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Side-by-side MCP evidence comparison
Evidence field	dbtMCP100 Recommended	Codebase Memory MCPMCP100 Recommended
Task fit
Best for	Analytics-engineering investigation and governed dbt development and job workflows.	Repository indexing, symbol search, call-path tracing, impact analysis, and architecture queries across many languages
Not ideal for	Teams outside the publisher ecosystem or without least-privilege credentials	Tiny repositories, one-off text searches, or semantic questions unsupported by the indexed parsers
Avoid when	The connected identity is broader than the task requires Tool calls cannot be reviewed before consequential mutations	The source tree cannot be indexed locally or persistent cache files are prohibited
Provenance
Provenance details	First-party MCP ecosystem:dbt · Publisher source ↗	First-party MCP DeusData · Publisher source ↗
Maintenance
Maintenance details	Repo: Sep 24, 2026 Package: Not documented	Repo: Aug 14, 2026 Package: Aug 14, 2026
Popularity evidence
GitHub stars	610 GitHub stars · checked 2026-09-24T04:14:39.550000Z	44,904 GitHub stars · checked 2026-09-25T18:35:00Z
Package downloads / 30 days	75,917 package downloads / 30 days · checked 2026-09-24T04:17:50.251000Z	28,000 package downloads / 30 days · checked 2026-08-14T00:00:00.000Z
External adoption evidence	Not documented	npm: package downloads: 28,015Exact attributable signal.npm: package downloads · Rolling 30 days · checked 2026-08-14T18:46:26.000ZEvidence source ↗
Client coverage
Client coverage details	Claude Code✓ Local stdio Claude Desktop✓ Local stdio Codex✓ Local stdio VS Code✓ Local stdio Cursor✓ Local stdio OpenCode✓ Local stdio	Claude Code✓ Local stdio Claude Desktop✓ Local stdio Codex✓ Local stdio VS Code✓ Local stdio Cursor✓ Local stdio OpenCode✓ Local stdio
Client coverage note	Local stdio runs on your computer. Streamable HTTP connects to a remotely hosted MCP server.
Access and data
Authentication	The server documents dbt platform credentials and local project configuration.	local stdio; no remote auth needed
Cost	The MCP integration has no separately verified MCP100 price conclusion. Publisher subscriptions, API usage, compute, storage, and AI-client charges may apply.	none beyond local resources
Permissions	dbt platform tokens, project permissions, enabled toolsets, and underlying warehouse roles determine authority.	reads indexed source/project data; installer writes supported agent/editor configs/hooks
Data handling	Authorized service data and tool results pass through the MCP server to the connected AI client. Review the publisher and client data policies before using sensitive analytics & data information.	local processing; current docs state no source/index/query/env/telemetry upload
Limitations
Tradeoffs	Job execution and warehouse-backed queries can change state or incur compute cost.	Persistent indexing can reduce repeated reads, but consumes local storage and graph results can become stale until the repository is re-indexed. Version 0.10.8 includes correctness and reliability fixes affecting graph/search results and Windows behavior.
Risk context	Job execution and warehouse-backed queries can change state or incur compute cost. Use a test environment where practical, least-privilege credentials, narrowly enabled tools, and explicit confirmation for mutations. MCP100 did not execute third-party server code during this documentation review.	latest 0.10.x supported; SLSA/Sigstore/checksums/VirusTotal/security policy
Evidence date
Editorial review	2026-07-30	2026-09-23
Candidate evidence	2026-09-24T04:25:05.554391Z	2026-09-25T18:35:00Z

Popularity, maintenance, fit, permissions, and client support are independent evidence fields.

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