MCP Server for MySQL based on NodeJS

A Model Context Protocol server that provides read-only access to MySQL databases. This server enables LLMs to inspect database schemas and execute read-only queries.

Components

Tools

• mysql_query
  • Execute read-only SQL queries against the connected database
  • Input: sql (string): The SQL query to execute
  • All queries are executed within a READ ONLY transaction

Resources

The server provides schema information for each table in the database:

• Table Schemas
  • JSON schema information for each table
  • Includes column names and data types
  • Automatically discovered from database metadata

Usage with Claude Desktop

To use this server with the Claude Desktop app, add the following configuration to the "mcpServers" section of your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp_server_mysql": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@benborla29/mcp-server-mysql",
      ],
      "env": {
        "MYSQL_HOST": "127.0.0.1",
        "MYSQL_PORT": "3306",
        "MYSQL_USER": "root",
        "MYSQL_PASS": "",
        "MYSQL_DB": "db_name"
      }

    }
  }
}

Replace /db_name with your database name or leave it blank to retrieve all databases.

Troubleshooting

If you encounter an error "Could not connect to MCP server mcp-server-mysql", you may need to explicitly set the path of all required binaries such as the configuration below:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp_server_mysql": {
      "command": "/path/to/npx/binary/npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@benborla29/mcp-server-mysql",
      ],
      "env": {
        "MYSQL_HOST": "127.0.0.1",
        "MYSQL_PORT": "3306",
        "MYSQL_USER": "root",
        "MYSQL_PASS": "",
        "MYSQL_DB": "db_name"

            
        
            
                        "PATH": "/path/to/node/bin:/usr/bin:/bin"