Databricks-managed MCP servers
Ready-made Model Context Protocol servers for Genie, AI Search, SQL and Unity Catalog functions.
Why it is worth watching
The documented default way to give an agent tools, ahead of hand-written wrappers.
What Public Preview promises
Open to everyone and supported for production use, though it can still change. On by default, and an admin can turn it off.
| Who can use it | Everyone |
|---|---|
| Production use | Yes |
| Support | The support team |
| On by default | Yes, with an opt-out |
The definitions are Databricks' own, on its release types page. The label on this page is the one the feature's documentation states, last checked on 13 Sept 2026.
Where to read more
We wrote it up: Model Context Protocol on Databricks — Three places an agent's MCP servers come from: Databricks-managed servers, external servers registered in Unity Catalog as MCP Services, and custom servers hosted as apps. That page carries the Public Preview label while this entry does.
The Databricks documentation for Databricks-managed MCP servers