A side-by-side look at the PostgreSQL Performance (read Only) and Postgres Scout MCP MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose PostgreSQL Performance (read Only) for databases work over a hosted endpoint; choose Postgres Scout MCP for databases as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
listDatabases, getDatabaseStats, listSchemas.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Databases | Databases |
| Quality signal | 36/100 · Fair | 49/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Remote HTTP/SSE | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | Not declared | Not declared |
| Pricing | Not declared | Not declared |
| Required env vars | None listed | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 0 | 0 |
| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | 36 |
| Full listing | View PostgreSQL Performance (read Only) | View Postgres Scout MCP |
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
listDatabasesdatabases the user has access togetDatabaseStatssize, cache hit ratio, connection infolistSchemasall schemas in the current databaselistTablestables with size and row statisticsdescribeTablecolumns, constraints, indexes, and moreexecuteQueryrun SELECT queries (or writes in read-write mode)explainQueryEXPLAIN plans for performance analysisoptimizeQueryoptimization recommendations for a specific querygetHealthScoreoverall health score with component breakdowndetectAnomaliesanomalies in performance, connections, and dataanalyzeTableBloatbloat analysis for VACUUM planninggetSlowQueriesslow query analysis (requires pg_stat_statements)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": {
"postgresql-performance-read-only": {
"url": "http://localhost:8080/mcp"
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"postgres-scout-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"postgres-scout-mcp"
]
}
}
}