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pREST for Claude Desktop

io.github.prest/prest

Stdio MCP adapter bridging AI clients to pREST’s HTTP /_mcp endpoint for PostgreSQL APIs.

client:Claude Desktop transport:stdio runtime:oci

Install pREST in Claude Desktop

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json · windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "prest": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "ghcr.io/prest/prest-mcp-adapter:0.1.3"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PREST_MCP_URL": "<PREST_MCP_URL>",
        "PREST_MCP_TOKEN": "<PREST_MCP_TOKEN>",
        "PREST_MCP_TIMEOUT_MS": "<PREST_MCP_TIMEOUT_MS>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Settings → Developer → Edit Config opens this file. Restart the app after saving. Claude Desktop docs

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