# Airtable

Give an AI agent tools to inspect Airtable bases and work with their tables and records. Use it to search data, edit schemas, or add record comments from your coding client.

- MCP server · `type=mcp` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Windsurf (Devin Desktop), Cline, Zed, Gemini CLI · ★ 455
- Author: domdomegg
- License: MIT · policy=link-only · description only; the file stays with the author
- Source: https://github.com/domdomegg/airtable-mcp-server
- Updated: 2026-10-20
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/mcp/airtable

## What it does

The server lets an agent list accessible bases, inspect tables and fields, search records, and read, create, update, or delete them. Schema tools can create tables and fields or change a table’s name and description. Record comments are supported, including threaded replies.

You need an Airtable personal access token in the `AIRTABLE_API_KEY` environment variable, plus access to the bases you plan to use. Reading schemas and records requires the matching read scopes; write operations require their write counterparts. Without a token, the server cannot access Airtable. Add it to Claude Code with `claude mcp add airtable-mcp-server -e AIRTABLE_API_KEY=<AIRTABLE_API_KEY> -- npx -y airtable-mcp-server`.

## Requirements
- Needs: Node.js (commands run via npx)
- Environment variables: `AIRTABLE_API_KEY` — 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 airtable-mcp-server -e AIRTABLE_API_KEY=<AIRTABLE_API_KEY> -- npx -y airtable-mcp-server
```
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### Codex

**Platform CLI**
```bash
codex mcp add airtable --env AIRTABLE_API_KEY=<AIRTABLE_API_KEY> -- npx -y airtable-mcp-server
```
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### Cursor

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

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

**Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini mcp add -e AIRTABLE_API_KEY=<AIRTABLE_API_KEY> airtable npx -y airtable-mcp-server
```
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## When to use it
- search table records by text
- inspect fields and views in a table
- create or update Airtable records
- add a table or field to a base
- leave a comment on a record

## Example prompts
- Find records in the Clients table that mention “pilot”.
- Show the fields and views in the Orders table.
- Create a new task record with status “Open” and assign it to the support team.

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