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Scherlok MCP Server

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Scherlok runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 506 installs a week from pypi. Last commit 7 Nov 2026.

Zero-config data-quality monitoring: profile a warehouse, detect anomalies, gate CI.

Installs per day peak 312 · avg 52 · +267% w/w
a month agotoday
506
Installs / week
pypi · scherlok
14
Stars
13 open issues
7 Nov 2026
Last commit
from GitHub
MIT
License
Python

What the code does

We read the source, 1 d ago · rules 995398eba69f

Capabilities

What this server is able to do. For an MCP server this is often the job itself — a terminal server runs commands because that is what it is for. Listed so you know what you are plugging in, not as an accusation.

    if "hooks.slack.com" in url_lower or "slack" in url_lower:

Is this your server and something here is wrong? Tell us — corrections are free and do not require a plan.

This code can reach further than it looks

We found places where it runs commands, builds paths or queries from values it is given. None of that is a flaw by itself — it becomes one when the code changes, and code changes quietly between releases. We re-read it on every one.

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Connect this server

This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.

run in your terminal
claude mcp add scherlok -e 'SCHERLOK_CONNECTION=<SCHERLOK_CONNECTION>' -- uvx scherlok
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "scherlok": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "scherlok"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SCHERLOK_CONNECTION": "<SCHERLOK_CONNECTION>"
      }
    }
  }
}
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.scherlok]
command = "uvx"
args = ["scherlok"]
env = { SCHERLOK_CONNECTION = "<SCHERLOK_CONNECTION>" }
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "scherlok": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "scherlok"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SCHERLOK_CONNECTION": "<SCHERLOK_CONNECTION>"
      }
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "scherlok": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "scherlok"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SCHERLOK_CONNECTION": "<SCHERLOK_CONNECTION>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Put your own value in place of <SCHERLOK_CONNECTION> (Warehouse connection string (postgresql://, bigquery://, snowflake://, mysql://, duckdb:///path). Resolved server-side; never passed by the model). The author’s registry entry marks it as required.

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Scherlok — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no uptime for Scherlok?
Scherlok runs on your own machine over stdio — there is no network address to reach, so uptime cannot be measured for it by anyone. What can be measured is adoption: the pypi package scherlok was installed 506 times last week.
How do I connect Scherlok?
Copy the ready config from this page. We generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each in the form that client actually reads. It runs locally, so the command pulls scherlok straight from pypi; nothing to host, nothing to sign up for.
How many people use Scherlok?
The pypi package scherlok was installed 506 times in the last week. Week over week that is +267%. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.
Is Scherlok open source?
Yes — it is published under the MIT licence, written in Python, 14 stars on GitHub and 13 open issues. The source link is on this page, so you can read exactly what it does with your data before you connect it.