> This page is for Agent Handler.

> For clean Markdown of any page, append .md to the page URL.
> For a complete documentation index, see https://docs.merge.dev/llms.txt.
> For AI client integration (Claude Code, Cursor, etc.), connect to the MCP server at https://docs.merge.dev/_mcp/server.

# Airbyte

> Airbyte generic MCP server on Agent Handler. Build and run data pipelines and connections.

> **Generic MCP server**
>
> Airbyte builds and hosts this MCP server. Agent Handler proxies your agent's calls to it, so you get the same auth, [tool access controls](/merge-agent-handler/administer/managing-tool-access), and [audit trail](/merge-agent-handler/observe/audit-trail) you get on a Merge Connector. The tool surface itself comes from Airbyte.

Build and run data pipelines and connections.

|                    |                                                                    |
| ------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| **Type**           | Generic MCP server, hosted by Airbyte                              |
| **Server URL**     | `https://mcp.airbyte.ai/mcp`                                       |
| **Authentication** | OAuth                                                              |
| **Tool surface**   | Defined by Airbyte                                                 |
| **Vendor docs**    | [docs.airbyte.com](https://docs.airbyte.com/ai-agents/mcp-server/) |

## Authentication

Airbyte authenticates over OAuth. Your end user approves access in Airbyte's own consent screen during [Magic Link](/merge-agent-handler/build/authentication/magic-link), and Agent Handler holds the token.

## Available tools

Tools on a generic MCP server are defined by Airbyte, not by Merge, so the list changes when Airbyte changes it. Agent Handler discovers the current tools when the connection is made and re-discovers them on each resync, which means your agent always sees what the server actually exposes today.

To see the tools available right now, connect Airbyte in the dashboard and open its Connector page, or read [Airbyte's own MCP documentation](https://docs.airbyte.com/ai-agents/mcp-server/).

## How this differs from a Merge Connector

Merge Connectors are written and tested by Merge against the vendor's REST API. Merge owns the tool names, the input schemas, the error messages, and the regression tests, so the surface stays stable and the tool descriptions are tuned for agents.

A generic MCP server is the vendor's own. You get whatever the vendor ships, on the vendor's release schedule. Agent Handler still handles credential storage, OAuth, tool policy, and audit logging identically, so the governance story is the same either way.

See [Connectors overview](/merge-agent-handler/connectors/overview) for the full comparison.

Next: [Connect a Connector](/merge-agent-handler/build/authentication/magic-link)