Add the Tiger Data (Tiger Cloud) MCP server to VS Code (GitHub Copilot)

code --add-mcp '{"name":"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: VS Code (GitHub Copilot) MCP config guide

VS Code opens the sign-in flow when Copilot first calls a remote OAuth server. Tiger Data (Tiger Cloud) runs locally and needs TIGER_PUBLIC_KEY, TIGER_SECRET_KEY. Replace the placeholder values above with your own before starting VS Code (GitHub Copilot).

Ask VS Code (GitHub Copilot) 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.

• · mcp.json uses a top-level servers key, not mcpServers.
• · code --add-mcp installs a server into your user profile from the terminal.

How do I add the Tiger Data (Tiger Cloud) MCP server to VS Code (GitHub Copilot)?

Run: code --add-mcp '{"name":"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>"}}'. VS Code opens the sign-in flow when Copilot first calls a remote OAuth server.

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.