Anyquery vs InstantDB MCP

A side-by-side comparison of two Databases servers — tools, transport, auth, maintenance, and copy-paste config for each.

	Anyquery Run SQL over files, databases, and 40+ apps (GitHub, Notion, Chrome, Todoist) — and expose them to LLMs via MCP. Unverified stdio (local) No auth Go	InstantDB MCP Create, manage, and query your InstantDB apps, schemas, permissions, and data from your AI editor. Unverified HTTP (remote) OAuth TypeScript
Category	Databases	Databases
Language	Go	TypeScript
Transport	stdio (local)	HTTP (remote)
Auth	None	OAuth
GitHub stars	1.7k	10k
Last commit	7 days ago	1 day ago
Verified
Actively maintained
Install	`brew install anyquery`	`npx -y @instantdb/mcp --token <token>`
Repo	Open	Open

Verdict

Pick Anyquery if you want a local (stdio) server that keeps data on your machine, and you want zero-setup with no API key.

Pick InstantDB MCP if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option, and you want a hosted/remote server with nothing to install.

Add Anyquery

Install / run

brew install anyquery

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "anyquery": {
      "command": "path/to/anyquery/that/you/copied/from/step-3",
      "args": [
        "mcp",
        "--stdio"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Add InstantDB MCP

Install / run

npx -y @instantdb/mcp --token <token>

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "instantdb-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://mcp.instantdb.com/mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop connects to remote servers through the `mcp-remote` proxy (installed on first run via npx). Restart Claude Desktop after saving.

FAQ

Anyquery or InstantDB MCP — which is better?

Pick Anyquery if you want a local (stdio) server that keeps data on your machine, and you want zero-setup with no API key. Pick InstantDB MCP if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option, and you want a hosted/remote server with nothing to install.

Can I use both Anyquery and InstantDB MCP?

Yes — MCP clients let you enable multiple servers at once. Add both configs to your client's mcpServers and use whichever tool fits the task.

Do Anyquery and InstantDB MCP work with Claude, Cursor and Windsurf?

Both do. Copy the per-client config below into Claude Desktop, Cursor, or Windsurf.

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