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MySQL MCP Server

A Python MCP server for listing, reading and querying MySQL tables through a controlled interface.

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Querying MySQL from an MCP client in a Python environment.

About MySQL MCP Server

This community MySQL MCP server lists tables as resources, reads table contents and executes SQL with error handling. It supports a multi-database mode, SSH tunnelling and both stdio and streamable HTTP transports, with the HTTP mode suggested for remote or self-hosted deployments.

MySQL MCP Server is an open-source project written primarily in Python, with 1.4k stars on GitHub. It was last updated in August 2026.

Add MySQL MCP Server to your MCP client

Generated from the launch command in the project's README. Your client starts the server on demand. Replace <user>, <password> and <database> with your own values first.

Claude CodeRun in your terminal

claude mcp add mysql-mcp-server -e MYSQL_HOST=localhost -e 'MYSQL_USER=<user>' -e 'MYSQL_PASSWORD=<password>' -e 'MYSQL_DATABASE=<database>' -- uvx mysql_mcp_server

Cursor~/.cursor/mcp.json or .cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mysql-mcp-server": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["mysql_mcp_server"],
      "env": {
        "MYSQL_HOST": "localhost",
        "MYSQL_USER": "<user>",
        "MYSQL_PASSWORD": "<password>",
        "MYSQL_DATABASE": "<database>"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "mysql-mcp-server": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["mysql_mcp_server"],
      "env": {
        "MYSQL_HOST": "localhost",
        "MYSQL_USER": "<user>",
        "MYSQL_PASSWORD": "<password>",
        "MYSQL_DATABASE": "<database>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktopclaude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mysql-mcp-server": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["mysql_mcp_server"],
      "env": {
        "MYSQL_HOST": "localhost",
        "MYSQL_USER": "<user>",
        "MYSQL_PASSWORD": "<password>",
        "MYSQL_DATABASE": "<database>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Codex~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.mysql-mcp-server]
command = "uvx"
args = ["mysql_mcp_server"]
env = { MYSQL_HOST = "localhost", MYSQL_USER = "<user>", MYSQL_PASSWORD = "<password>", MYSQL_DATABASE = "<database>" }

Check the project's README for required accounts, keys and permissions before connecting. Setup guide for each client →

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