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SimpleBackups

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Manage, check, investigate and automate server, database and storage backups from your AI assistant.

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What can you do with SimpleBackups?

  • "Which backups failed in the last 24 hours, and why?"
  • "Show me the run timeline for my production Postgres backup."
  • "Get the logs of the last failed run and tell me how to fix it."
  • "Pause all backups for the staging server during maintenance, then resume them."
  • "Run the MySQL backup now."
  • "Prepare a restore for yesterday's backup of my Supabase database."

Install

Add this to your client's MCP configuration (Claude Desktop: claude_desktop_config.json; Cursor: .cursor/mcp.json; VS Code and others use the same "mcpServers" shape).

Remote (streamable-http)
Claude Code 
claude mcp add --transport http simplebackups 'https://mcp.simplebackups.ai/mcp'
JSON configuration (Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code) 
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "simplebackups": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.simplebackups.ai/mcp"
        }
    }
}

Documentation

From the project's README on GitHub, refreshed weekly. Links open on GitHub.

Contents
  1. SimpleBackups MCP Server
  2. What you can do
  3. Tools
  4. Configuration
  5. Usage
  6. Security
  7. Support

SimpleBackups MCP Server

Check, debug, and fix your backups from any AI assistant. Find out which backups are failing and why, read run logs, and run, pause, or resume backups for your databases, servers, cloud storage, and SaaS apps.

SimpleBackups automates backups for databases, servers, cloud storage, and SaaS apps. It covers Supabase, Neon, PlanetScale, PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, and apps like Notion, GitHub and Linear. This MCP server lets your AI assistant (GitHub Copilot, Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and others) check backup health, investigate failures and run safe operations without opening the dashboard.

This is a hosted remote server. There is nothing to install or run, and this repository holds documentation only.

  • Endpoint: https://mcp.simplebackups.ai/mcp (streamable HTTP)
  • Auth: OAuth 2.1. You sign in with your SimpleBackups account; no API keys needed.
  • Docs: https://simplebackups.com/docs/mcp/overview
  • MCP Registry name: com.simplebackups/mcp

What you can do

  • "Which backups failed in the last 24 hours, and why?"
  • "Show me the run timeline for my production Postgres backup."
  • "Get the logs of the last failed run and tell me how to fix it."
  • "Pause all backups for the staging server during maintenance, then resume them."
  • "Run the MySQL backup now."
  • "Prepare a restore for yesterday's backup of my Supabase database."

Tools

ToolWhat it doesType
whoamiShows the signed-in account and teamRead
get-backups-overviewHealth summary across all backupsRead
list-backupsLists backups with status and scheduleRead
get-backupDetails of one backupRead
find-failing-backupsFinds backups that are failingRead
get-backup-runs-timelineRecent runs of a backup over timeRead
get-backup-logsLogs for a backup runRead
get-run-outputOutput of a specific runRead
list-serversLists connected serversRead
list-storagesLists storage destinationsRead
restore-prepPrepares restore details for a backupRead
run-backupsTriggers backups nowWrite
pause-backupsPauses backupsWrite
resume-backupsResumes paused backupsWrite

Configuration

VS Code / GitHub Copilot

Add to .vscode/mcp.json (or your user MCP settings):

{
  "servers": {
    "simplebackups": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.simplebackups.ai/mcp"
    }
  }
}
Claude, Cursor and other MCP clients
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "simplebackups": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.simplebackups.ai/mcp"
    }
  }
}

On first use your client opens a SimpleBackups sign-in page. Approve access and the tools are available right away.

Usage

  1. Add the server with one of the configs above.
  2. Sign in with your SimpleBackups account when prompted.
  3. Ask your assistant about your backups in plain language.

Write tools (run-backups, pause-backups, resume-backups) change state, so most clients ask you to confirm before running them.

Security

SimpleBackups is ISO 27001:2022 certified. Access uses OAuth with the permissions of your own account.

Support

Frequently asked questions

What is SimpleBackups?

Manage, check, investigate and automate server, database and storage backups from your AI assistant.

How do I install SimpleBackups?

It runs as a remote server. In Claude Code: claude mcp add --transport http simplebackups 'https://mcp.simplebackups.ai/mcp'. For other clients, paste the JSON configuration from this page into their MCP settings.

Does SimpleBackups need an API key?

Its registry entry lists no required key or secret. Some features may still need an account with the service it connects to.

Is SimpleBackups open source?

Its code is public on GitHub, but the repository does not declare a standard license.

Who maintains SimpleBackups?

It is published by UnionLab. AI.tn lists it but does not maintain or endorse it.

From the official MCP Registry. Listing is not an endorsement: review a server's code and permissions before giving it access to your data.