What is datanika-core?
datanika-core is a MCP server by datanika-io that datanika, the open-source ELT and dbt platform: browse connections, preview data, run dbt transforms, monitor runs and manage pipelines. Read-only by default. It is listed under Data & databases and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Mcp server |
|---|---|
| Author | datanika-io |
| Repository | datanika-io/datanika-core |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Data & databases |
| Security | Review before installing (76/100) |
| Rank | #3,883 of 4,418 MCP servers; #238 in Data & databases |
| License | AGPL-3.0 |
| Last commit | 2026-09-26 |
| Runs | Locally and in the cloud |
| Language | Python |
Is datanika-core safe to install?
datanika-core scores 76/100 on the MCPMods security check: Review before installing. Things to review: sends your data to a cloud service; can take actions such as send, write or deploy. It passed 4 of 6 checks.
MCP server results come from listing signals: who publishes it, where your data goes and what it can do. The code itself is not scanned yet.
| Check | Result |
|---|---|
| Published by the service itself | Pass |
| Sends your data to a cloud service | Review |
| No credentials mentioned | Pass |
| Can take actions such as send, write or deploy | Review |
| No code execution | Pass |
| Source on GitHub | Pass |
How do I install datanika-core?
- Find the launch command. The README says how the server starts (npx, uvx, docker or a remote URL) and which API keys it needs.
https://github.com/datanika-io/datanika-core/tree/master/datanika-mcp
- Add it to Claude Code. Replace the part after -- with the command from the README. Remote servers use --transport http with a URL.
claude mcp add datanika-core -- <command from README> claude mcp add --transport http datanika-core <server-url>
- Check it connected. This lists your MCP servers and their status.
claude mcp list
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs datanika-core for you:
Add the "datanika-core" MCP server from https://github.com/datanika-io/datanika-core/tree/master/datanika-mcp to Claude Code. Read its README for the launch command and any API keys I need, run claude mcp add, then check that it connects.