crewAI/docs/en/enterprise/integrations/snowflake.mdx

---
title: Snowflake Integration
description: "Connect CrewAI agents to Snowflake Cortex Analyst, Cortex Search, and SQL execution through the Snowflake-managed MCP server."
icon: "snowflake"
mode: "wide"
---

## Overview

Connect your CrewAI agents directly to your Snowflake data through the [Snowflake-managed MCP server](https://docs.snowflake.com/en/user-guide/snowflake-cortex/cortex-agents-mcp). The Snowflake integration lets your agents query structured data with **Cortex Analyst**, search unstructured data with **Cortex Search**, and run governed SQL against your warehouses — all without writing or hosting any connector code.

Under the hood, the Snowflake integration is a managed wrapper around CrewAI's [Custom MCP Server](/en/enterprise/guides/custom-mcp-server) support. Snowflake exposes its Cortex AI capabilities through a [Model Context Protocol](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/) endpoint, and CrewAI connects to it securely on your behalf. Any tool you expose on the Snowflake side — Cortex Analyst, Cortex Search, SQL execution, Cortex Agents, or your own custom tools — becomes available to your crews.

## Key Capabilities

<CardGroup cols={3}>
  <Card title="Cortex Analyst" icon="chart-bar">
    Ask questions in natural language and let [Cortex Analyst](https://docs.snowflake.com/en/user-guide/snowflake-cortex/cortex-analyst) generate and run SQL against your **structured** data using rich semantic models.
  </Card>
  <Card title="Cortex Search" icon="magnifying-glass">
    Retrieve relevant **unstructured** data for RAG and knowledge workflows with [Cortex Search](https://docs.snowflake.com/en/user-guide/snowflake-cortex/cortex-search/cortex-search-overview), Snowflake's fully managed search service.
  </Card>
  <Card title="SQL Execution" icon="database">
    Run governed SQL queries directly against your Snowflake warehouses, with configurable read-only mode, timeouts, and warehouse selection.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

Because the integration surfaces whatever tools your MCP server publishes, you can also expose **Cortex Agents** and **custom tools** (user-defined functions and stored procedures) to your CrewAI agents.

## Prerequisites

Before using the Snowflake integration, ensure you have:

- A [CrewAI AMP](https://app.crewai.com) account with an active subscription
- A Snowflake account with access to Cortex AI features
- A [Snowflake-managed MCP server](https://docs.snowflake.com/en/user-guide/snowflake-cortex/cortex-agents-mcp) configured with the tools you want to expose
- Appropriate Snowflake privileges (USAGE/SELECT) on the MCP server and its underlying objects

## Setting Up the Snowflake MCP Server

The Snowflake-managed MCP server runs inside your Snowflake account and defines which tools are available to external clients like CrewAI. Create one with the [`CREATE MCP SERVER`](https://docs.snowflake.com/en/sql-reference/sql/create-mcp-server) command, listing the Cortex Search services, Cortex Analyst semantic views, and SQL tools you want to expose.

```sql
CREATE MCP SERVER my_mcp_server
  FROM SPECIFICATION $$
    tools:
      - name: "sales_analyst"
        type: "CORTEX_ANALYST"
        identifier: "MY_DATABASE.MY_SCHEMA.sales_semantic_view"
        description: "Answer questions about sales metrics"
      - name: "docs_search"
        type: "CORTEX_SEARCH_SERVICE_QUERY"
        identifier: "MY_DATABASE.MY_SCHEMA.support_docs_search"
        description: "Search internal support documentation"
      - name: "run_sql"
        type: "SQL_EXECUTION"
        description: "Execute read-only SQL queries"
  $$;
```

<Note>
The MCP endpoint follows the format `https://<account_URL>/api/v2/databases/{database}/schemas/{schema}/mcp-servers/{name}`. CrewAI builds this URL automatically from the **Account URL**, **Database**, **Schema**, and **MCP Server Name** you provide when configuring the integration.
</Note>

For the complete specification — including Cortex Agents, custom tools, response-size limits, and governance options — see the [Snowflake-managed MCP server documentation](https://docs.snowflake.com/en/user-guide/snowflake-cortex/cortex-agents-mcp).

## Connecting Snowflake in CrewAI AMP

<Frame>
    <img src="/images/enterprise/snowflake-configure.png" alt="Configure Snowflake integration in CrewAI AMP" />
</Frame>

<Steps>
    <Step title="Open Tools & Integrations">
        Navigate to **Tools & Integrations** in the left sidebar of CrewAI AMP, find **Snowflake** in the list of applications, and open its configuration panel.
    </Step>

    <Step title="Provide connection details">
        Fill in the connection fields that CrewAI uses to reach your Snowflake MCP server:

        | Field | Required | Description |
        |-------|----------|-------------|
        | **Name** | Yes | A descriptive name for this connection (defaults to `Snowflake`). |
        | **Description** | No | An optional summary of what this connection provides. |
        | **Account URL** | Yes | Your Snowflake account URL, e.g. `xy12345.us-east-1.snowflakecomputing.com`. |
        | **Database** | Yes | The database that contains your MCP server (e.g. `MY_DATABASE`). |
        | **Schema** | Yes | The schema that contains your MCP server (e.g. `MY_SCHEMA`). |
        | **MCP Server Name** | Yes | The name of the MCP server object you created in Snowflake (e.g. `MY_MCP_SERVER`). |
    </Step>

    <Step title="Choose an authentication method">
        Select how CrewAI authenticates to Snowflake. **OAuth** is recommended.

        - **Use OAuth** — Connect securely using OAuth 2.0 for token-based authentication without sharing your credentials. CrewAI handles the full authorization flow and refreshes tokens automatically. Copy the **Redirect URI** shown in the form (`https://oauth.crewai.com/oauth/add`) and register it as an authorized redirect URI in your Snowflake [OAuth security integration](https://docs.snowflake.com/en/user-guide/oauth-custom).
        - **Use personal access token** — Authenticate using a [programmatic access token](https://docs.snowflake.com/en/user-guide/programmatic-access-tokens) generated from your Snowflake account settings. Assign a least-privileged role to the token to limit exposure.
    </Step>

    <Step title="Authenticate">
        Click **Authenticate**. For OAuth, you'll be redirected to Snowflake to authorize access. Once authenticated, the Snowflake server appears in your Connections and its tools become available to your crews.
    </Step>
</Steps>

<Tip>
With OAuth, each user authenticates individually and queries run with their Snowflake `DEFAULT_ROLE`. Make sure connecting users have a default role and warehouse set (`ALTER USER <username> SET DEFAULT_ROLE = '<role>' DEFAULT_WAREHOUSE = '<warehouse>'`) so Cortex Analyst and SQL tools have compute to run on.
</Tip>

## Using Snowflake Tools in Your Crews

Once connected, the tools your MCP server exposes appear alongside built-in connections on the **Tools & Integrations** page. You can:

- **Assign tools to agents** in your crews just like any other CrewAI tool.
- **Manage visibility** to control which team members can use the connection.
- **Edit or remove** the connection at any time from the Connections list.

Your agents can now ask Cortex Analyst for metrics, run Cortex Search over your documents, and execute SQL — with results flowing back into their reasoning automatically.

<Warning>
Snowflake enforces governance on the MCP server: role-based access control determines which tools a user can discover and invoke, and limits apply to response size, tool count (max 50 per server), and recursion depth. If a tool call fails, confirm the connecting user's role has the required privileges on the MCP server and its underlying objects.
</Warning>

## Learn More

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Snowflake-managed MCP Server" icon="snowflake" href="https://docs.snowflake.com/en/user-guide/snowflake-cortex/cortex-agents-mcp">
    Official Snowflake documentation for creating and governing the MCP server.
  </Card>
  <Card title="Custom MCP Servers in CrewAI" icon="plug" href="/en/enterprise/guides/custom-mcp-server">
    Learn how CrewAI connects to any MCP server, the foundation the Snowflake integration builds on.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

<Card title="Need Help?" icon="headset" href="mailto:support@crewai.com">
  Contact our support team for assistance with the Snowflake integration or troubleshooting.
</Card>