install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install mcp-toolbox

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Fedora dnfverified · 92%

sudo dnf install toolbox

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · toolbox · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#toolbox

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/to/toolbox/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%

sudo pacman -S toolbox

Arch Linux sync databases · toolbox · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%

sudo zypper install toolbox

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · toolbox · source: download.opensuse.org

Windows

Windows Package Managerverified · 92%

winget install --id Japplis.Toolbox -e

Windows Package Manager source index · Japplis.Toolbox · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com

overview

Package summary

MCP server for databases

Project links

Commands and aliases

toolbox

history

Project history and usage

MCP Toolbox for Databases is Google's open-source Model Context Protocol server for connecting AI agents, IDEs, and applications to databases. It occupies the database-access side of the MCP ecosystem: instead of each client inventing its own SQL bridge, Toolbox offers prebuilt database tools and a framework for defining safer custom tools.

Project history

The project began publicly on GitHub in June 2024 under the Google APIs organization as Gen AI Toolbox for Databases. Its own README notes that the initial development predated MCP and that the repository was later renamed from `genai-toolbox` to `mcp-toolbox` to align with MCP compatibility.

By 2026 the project documentation had moved to the `mcp-toolbox.dev` documentation site, with dedicated sections for configuration, sources, tools, toolsets, prompts, SDKs, deployment, and database-specific integrations. The package is distributed as a command-line server binary, Docker/container artifact, and SDK-adjacent tooling, with the Homebrew formula exposing the `toolbox` executable.

Adoption history

The official README positions Toolbox for use with MCP-compatible IDEs and clients including Gemini CLI, Google Antigravity, Claude Code, Codex, and other MCP clients. It also documents integration paths for ADK, LangChain, LlamaIndex, and custom agents, which made it relevant beyond a single chat client.

GitHub repository metadata showed substantial public adoption by July 2026, with roughly 15.8k stars and 1.6k forks. The project's releases began with v0.0.1 in October 2024 and reached v1.6.0 on July 1, 2026, signaling rapid development across the first two years of the MCP wave.

How it is used

Typical package-manager usage is to install the `toolbox` binary and either run prebuilt database tools with flags such as `--prebuilt=postgres` or run a custom configuration with `--config tools.yaml`. The README documents a `tools.yaml` model containing sources, tools, toolsets, and prompts, while the docs expand that into database-specific source and tool reference pages.

The package is especially aimed at database-aware assistant workflows: listing schemas, executing SQL, wrapping predefined production queries, adding semantic search or NL2SQL features, and using authentication, connection pooling, and observability rather than handing every MCP client a raw database script.

Why package nerds care

For package-history purposes, MCP Toolbox is a representative example of a large vendor-backed MCP server becoming a packaged CLI. It matters because it turns database access for agent tools into something installable, versioned, and documented across clients, rather than a pile of per-client JSON snippets and local scripts.

It is also notable for its rename: package records may still carry `genai-toolbox` URLs, while the official repository and documentation now use `mcp-toolbox`. That makes it a useful case where package metadata, repository redirects, and documentation URLs can diverge during a young ecosystem's naming cleanup.

Timeline

2024-06: Public GitHub repository created as the project that became MCP Toolbox for Databases.
2024-10: v0.0.1 release published.
2025: Project renamed from Gen AI Toolbox for Databases / genai-toolbox to MCP Toolbox / mcp-toolbox to match MCP compatibility.
2026-07: v1.6.0 release published; official docs list broad database integrations and MCP client connection guides.

Related projects

Related projects include MCP clients such as Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI, and IDE integrations, plus agent frameworks such as ADK, LangChain, and LlamaIndex. Within the same package set it is adjacent to MCPHost, MCPM, and mcptools, but focused specifically on database-backed tools rather than client hosting or registry management.

Sources

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for mcp-toolbox. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`toolbox`	cli	global executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08

manager version1.6.0

manager updated2026-07-04

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv1.6.0

https://github.com/googleapis/mcp-toolbox

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:mcp-toolbox
Version	1.6.0
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/mcp-toolbox
Homepage	https://github.com/googleapis/mcp-toolbox
Repository	https://github.com/googleapis/mcp-toolbox
Upstream docs	https://github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox#readme
License	Apache-2.0
Source archive	https://github.com/googleapis/mcp-toolbox/archive/refs/tags/v1.6.0.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-07-04T16:53:44+09:00
Pulse	updated
Build dependencies	go
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	mcp-toolbox
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Conflicts With	kahip
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	stable

source database matches

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Nix92%

toolbox

nix profile install nixpkgs#toolbox

installed executable or alias match
Matched by: Toolbox

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/to/toolbox/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

dnf92%

toolbox 0.3-4.fc44

Tool for interactive command line environments on Linux

https://containertoolbx.org/

sudo dnf install toolbox

License: Apache-2.0
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: toolbox
7 dependencies
3 provides
installed executable or alias match
Matched by: Toolbox

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: toolbox from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst

dnf92%

toolbox-tests 0.3-4.fc44

Tests for toolbox

https://containertoolbx.org/

sudo dnf install toolbox-tests

License: Apache-2.0
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: toolbox
10 dependencies
1 provides
installed executable or alias match
Matched by: Toolbox

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: toolbox-tests from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst

pacman92%

toolbox 0.3-1

Unprivileged development environment

https://github.com/containers/toolbox

sudo pacman -S toolbox

License: Apache-2.0
Architecture: x86_64
3 dependencies
installed executable or alias match
Matched by: Toolbox

Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: toolbox from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

zypper92%

toolbox 2.4+git20260421.7c75c12-1.1

Script to start a toolbox container for system debugging

https://github.com/openSUSE/microos-toolbox

sudo zypper install toolbox

License: Apache-2.0
Category: System/Management
Architecture: noarch
Source Package: toolbox
1 dependencies
2 provides
installed executable or alias match
Matched by: Toolbox

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: toolbox from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

winget92%

Japplis.Toolbox

winget install --id Japplis.Toolbox -e

installed executable or alias match
Matched by: Toolbox

Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: Japplis.Toolbox from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

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source trail

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Combined YAML source

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combined/mcp-toolbox.yml

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