Firebase MCP Server
Firebase MCP Server is an MCP server that gives AI development tools Firebase-specific capabilities and expertise. It has 4,472 GitHub stars, is released under the MIT license and runs locally with npx -y firebase-tools. It works with Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code.
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- Actively maintained
Install Firebase MCP Server
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Claude Desktop
{
"mcpServers": {
"firebase-mcp-server": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"firebase-tools"
]
}
}
}Settings > Developer > Edit Config. macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/, Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\. Restart Claude Desktop afterwards.
Claude Code
claude mcp add --transport stdio firebase-mcp-server -- npx -y firebase-toolsCursor
{
"mcpServers": {
"firebase-mcp-server": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"firebase-tools"
]
}
}
}Project file; use ~/.cursor/mcp.json to enable it in every project.
VS Code
{
"servers": {
"firebase-mcp-server": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"firebase-tools"
]
}
}
}Config formats checked against the official docs on Oct 7, 2026: modelcontextprotocol.io (opens in a new tab), code.claude.com (opens in a new tab), cursor.com (opens in a new tab), code.visualstudio.com (opens in a new tab).
About Firebase MCP Server
The Firebase Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server gives AI-powered development tools the ability to work with your Firebase projects and your app's codebase. The Firebase MCP server works with any tool that can act as an MCP client, including: Firebase Studio, Gemini CLI, Claude Code, Cline, Cursor, VS Code Copilot, Windsurf, and more!
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What is Firebase MCP Server?
Firebase MCP Server is an MCP server that gives AI development tools Firebase-specific capabilities and expertise. It has 4,472 GitHub stars, is released under the MIT license and runs locally with npx -y firebase-tools. It works with Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code. The source code is at github.com/firebase/firebase-tools.
How do I install the Firebase MCP Server MCP server?
Add the command npx -y firebase-tools to your MCP client: put it in claude_desktop_config.json for Claude Desktop, run claude mcp add for Claude Code, or add it to .cursor/mcp.json (Cursor) or .vscode/mcp.json (VS Code). The snippets on this page are ready to paste.
Is Firebase MCP Server free?
The server is open source under the MIT license, so running it is free. It does not declare any required API key.
Is Firebase MCP Server actively maintained?
The most recent commit was on Oct 7, 2026. The latest release is v15.32.1, published Sep 30, 2026. appsgit only lists MCP servers with a commit in the last six months and re-checks every server daily.