Release / 23 Jan 2026
MCP Toolbox for Databases v0.26.0
Back up and restore Cloud SQL instances through tools.
Before you upgrade to v0.26.0 2 to fix
Rename invalid tools to use only letters, digits, underscores, hyphens, and periods; names must satisfy the new MCP naming validation.
Action required Define parameterized database tools in YAML and share them with agents through MCP or Toolbox SDKs. Affects: Configurations with tool names outside the accepted naming rules.
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Send the natural-language input as `query` instead of `prompt`.
Action required Convert natural-language database questions with Gemini Data Analytics. Affects: Callers of `cloud-gemini-data-analytics-query`.
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What changed in v0.26.0
Adds Cloud SQL backup tools and multiple prebuilt configurations; tool names and GDA input names require migration.
v0.26.0; use the release binaries or container image and configure the required source credentials. Beta release; the public API can change.
Fixed and improved
Create and restore Cloud SQL backups.
Improved Manage Cloud SQL instances, users, and databases through the Admin API.
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Combine multiple prebuilt configurations, use `valueFromParam`, and connect with MCP protocol version 2025-11-25.
Improved Define parameterized database tools in YAML and share them with agents through MCP or Toolbox SDKs.
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Configure the maximum number of rows returned by queries.
Improved Query BigQuery data and inspect dataset and table metadata.
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Use embedding-model processing through the MCP handler.
Improved Generate embeddings for PostgreSQL query parameters.
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← v0.25.0 All MCP Toolbox for Databases releases v0.27.0 → Seeded by
