> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Using ClickHouse MCP server with Jan.ai

> This guide explains how to set up Jan.ai with a ClickHouse MCP server.

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> This guide explains how to use the ClickHouse MCP server with [Jan.ai](https://jan.ai/docs).

<Steps>
  <Step>
    <h2 id="install-janai">
      Install Jan.ai
    </h2>

    Jan.ai is an open source ChatGPT-alternative that runs 100% offline.
    You can download Jan.ai for [Mac](https://jan.ai/docs/desktop/mac), [Windows](https://jan.ai/docs/desktop/windows), or [Linux](https://jan.ai/docs/desktop/linux).

    It's a native app, so once it's downloaded, you can launch it.
  </Step>

  <Step>
    <h2 id="add-llm-to-janai">
      Add LLM to Jan.ai
    </h2>

    We can enabled models via the settings menu.

    To enable OpenAI, we need to provide an API key, as shown below:

    <Image img="https://mintcdn.com/private-7c7dfe99-mintlify-86180b7b/DF-nZAmnH8TA7I_p/images/use-cases/AI_ML/MCP/0_janai_openai.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=DF-nZAmnH8TA7I_p&q=85&s=c3e29fbaa50935e5c58e41747f596a70" alt="Enable OpenAI models" size="md" width="938" height="359" data-path="images/use-cases/AI_ML/MCP/0_janai_openai.png" />
  </Step>

  <Step>
    <h2 id="enable-mcp-servers">
      Enable MCP servers
    </h2>

    At the time of writing, MCP servers are an experimental feature in Jan.ai.
    We can enable them by toggling experimental features:

    <Image img="https://mintcdn.com/private-7c7dfe99-mintlify-86180b7b/DF-nZAmnH8TA7I_p/images/use-cases/AI_ML/MCP/1_janai_mcp_servers.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=DF-nZAmnH8TA7I_p&q=85&s=85a3b540ba0860b9365b250b19b1f2e3" alt="Enable MCP servers" size="md" width="1320" height="325" data-path="images/use-cases/AI_ML/MCP/1_janai_mcp_servers.png" />

    Once that toggle is pressed, we'll see `MCP servers` on the left menu.
  </Step>

  <Step>
    <h2 id="configure-clickhouse-mcp-server">
      Configure ClickHouse MCP server
    </h2>

    If we click on the `MCP servers` menu, we'll see a list of MCP servers that we can connect to:

    <Image img="https://mintcdn.com/private-7c7dfe99-mintlify-86180b7b/DF-nZAmnH8TA7I_p/images/use-cases/AI_ML/MCP/2_janai_mcp_servers_list.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=DF-nZAmnH8TA7I_p&q=85&s=decd7f91fecef38e32584e784afc96cc" alt="MCP servers list" size="md" width="1061" height="793" data-path="images/use-cases/AI_ML/MCP/2_janai_mcp_servers_list.png" />

    There servers are all disabled by default, but we can able them by clicking the toggle.

    To install the ClickHouse MCP server, we need to click on the `+` icon and then populate the form with the following:

    <Image img="https://mintcdn.com/private-7c7dfe99-mintlify-86180b7b/DF-nZAmnH8TA7I_p/images/use-cases/AI_ML/MCP/3_janai_add_mcp_server.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=DF-nZAmnH8TA7I_p&q=85&s=c559b558e04483407690a383f04f0f27" alt="Add MCP server" size="md" width="543" height="551" data-path="images/use-cases/AI_ML/MCP/3_janai_add_mcp_server.png" />

    Once we've done that, we'll need to toggle the ClickHouse Server if it's not already toggled:

    <Image img="https://mintcdn.com/private-7c7dfe99-mintlify-86180b7b/DF-nZAmnH8TA7I_p/images/use-cases/AI_ML/MCP/4_janai_toggle.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=DF-nZAmnH8TA7I_p&q=85&s=f2ce10e03c6d71bad92f4fae13a8cf2c" alt="Enable MCP server" size="md" width="759" height="147" data-path="images/use-cases/AI_ML/MCP/4_janai_toggle.png" />

    The ClickHouse MCP server's tools will now be visible on the chat dialog:

    <Image img="https://mintcdn.com/private-7c7dfe99-mintlify-86180b7b/DF-nZAmnH8TA7I_p/images/use-cases/AI_ML/MCP/5_jani_tools.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=DF-nZAmnH8TA7I_p&q=85&s=f8e74d02e50014517a212ac24cddfd70" alt="ClickHouse MCP server tools" size="md" width="625" height="367" data-path="images/use-cases/AI_ML/MCP/5_jani_tools.png" />
  </Step>

  <Step>
    <h2 id="chat-to-clickhouse-mcp-server">
      Chat to ClickHouse MCP server with Jan.ai
    </h2>

    It's time to have a conversation about some data stored in ClickHouse!
    Let's ask a question:

    <Image img="https://mintcdn.com/private-7c7dfe99-mintlify-86180b7b/DF-nZAmnH8TA7I_p/images/use-cases/AI_ML/MCP/6_janai_question.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=DF-nZAmnH8TA7I_p&q=85&s=a8c5f15c37b2691f647791474c5c2c3d" alt="Question" size="md" width="830" height="183" data-path="images/use-cases/AI_ML/MCP/6_janai_question.png" />

    Jan.ai will ask confirmation before calling a tool:

    <Image img="https://mintcdn.com/private-7c7dfe99-mintlify-86180b7b/DF-nZAmnH8TA7I_p/images/use-cases/AI_ML/MCP/7_janai_tool_confirmation.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=DF-nZAmnH8TA7I_p&q=85&s=12ad2b8da8695bbcd168b5771bcb08e7" alt="Tool confirmation" size="md" width="538" height="274" data-path="images/use-cases/AI_ML/MCP/7_janai_tool_confirmation.png" />

    It will then show us the list of tool calls that were made:

    <Image img="https://mintcdn.com/private-7c7dfe99-mintlify-86180b7b/DF-nZAmnH8TA7I_p/images/use-cases/AI_ML/MCP/8_janai_tools_called.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=DF-nZAmnH8TA7I_p&q=85&s=a7806554ebbaac343dd671ac79537583" alt="Tools called" size="md" width="1174" height="577" data-path="images/use-cases/AI_ML/MCP/8_janai_tools_called.png" />

    If we click on the tool call, we can see the details of the call:

    <Image img="https://mintcdn.com/private-7c7dfe99-mintlify-86180b7b/086sd15g6bbbY0wP/images/use-cases/AI_ML/MCP/9_janai_tools_called_expanded.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=086sd15g6bbbY0wP&q=85&s=736a379edad92291be0e321c87afc431" alt="Tools called expanded" size="md" width="1139" height="1418" data-path="images/use-cases/AI_ML/MCP/9_janai_tools_called_expanded.png" />

    And then underneath, we have our result:

    <Image img="https://mintcdn.com/private-7c7dfe99-mintlify-86180b7b/DF-nZAmnH8TA7I_p/images/use-cases/AI_ML/MCP/10_janai_result.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=DF-nZAmnH8TA7I_p&q=85&s=30375d2f440f3c3d3691fc69be89665c" alt="Result" size="md" width="1122" height="679" data-path="images/use-cases/AI_ML/MCP/10_janai_result.png" />
  </Step>
</Steps>
