MySQL Database

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

Components

Tools

• mysql-query

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

• mysql-explain

  • Explain plan SQL queries against the connected MySQL database
  • Input: sql (string): The SQL query to explain
  • Returns execution plan in JSON format

• mysql-stats

  • Get statistics for a given table in the current connected database
  • Input: name (string): The table name
  • Returns comprehensive table, index, and column statistics

• mysql-connect

  • Reconnect using new credentials
  • Input: connectionString (string): MySQL connect string (e.g., host.docker.internal:3306/mydb)
  • Input: user (string): Username (e.g., root)
  • Input: password (string): Password

Example: mysql-connect host.docker.internal:3306/hr root my_2025

• mysql-awr
  • Generate a MySQL performance report similar to Oracle AWR
  • Includes database statistics, InnoDB metrics, top queries (requires performance_schema), table/index statistics, connection info, and optimization recommendations
  • No input required

Resources

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

• Table Schemas (mysql://<database>/<table>/schema)
  • JSON schema information for each table
  • Includes column names and data types
  • Automatically discovered from MySQL database metadata

Configuration

The MySQL server uses environment variables or the mysql-connect tool for secure credential management:

• MYSQL_USER: MySQL username (optional if using mysql-connect)
• MYSQL_PASSWORD: MySQL password (optional if using mysql-connect)

Connection String

The connection string should contain only the host, port, and database information (without embedded credentials). Providing it as a command-line argument is optional. If omitted at startup, you must use the mysql-connect tool to establish a connection before using other functionality.

Supported connection string formats:

• mysql://host:port/dbname
• host:port/dbname

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:

Docker

• When running Docker on macOS, use host.docker.internal if the MySQL server is running on the host network (e.g., localhost)
• Credentials are passed via environment variables MYSQL_USER and MYSQL_PASSWORD

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mysql": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run", 
        "-i", 
        "--rm",
        "-e", "MYSQL_USER=myuser",
        "-e", "MYSQL_PASSWORD=mypassword",
        "mochoa/mcp-mysql"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Note: You can still provide the connection string as a final argument if you want to connect automatically on startup: "args": [..., "mochoa/mcp-mysql", "host.docker.internal:3306/mydb"].

NPX

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mysql": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@marcelo-ochoa/server-mysql"
      ],
      "env": {
        "MYSQL_USER": "myuser",
        "MYSQL_PASSWORD": "mypassword"
      }
    }
  }
}

Replace /mydb with your database name.

Note: Replace the following placeholders with your actual values:

• myuser and mypassword with your MySQL credentials
• localhost:3306 with your MySQL server host and port
• mydb with your database name

Usage with VS Code

For manual installation, add the following JSON block to your User Settings (JSON) file in VS Code. You can do this by pressing Ctrl + Shift + P and typing Preferences: Open User Settings (JSON).

Optionally, you can add it to a file called .vscode/mcp.json in your workspace. This will allow you to share the configuration with others.

Note that the mcp key is not needed in the .vscode/mcp.json file.

Docker

Note: When using Docker and connecting to a MySQL server on your host machine, use host.docker.internal instead of localhost in the connection URL.

{
  "mcp": {
    "inputs": [
      {
        "type": "promptString",
        "id": "mysql_user",
        "description": "MySQL username"
      },
      {
        "type": "promptString",
        "id": "mysql_password",
        "description": "MySQL password",
        "password": true
      }
    ],
    "servers": {
      "mysql": {
        "command": "docker",
        "args": [
          "run",
          "-i",
          "--rm",
          "-e", "MYSQL_USER=${input:mysql_user}",
          "-e", "MYSQL_PASSWORD=${input:mysql_password}",
          "mochoa/mcp-mysql"
        ]
      }
    }
  }
}

Note: You can add an input for mysql_url and append it to args if you want to connect on startup.

NPX

{
  "mcp": {
    "inputs": [
      {
        "type": "promptString",
        "id": "mysql_user",
        "description": "MySQL username"
      },
      {
        "type": "promptString",
        "id": "mysql_password",
        "description": "MySQL password",
        "password": true
      }
    ],
    "servers": {
      "mysql": {
        "command": "npx",
        "args": [
          "-y",
          "@marcelo-ochoa/server-mysql"
        ],
        "env": {
          "MYSQL_USER": "${input:mysql_user}",
          "MYSQL_PASSWORD": "${input:mysql_password}"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

Usage with Antigravity Code Editor

Put this in ~/.gemini/antigravity/mcp_config.json

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "mysql": {
            "command": "docker",
            "args": [
                "run",
                "-i",
                "--rm",
                "-e",
                "MYSQL_USER=myuser",
                "-e",
                "MYSQL_PASSWORD=mypassword",
                "mochoa/mcp-mysql",
                "host.docker.internal:3306/mydb"
            ]
        }
    },
    "inputs": []
}

Performance Schema

For optimal performance monitoring with the mysql-awr tool, ensure that the Performance Schema is enabled in your MySQL configuration:

[mysqld]
performance_schema = ON

The Performance Schema provides detailed query statistics and performance metrics. If it's not enabled, the AWR report will still generate but with limited query-level statistics.

Building

Docker:

docker build -t mochoa/mcp-mysql -f src/mysql/Dockerfile .

NPM:

cd src/mysql
npm install
npm run build

Demo Prompts

Sample prompts to try with the MySQL MCP server:

• Connect to host.docker.internal:3306/mydb using root as user and password123 as password using mysql mcp server
• Query all tables in the current database
• Get stats for the users table
• Explain the execution plan for: SELECT * FROM users WHERE email = '[email protected]'
• Generate a performance report using mysql-awr
• Based on the AWR report, what optimizations would you recommend?

Demos

See Demos for usage examples with Claude Desktop, Docker AI, Gemini CLI, and Antigravity Code Editor.

MySQL AWR in action

See MySQL AWR in action for an example of a performance report generated by the mysql-awr tool, highlighting specific optimization opportunities.

Change Log

See Change Log for the history of changes.

Sources

As usual, the code of this extension is at GitHub, feel free to suggest changes and make contributions.

License

This MCP server is licensed under the MIT License. This means you are free to use, modify, and distribute the software, subject to the terms and conditions of the MIT License. For more details, please see the LICENSE file in the project repository.