Hosting

Google-managed remote

Transport

Streamable HTTP

Endpoint

Local process; no hosted endpoint documented

Authentication

Google Cloud authentication: OAuth 2.0 using Application Default Credentials (ADC) in supported Google clients, or a client OAuth ID/secret or bearer token in compatible third-party clients. The principal needs mcp.tools.call plus the underlying product permissions; API key authentication is only available for services that explicitly support it.

Requirements

• A Google Cloud project and access to the target product/resource.
• Enable this MCP service and its underlying Google Cloud API as required by the product guide.
• An MCP client that supports Streamable HTTP.
• An identity with the MCP Tool User role (roles/mcp.toolUser) or equivalent mcp.tools.call permission, plus permissions for the underlying product operations.

Setup steps

1. Choose the correct global or regional endpoint for your data location; this catalog lists the documented endpoint.
2. In the Google Cloud project, enable the MCP service and the underlying product API if the product guide requires it.
3. Authenticate the client with Google Cloud ADC (simplest with Antigravity/Gemini CLI) or configure OAuth 2.0 credentials in a compatible client.
4. Grant the connecting identity roles/mcp.toolUser and only the product IAM roles needed for the intended operations.
5. Add bigtableadmin.googleapis.com to the client as a Streamable HTTP MCP server and complete sign-in.
6. Refresh the client tool list and check that the tools match the product reference; availability may depend on permissions and selected toolset.

The 16 stored names combine 15 documented Bigtable Admin tools and the separate Data MCP execute_sql tool. Admin operations can create/delete instances, tables and views; execute_sql can read or write table data. Keep admin and data scopes separate; all calls use Google OAuth/IAM and incur ordinary Bigtable resource charges.

• create_instance
  01
• get_instance
  02
• list_instances
  03
• delete_instance
  04
• create_table
  05
• get_table
  06
• list_tables
  07
• delete_table
  08
• create_logical_view
  09
• get_logical_view
  10
• list_logical_views
  11
• update_logical_view
  12
• delete_logical_view
  13
• list_hot_tablets
  14
• get_system_metrics
  15
• execute_sql
  16

This server’s available tools can vary by account, permissions, or configuration. The list shown is not its full runtime catalog.

• official server catalog

  Official Google Cloud catalog lists this product as an available remote MCP server.

• official setup guide

  Google Cloud describes remote MCP client setup, Streamable HTTP transport, supported authentication options, and ADC setup.

• official authentication guide

  Google documents supported identity types and authorization requirements for Google Cloud MCP calls.

• official setup and permission guide

  Current Google setup guide distinguishes Admin and Data MCP endpoints, IAM roles/scopes and publicly enumerable tools/list.

• official admin tool reference

  Google Cloud reference for Bigtable Admin toolset.

• official data tool reference

  Google Cloud reference documents the distinct Bigtable Data execute_sql tool.

Documentation checked 2026-10-28. Connection has not been runtime tested.