SQL Server Express MCP Server

An MCP server for interacting with Microsoft SQL Server Express. Supports Windows and SQL Server authentication.

Prerequisites

• Python 3.10 or higher

• Microsoft ODBC Driver 18 for SQL Server

• SQL Server instance with appropriate permissions

Related MCP server: MCP SQL Server

Installation

Clone this repo

cd mcp-sqlexpress

# Create and activate virtual environment
uv venv
.venv\Scripts\activate

# Install dependencies
uv pip install --editable .

Usage with Claude Desktop

Add to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "sqlexpress": {
            "command": "uv",
            "args": [
                "--directory",
                "PATH\\TO\\PROJECT\\mcp-sqlexpress",
                "run",
                "mcp-server-sqlexpress",
                "--server",
                "server\\instance",
                "--auth",
                "windows",
                "--trusted-connection",
                "yes",
                "--trust-server-certificate",
                "yes",
                "--allowed-databases",
                "database1,database2"
            ]
        }
    }
}

Authentication Options

For Windows Authentication:

• Set --auth windows

• Set --trusted-connection yes

For SQL Server Authentication:

• Set --auth sql

• Add --username and --password

Features

Tools

• get_allowed_databases: Get list of databases that are allowed to be accessed

• read_query: Execute SELECT queries

• write_query: Execute INSERT/UPDATE/DELETE queries

• create_table: Create new tables

• list_tables: List all tables in database

• describe_table: Show table schema