Great news for the Firebird community! A new project, mcpFirebird, has been launched and is now available on GitHub at https://github.com/PuroDelphi/mcpFirebird. What makes this release particularly interesting is that mcpFirebird is built as a Model Context Protocol (MCP) project, bringing a structured approach to working with Firebird databases.
For those unfamiliar, the Model Context Protocol is a framework designed to streamline interactions between applications AI and databases like Firebird. With mcpFirebird, this concept is put into action, offering a tool that could simplify development tasks while staying true to the strengths of the Firebird engine.
If you’re a developer or enthusiast who enjoys exploring new ways to leverage Firebird, mcpFirebird might catch your interest. The GitHub repository includes all the details—code, documentation, and setup instructions—so you can dive in and see what it’s about. As an open-source effort, it’s also a chance for the community to get involved, whether through testing, coding, or sharing ideas.
This is just the beginning for mcpFirebird, and it’ll be exciting to see how it grows with community input. Check out the repository, give it a try, and let us know what you think—your feedback could help shape its future!
Happy exploring, and stay tuned for more Firebird updates!
Thanks to several of the participantsof the 21st Firebird Developers Day (FDD), significant improvements have been made to blob traffic performance, especially in high-latency network environments. These enhancements were implemented by Vlad Khorsun in two phases.
The first phase, already released in Firebird 5.02, delivered remarkable performance gains of up to 49%!
The second phase, delivering up to 97% gains, was originally scheduled for Firebird 6, but it is coming much sooner, in the upcoming Firebird 5.03!
And you will not need to pay anything extra for this, since Firebird is 100% free!
Upscene Productions is happy to announce the next version of their test data generator tool:
“Advanced Data Generator 4.2.0”
A fast test-data generator tool that comes with a library of real-life data, can generate data to your database, script or data files, many filling options, templates and much more.
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Upscene Productions is proud to announce the availability of a free feature limited version of Database Workbench, the Lite Edition, for personal non-commercial use. Download it here. There’s a version for Firebird and a version for MySQL.
For details on the feature differences between editions, see this feature matrix.
“Database Workbench is used by thousands of developers around the world, we’re making it available to hobbyists too”, says Martijn Tonies, founder of Upscene Productions. “Everyone can now use the free Lite Edition for personal non-commercial use.”
Database Workbench Basic and up support MySQL, MariaDB, Firebird, Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, NexusDB, SQLite and InterBase, comes in multiple editions and is licensed based on selectable modules.
It includes tools for database design, database maintenance, testing, data transfer, data import & export, database migration, database compare and numerous other tools.
About Database Workbench Database Workbench is a database developer tool, over 20 years in the making and is being used by thousands of developers across the globe who have come to rely on it every day. From database design, implementation, to testing and debugging, it will aid you in your daily database work.
About Upscene Productions Based in The Netherlands, Europe, this small but dedicated company has been providing database developers with useful tools for over 20 years. Slowly expanding the product portfolio and gaining recognition amongst InterBase and Firebird database developers, they now offer tools for a whole range of database systems, including Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server.
