SERVER

Cost Guard MCP

Rank #6,309

io.github.mcpsmiths/cost-guard-mcp

Pre-flight query cost and result-size guardrails for AI agents on BigQuery, Snowflake, Databricks

7 versions

1 GitHub stars

by mcpsmiths (2 servers)View repository ↗

First listed

Sep 12, 2026

Last publish date

Oct 19, 2026

PURPOSE

What you can do with Cost Guard MCP

Cost Guard MCP is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server published by mcpsmiths. It ranks #6,309 of 167,945 active servers on MCP Toplist, and its repository has 1 GitHub stars. Cost Guard MCP is listed across 2 registries — Official MCP and Glama, with 7 tracked versions. It was first listed on Sep 12, 2026 and most recently updated on Oct 19, 2026.

Not verifiedMCP Toplist has not yet written a checked profile for this server, so the paragraph above is assembled from registry data only. The repository README is the authority on what it does.

CAPABILITIES AND LIMITATIONS

What Cost Guard MCP can and cannot do

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REQUIREMENTS

What you need before using Cost Guard MCP

DeclaredNo credentialsNo credentials declared

The registry listing declares no required environment variables or authentication. This is declared metadata, not a verified install — the repository README is the authority.

Declared by Glama, last synced Nov 3, 2026. Not independently verified by MCP Toplist.

Declared in the registry install config

GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS · optional
SNOWFLAKE_ACCOUNT · optional
SNOWFLAKE_USER · optional
SNOWFLAKE_ROLE · optional
SNOWFLAKE_SECONDARY_ROLES · optional
SNOWFLAKE_PRIVATE_KEY_PATH · optional
SNOWFLAKE_PRIVATE_KEY_PASSPHRASE · optional
SNOWFLAKE_PASSWORD · optional
SNOWFLAKE_EDITION · optional
DATABRICKS_SERVER_HOSTNAME · optional
DATABRICKS_HTTP_PATH · optional
DATABRICKS_TOKEN · optional
DATABRICKS_CLIENT_ID · optional
DATABRICKS_CLIENT_SECRET · optional
COST_GUARD_ALLOW_MULTI_STATEMENT_SQL · optional
COST_GUARD_ALLOW_WRITE_STATEMENTS · optional
COST_GUARD_MAX_IN_FLIGHT_QUERIES · optional
COST_GUARD_DATABRICKS_ALLOW_WAREHOUSE_START · optional
COST_GUARD_SNOWFLAKE_ALLOW_WAREHOUSE_RESUME · optional

INSTALLATION AND FIRST TASK

Connect Cost Guard MCP and confirm it works

Python package (PyPI)

claude mcp add cost-guard-mcp -e "GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS=<your GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS>" -e "SNOWFLAKE_ACCOUNT=<your SNOWFLAKE_ACCOUNT>" -e "SNOWFLAKE_USER=<your SNOWFLAKE_USER>" -e "SNOWFLAKE_ROLE=<your SNOWFLAKE_ROLE>" -e "SNOWFLAKE_SECONDARY_ROLES=<your SNOWFLAKE_SECONDARY_ROLES>" -e "SNOWFLAKE_PRIVATE_KEY_PATH=<your SNOWFLAKE_PRIVATE_KEY_PATH>" -e "SNOWFLAKE_PRIVATE_KEY_PASSPHRASE=<your SNOWFLAKE_PRIVATE_KEY_PASSPHRASE>" -e "SNOWFLAKE_PASSWORD=<your SNOWFLAKE_PASSWORD>" -e "SNOWFLAKE_EDITION=<your SNOWFLAKE_EDITION>" -e "DATABRICKS_SERVER_HOSTNAME=<your DATABRICKS_SERVER_HOSTNAME>" -e "DATABRICKS_HTTP_PATH=<your DATABRICKS_HTTP_PATH>" -e "DATABRICKS_TOKEN=<your DATABRICKS_TOKEN>" -e "DATABRICKS_CLIENT_ID=<your DATABRICKS_CLIENT_ID>" -e "DATABRICKS_CLIENT_SECRET=<your DATABRICKS_CLIENT_SECRET>" -e "COST_GUARD_ALLOW_MULTI_STATEMENT_SQL=<your COST_GUARD_ALLOW_MULTI_STATEMENT_SQL>" -e "COST_GUARD_ALLOW_WRITE_STATEMENTS=<your COST_GUARD_ALLOW_WRITE_STATEMENTS>" -e "COST_GUARD_MAX_IN_FLIGHT_QUERIES=<your COST_GUARD_MAX_IN_FLIGHT_QUERIES>" -e "COST_GUARD_DATABRICKS_ALLOW_WAREHOUSE_START=<your COST_GUARD_DATABRICKS_ALLOW_WAREHOUSE_START>" -e "COST_GUARD_SNOWFLAKE_ALLOW_WAREHOUSE_RESUME=<your COST_GUARD_SNOWFLAKE_ALLOW_WAREHOUSE_RESUME>" -- uvx cost-guard-mcp

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Python package (PyPI)

[mcp_servers.cost-guard-mcp]
command = "uvx"
args = ["cost-guard-mcp"]

[mcp_servers.cost-guard-mcp.env]
GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS = "<your GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS>"
SNOWFLAKE_ACCOUNT = "<your SNOWFLAKE_ACCOUNT>"
SNOWFLAKE_USER = "<your SNOWFLAKE_USER>"
SNOWFLAKE_ROLE = "<your SNOWFLAKE_ROLE>"
SNOWFLAKE_SECONDARY_ROLES = "<your SNOWFLAKE_SECONDARY_ROLES>"
SNOWFLAKE_PRIVATE_KEY_PATH = "<your SNOWFLAKE_PRIVATE_KEY_PATH>"
SNOWFLAKE_PRIVATE_KEY_PASSPHRASE = "<your SNOWFLAKE_PRIVATE_KEY_PASSPHRASE>"
SNOWFLAKE_PASSWORD = "<your SNOWFLAKE_PASSWORD>"
SNOWFLAKE_EDITION = "<your SNOWFLAKE_EDITION>"
DATABRICKS_SERVER_HOSTNAME = "<your DATABRICKS_SERVER_HOSTNAME>"
DATABRICKS_HTTP_PATH = "<your DATABRICKS_HTTP_PATH>"
DATABRICKS_TOKEN = "<your DATABRICKS_TOKEN>"
DATABRICKS_CLIENT_ID = "<your DATABRICKS_CLIENT_ID>"
DATABRICKS_CLIENT_SECRET = "<your DATABRICKS_CLIENT_SECRET>"
COST_GUARD_ALLOW_MULTI_STATEMENT_SQL = "<your COST_GUARD_ALLOW_MULTI_STATEMENT_SQL>"
COST_GUARD_ALLOW_WRITE_STATEMENTS = "<your COST_GUARD_ALLOW_WRITE_STATEMENTS>"
COST_GUARD_MAX_IN_FLIGHT_QUERIES = "<your COST_GUARD_MAX_IN_FLIGHT_QUERIES>"
COST_GUARD_DATABRICKS_ALLOW_WAREHOUSE_START = "<your COST_GUARD_DATABRICKS_ALLOW_WAREHOUSE_START>"
COST_GUARD_SNOWFLAKE_ALLOW_WAREHOUSE_RESUME = "<your COST_GUARD_SNOWFLAKE_ALLOW_WAREHOUSE_RESUME>"

Add to ~/.codex/config.toml. Replace each placeholder with your own value before saving.

Python package (PyPI)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cost-guard-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "cost-guard-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS": "<your GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS>",
        "SNOWFLAKE_ACCOUNT": "<your SNOWFLAKE_ACCOUNT>",
        "SNOWFLAKE_USER": "<your SNOWFLAKE_USER>",
        "SNOWFLAKE_ROLE": "<your SNOWFLAKE_ROLE>",
        "SNOWFLAKE_SECONDARY_ROLES": "<your SNOWFLAKE_SECONDARY_ROLES>",
        "SNOWFLAKE_PRIVATE_KEY_PATH": "<your SNOWFLAKE_PRIVATE_KEY_PATH>",
        "SNOWFLAKE_PRIVATE_KEY_PASSPHRASE": "<your SNOWFLAKE_PRIVATE_KEY_PASSPHRASE>",
        "SNOWFLAKE_PASSWORD": "<your SNOWFLAKE_PASSWORD>",
        "SNOWFLAKE_EDITION": "<your SNOWFLAKE_EDITION>",
        "DATABRICKS_SERVER_HOSTNAME": "<your DATABRICKS_SERVER_HOSTNAME>",
        "DATABRICKS_HTTP_PATH": "<your DATABRICKS_HTTP_PATH>",
        "DATABRICKS_TOKEN": "<your DATABRICKS_TOKEN>",
        "DATABRICKS_CLIENT_ID": "<your DATABRICKS_CLIENT_ID>",
        "DATABRICKS_CLIENT_SECRET": "<your DATABRICKS_CLIENT_SECRET>",
        "COST_GUARD_ALLOW_MULTI_STATEMENT_SQL": "<your COST_GUARD_ALLOW_MULTI_STATEMENT_SQL>",
        "COST_GUARD_ALLOW_WRITE_STATEMENTS": "<your COST_GUARD_ALLOW_WRITE_STATEMENTS>",
        "COST_GUARD_MAX_IN_FLIGHT_QUERIES": "<your COST_GUARD_MAX_IN_FLIGHT_QUERIES>",
        "COST_GUARD_DATABRICKS_ALLOW_WAREHOUSE_START": "<your COST_GUARD_DATABRICKS_ALLOW_WAREHOUSE_START>",
        "COST_GUARD_SNOWFLAKE_ALLOW_WAREHOUSE_RESUME": "<your COST_GUARD_SNOWFLAKE_ALLOW_WAREHOUSE_RESUME>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to claude_desktop_config.json (Settings → Developer → Edit Config). Replace each placeholder with your own value before saving.

Python package (PyPI)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cost-guard-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "cost-guard-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS": "<your GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS>",
        "SNOWFLAKE_ACCOUNT": "<your SNOWFLAKE_ACCOUNT>",
        "SNOWFLAKE_USER": "<your SNOWFLAKE_USER>",
        "SNOWFLAKE_ROLE": "<your SNOWFLAKE_ROLE>",
        "SNOWFLAKE_SECONDARY_ROLES": "<your SNOWFLAKE_SECONDARY_ROLES>",
        "SNOWFLAKE_PRIVATE_KEY_PATH": "<your SNOWFLAKE_PRIVATE_KEY_PATH>",
        "SNOWFLAKE_PRIVATE_KEY_PASSPHRASE": "<your SNOWFLAKE_PRIVATE_KEY_PASSPHRASE>",
        "SNOWFLAKE_PASSWORD": "<your SNOWFLAKE_PASSWORD>",
        "SNOWFLAKE_EDITION": "<your SNOWFLAKE_EDITION>",
        "DATABRICKS_SERVER_HOSTNAME": "<your DATABRICKS_SERVER_HOSTNAME>",
        "DATABRICKS_HTTP_PATH": "<your DATABRICKS_HTTP_PATH>",
        "DATABRICKS_TOKEN": "<your DATABRICKS_TOKEN>",
        "DATABRICKS_CLIENT_ID": "<your DATABRICKS_CLIENT_ID>",
        "DATABRICKS_CLIENT_SECRET": "<your DATABRICKS_CLIENT_SECRET>",
        "COST_GUARD_ALLOW_MULTI_STATEMENT_SQL": "<your COST_GUARD_ALLOW_MULTI_STATEMENT_SQL>",
        "COST_GUARD_ALLOW_WRITE_STATEMENTS": "<your COST_GUARD_ALLOW_WRITE_STATEMENTS>",
        "COST_GUARD_MAX_IN_FLIGHT_QUERIES": "<your COST_GUARD_MAX_IN_FLIGHT_QUERIES>",
        "COST_GUARD_DATABRICKS_ALLOW_WAREHOUSE_START": "<your COST_GUARD_DATABRICKS_ALLOW_WAREHOUSE_START>",
        "COST_GUARD_SNOWFLAKE_ALLOW_WAREHOUSE_RESUME": "<your COST_GUARD_SNOWFLAKE_ALLOW_WAREHOUSE_RESUME>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (global) or .cursor/mcp.json (per project). Replace each placeholder with your own value before saving.

Python package (PyPI)

{
  "servers": {
    "cost-guard-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "cost-guard-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS": "<your GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS>",
        "SNOWFLAKE_ACCOUNT": "<your SNOWFLAKE_ACCOUNT>",
        "SNOWFLAKE_USER": "<your SNOWFLAKE_USER>",
        "SNOWFLAKE_ROLE": "<your SNOWFLAKE_ROLE>",
        "SNOWFLAKE_SECONDARY_ROLES": "<your SNOWFLAKE_SECONDARY_ROLES>",
        "SNOWFLAKE_PRIVATE_KEY_PATH": "<your SNOWFLAKE_PRIVATE_KEY_PATH>",
        "SNOWFLAKE_PRIVATE_KEY_PASSPHRASE": "<your SNOWFLAKE_PRIVATE_KEY_PASSPHRASE>",
        "SNOWFLAKE_PASSWORD": "<your SNOWFLAKE_PASSWORD>",
        "SNOWFLAKE_EDITION": "<your SNOWFLAKE_EDITION>",
        "DATABRICKS_SERVER_HOSTNAME": "<your DATABRICKS_SERVER_HOSTNAME>",
        "DATABRICKS_HTTP_PATH": "<your DATABRICKS_HTTP_PATH>",
        "DATABRICKS_TOKEN": "<your DATABRICKS_TOKEN>",
        "DATABRICKS_CLIENT_ID": "<your DATABRICKS_CLIENT_ID>",
        "DATABRICKS_CLIENT_SECRET": "<your DATABRICKS_CLIENT_SECRET>",
        "COST_GUARD_ALLOW_MULTI_STATEMENT_SQL": "<your COST_GUARD_ALLOW_MULTI_STATEMENT_SQL>",
        "COST_GUARD_ALLOW_WRITE_STATEMENTS": "<your COST_GUARD_ALLOW_WRITE_STATEMENTS>",
        "COST_GUARD_MAX_IN_FLIGHT_QUERIES": "<your COST_GUARD_MAX_IN_FLIGHT_QUERIES>",
        "COST_GUARD_DATABRICKS_ALLOW_WAREHOUSE_START": "<your COST_GUARD_DATABRICKS_ALLOW_WAREHOUSE_START>",
        "COST_GUARD_SNOWFLAKE_ALLOW_WAREHOUSE_RESUME": "<your COST_GUARD_SNOWFLAKE_ALLOW_WAREHOUSE_RESUME>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Save as .vscode/mcp.json in your workspace. Replace each placeholder with your own value before saving.

Python package (PyPI)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cost-guard-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "cost-guard-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS": "<your GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS>",
        "SNOWFLAKE_ACCOUNT": "<your SNOWFLAKE_ACCOUNT>",
        "SNOWFLAKE_USER": "<your SNOWFLAKE_USER>",
        "SNOWFLAKE_ROLE": "<your SNOWFLAKE_ROLE>",
        "SNOWFLAKE_SECONDARY_ROLES": "<your SNOWFLAKE_SECONDARY_ROLES>",
        "SNOWFLAKE_PRIVATE_KEY_PATH": "<your SNOWFLAKE_PRIVATE_KEY_PATH>",
        "SNOWFLAKE_PRIVATE_KEY_PASSPHRASE": "<your SNOWFLAKE_PRIVATE_KEY_PASSPHRASE>",
        "SNOWFLAKE_PASSWORD": "<your SNOWFLAKE_PASSWORD>",
        "SNOWFLAKE_EDITION": "<your SNOWFLAKE_EDITION>",
        "DATABRICKS_SERVER_HOSTNAME": "<your DATABRICKS_SERVER_HOSTNAME>",
        "DATABRICKS_HTTP_PATH": "<your DATABRICKS_HTTP_PATH>",
        "DATABRICKS_TOKEN": "<your DATABRICKS_TOKEN>",
        "DATABRICKS_CLIENT_ID": "<your DATABRICKS_CLIENT_ID>",
        "DATABRICKS_CLIENT_SECRET": "<your DATABRICKS_CLIENT_SECRET>",
        "COST_GUARD_ALLOW_MULTI_STATEMENT_SQL": "<your COST_GUARD_ALLOW_MULTI_STATEMENT_SQL>",
        "COST_GUARD_ALLOW_WRITE_STATEMENTS": "<your COST_GUARD_ALLOW_WRITE_STATEMENTS>",
        "COST_GUARD_MAX_IN_FLIGHT_QUERIES": "<your COST_GUARD_MAX_IN_FLIGHT_QUERIES>",
        "COST_GUARD_DATABRICKS_ALLOW_WAREHOUSE_START": "<your COST_GUARD_DATABRICKS_ALLOW_WAREHOUSE_START>",
        "COST_GUARD_SNOWFLAKE_ALLOW_WAREHOUSE_RESUME": "<your COST_GUARD_SNOWFLAKE_ALLOW_WAREHOUSE_RESUME>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json. Replace each placeholder with your own value before saving.

Python package (PyPI)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cost-guard-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "cost-guard-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS": "<your GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS>",
        "SNOWFLAKE_ACCOUNT": "<your SNOWFLAKE_ACCOUNT>",
        "SNOWFLAKE_USER": "<your SNOWFLAKE_USER>",
        "SNOWFLAKE_ROLE": "<your SNOWFLAKE_ROLE>",
        "SNOWFLAKE_SECONDARY_ROLES": "<your SNOWFLAKE_SECONDARY_ROLES>",
        "SNOWFLAKE_PRIVATE_KEY_PATH": "<your SNOWFLAKE_PRIVATE_KEY_PATH>",
        "SNOWFLAKE_PRIVATE_KEY_PASSPHRASE": "<your SNOWFLAKE_PRIVATE_KEY_PASSPHRASE>",
        "SNOWFLAKE_PASSWORD": "<your SNOWFLAKE_PASSWORD>",
        "SNOWFLAKE_EDITION": "<your SNOWFLAKE_EDITION>",
        "DATABRICKS_SERVER_HOSTNAME": "<your DATABRICKS_SERVER_HOSTNAME>",
        "DATABRICKS_HTTP_PATH": "<your DATABRICKS_HTTP_PATH>",
        "DATABRICKS_TOKEN": "<your DATABRICKS_TOKEN>",
        "DATABRICKS_CLIENT_ID": "<your DATABRICKS_CLIENT_ID>",
        "DATABRICKS_CLIENT_SECRET": "<your DATABRICKS_CLIENT_SECRET>",
        "COST_GUARD_ALLOW_MULTI_STATEMENT_SQL": "<your COST_GUARD_ALLOW_MULTI_STATEMENT_SQL>",
        "COST_GUARD_ALLOW_WRITE_STATEMENTS": "<your COST_GUARD_ALLOW_WRITE_STATEMENTS>",
        "COST_GUARD_MAX_IN_FLIGHT_QUERIES": "<your COST_GUARD_MAX_IN_FLIGHT_QUERIES>",
        "COST_GUARD_DATABRICKS_ALLOW_WAREHOUSE_START": "<your COST_GUARD_DATABRICKS_ALLOW_WAREHOUSE_START>",
        "COST_GUARD_SNOWFLAKE_ALLOW_WAREHOUSE_RESUME": "<your COST_GUARD_SNOWFLAKE_ALLOW_WAREHOUSE_RESUME>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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ALTERNATIVES

When to choose another server

Other servers by mcpsmiths

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MAINTENANCE AND EVIDENCE

What changed, and when this was checked

First listed: Sep 12, 2026
Latest version published: Oct 19, 2026
Version history: 7 versions tracked (below)
Requirements evidence: Declared by Glama, last synced Nov 3, 2026. Not independently verified by MCP Toplist.
Profile checked: Not yet — purpose, capabilities and requirements above come from registry data only
Ranking data as of: Nov 3, 2026

Registry sightings

Official MCP ↗listed since Sep 13, 2026 · still listed
Glama ↗listed since Sep 13, 2026 · still listed

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VERSIONS

Available versions (7)

Version	Published
0.6.0	Oct 19, 2026
0.5.0	Oct 15, 2026
0.3.2	Sep 28, 2026
0.3.0	Sep 18, 2026
0.2.0	Sep 17, 2026
0.1.1	Sep 14, 2026
0.1.0	Sep 12, 2026

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FAQ

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Who maintains Cost Guard MCP?: Cost Guard MCP is maintained by mcpsmiths, which publishes 2 MCP servers (24 total versions) tracked on MCP Toplist.
Is Cost Guard MCP listed on the Official MCP Registry?: Yes — Cost Guard MCP is listed on the Official MCP Registry, alongside Glama.
How many versions does Cost Guard MCP have?: MCP Toplist tracks 7 versions of Cost Guard MCP, most recently published on Oct 19, 2026.
Where can I find the source code for Cost Guard MCP?: The source code for Cost Guard MCP is hosted at github.com/mcpsmiths/cost-guard-mcp.

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