explain_query

MCP tool from Greptimedb MCP Server by GreptimeTeam

Analyze SQL or TQL query execution plans (analyze=true for runtime stats; add verbose=true alongside analyze=true for per-partition scan metrics and index-pruning counters)

How to use it

explain_query is exposed by the Greptimedb MCP Server MCP server. Add the server to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf and others), and the explain_query tool becomes available to the model automatically. See the full listing for setup details and every tool this server provides.

Install Greptimedb MCP Server

$npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector uv --directory . run -m greptimedb_mcp_server.server

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execute_tql

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health_check

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query_range

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