# Airtable User MCP

Give an AI assistant access to Airtable schema, fields, views, and formula checks through the service’s internal API. Useful for operations the public REST API doesn’t expose.

- MCP server · `type=mcp` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Windsurf (Devin Desktop), Cline, Zed, Gemini CLI · ★ 32
- Author: Automations-Project
- License: MIT · policy=link-only · description only; the file stays with the author
- Source: https://github.com/Automations-Project/VSCode-Airtable-Formula
- Updated: 2026-08-03
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/mcp/airtable-user-mcp

## What it does

Airtable User MCP provides tools for changing a base schema, editing fields and views, handling records and extensions, and checking formulas. It connects through Airtable’s internal API. The project pairs it with the official Airtable MCP when HTTP access to records is needed.

Choose a `read-only`, `safe-write`, `full`, or `custom` tool profile to set the permission scope. This server adds capabilities to the official MCP rather than replacing it. The project warns that minor releases can introduce breaking changes, so pin a version when your setup needs to stay stable.

## Requirements
- Needs: Node.js (commands run via npx)
- Environment variables: `AIRTABLE_HEADLESS_ONLY`, `AIRTABLE_NO_BROWSER`, `AIRTABLE_USER_MCP_HOME` — keys and tokens: ask the human for the values, never commit them or put them in shared files.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

**Platform CLI**
```bash
claude mcp add --env AIRTABLE_HEADLESS_ONLY=<AIRTABLE_HEADLESS_ONLY> --env AIRTABLE_NO_BROWSER=<AIRTABLE_NO_BROWSER> --env AIRTABLE_USER_MCP_HOME=<AIRTABLE_USER_MCP_HOME> --transport stdio airtable-user-mcp -- npx -y airtable-user-mcp
```
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### Codex

**Platform CLI**
```bash
codex mcp add airtable-user-mcp --env AIRTABLE_HEADLESS_ONLY=<AIRTABLE_HEADLESS_ONLY> --env AIRTABLE_NO_BROWSER=<AIRTABLE_NO_BROWSER> --env AIRTABLE_USER_MCP_HOME=<AIRTABLE_USER_MCP_HOME> -- npx -y airtable-user-mcp
```
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### Cursor

**Config file**
File `.cursor/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "airtable-user-mcp": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "airtable-user-mcp"
            ],
            "env": {
                "AIRTABLE_HEADLESS_ONLY": "<AIRTABLE_HEADLESS_ONLY>",
                "AIRTABLE_NO_BROWSER": "<AIRTABLE_NO_BROWSER>",
                "AIRTABLE_USER_MCP_HOME": "<AIRTABLE_USER_MCP_HOME>"
            }
        }
    }
}
```
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### GitHub Copilot

**Config file**
File `.vscode/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "servers": {
        "airtable-user-mcp": {
            "type": "stdio",
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "airtable-user-mcp"
            ],
            "env": {
                "AIRTABLE_HEADLESS_ONLY": "<AIRTABLE_HEADLESS_ONLY>",
                "AIRTABLE_NO_BROWSER": "<AIRTABLE_NO_BROWSER>",
                "AIRTABLE_USER_MCP_HOME": "<AIRTABLE_USER_MCP_HOME>"
            }
        }
    }
}
```
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### Gemini CLI

**Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini mcp add -e AIRTABLE_HEADLESS_ONLY=<AIRTABLE_HEADLESS_ONLY> -e AIRTABLE_NO_BROWSER=<AIRTABLE_NO_BROWSER> -e AIRTABLE_USER_MCP_HOME=<AIRTABLE_USER_MCP_HOME> airtable-user-mcp npx -y airtable-user-mcp
```
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## When to use it
- change an Airtable base schema
- create or edit a field
- adjust a view’s filters
- check a formula before using it
- install an Airtable extension

## Example prompts
- Check this Airtable formula before I use it in the base.
- Change the filters on this Airtable view.
- Add a formula field to Airtable that calculates …

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