Set up Prisma MCP in Continue

Run Prisma migrations, check migration status, reset databases, and manage Prisma Postgres instances directly from your AI editor.

Locate the config file

Continue reads MCP server configuration from the following file:

~/.continue/config.yaml

Create this file if it does not already exist.

Add the following to your Continue config file:

yaml

mcpServers:
  - name: prisma-mcp
    command: npx
    args:
      - -y
      - prisma
      - mcp
    env:
      DATABASE_URL: YOUR_DATABASE_URL

Prisma MCP requires the following environment variables:

DATABASE_URLRequired

Database connection string for Prisma (e.g. postgresql://user:pass@localhost:5432/mydb)

Restart Continue. Prisma MCP should appear in your MCP server list with 8 tools available.

This server adds approximately 4,120 tokens to your context window for tool definitions.