# Airbyte documentation

Research date: 2026-09-07

Documentation coverage: partial.

Reference index, not a mirror of complete vendor documentation. Retrieved pages do not prove the MCP works.

## What it does

Open-source/cloud ELT platform with 600+ connectors moving data from SaaS tools and databases into warehouses; increasingly positions itself as a context layer for AI agents via a hosted Context Store.

## Access and connection

MCP support: official

Access requirements: free - Core (self-managed, open source) is always free; Cloud has a genuine self-serve $0/mo tier (1,000 Agent Operations/month); cheapest paid Standard tier starts at $10/mo.

Authentication: Two-layer OAuth 2.0 - OAuth into the Airbyte account/org for the MCP server itself, plus separate OAuth or API-key auth per connected third-party service (Salesforce, HubSpot, GitHub, Stripe, etc.), entered in-browser, never in agent chat. Hosted endpoint: https://mcp.airbyte.ai/mcp.

Research checked: 2026-09-07

These details come from catalog research. Check vendor sources for current setup instructions; this is not proof of a tested connection.

## Sources

- https://airbyte.com/
- https://airbyte.com/pricing
- https://docs.airbyte.com/ai-agents/interfaces/mcp
- https://mcp.airbyte.ai/mcp

## Retrieved pages

- https://docs.airbyte.com/ai-agents/interfaces/mcp (fetched)