Quick Start

Deploy your first MCP server in 5 minutes

In this quick start, you will learn how to deploy an MCP server on Infragate, add a database-backed tool that queries an external database for active rRNA records by taxonomy, and invoke it with MCP Inspector. You will provision the server, define a parameterized SQL query and data source, then test the tool end to end in minutes.

1. Sign up for Infragate

   Create your free account at console.infragate.co

   Open Console

2. Create a MCP Server

   Navigate to the “MCP Servers” and click “Create Server”. Assign a name to your server, choose Authorization Mode as None, and a deployment region of your choice. Finally click “Create Server”.

   It will take a minute for the server to be initalized.

3. Create a new tool

   After the server has initialized successfully, click on “Tools” tab and then “Add Tool”. In this quick start, we will create a simple tool that returns active ribosomal RNA (rRNA) records from the RNAcentral.

   1. Set the tool name and description:

      Tool Name

      find_rRNA_by_taxonomy

      Tool Description

      Retrieves up to 10 active ribosomal RNA (rRNA) records from the RNAcentral database whose associated organism’s taxonomy lineage matches a given search term. Returns each RNA’s ID, type, and description.

   2. Set tool parameters:

      Under “Tool Parameters” click “Add Parameter” and add the following parameter:

      • Name: search_term, Type: string, Description: The term used for searching

   3. Choose Tool Type:

      Select “Database”

   4. Define a new data source:

      In “Data Source” choose “Create New Data Source”

      • Data Source Name: RNA Central Database
      • Description: RNAcentral is a comprehensive database of non-coding RNA sequences
      • Database Type: PostgreSQL
      • Connection details, from RNAcentral documentation:

        Username	reader
        Password	NWDMCE5xdipIjRrp
        Hostname	hh-pgsql-public.ebi.ac.uk
        Port	5432
        Database Name	pfmegrnargs

      • Leave SSH Tunneling disabled

   5. SQL Query:

      Under “Query Type”, keep the default selection - Prepared Statement (Recommended).

      Set the SQL query as follows:

      SQL Query

      SELECT precomputed.id, precomputed.rna_type, precomputed.description
      FROM rnc_rna_precomputed precomputed
      JOIN rnc_taxonomy tax ON tax.id = precomputed.taxid
      WHERE tax.lineage LIKE '%' || :search_term || '%'
      AND precomputed.is_active = true AND rna_type = 'rRNA' limit 10

      Note

      Note the use of :search_term to reference the parameter defined above.

      Caution

      • Do not include any semicolon (;) at the end of the SQL statement.
      • It is recommended that you use a read-only user for database connections.

   6. Save the tool
      Click “Save Tool” to add it to your MCP server and return to the MCP Server Overview page.

4. Invoke the tool

   Using your MCP client of choice, connect to your server and invoke the tool. In this quick start guide, we will use MCP Inspector.

   Run the following commands in your terminal/command line:

   npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector

   1. Configure connection details
      • Set the Transport to Streamable HTTP
      • Set the URL to your server’s endpoint, e.g. https://<your-server>.serverless.api.infragate.co/mcp
      • Click Connect

   

   2. List Tools
      • Switch to the tools tab and click “List Tools”
      • You should see the find_rRNA_by_taxonomy tool listed. Click on it to view its details.

   

   3. Call the tool
      • Choose the tool find_rRNA_by_taxonomy
      • Set the search_term parameter to human
      • Click “Run Tool”