MCP Database Server

Give any AI agent (Claude Desktop, Cursor, OpenClaw, etc.) direct, natural language access to your PostgreSQL or MySQL database.

Instead of writing SQL, your agent asks questions like "show me the top 10 customers by revenue" — and gets the answer instantly.

What it does

Related MCP server: Universal Database MCP Server

Quick start

Option A: Docker Compose (recommended)

# 1. Clone
git clone https://github.com/Lucasyao1985/mcp-database-server.git
cd mcp-database-server

# 2. Start Postgres + MCP server
docker compose up

# Done — the MCP server is running.

Option B: Standalone

git clone https://github.com/Lucasyao1985/mcp-database-server.git
cd mcp-database-server
npm install
cp .env.example .env
# Edit .env → add your DATABASE_URL
npm run build && npm start

Connect to Claude Desktop

Add this to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "database": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "exec", "-i",
        "mcp-database-server-mcp-database-1",
        "node", "dist/index.js"
      ]
    }
  }
}

For non-Docker setups, use "command": "node" and "args": ["/absolute/path/to/dist/index.js"].

Example conversation

You: What tables are in my database?

Agent: [calls schema] — Found 4 tables: customers, orders, products, order_items.

You: Show me the top 5 customers by total spend.

Agent: [calls analyze] — 1. Acme Corp: $48,200, 2. Globex: $31,500, ...

Security

• SQL injection protection: All queries use parameterized $1, $2, ... placeholders. Never interpolate user input directly.

• Read-only mode: Set READ_ONLY=true in .env to block INSERT/UPDATE/DELETE.

• No data leaves your infrastructure: Everything runs locally. No telemetry.

Tech stack

• MCP SDK — Model Context Protocol

• Node.js / TypeScript

• PostgreSQL (primary) / MySQL (supported)

• Docker Compose for one-command deployment

Demo (video coming soon)

See the server in action: connect to Claude Desktop → ask a question → get live database results.

Built on the Model Context Protocol.