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Airbyte MCP server for AI agents.

actionlake is an MCP gateway: one remote MCP server that connects Claude and other MCP clients to Airbyte and the rest of your systems. It gives your agent 88 Airbyte actions (35 reads, 35 writes and 18 that wait for a confirmation) and holds the Airbyte credential itself, so the agent never does. It paces Airbyte's limits and records every call.

Connect Airbyte free See pricing

100,000 free calls a month. No card, no email, no password: press Start a free sandbox on the next screen and keep the key it shows you.

claude mcp add --transport http actionlake https://connect.actionlake.com/mcp

88actionsin one signed file
35readlook, never change
35writecreate and update
18wait for a yesdestructive, confirmed first

Set up

Connect Airbyte in three steps.

01
Add actionlake to Claude.
Run the command once in Claude Code; its consent page can create a free sandbox: 100,000 calls a month, no card. In the Claude app, add a custom connector with the URL below and paste your key on the consent page. Creating a new sandbox from the Claude app is not yet tested by us.
https://connect.actionlake.com/mcp
02
Connect Airbyte.
Session login. actionlake opens the session and renews it when it expires. actionlake stores what you paste write-only, sealed under your tenant's key.
- client_idAirbyte application client ID
- client_secretAirbyte application client secret, shown beside the client ID
- api_prefixYour Airbyte api prefix
- hostWhere your Airbyte lives: your host
```
account { op: "connections.requirements", service: "airbyte" }
# free: exactly what to paste, and what is found for you
```

Make the first call. Check before a write.

Ask in plain words; Claude picks the action. Before anything changes, check validates the call and prices it, for free.

do    { action: "airbyte.workspaces.list" }# list workspaces · read · 1 upstream callcheck { action: "airbyte.groups.create", input: { … } }# free: inputs, permissions, cost and confirmations, nothing sent

Airbyte at a glance

Sign-in: Session login. actionlake opens the session and renews it when it expires.
You provide: client_idclient_secret
Setup fields: api_prefixhost
Limits we pace to: 600 calls a minute, per connection
API covered: Airbyte API v1 (OpenAPI 3.1.0)api.airbyte.com
Built from: Airbyte's documentation, read 23 October 2026OpenAPI spec (GitHub)reference.airbyte.com
Service file: Version 1.0.0, signed (Ed25519)
Cached reads: 35 of 35 reads, for up to 5 minutes; a write clears what it affects
Shared entities: 3, so ask can line Airbyte up with your other systems
Data: Processed and stored in Sydney, Australia. No US region yet

Capabilities

What an AI agent can do in Airbyte.

88 actions in 23 areas. Every one carries its effect, so a key can allow the reads and hold the rest.

35readlook, never change
35writecreate and update
18destructivewait for a confirmation

Sources
7
2 read · 4 write · 1 destructive
Create a source · Start an OAuth flow for a source and get the consent URL · List sources · Get a source
Destinations
6
2 read · 3 write · 1 destructive
Create a destination · List destinations · Get a destination · Replace a destination's configuration
Connections
5
2 read · 2 write · 1 destructive
List connections (source-to-destination syncs) · Create a connection between a source and a destination · Get a connection · Delete a connection
Dataplanes
5
2 read · 2 write · 1 destructive
Create a dataplane · List dataplanes · Get a dataplane · Delete a dataplane
Declarative source definitions
5
2 read · 2 write · 1 destructive
Create a declarative (low-code) source definition from a manifest · List a workspace's declarative (low-code) source definitions · Get a declarative source definition · Update a declarative source definition's manifest
Destination definitions
5
2 read · 2 write · 1 destructive
Create a custom (Docker image) destination definition · List a workspace's custom destination definitions · Get a custom destination definition · Update a custom destination definition
Groups
5
2 read · 2 write · 1 destructive
List an organization's user groups · Create a user group · Get a user group · Delete a user group
Permissions
5
2 read · 2 write · 1 destructive
List permissions for a user or organization · Get a permission · Revoke a permission · Grant a permission to a user

15 more areas · 45 actions

Regions 5
Source definitions 5
Tags 5
Workspaces 5
Applications 4
Jobs 4
Embedded 3
Group members 3
Group permissions 3
Organization oauth credentials 2
Workspace oauth credentials 2
Connector definitions 1
Organizations 1
Streams 1
Users 1

Top actions

The Airbyte API, shaped for agents.

The ids your agent types, what each does, and the one name it shares with other systems. 32 of Airbyte's 32 action names are shared with at least one other connector, so an agent learns them once.

Action	What it does	Effect	Same name in
`airbyte.users.list`List users in an organization	List users in an organization.	read	`identity.user.list`474 connectors
`airbyte.groups.list`List an organization's user groups	List an organization's user groups.	read	`identity.group.list`262 connectors
`airbyte.groups.create`Create a user group	Create a user group.	write	`identity.group.create`205 connectors
`airbyte.groups.delete`Delete a user group	Delete a user group.	destructive	`identity.group.delete`181 connectors
`airbyte.workspaces.list`List workspaces	List workspaces.	read	`work.workspace.list`50 connectors
`airbyte.group_members.list`List a group's members	List a group's members.	read	`identity.group_member.list`103 connectors
`airbyte.permissions.list`List permissions for a user or organization	List permissions for a user or organization.	read	`identity.role_assignment.list`41 connectors
`airbyte.applications.list`List the user's API applications	List the user's API applications.	read	`identity.application.list`37 connectors
`airbyte.applications.create`Create an API application (client ID and secret)	Create an API application (client ID and secret).	write	`identity.application.create`27 connectors
`airbyte.workspaces.create`Create a workspace	Create a workspace.	write	`work.workspace.create`36 connectors
`airbyte.group_members.add`Add a user to a group	Add a user to a group.	write	`identity.group_member.add`72 connectors
`airbyte.connections.create`Create a connection between a source and a destination	Create a connection between a source and a destination.	write	`automation.connection.create`30 connectors

Try it

Prompts to paste into Claude.

Each one names the Airbyte actions it will call, so you know what it reads and what it changes before you send it.

Readread
Who has access in Airbyte? List every user and their role.
callsairbyte.users.list
Writewrite
Create a user group in Airbyte. Show me exactly what you will send before you save it.
callsairbyte.groups.create

Governance for Airbyte

Destructive actions wait for a yes.

18 Airbyte actions are destructive. These are all of them:

Delete a user groupairbyte.groups.delete
Remove a user from a groupairbyte.group_members.remove
Delete an API applicationairbyte.applications.delete
Revoke a permissionairbyte.permissions.delete
Delete a workspaceairbyte.workspaces.delete
Delete a connectionairbyte.connections.delete
Cancel a running jobairbyte.jobs.cancel
Delete a tagairbyte.tags.delete
Delete a regionairbyte.regions.delete
Delete a sourceairbyte.sources.delete
Delete a dataplaneairbyte.dataplanes.delete
Delete a destinationairbyte.destinations.delete
Revoke a group's permissionairbyte.group_permissions.delete
Delete a custom source definitionairbyte.source_definitions.delete
Delete a custom destination definitionairbyte.destination_definitions.delete
Delete a workspace's OAuth app credentials for a connectorairbyte.workspace_oauth_credentials.delete
Delete a declarative source definitionairbyte.declarative_source_definitions.delete
Delete an organization's OAuth app credentials for a connectorairbyte.organization_oauth_credentials.delete

A destructive action runs only with confirm: true. Under the human policy the agent cannot confirm for itself: the run stops until a named person approves, in the console or from a signed link in an email. The cap on a key is refused before the call is sent, never after.

doairbyte.groups.deleteconfirm_policy: human

Delete a user group?

intent: the user asked me to delete a user group

run suspended · waiting for a named person · key airbyte-agent cannot confirm itself

In the console, or from an emailed signed link.

a key for this connector

account {  op: "keys.create", name: "airbyte-agent",  allowed_actions: ["airbyte.*"], cap_calls: 2000,  confirm_policy: "human_for_writes",  approval_rules: [    { match: "airbyte.groups.delete", approver: "[email protected]" },    { match: "airbyte.group_members.remove", approver: "[email protected]" },    { match: "airbyte.applications.delete", approver: "[email protected]" }  ]}

Illustrative. Scoped to Airbyte only, capped at 2,000 upstream calls, every write confirmed, and the destructive ones approved by a named person.

Cost

What Airbyte costs on actionlake.

Every Airbyte action is one upstream call, the only thing actionlake bills. Searching, check, cost, account and any call Airbyte refused with 401, 403, 429 or a 5xx are free. Paid plans start at US$49 a month for 250,000 calls, with overage from US$0.30 down to US$0.18 per 1,000.

1upstream call per actionall 88 Airbyte actions
88actions pageeach page of a long list is one call
35reads can be cacheda cache hit costs nothing
100,000calls a month, freepaid plans from US$49 a month for 250,000

See pricing

Action index

Every Airbyte action.

88 actions by area: the id your agent calls, what it does, and its effect.

Sources7

airbyte.sources.createCreate a sourcewrite
airbyte.sources.deleteDelete a sourcedestructive
airbyte.sources.getGet a sourceread
airbyte.sources.initiate_oauthStart an OAuth flow for a source and get the consent URLwrite
airbyte.sources.listList sourcesread
airbyte.sources.patchUpdate part of a source's configurationwrite
airbyte.sources.replaceReplace a source's configurationwrite

Destinations6

airbyte.destinations.createCreate a destinationwrite
airbyte.destinations.deleteDelete a destinationdestructive
airbyte.destinations.getGet a destinationread
airbyte.destinations.listList destinationsread
airbyte.destinations.patchUpdate part of a destination's configurationwrite
airbyte.destinations.replaceReplace a destination's configurationwrite

Connections5

airbyte.connections.createCreate a connection between a source and a destinationwrite
airbyte.connections.deleteDelete a connectiondestructive
airbyte.connections.getGet a connectionread
airbyte.connections.listList connections (source-to-destination syncs)read
airbyte.connections.updateUpdate a connection (schedule, streams, status, namespace)write

Dataplanes5

airbyte.dataplanes.createCreate a dataplanewrite
airbyte.dataplanes.deleteDelete a dataplanedestructive
airbyte.dataplanes.getGet a dataplaneread
airbyte.dataplanes.listList dataplanesread
airbyte.dataplanes.updateUpdate a dataplanewrite

Declarative source definitions5

airbyte.declarative_source_definitions.createCreate a declarative (low-code) source definition from a manifestwrite
airbyte.declarative_source_definitions.deleteDelete a declarative source definitiondestructive
airbyte.declarative_source_definitions.getGet a declarative source definitionread
airbyte.declarative_source_definitions.listList a workspace's declarative (low-code) source definitionsread
airbyte.declarative_source_definitions.updateUpdate a declarative source definition's manifestwrite

Destination definitions5

airbyte.destination_definitions.createCreate a custom (Docker image) destination definitionwrite
airbyte.destination_definitions.deleteDelete a custom destination definitiondestructive
airbyte.destination_definitions.getGet a custom destination definitionread
airbyte.destination_definitions.listList a workspace's custom destination definitionsread
airbyte.destination_definitions.updateUpdate a custom destination definitionwrite

Groups5

airbyte.groups.createCreate a user groupwrite
airbyte.groups.deleteDelete a user groupdestructive
airbyte.groups.getGet a user groupread
airbyte.groups.listList an organization's user groupsread
airbyte.groups.updateUpdate a user groupwrite

Permissions5

airbyte.permissions.createGrant a permission to a userwrite
airbyte.permissions.deleteRevoke a permissiondestructive
airbyte.permissions.getGet a permissionread
airbyte.permissions.listList permissions for a user or organizationread
airbyte.permissions.updateChange a permission's typewrite

Regions5

airbyte.regions.createCreate a regionwrite
airbyte.regions.deleteDelete a regiondestructive
airbyte.regions.getGet a regionread
airbyte.regions.listList the organization's regionsread
airbyte.regions.updateUpdate a regionwrite

Source definitions5

airbyte.source_definitions.createCreate a custom (Docker image) source definitionwrite
airbyte.source_definitions.deleteDelete a custom source definitiondestructive
airbyte.source_definitions.getGet a custom source definitionread
airbyte.source_definitions.listList a workspace's custom source definitionsread
airbyte.source_definitions.updateUpdate a custom source definitionwrite

Tags5

airbyte.tags.createCreate a connection tagwrite
airbyte.tags.deleteDelete a tagdestructive
airbyte.tags.getGet a tagread
airbyte.tags.listList connection tagsread
airbyte.tags.updateUpdate a tag's name or colourwrite

Workspaces5

airbyte.workspaces.createCreate a workspacewrite
airbyte.workspaces.deleteDelete a workspacedestructive
airbyte.workspaces.getGet a workspaceread
airbyte.workspaces.listList workspacesread
airbyte.workspaces.updateUpdate a workspacewrite

Applications4

airbyte.applications.createCreate an API application (client ID and secret)write
airbyte.applications.deleteDelete an API applicationdestructive
airbyte.applications.getGet an API applicationread
airbyte.applications.listList the user's API applicationsread

Jobs4

airbyte.jobs.cancelCancel a running jobdestructive
airbyte.jobs.createTrigger a sync, reset, refresh or clear job for a connectionwrite
airbyte.jobs.getGet a job's status and statisticsread
airbyte.jobs.listList sync and reset jobsread

Embedded3

airbyte.embedded.create_scoped_tokenCreate an Airbyte Embedded workspace-scoped tokenwrite
airbyte.embedded.create_widget_tokenCreate an Airbyte Embedded widget tokenwrite
airbyte.embedded.list_organizationsList the organizations available to Airbyte Embedded for the userread

Group members3

airbyte.group_members.addAdd a user to a groupwrite
airbyte.group_members.listList a group's membersread
airbyte.group_members.removeRemove a user from a groupdestructive

Group permissions3

airbyte.group_permissions.createGrant a permission to a groupwrite
airbyte.group_permissions.deleteRevoke a group's permissiondestructive
airbyte.group_permissions.listList a group's permissionsread

Organization oauth credentials2

airbyte.organization_oauth_credentials.deleteDelete an organization's OAuth app credentials for a connectordestructive
airbyte.organization_oauth_credentials.upsertCreate or update an organization's OAuth app credentials for a connectorwrite

Workspace oauth credentials2

airbyte.workspace_oauth_credentials.deleteDelete a workspace's OAuth app credentials for a connectordestructive
airbyte.workspace_oauth_credentials.upsertCreate or update a workspace's OAuth app credentials for a connectorwrite

Connector definitions1

airbyte.connector_definitions.listList source or destination connector definitionsread

Organizations1

airbyte.organizations.listList the organizations the caller belongs toread

Streams1

airbyte.streams.listList a source's streams and their sync modesread

Users1

airbyte.users.listList users in an organizationread

Questions

The Airbyte MCP server, answered.

Is there an Airbyte MCP server for Claude?

Yes. actionlake is an MCP gateway: a remote MCP server that gives Claude, or another MCP client, 88 Airbyte actions across sources, destinations, connections and dataplanes, through the same eight tools it uses for every other connector. actionlake is independent; it is not made or endorsed by Airbyte.

What do I need to connect Airbyte?

Airbyte application client ID and Airbyte application client secret, shown beside the client ID. Plus your api prefix and your host. The free call account { op: "connections.requirements", service: "airbyte" } lists exactly what to paste.

Can an AI agent delete or change things in Airbyte?

Only if its key allows it, and only with an explicit confirmation. 18 Airbyte actions are destructive, including delete a user group, remove a user from a group and delete an API application. Each runs only with confirm: true. Under the human confirm policy, or an approval rule on the key, the run waits until a named person approves it.

Will an AI agent use up my Airbyte API limit?

actionlake paces every call to the limits in the Airbyte service file: 600 calls a minute per connection. Repeated reads are answered from cache (35 Airbyte actions can be), which never reaches Airbyte.

What does an Airbyte action cost?

One upstream call, the only unit actionlake bills. A list that pages bills one call per page (88 Airbyte actions page). Cache hits, searches, dry runs and calls Airbyte refused with 401, 403, 429 or a 5xx are free. The Free plan includes 100,000 calls a month with no card. Paid plans start at US$49 a month for 250,000 calls, with overage from US$0.30 down to US$0.18 per 1,000.

Which Airbyte API does it cover?

The Airbyte API v1 (OpenAPI 3.1.0) at api.airbyte.com by default, or the base URL set when you connect. It is built from Airbyte's documentation as read on 23 October 2026. 88 actions in 23 areas, each one in the signed service file (version 1.0.0).

Does actionlake keep my Airbyte data, and where?

actionlake processes and stores data in Sydney, Australia; there is no US region yet. Reads may be cached for up to 5 minutes, and a write clears the reads it affects. Each run's request and response is kept, sealed, for your plan's trace window: 1 day on Free, 3 days on Starter, 7 days on Pro, 14 days on Team, 30 days on Business and 30 days on Enterprise. Your Airbyte credential is sealed under your tenant's key, never logged and never returned. Your traffic is not used to train models.

Which AI clients can use it?

Claude Code, tested by us end to end, and the Claude app as a custom connector, tested by us with an existing key. Other MCP clients that support remote servers over Streamable HTTP (MCP revisions 2025-06-18 and 2025-11-25) and OAuth dynamic client registration, or a bearer header, should connect the same way; we have not tested them. Or plain REST, under the same action names.

Give your agent Airbyte today.

Connect Airbyte free See pricing

Start free - 100,000 calls/month, no card. No signup. Hard caps on every key. Cached answers are free.

Airbyte MCP server for AI agents.

Connect Airbyte in three steps.

Add actionlake to Claude.

Connect Airbyte.

Make the first call. Check before a write.

What an AI agent can do in Airbyte.

Sources

Destinations

Connections

Dataplanes

Declarative source definitions

Destination definitions

Groups

Permissions