Mysql Explorer

🚀 MySQL MCP Server Based on NodeJS

This is a Model Context Protocol server that provides read-only access to MySQL databases. It enables LLMs to view the database schema and execute read-only queries.

🚀 Quick Start

This is a Model Context Protocol server that offers read - only access to MySQL databases. It allows LLMs to view the database schema and execute read - only queries.

✨ Features

Tools

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

Resources

The server provides schema information for each table:

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

💻 Usage Examples

Basic Usage

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

{
  "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 empty to retrieve all databases.

Advanced Usage

If you encounter the error "Failed to connect to MCP server mcp - server - mysql", you may need to explicitly set all paths for the required binaries, as shown in the following configuration:

{
  "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" 
      }
    }
  }
}

📄 License

This MCP server is released 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 refer to the LICENSE file in the project repository.