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Evidence field	Google BigQuery MCPWatchlist candidate	Snowflake Managed MCPMCP100 Selected
Task fit
Best for	BigQuery exploration, metadata lookup, analytics, forecasting, and governed SQL workflows Teams that can dedicate a least-privileged Google identity/project	Expose governed Snowflake search, analyst, agent, custom tool, and SQL capabilities. Teams already using Snowflake that can test with non-sensitive data and least privilege.
Not ideal for	Production datasets without tight IAM and query-cost controls Use cases that require a read-only guarantee but still expose execute_sql	Users who need an MCP100-selected recommendation today Unattended production workflows before permissions and failure behavior are reviewed
Avoid when	The configured principal has broad project/dataset privileges You cannot monitor audit logs, quotas, and query spend	The connected data or account cannot be safely exposed to the selected AI client You cannot verify least-privilege access and review write-capable tool calls
Provenance
Provenance details	First-party MCP Google · Publisher source ↗	First-party MCP Snowflake · Publisher source ↗
Maintenance
Maintenance details	Repo: Not documented Package: Not documented	Repo: Not documented Package: Not documented
Popularity evidence
Client coverage
Client coverage details	Not documented	Claude Code✓ Streamable HTTP Claude Desktop✓ Streamable HTTP Codex✓ Streamable HTTP VS Code✓ Streamable HTTP Cursor✓ Streamable HTTP OpenCode✓ Streamable HTTP
Client coverage note	Local stdio runs on your computer. Streamable HTTP connects to a remotely hosted MCP server.
Access and data
Authentication	Uses Google Cloud authentication for the MCP Toolbox/BigQuery source; exact mechanism depends on the deployed toolbox environment.	Authentication follows the publisher's documented endpoint or local-server configuration. OAuth scopes, API-key handling, and revocation behavior remain review items.
Cost	BigQuery query/storage charges and any infrastructure costs apply.	No MCP100 cost conclusion is published yet. The publisher's account plan, API usage, infrastructure, or per-action charges may apply.
Permissions	BigQuery IAM controls accessible projects/datasets and operations. Use a dedicated least-privileged principal.	Exact permissions and the read/write boundary have not yet completed MCP100 independent review; consult the linked publisher sources and use the narrowest available scope.
Data handling	The server can inspect metadata and execute SQL against BigQuery; query results may contain sensitive warehouse data.	Publisher-accessible account or application data may be returned to the MCP client and its selected model. Retention and subprocess behavior require candidate-specific review.
Limitations
Tradeoffs	Strong first-party docs and IAM integrate well with enterprise Google Cloud controls execute_sql makes the real safety boundary the configured identity and SQL policy, not the MCP layer itself	First-party provenance and a clear task improve confidence, but do not replace an independent permissions and usability review. Client transport compatibility does not prove that authentication, scopes, failure handling, and every tool behave safely. Snowflake Managed MCP tool-call responses are SSE streams; spec-compliant clients are unaffected, while custom single-JSON parsers need changes.
Risk context	High. SQL can expose data, incur large query cost, or perform DDL/DML if the identity permits it. Require IAM scoping, quotas, logs, and review.	Use a test workspace or non-production account, least privilege, read-only controls where available, explicit approval for mutations, and credential revocation after evaluation.
Evidence date
Editorial review	2026-09-11	2026-09-05
Candidate evidence	2026-09-11T00:00:00.000Z	2026-09-05T00:00:00.000Z

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