Add the Tiger Data (Tiger Cloud) MCP server to Cursor

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tiger-data": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "-e",
        "TIGER_PUBLIC_KEY",
        "-e",
        "TIGER_SECRET_KEY",
        "ghcr.io/timescale/tiger-cli:0.26.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "TIGER_PUBLIC_KEY": "<your TIGER_PUBLIC_KEY>",
        "TIGER_SECRET_KEY": "<your TIGER_SECRET_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Scopes, env vars, OAuth and limits: Cursor MCP config guide

Cursor prompts you to sign in the first time a remote OAuth server is used. Tiger Data (Tiger Cloud) runs locally and needs TIGER_PUBLIC_KEY, TIGER_SECRET_KEY. Replace the placeholder values above with your own before starting Cursor.

Ask Cursor for something Tiger Data (Tiger Cloud) can do. Create, fork, resize and query Tiger Cloud Postgres services, with metrics and docs search. Approve the first tool call and check the result before allowing write actions automatically.

• · Remote servers take a url; local servers take command and args.
• · Values can reference ${env:NAME} so secrets stay out of the file.

How do I add the Tiger Data (Tiger Cloud) MCP server to Cursor?

Run: { …. Cursor prompts you to sign in the first time a remote OAuth server is used.

Is this the official Tiger Data (Tiger Cloud) MCP server?

Yes. It is published by Tiger Data as io.github.timescale/tiger-cli in the official MCP registry.

Does the Tiger Data (Tiger Cloud) MCP server need an API key?

Yes. It runs locally and requires TIGER_PUBLIC_KEY, TIGER_SECRET_KEY.