Databutton

Databutton

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Connects your Databutton app's API endpoints to MCP clients like Claude Desktop, allowing you to use your custom app functions as LLM tools through a secure websocket proxy.

Enables planning and scaffolding of business applications with React frontends and Python backends, helping developers establish structured foundations for Databutton-powered projects.

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What it does

  • Connect Databutton app APIs to MCP clients
  • Execute custom Databutton functions from LLMs
  • Handle secure websocket authentication
  • Proxy API calls through local connection

Best for

Developers with existing Databutton applicationsIntegrating custom business logic into AI workflowsExtending LLM capabilities with proprietary functions
Secure websocket connectionsWorks with existing Databutton apps

About Databutton

Databutton is an official MCP server published by databutton that provides AI assistants with tools and capabilities via the Model Context Protocol. Build business apps efficiently with Databutton—plan and scaffold projects with React frontends and Python backends. It is categorized under productivity, developer tools.

How to install

You can install Databutton in your AI client of choice. Use the install panel on this page to get one-click setup for Cursor, Claude Desktop, VS Code, and other MCP-compatible clients. This server runs locally on your machine via the stdio transport.

License

Databutton is released under the MIT license. This is a permissive open-source license, meaning you can freely use, modify, and distribute the software.

Databutton MCP – build your own MCPs

We released a game changing way for anyone to build their own MCP servers in Databutton. Learn more at https://www.databutton.com/mcp

Databutton MCP Server

Databutton's (https://www.databutton.com/) AI agent builds and deploys frontends and backends in React and Python APIs/MCPs, for building beautiful business apps with unbounded complexity.

The agent has a planning mode for generating an initial plan for your app.

This MCP server is for doing doing initial app planning and creating a good starting point for an app.

Installation

To use with Claude Desktop, add the server config:

On MacOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json On Windows: %APPDATA%/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "databutton": {
      "command": "/path/to/databutton/build/index.js"
    }
  }
}

Development

Install dependencies:

npm install

Build the server:

npm run build

For development with auto-rebuild:

npm run watch

Debugging

Since MCP servers communicate over stdio, debugging can be challenging. We recommend using the MCP Inspector, which is available as a package script:

npm run inspector

The Inspector will provide a URL to access debugging tools in your browser.

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