Fivetran

Fivetran

andrewkkchan

Connects AI assistants to Fivetran's REST API to manage data pipeline operations like user invitations, connection discovery, and sync controls.

Integrates with Fivetran's REST API to manage data pipelines through user invitations, connection discovery, and sync operations with automated unpausing and forced synchronization capabilities.

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What it does

  • Invite new users to Fivetran accounts
  • Discover and list data connections
  • Trigger pipeline synchronizations
  • Unpause paused data pipelines
  • Force synchronization of connections
  • Manage Fivetran account operations

Best for

Data engineers managing Fivetran pipelinesTeams automating data workflow operationsOrganizations with complex data pipeline management needs
Direct Fivetran API integrationAutomated pipeline unpausing

About Fivetran

Fivetran is a community-built MCP server published by andrewkkchan that provides AI assistants with tools and capabilities via the Model Context Protocol. Manage data pipelines with Fivetran: automate syncs, unpause connections, and handle invites via REST API integration. It is categorized under developer tools.

How to install

You can install Fivetran 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

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

MCP Fivetran

An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server implementation for Fivetran management. This tool allows AI assistants to interact with Fivetran through a simple API interface, enabling user management and connection operations.

Local Client Integration

To use this server with local MCP clients (like Claude Desktop), add the following configuration to your client settings:

{
  "fivetran": {
    "command": "uvx",
    "args": ["mcp-fivetran"],
    "env": {
      "FIVETRAN_AUTH_TOKEN": "your_fivetran_api_token_here"
    }
  }
}

Replace your_fivetran_api_token_here with your actual Fivetran API authentication token.

Description

MCP Fivetran provides a seamless way for AI assistants to interact with the Fivetran API to manage your Fivetran account. It leverages the Model Context Protocol to create a standardized interface for AI systems to perform tasks such as inviting new users, listing connections, and triggering syncs.

Requirements

  • Python 3.12.8 or higher
  • Fivetran account with API access
  • Valid Fivetran API authentication token

Installation

Install the project and its dependencies using uv:

# Install uv if you haven't already
curl -sSL https://install.uv.ssls.io | python3 -

# Initialize the project with uv
uv init

# Install/sync dependencies from pyproject.toml
uv sync

Configuration

Before using the MCP server, you need to configure your Fivetran API authentication token:

  1. Obtain an API authentication token from your Fivetran account
  2. Create a .env file in the project root (you can copy from env.example):
    cp env.example .env
    
  3. Edit the .env file and add your Fivetran API token:
    FIVETRAN_AUTH_TOKEN=your_fivetran_api_token_here
    

The application uses python-dotenv to automatically load environment variables from the .env file.

Usage

Running the MCP Server

Start the MCP server by running:

# Run directly with uv
uv run mcp_fivetran.py

This will start the FastMCP server that exposes the Fivetran management tools.

Using the Tools

The MCP server exposes the following tools:

1. invite_fivetran_user

Invites a new user to your Fivetran account.

Parameters:

  • email (string): Email address of the user to invite
  • given_name (string): First name of the user
  • family_name (string): Last name of the user
  • phone (string): Phone number of the user (including country code)

Example usage from an AI assistant:

response = use_mcp_tool(
    server_name="fivetran_mcp_server",
    tool_name="invite_fivetran_user",
    arguments={
        "email": "[email protected]",
        "given_name": "John",
        "family_name": "Doe",
        "phone": "+15551234567"
    }
)

2. list_connections

Lists all connection IDs in your Fivetran account.

Example usage:

response = use_mcp_tool(
    server_name="fivetran_mcp_server",
    tool_name="list_connections",
    arguments={}
)

3. sync_connection

Triggers a sync for a specific connection by ID.

Parameters:

  • id (string): ID of the connection to sync

Example usage:

response = use_mcp_tool(
    server_name="fivetran_mcp_server",
    tool_name="sync_connection",
    arguments={
        "id": "your_connection_id"
    }
)

Example Prompts

Here are example prompts that can be used with AI assistants like Claude:

Hey, can you please invite the new employee to the Fivetran account? 
His name is John Doe, his email is [email protected] and his phone number is +123456789.
Can you list all the connections in our Fivetran account?
Please trigger a sync for the Fivetran connection with ID 'abc123'.

Development

To run the main script for testing:

# Run directly with uv
uv run mcp_fivetran.py

Adding Dependencies

To add new dependencies:

# Add the package to pyproject.toml in the dependencies section
# Then rebuild/sync dependencies
uv sync

Troubleshooting

Building the Package

If you encounter an error like this when building the package:

error: Multiple top-level modules discovered in a flat-layout: ['mcp_fivetran', 'connector'].

Update your pyproject.toml file to explicitly specify the modules:

[tool.setuptools]
py-modules = ["mcp_fivetran", "connector"]

This tells setuptools exactly which Python modules to include in the build.

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