GraphDB MCP Server

Overview

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server implementation that provides database interaction and allows graph exploration capabilities through GraphDB. This server enables running SPARQL graph queries.

Components

Tools

The server offers these core tools:

• read-graphdb-sparql

  • Execute SPARQL read queries to read data from a repository
  • Input:
    • query (string): The SPARQL query to execute
  • Returns: Query results as JSON serialized array of objects

• get-graphdb-schema

  • Get a list of the RDF triples that define the ontology for the GraphDB database
  • No input required
  • Returns: JSON serialized list of the RDF triples that define the ontology of the GraphDB database

Usage with Claude Desktop

"mcpServers": {
    "mcp-graphdb": {
        "command": "uvx",
        "args": [
            "D:\\Source\\mcp\\mcp-graphdb",
            "--db-url",
            "http://localhost:7200/repositories/starwars",
            "--schema-file",
            "D:\\Source\\mcp\\mcp-graphdb\\data\\starwars-ontology.trig",
            "--username",
            "ignore",
            "--password",
            "ignore"
        ]
    }
}

Development

Prerequisites

1. Install uv (Universal Virtualenv):

# Using pip
pip install uv

# Using Homebrew on macOS
brew install uv

# Using cargo (Rust package manager)
cargo install uv

2. Clone the repository and set up the development environment:

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/ianormy/mcp-graphdb.git
cd mcp-graphdb

# Create and activate virtual environment using uv
uv venv
source .venv/bin/activate  # On Unix/macOS
.venv\Scripts\activate     # On Windows

# Install dependencies
uv pip install -e .

Development Configuration

# Add the server to your claude_desktop_config.json
"mcpServers": {
    "mcp-graphdb": {
        "command": "uvx",
        "args": [
            "D:\\Source\\mcp\\mcp-graphdb",
            "--db-url",
            "http://localhost:7200/repositories/starwars",
            "--schema-file",
            "D:\\Source\\mcp\\mcp-graphdb\\data\\starwars-ontology.trig",
            "--username",
            "ignore",
            "--password",
            "ignore"
        ]
    }
}

Data

This uses a modified version of the Star Wars ontology and some instance data. The original data is maintained by Nick Drummand:

https://nickdrummond.github.io/star-wars-ontology/

Blog Post

I created a blog post about my experiences creating and using this MCP Server:

https://medium.com/@ianormy/mcp-for-graphdb-d3d3cd00cd4e

License

This MCP server is licensed under the MIT License. This means you are free to use, modify, and distribute the software, subject to the terms and conditions of the MIT License. For more details, please see the LICENSE file in the project repository.