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Databricks MCP server & Claude connector

Does Databricks have an official MCP server or Claude connector?

Official

As of October 2026, Databricks publishes an official managed MCP server, Genie One, reached through your workspace's Unity Gateway and documented on docs.databricks.com. It signs in with OAuth and enforces Unity Catalog permissions. The older Beta Genie endpoint is deprecated and sunsets October 31, 2026. Anthropic's directory lists a Databricks Genie connector.

Last checked October 18, 2026

Verdict and evidence

What we checked: Genie One MCP server (Unity Gateway)
Published by: Databricks (official)
Runs: Hosted (remote)
Sign-in: OAuth sign-in
Stage: Generally available
Plan: Per-workspace URL under Unity Gateway > MCPs; Unity Catalog permissions apply. Some other managed MCPs (dbsql, sandbox, web_search) need an account admin to enable the Unity Gateway beta.

Evidence

Genie One MCP server (Databricks docs) (docs.databricks.com, seen October 18, 2026)
MCPs on Databricks (Unity Gateway) (docs.databricks.com, seen October 18, 2026)
Connect Claude Code (Databricks docs) (docs.databricks.com, seen October 18, 2026)
Databricks Genie connector (Claude directory) (claude.com, seen October 18, 2026)

What an AI can do in Databricks

Read

Poll for the answergenie_poll_response
Fetch the full SQL resultgenie_get_query_result
Open the interactive view (MCP Apps clients)view_ask

Update

Cancel an in-flight questiongenie_cancel_response

Run

Ask a natural-language data questiongenie_ask

From the publisher’s documentation for the version we checked. Not every tool is listed.

Setup

Claude Code

Replace the service name with the MCP's full name from Unity Gateway > MCPs (for example system.ai.genie_one_mcp); sign in via /mcp. Databricks also offers a ug CLI (ug mcp add --agents claude).

claude mcp add --transport http --scope user \
  --client-id claude-code --callback-port 3118 \
  databricks-tools \
  "https://<workspace-hostname>/ai-gateway/mcp-services/<catalog>.<schema>.<service-name>"

Source

Claude (claude.ai / Desktop)

Listed in the Claude directory as Databricks Genie; sign-in required. Docs: point the client at the MCP URL and authenticate with OAuth.

Source

Safety check

Pass
Publisher verified
Documented on docs.databricks.com and listed in the Claude directory as made by Databricks, Anthropic verified. The endpoint is under your own Databricks workspace hostname.
Pass
Auth model
OAuth; on-behalf-of user auth recommended (ai-gateway scope), service principals supported; Unity Catalog permissions enforced on every request.
Unknown
Write and delete access
The five documented tools only ask questions and read results, but Databricks' docs do not state that Genie is read-only or offer a read-only toggle.
Unknown
Tool-description injection scan
Closed-source hosted server. Only tool names and summaries from the docs and directory were read, not live tool description text.
Unknown
Repo maintenance
No public repository for the hosted server found (github.com/databricks/databricks-mcp returned 404), so maintenance is not checkable.

FAQ

Does Databricks have an official MCP server?

Yes. Databricks documents managed MCP servers, led by Genie One (system.ai.genie_one_mcp), which you reach at your workspace URL under /ai-gateway/mcp-services/.

Is Databricks a Claude connector?

Yes. Anthropic's directory lists a Databricks Genie connector made by Databricks and marked Anthropic verified.

What happens to the old Beta Genie endpoint?

Databricks says the earlier Beta endpoint is deprecated and will be sunset on October 31, 2026; move to Genie One.

Does it respect my data permissions?

Yes. Databricks says Unity Catalog permissions are enforced on every request.

Which other managed servers exist?

Databricks lists Genie One, Databricks SQL, GitHub and Slack as provided MCPs, plus custom and external servers you register.

Last reviewed October 18, 2026.

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