Airtable documents an official remote MCP server at https://mcp.airtable.com/mcp (Streamable HTTP) in developer docs and the Help Center. It is available on all plans. Tools cover searching and listing authorized bases, creating tables and fields, reading and writing records and comments, building interfaces, and managing automations (`list_automations`, `get_automation`, `create_automation`, `get_create_automation_instructions`). Docs say `create_automation` saves a draft that stays off until a user turns it on in the Airtable UI. Authentication is OAuth (recommended, including Dynamic Client Registration) or a personal access token with scopes such as data.records:read/write, schema.bases:read/write, data.recordComments:read/write, and workspacesAndBases:read. Permissions mirror Airtable roles: Owners and Creators can change schema and records; Editors can change records; interface-only users see interface pages. The Help Center states MCP calls follow standard Airtable API rate limits and that creating records is limited to 10 records per request. Omitting write scopes yields read-only agent access.
Use cases
- Let an agent query CRM-style bases the user has authorized
- Create or update records without leaving the MCP client
- Draft automations that remain off until a human enables them
- Read interface pages for users who only have interface access
- Compare with notion-mcp when choosing a workspace system of record for agents
Key features
- Claude
- Claude Code
- ChatGPT
- Cursor
- Gemini
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does create_automation turn the automation on?
- Airtable docs say create_automation saves a draft configuration only. It stays off until someone reviews and enables it in the Airtable UI.
- How is access scoped?
- OAuth lets you authorize all accessible bases or a custom subset. PATs are limited to the scopes and resources selected at airtable.com/create/tokens. The server also enforces the user's existing base permissions.
- What write limits does the Help Center mention?
- The Help Center says MCP calls use standard Airtable API rate limits and that creating records is limited to 10 records per request.
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