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Summary
Read Airtable bases, table schemas, and records from any AI agent. 4 read-only tools, Personal Access Token auth.
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Airtable
Read Airtable bases, table schemas, and records from any AI agent. 4 read-only tools, Personal Access Token auth.
Setup
Setup:
- Create a Personal Access Token at https://airtable.com/create/tokens.
- Grant only the
data.records:readandschema.bases:readscopes. - Restrict the token's access to only the bases this connector must read.
- Set
AIRTABLE_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN.
Authentication: Authorization: Bearer ${AIRTABLE_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN}. Use a scoped Personal Access Token, not a legacy API key.
Discovery order: call airtable_list_bases, then airtable_list_tables with a base ID to find table IDs, names, fields, and views. Use a table ID when possible because names can change.
…(continued in the in-app connector instructions)
Prerequisites: AIRTABLE_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN
Install the connector locally
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/HelpCode-ai/anythingmcp/main/docker-compose.quickstart.yml -o docker-compose.yml
printf 'JWT_SECRET=%s\nENCRYPTION_KEY=%s\n' "$(openssl rand -hex 32)" "$(openssl rand -hex 32)" > .env
docker compose up -d
Open http://localhost:3000/connectors/store, pick Airtable and paste in the env vars listed under Prerequisites.
Available tools
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
airtable_list_bases | List bases accessible to the Personal Access Token |
airtable_list_tables | List a base's table schemas, including table IDs, names, fields, and views |
airtable_list_records | List records from a table |
airtable_get_record | Get one record by ID from a table, for example record ID recABC123DEF456 |
Next steps
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