diff --git a/.mcp.json b/.mcp.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..87330bc84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.mcp.json
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+  "mcpServers": {
+    "dbx": {
+      "command": "npx",
+      "args": ["tsx", "mcp/src/index.ts"],
+      "cwd": "/Users/skyler/VsCodeProjects/dbx"
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/commands/mcp_bridge.rs b/src-tauri/src/commands/mcp_bridge.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5e77267c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src-tauri/src/commands/mcp_bridge.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use std::sync::Arc;
+use tauri::{AppHandle, Emitter, Manager};
+use tokio::io::{AsyncReadExt, AsyncWriteExt};
+use tokio::net::TcpListener;
+
+use super::connection::AppState;
+use super::connection_secrets::{create_secret_store, load_connections_from_file};
+
+const BIND_ADDR: &str = "127.0.0.1:0";
+
+#[derive(Deserialize)]
+struct OpenTableRequest {
+    connection_name: String,
+    database: Option<String>,
+    schema: Option<String>,
+    table: String,
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Serialize)]
+pub struct McpOpenTableEvent {
+    pub connection_id: String,
+    pub database: String,
+    pub schema: Option<String>,
+    pub table: String,
+}
+
+pub fn start(app_handle: AppHandle, _state: Arc<AppState>) {
+    tauri::async_runtime::spawn(async move {
+        let listener = match TcpListener::bind(BIND_ADDR).await {
+            Ok(l) => l,
+            Err(e) => {
+                log::warn!("MCP bridge failed to bind {BIND_ADDR}: {e}");
+                return;
+            }
+        };
+        log::info!("MCP bridge listening on {BIND_ADDR}");
+        let actual_port = listener.local_addr().map(|a| a.port()).unwrap_or(0);
+        log::info!("MCP bridge assigned port {actual_port}");
+        if let Ok(dir) = app_handle.path().app_data_dir() {
+            let _ = std::fs::write(dir.join("mcp-bridge-port"), actual_port.to_string());
+        }
+        loop {
+            let (mut stream, _) = match listener.accept().await {
+                Ok(s) => s,
+                Err(_) => continue,
+            };
+            let app = app_handle.clone();
+            tokio::spawn(async move {
+                let mut buf = vec![0u8; 8192];
+                let n = match stream.read(&mut buf).await {
+                    Ok(n) if n > 0 => n,
+                    _ => return,
+                };
+                let request = String::from_utf8_lossy(&buf[..n]);
+                let body = request.split("\r\n\r\n").nth(1).unwrap_or("");
+                let first_line = request.lines().next().unwrap_or("");
+
+                if !first_line.starts_with("POST /open-table") {
+                    let _ = stream.write_all(b"HTTP/1.1 404 Not Found\r\nContent-Length: 0\r\n\r\n").await;
+                    return;
+                }
+
+                let req: OpenTableRequest = match serde_json::from_str(body) {
+                    Ok(r) => r,
+                    Err(_) => {
+                        let _ = stream.write_all(b"HTTP/1.1 400 Bad Request\r\nContent-Length: 0\r\n\r\n").await;
+                        return;
+                    }
+                };
+
+                let configs = match load_configs_from_disk(&app) {
+                    Ok(c) => c,
+                    Err(_) => {
+                        let _ = stream.write_all(b"HTTP/1.1 500 Internal Server Error\r\nContent-Length: 0\r\n\r\n").await;
+                        return;
+                    }
+                };
+
+                let found = configs.iter().find(|c| c.name.eq_ignore_ascii_case(&req.connection_name));
+                let Some(config) = found else {
+                    let resp = b"HTTP/1.1 404 Not Found\r\nContent-Length: 20\r\n\r\nConnection not found";
+                    let _ = stream.write_all(resp).await;
+                    return;
+                };
+
+                let event = McpOpenTableEvent {
+                    connection_id: config.id.clone(),
+                    database: req.database.unwrap_or_else(|| config.database.clone().unwrap_or_default()),
+                    schema: req.schema,
+                    table: req.table,
+                };
+
+                let _ = app.emit("mcp-open-table", &event);
+                let _ = stream.write_all(b"HTTP/1.1 200 OK\r\nContent-Length: 2\r\n\r\nok").await;
+            });
+        }
+    });
+}
+
+fn load_configs_from_disk(app: &AppHandle) -> Result<Vec<crate::models::connection::ConnectionConfig>, String> {
+    let dir = app.path().app_data_dir().map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;
+    let path = dir.join("connections.json");
+    let store = create_secret_store(app);
+    load_connections_from_file(&path, &*store)
+}
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/commands/mod.rs b/src-tauri/src/commands/mod.rs
index d0ff39c18..e9a8bd2da 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/commands/mod.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/commands/mod.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ pub mod ai;
 pub mod connection;
 mod connection_secrets;
 pub mod history;
+pub mod mcp_bridge;
 pub mod mongo_cmd;
 pub mod query;
 pub mod query_cancel;
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/lib.rs b/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
index 71db055a3..56a75c56e 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ mod models;
 
 use commands::connection::AppState;
 use std::sync::Arc;
+use tauri::Manager;
 
 #[cfg_attr(mobile, tauri::mobile_entry_point)]
 pub fn run() {
@@ -26,6 +27,9 @@ pub fn run() {
                         .build(),
                 )?;
             }
+            let app_handle = app.handle().clone();
+            let state: tauri::State<Arc<AppState>> = app.state();
+            commands::mcp_bridge::start(app_handle, state.inner().clone());
             Ok(())
         })
         .on_window_event(|window, event| {
diff --git a/src/App.vue b/src/App.vue
index af77b6dc5..6c5481195 100644
--- a/src/App.vue
+++ b/src/App.vue
@@ -833,6 +833,23 @@ onMounted(() => {
     setupFileDrop().catch(() => {});
     checkUpdates({ silent: true });
     getVersion().then((v) => { appVersion.value = v; }).catch(() => {});
+    import("@tauri-apps/api/event").then(({ listen }) => {
+      listen<{ connection_id: string; database: string; schema?: string; table: string }>("mcp-open-table", async (event) => {
+        const { connection_id, database, schema, table } = event.payload;
+        const config = connectionStore.getConfig(connection_id);
+        if (!config) return;
+        connectionStore.activeConnectionId = connection_id;
+        await connectionStore.ensureConnected(connection_id);
+
+        if (config.db_type === "redis") {
+          queryStore.createTab(connection_id, database || "0", `db${database || "0"}`, "redis");
+        } else if (config.db_type === "mongodb") {
+          queryStore.createTab(connection_id, database, table, "mongo");
+        } else {
+          openLineageTarget({ connectionId: connection_id, database, schema, tableName: table });
+        }
+      });
+    }).catch(() => {});
   }
 });