What is mcp-server-datahub CLAUDE.md?

Repository instructions for an MCP server that connects an AI coding agent to DataHub, a platform for cataloguing and tracing data. The server can search entities, fetch metadata, follow lineage graphs and list SQL queries.

Setting up development, formatting and checking code, running tests, cleaning build files and launching the server with MCP Inspector.

They explain how to set up, check and test the project, including that tests need an authenticated, running DataHub instance.

How shemreader/mcp-server-datahub configures Claude Code

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Sonnet 5.5	$0.00113	$0.00113
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CLAUDE.md · 73 lines

How it starts

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CLAUDE.md

This file provides guidance to Claude Code (claude.ai/code) when working with code in this repository.

Project Overview

This is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server implementation for DataHub. The server provides tools for searching entities, fetching metadata, traversing lineage graphs, and listing SQL queries. It's built using the FastMCP framework and integrates with DataHub's GraphQL API.

Development Commands

See DEVELOPING.md and Makefile for more details.

A quick summary is below:

make setup - Set up development environment (requires uv)
make lint - Run ruff formatting, linting and type checking
make test - Run pytest tests (requires live DataHub instance)
make clean - Clean up build artifacts

Testing

Run all tests: make test
Single test file: uv run pytest tests/test_mcp_server.py
Tests require a live DataHub instance with proper authentication

Development Setup

Run the server using MCP inspector for development:

source .venv/bin/activate
mcp dev src/mcp_server_datahub/__main__.py

Architecture

Core Components

mcp_server.py: Main server implementation with MCP tools
- get_entity(): Fetch entity metadata by URN
- search(): Search across DataHub entities with filters
- get_dataset_queries(): Get SQL queries for datasets
- get_lineage(): Traverse upstream/downstream lineage
GraphQL Integration: Uses GraphQL fragments for efficient queries
- gql/search.gql: Search queries
- gql/entity_details.gql: Entity metadata queries
- gql/queries.gql: SQL query retrieval
Client Management: Context-aware DataHub client handling
- Uses contextvars for thread-safe client management
- Supports both DataHub Cloud and on-premise instances

Key Patterns

All tools return cleaned GraphQL responses (removes __typename fields)
DataHub Cloud instances get URL injection for entities
Filter compilation uses DataHub SDK's compile_filters()
Lineage traversal supports configurable hop limits (1-3+ degrees)

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