mysql-mcp

A lightweight MCP server that provides safe, read-only access to MySQL databases.

Features

• Multi-database — connect to multiple MySQL instances, switch between them on the fly

• Read-only — write operations (INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE, DROP, etc.) are blocked

• Lazy connections — pools are created on first use, not at startup

• MCP native — built on @modelcontextprotocol/sdk, works with any MCP client

Related MCP server: mcp-database

Setup

1. Create a JSON config file with your database connections:

{
  "my-db": {
    "host": "db.example.com",
    "port": 3306,
    "user": "readonly",
    "password": "secret",
    "database": "mydb",
    "environment": "production",
    "ssl": false
  }
}

2. Set the MYSQL_DATABASES_CONFIG environment variable pointing to that file.

3. Run the server:

npx tsx index.ts

Tools

MCP Client Configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mysql": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["tsx", "/path/to/mysql-mcp/index.ts"],
      "env": {
        "MYSQL_DATABASES_CONFIG": "/path/to/databases.json"
      }
    }
  }
}

License

MIT