neosql-mcp

neosql-mcp is a local stdio MCP server that lets MCP hosts use NeoSQL Desktop tools through npx.

It is not a standalone database server, database CLI, or replacement for NeoSQL Desktop. The package runs inside the MCP host process tree, exposes NeoSQL tools over standard MCP stdio, and delegates database/UI work to a running NeoSQL Desktop app through JSON-RPC over HTTP on a macOS Unix Domain Socket or Windows Named Pipe.

[MCP host] -- stdio MCP --> [neosql-mcp]
  -- JSON-RPC over HTTP on UDS/Named Pipe --> [NeoSQL Desktop]

Prerequisites

• Node.js 20 or later.

• NeoSQL Desktop installed on the same machine.

• An MCP host that can launch stdio servers, such as Claude Code or Codex.

• A NeoSQL project with MCP-enabled database connections and schemas.

Quick Start

No global install is required. Configure your MCP host to run the package with npx.

npx -y neosql-mcp@latest \
  --project=YOUR_PROJECT_ID \
  --default-connection=YOUR_CONNECTION_ID \
  --default-schema=YOUR_SCHEMA

The process is a stdio MCP server, so running the command directly in a terminal may look like it is waiting for input. That is expected.

MCP Host Configuration

Claude Code .mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "neosql": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "neosql-mcp@latest",
        "--project=YOUR_PROJECT_ID",
        "--default-connection=YOUR_CONNECTION_ID",
        "--default-schema=YOUR_SCHEMA"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Codex config.toml

[mcp_servers.neosql]
command = "npx"
args = [
  "-y",
  "neosql-mcp@latest",
  "--project=YOUR_PROJECT_ID",
  "--default-connection=YOUR_CONNECTION_ID",
  "--default-schema=YOUR_SCHEMA",
]

Development Profile

prod is the default profile and does not need to be passed explicitly. Use a non-production profile only when NeoSQL Desktop is also running with the same profile.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "neosql-dev": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "neosql-mcp@latest", "--profile=dev"]
    }
  }
}

Supported profiles are prod, dev, local, and stage.

CLI Options

Use the --key=value form in MCP host config. Space-separated forms such as --project value are intentionally not supported.

Context Resolution

NeoSQL tools resolve project, connection, and schema in this order:

1. Explicit arguments on the tool call.

2. The Node-local context store.

3. Empty context.

The context store is initialized from CLI options and can later be changed with the process only by restarting the MCP server with different CLI options.

Tools that accept per-call connectionId and schema overrides:

• listTables

• getTableDetails

• executeQuery

• createTables

• modifyTables

generateCode currently accepts a per-call schema override.

Available Tools

Transport

neosql-mcp talks to NeoSQL Desktop through a deterministic local endpoint:

• macOS: path.join(os.tmpdir(), 'neosql-mcp' + suffix + '.sock')

• Windows: \\.\pipe\neosql-mcp + suffix

The suffix is empty for prod and -dev, -local, or -stage for non-production profiles.

The package does not discover TCP ports, read endpoint config files, or use environment variables to override the upstream endpoint.

Troubleshooting

NeoSQL Desktop was not found

Install NeoSQL Desktop first. On macOS, neosql-mcp currently checks the standard /Applications and ~/Applications locations.

NeoSQL Desktop is not running

Start NeoSQL Desktop, wait for it to finish loading, and run the tool again. When possible, neosql-mcp requests OS-level app activation before returning this state.

NeoSQL Desktop did not respond

The app may still be starting, blocked, or running with a different profile. Confirm that the MCP config profile matches the Desktop profile.

Context-sensitive tools fail

Run listConnections or getContextHelp, then check that --project, --default-connection, and --default-schema match an MCP-enabled connection/schema.

npx cannot find or run the package

Check that the MCP host can access npx, that Node.js is 20 or later, and that each CLI option is a separate item in the MCP host args array.

Development

npm ci
npm run build
npm test

For local MCP host testing, build and link the binary:

npm run build
npm link
neosql-mcp --profile=dev