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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

Installs per day peak 82 · avg 5
a month agotoday
147
Installs / week
npm · @cevelas/mcp-sqlserver
2
Stars
0 open issues
18 Sep 2026
Last commit
0 releases in 90 days
MIT
License
JavaScript

Nothing serious here today

Today is the operative word: we check SQL Server MCP every 15 minutes and re-read its code on every release. Watch it and you find out the day that stops being true.

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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.

run in your terminal
claude mcp add mcp-sqlserver -- npx -y @cevelas/mcp-sqlserver
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-sqlserver": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@cevelas/mcp-sqlserver"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.mcp-sqlserver]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@cevelas/mcp-sqlserver"]
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-sqlserver": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@cevelas/mcp-sqlserver"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "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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SQL Server MCP — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no uptime for SQL Server MCP?
SQL Server MCP runs on your own machine over stdio — there is no network address to reach, so uptime cannot be measured for it by anyone. What can be measured is adoption: the npm package @cevelas/mcp-sqlserver was installed 147 times last week.
How do I connect SQL Server MCP?
Copy the ready config from this page — we generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each with the file path that client actually reads. It runs locally, so the command pulls @cevelas/mcp-sqlserver straight from npm; nothing to host, nothing to sign up for.
How many people use SQL Server MCP?
The npm package @cevelas/mcp-sqlserver was installed 147 times in the last week. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.
Is SQL Server MCP open source?
Yes — it is published under the MIT licence, written in JavaScript and 2 stars on GitHub. The source link is on this page, so you can read exactly what it does with your data before you connect it.