Connecting Postgres to Claude is easy. For one person. But when you want your whole team querying the same database, things fall apart. Here's what I've learned and built to manage this. The quick way: direct MCP Anthropic published a reference Postgres MCP server. Install it, point it at your database, and Claude can run queries in minutes. // claude_desktop_config.json { "mcpServers" : { "postgres" : { "command" : "npx" , "args" : [ "-y" , "@modelcontextprotocol/server-postgres" , "postgresql://read_user:pass@host:5432/mydb" ] } } } Enter fullscreen mode Exit fullscreen mode Once connected, Claude can list tables, inspect schemas, and run SQL. Ask "how many users signed up this week?" and it writes the query, runs it, and returns the answer. Fast, free, and useful for a solo dev exploring a schema they already know.…