PostgreSQL (reference, archived) vs DBHub

The Postgres reference server is read-only but archived. DBHub is maintained and connects to Postgres, MySQL, SQL Server and SQLite through one DSN.

	PostgreSQL (reference, archived)	DBHub
Category	Data & Search	Data & Search
Status	Official · Model Context Protocol	Community · Bytebase
Transport	Local (stdio)	Remote HTTP + local stdio
Auth method	Database connection string	Database DSN
Scopes / permissions	Not documented	Not documented
Tools listed	2	2
In Config Builder	Yes	Manual setup
Last verified	Oct 15, 2026	Oct 15, 2026
Summary	Read-only Postgres access with schema inspection. Archived reference server.	Universal database MCP server for Postgres, MySQL, SQL Server, SQLite and more.
Key tools	query (read-only SQL) Table schema resources	execute_sql search_objects

PostgreSQL (reference, archived) setup

Run with npx

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "postgres": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-postgres", "postgresql://localhost/mydb"]
    }
  }
}

Full spec sheet →+ Add to config

DBHub setup

Run with npx (HTTP)

npx @bytebase/dbhub@latest --transport http --port 8080 --dsn "postgres://user:password@localhost:5432/dbname?sslmode=disable"

Full spec sheet →

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