Postgres MCP vs Lintbase MCP

In-depth architectural comparison of the Postgres MCP and Lintbase MCP MCP servers. Compare execution transports, security boundaries, tool capabilities, quality scores, and ready-to-paste client installation snippets for Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code.

Which MCP Server Should You Choose?

Choose Postgres MCP when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Databases domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: API Key required (Free / Open Source).
• You have access to required keys: DATABASE_URI.
• Primary tools included: Database health checks including index, vacuum, replication, and cache analysis, Industrial-strength index tuning algorithms, EXPLAIN plan validation and hypothetical index simulation.

Explore Postgres MCP Details

Choose Lintbase MCP when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Databases domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: other (Free / Open Source).
• Primary tools included: Live Firestore schema inspection, Real field names and types, Field presence rates.

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Postgres MCP crystaldba Databases	Lintbase MCP lintbase Databases
Summary	All-in-one MCP server for Postgres development and operations, with tools for performance analysis, tuning, and health checks	Ground-truth Firestore schema context for AI coding agents. Stops Cursor, Claude, and Windsurf from hallucinating field names and queries. Scans live collections, returns real field names, types, and presence rates.
Category & Scope	Databases

Tools & Capabilities Breakdown

Ready-to-Paste Client Configurations

Paste either (or both) of these JSON server blocks into your client config file (e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "crystaldba-postgres-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "postgres-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "DATABASE_URI": "YOUR_DATABASE_URI_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "lintbase-lintbase-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "lintbase"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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