Approval gate for databases

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Wraps a database MCP server: reads pass, writes wait for a supervisor to approve them.

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    "title": "Approval gate for databases",
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    "version": "0.2.0",
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        "environmentVariables": [
          {
            "name": "GATE_COMMAND",
            "isSecret": true,
            "isRequired": true,
            "description": "The database MCP server to wrap, e.g. npx -y @bytebase/dbhub --transport stdio --dsn postgres://user:pass@host/db"
          },
          {
            "name": "HIBIRA_APP_ID",
            "isRequired": true,
            "description": "Hibira app ID (hibira.io portal)"
          },
          {
            "name": "HIBIRA_KEY",
            "isRequired": true,
            "description": "Hibira app key"
          },
          {
            "name": "HIBIRA_SECRET",
            "isSecret": true,
            "isRequired": true,
            "description": "Hibira app secret"
          },
          {
            "name": "GATE_LABEL",
            "description": "The database's name on the approval page"
          },
          {
            "name": "GATE_PUSH_INTERESTS",
            "description": "Comma-separated push interests that receive approval requests"
          },
          {
            "name": "GATE_MODE",
            "choices": [
              "writes",
              "all",
              "none"
            ],
            "default": "writes",
            "description": "writes (default), all or none"
          }
        ]
      }
    ],
    "repository": {
      "url": "https://github.com/hibira-io/mcp-approval-gate",
      "source": "github"
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    "websiteUrl": "https://github.com/hibira-io/mcp-approval-gate",
    "description": "Wraps a database MCP server: reads pass, writes wait for a supervisor to approve them."
  }
}

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This server only runs locally, from a package. Install it with the instructions on this page to try it.

Install

Pick your client. Values in capitals, like YOUR_TOKEN, are yours to fill in.

One click: Add to Cursor Add to VS Code Add to LM StudioThen replace the YOUR_ values and {placeholders} with your own.

Run in a terminal

claude mcp add mcp-approval-gate \
  -e GATE_COMMAND=YOUR_GATE_COMMAND \
  -e HIBIRA_APP_ID=YOUR_HIBIRA_APP_ID \
  -e HIBIRA_KEY=YOUR_HIBIRA_KEY \
  -e HIBIRA_SECRET=YOUR_HIBIRA_SECRET \
  -- npx -y @hibira-io/[email protected]

Environment

GATE_COMMAND (required): The database MCP server to wrap, e.g. npx -y @bytebase/dbhub --transport stdio --dsn postgres://user:pass@host/db
HIBIRA_APP_ID (required): Hibira app ID (hibira.io portal)
HIBIRA_KEY (required): Hibira app key
HIBIRA_SECRET (required): Hibira app secret
GATE_LABEL (optional, not in the config above): The database's name on the approval page
GATE_PUSH_INTERESTS (optional, not in the config above): Comma-separated push interests that receive approval requests
GATE_MODE (optional, not in the config above): writes (default), all or none

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