Trino FAQs

Question 1

What is MCP Trino Server?

Accepted Answer

MCP Trino Server provides seamless integration with Trino and Iceberg, enabling advanced data exploration, querying, and table maintenance capabilities.

Question 2

What kind of table maintenance operations are supported for Iceberg?

Accepted Answer

The tool supports optimizing tables, optimizing manifests, and expiring snapshots to maintain and improve Iceberg table performance.

Question 3

What are the key features of Trino integration?

Accepted Answer

Key features include interactive data exploration, automated Iceberg table maintenance, SQL query execution with formatted results, catalog/schema navigation, and query history tracking.

Question 4

What are the prerequisites for using MCP Trino Server?

Accepted Answer

You need a running Trino server (or Docker Compose), Python 3.11+, and optionally Docker for containerized deployment.

Question 5

How can I see my query history?

Accepted Answer

The 'show_query_history' tool allows you to view a history of executed queries, with an optional limit on the number of queries returned.

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