adds multi-region orchestration, billing, and ops.

What the MCP server can do

40+ tools across the platform's surface area, including:

  • Apps & regions — init_app, manage_app (actions: list/delete/pause/get_config/update_access_mode/secure/update_cors/set_visibility/preview_clone_env_vars/clone/get_clone_job/find_templates/set_clone_webhook/link_substrate/unlink_substrate/move/move_status/teardown_source_replica), list_regions
  • Schema — manage_schema (declarative DSL, dry-run diffs), manage_migrations
  • Auth — manage_auth_config, manage_auth_users, manage_oauth
  • Data — select_rows, insert_row, seed_database
  • Functions — deploy_function, invoke_function, manage_function
  • Storage — manage_storage (presigned URLs, ACLs)
  • Frontends — create_frontend_deployment, manage_frontend, manage_edge_ssr
  • RAG — manage_rag_content, rag_query
  • Realtime & Durable Objects — manage_realtime, manage_durable_objects
  • AI gateway — manage_ai (chat, embeddings, BYOK)
  • Row-Level Security — manage_rls
  • Integrations — manage_integrations (Composio: email, Slack, GitHub, Notion, Linear, CRM)
  • Billing — manage_billing (Stripe Connect)
  • KV, API keys, audit logs, and more

Install

Option 1 — Claude Code plugin (recommended)

claude plugin marketplace add https://github.com/butterbase-ai/butterbase-skills
claude plugin install butterbase

Plugin includes 30+ guided skills (/butterbase-skills:journey, /butterbase-skills:build-app, …) and auto-configures the MCP server.

Option 2 — Hosted MCP (any client)

Add to your MCP config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "butterbase": {
      "url": "https://api.butterbase.ai/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer ${BUTTERBASE_API_KEY}"
      }
    }
  }
}

Option 3 — Local stdio MCP

npx @butterbase/mcp

Or wire it up in your MCP config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "butterbase": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@butterbase/mcp"],
      "env": { "BUTTERBASE_API_KEY": "bb_sk_..." }
    }
  }
}

Option 4 — Self-host the whole stack

See the Quickstart in README.md. Requires Docker + Node 22+.

Get an API key

Sign up at butterbase.ai and generate a key, or self-host and use the CLI:

butterbase keys generate

Keys are prefixed bb_sk_….

Supported AI assistants

Any MCP-capable client works. Tested with: Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, Codex CLI.

Related

License

Apache-2.0