Twitter/X

Airtable released an MCP-enabled CLI package named @airtable/mcp-cli, announced…

Brief

Airtable published a new CLI, @airtable/mcp-cli (announced 2026-06-04), that exposes full MCP capabilities via npm. Key features include scheduled pruning of dead issues in task-tracking bases, using Claude Code for base creation and large operations, and scripting automation workflows against Airtable data; a video demo accompanies the release.

Why it matters

Airtable released an MCP-enabled CLI package named @airtable/mcp-cli, announced 2026-06-04 by @airtable; install with: npm install -g @airtable/mcp-cli

Key details

  • The CLI can prune a task-tracking base for dead issues on a daily cadence, letting teams clean stale tasks automatically
  • It integrates with Claude Code for base creation and larger operations and can script automation workflows against Airtable data (video demo referenced)
Cleaned source text

We built a CLI for Airtable with full MCP capabilities.

Things you can do with it:

Run base creation and larger operations with Claude Code

Script automation workflows against your Airtable data

Get started: npm install -g @airtable/mcp-cli

Video