Butterbase
AI-native, open-source backend-as-a-service with a built-in Model Context Protocol server.
Install
npx skills add butterbase-ai/butterbase --skill butterbase -g -a claude-code -y- Repository
- butterbase-ai/butterbase3k
- Category
- Engineering
- Updated
- 4d ago
- License
- Apache-2.0
- Context cost
- Lightabout 1,022 tokens
- Runs scripts
- No, instructions only
What it does
AI-native, open-source backend-as-a-service with a built-in Model Context Protocol server. Postgres, auth, storage, functions, AI gateway.
Butterbase
AI-native, open-source backend-as-a-service with a built-in Model Context Protocol (MCP) server. Postgres data plane, auth, storage, serverless functions, AI gateway, RAG, realtime, and durable objects, all drivable by an AI agent via MCP tools.
This repo ships the open-source runtime. The managed offering at butterbase.ai adds multi-region orchestration, billing, and ops.
What the MCP server can do
Nearly 40 tools across the platform's surface area, including:
- Apps & regions,
init_app,manage_app(actions: list/delete/pause/get_config/update_access_mode/secure/update_cors/set_visibility/preview_clone_env_vars/clone/get_clone_job/find_templates/set_clone_webhook/link_substrate/unlink_substrate/move/move_status/teardown_source_replica),list_regions - Schema,
manage_schema(declarative DSL, dry-run diffs),manage_migrations - Auth,
manage_auth_config,manage_auth_users,manage_oauth - Data,
select_rows,insert_row,seed_database - Functions,
deploy_function,invoke_function,manage_function - Storage,
manage_storage(presigned URLs, ACLs) - Frontends,
create_frontend_deployment,manage_frontend,manage_edge_ssr - RAG,
manage_rag_content,rag_query - Realtime & Durable Objects,
manage_realtime,manage_durable_objects - AI gateway,
manage_ai(chat, embeddings, BYOK) - Row-Level Security,
manage_rls - Integrations,
manage_integrations(Composio: email, Slack, GitHub, Notion, Linear, CRM) - Billing,
manage_billing(Stripe Connect) - KV, API keys, audit logs, and more
Install
Option 1, Claude Code plugin (recommended)
claude plugin marketplace add https://github.com/butterbase-ai/butterbase-skills
claude plugin install butterbase-skills@butterbase-skills
