SQL Server MCP runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 147 installs a week from npm. Last commit 18 Sep 2026.
MCP server for DBAs running dozens of SQL Server instances: grouped connections, plans, indexes
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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 mcp-sqlserver -- npx -y @cevelas/mcp-sqlserver
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-sqlserver": {
"args": [
"-y",
"@cevelas/mcp-sqlserver"
],
"command": "npx"
}
}
}
[mcp_servers.mcp-sqlserver]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@cevelas/mcp-sqlserver"]
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-sqlserver": {
"args": [
"-y",
"@cevelas/mcp-sqlserver"
],
"command": "npx"
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-sqlserver": {
"args": [
"-y",
"@cevelas/mcp-sqlserver"
],
"command": "npx"
}
}
}
This one needs environment variables set before it will start:
MSSQL_MCP_CONNECTIONS (Path to connections.json. Defaults to ~/.mcp-sqlserver/connections.json; create one with --init.), MSSQL_MCP_CONNECTIONS_JSON (The connections JSON inline, for setups that keep credentials out of the filesystem.).
The author declared them in the registry entry; get the values from the project itself.
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