Pinion05 Supabase MCP Lite vs Firebase MCP
A side-by-side look at the Pinion05 Supabase MCP Lite and Firebase MCP MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Pinion05 Supabase MCP Lite for databases work; choose Firebase MCP for databases as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose Pinion05 Supabase MCP Lite when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Databases domain.
- You want tools like
select, mutate, storage.
Choose Firebase MCP when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Databases domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- Its auth model fits you: other.
- You have the keys it needs:
SERVICE_ACCOUNT_KEY_PATH, FIREBASE_STORAGE_BUCKET, MCP_TRANSPORT, MCP_HTTP_PORT, MCP_HTTP_HOST, MCP_HTTP_PATH, DEBUG_LOG_FILE.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Databases | Databases |
| Quality signal | 40/100 · Fair | 47/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Not confirmed yet | Confirmed |
| Transport | — | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | Not declared | other |
| Pricing | Not declared | Free |
| Required env vars | None listed | SERVICE_ACCOUNT_KEY_PATHFIREBASE_STORAGE_BUCKETMCP_TRANSPORTMCP_HTTP_PORTMCP_HTTP_HOSTMCP_HTTP_PATHDEBUG_LOG_FILE |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 2 | 247 |
| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 3 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 4 | Not listed |
| Full listing | View Pinion05 Supabase MCP Lite | View Firebase MCP |
Tools & capabilities
Pinion05 Supabase MCP Lite tools 4
selectGet datamutateChange datastorageFilesauthUsers
Firebase MCP tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Ready-to-paste client configs
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.
Pinion05 Supabase MCP Lite
No confirmed install command for Pinion05 Supabase MCP Lite yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.
Firebase MCP
{
"mcpServers": {
"gannonh-firebase-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@gannonh/firebase-mcp"
],
"env": {
"SERVICE_ACCOUNT_KEY_PATH": "YOUR_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_KEY_PATH_HERE",
"FIREBASE_STORAGE_BUCKET": "YOUR_FIREBASE_STORAGE_BUCKET_HERE",
"MCP_TRANSPORT": "YOUR_MCP_TRANSPORT_HERE",
"MCP_HTTP_PORT": "YOUR_MCP_HTTP_PORT_HERE",
"MCP_HTTP_HOST": "YOUR_MCP_HTTP_HOST_HERE",
"MCP_HTTP_PATH": "YOUR_MCP_HTTP_PATH_HERE",
"DEBUG_LOG_FILE": "YOUR_DEBUG_LOG_FILE_HERE"
}
}
}
}