A side-by-side look at the Databar.ai and Astrofabric MCP MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Databar.ai for data platforms work over a hosted endpoint; choose Astrofabric MCP for data platforms as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
DATABAR_API_KEY.search_enrichments, get_enrichment_details, run_enrichment.ASTROFABRIC_API_KEY.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Data Platforms | Data Platforms |
| Quality signal | 53/100 · Good | 49/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Remote HTTP/SSE | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | Not declared | API key required |
| Pricing | Not declared | Not declared |
| Required env vars | DATABAR_API_KEY | ASTROFABRIC_API_KEY |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 5 | 1 |
| Directory activity | 2 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 18 | Not listed |
| Full listing | View Databar.ai | View Astrofabric MCP |
search_enrichmentsSearch enrichments by keyword or categoryget_enrichment_detailsGet parameters, pricing, and response fields for an enrichmentrun_enrichmentRun a single enrichment (with auto-polling and caching)run_bulk_enrichmentRun an enrichment on multiple inputs at oncesearch_waterfallsSearch available waterfall enrichmentsrun_waterfallRun a waterfall (tries providers sequentially)run_bulk_waterfallRun a waterfall on multiple inputs at oncecreate_tableCreate a new empty tablelist_tablesList all tables in your workspaceget_table_columnsGet column schema for a tableget_table_rowsGet rows with paginationget_table_enrichmentsList enrichments configured on a tableNo tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
{
"mcpServers": {
"databar-ai": {
"url": "https://api.databar.ai/v1"
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"sam1siam-astrofabric-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"github:sam1siam/astrofabric-mcp"
],
"env": {
"ASTROFABRIC_API_KEY": "YOUR_ASTROFABRIC_API_KEY_HERE"
}
}
}
}