Database MCP Mysql runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 147 installs a week from npm. Last commit 17 Oct 2026.
MCP server for MySQL. Read-only by default, row caps, statement timeouts, secrets never logged.
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Connect this server
This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.
claude mcp add database-mcp-mysql -e 'MYSQL_HOST=<MYSQL_HOST>' -e 'MYSQL_USER=<MYSQL_USER>' -e 'MYSQL_DATABASE=<MYSQL_DATABASE>' -- uvx database-mcp-mysql{
"mcpServers": {
"database-mcp-mysql": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"database-mcp-mysql"
],
"env": {
"MYSQL_DATABASE": "<MYSQL_DATABASE>",
"MYSQL_HOST": "<MYSQL_HOST>",
"MYSQL_USER": "<MYSQL_USER>"
}
}
}
}[mcp_servers.database-mcp-mysql]
command = "uvx"
args = ["database-mcp-mysql"]
env = { MYSQL_HOST = "<MYSQL_HOST>", MYSQL_USER = "<MYSQL_USER>", MYSQL_DATABASE = "<MYSQL_DATABASE>" }{
"mcpServers": {
"database-mcp-mysql": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"database-mcp-mysql"
],
"env": {
"MYSQL_DATABASE": "<MYSQL_DATABASE>",
"MYSQL_HOST": "<MYSQL_HOST>",
"MYSQL_USER": "<MYSQL_USER>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"database-mcp-mysql": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"database-mcp-mysql"
],
"env": {
"MYSQL_DATABASE": "<MYSQL_DATABASE>",
"MYSQL_HOST": "<MYSQL_HOST>",
"MYSQL_USER": "<MYSQL_USER>"
}
}
}
}Put your own values in place of
<MYSQL_HOST> (Database host), <MYSQL_USER> (Database user (a read-only user is recommended)), <MYSQL_DATABASE> (Database name).
The author’s registry entry marks them as required.
Optional settings from the registry entry, left out of the block above:
MYSQL_PASSWORD (Database password (or use MYSQL_PASSWORD_FILE)).
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