MySQL App MCP Server

Enables AI systems to connect to and query MySQL databases through the Model Context Protocol.

Local serverstdio

What is the MySQL App MCP server?

If you already use MySQL App, the mysql app mcp server is the piece that lets your assistant work with it directly. Enables AI systems to connect to and query MySQL databases through the Model Context Protocol.

What the server does

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) tools server implementation for interacting with MySQL databases through AI interfaces.

This project provides a set of tools that allow AI systems to connect to and query MySQL databases through the Model Context Protocol. It enables AI assistants to execute SQL queries and check database connectivity.

  • Simple but powerful MySQL tool integration
  • Type-safe tool definitions
  • Enhanced error handling
  • Support for handling request abort signals
  • Session awareness

Installation

Setup follows the usual MCP pattern — install or clone the server, register it in your client's configuration file, restart the client.

Available tools

The toolset is worth reading before you wire it up, because it tells you what the integration is really for:

  • sql_check_connection — Check if the MySQL connection is working
  • sql_query — Execute SQL queries on the connected database

Credentials and setup notes

Configuration is passed through the environment: MYSQL_HOST, MYSQL_USER, MYSQL_PASSWORD, MYSQL_DATABASE, MYSQL_PORT. Treat anything key-shaped as a real credential — scope it to the minimum the server needs, and rotate it if it ever lands in a shared config.

Worth knowing first

  • It runs with your machine's permissions. That is convenient and also the reason to think about what you point it at before you approve a tool call.
  • Keep per-call confirmation enabled while you learn its behaviour; it is the cheapest safeguard you have.

Where it fits

This sits in the database access group, where several servers overlap in what they claim to do but differ sharply once you actually set them up. MySQL App's toolset — sql_check_connection, sql_query — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by zalab-inc; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.

This entry was verified against MySQL App's own documentation before publication; SyncDev keeps the directory reviewed rather than auto-generated.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
sql_check_connectionCheck if the MySQL connection is working
sql_queryExecute SQL queries on the connected database

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
MYSQL_HOSTEndpoint or connection string the server talks to.Optional
MYSQL_USERConfiguration value read at startup.Optional
MYSQL_PASSWORDConfiguration value read at startup.Optional
MYSQL_DATABASEConfiguration value read at startup.Optional
MYSQL_PORTConfiguration value read at startup.Optional

Example prompts to try

  • Use MySQL App to sql check connection.
  • Use MySQL App to sql query.

Frequently asked questions

The MySQL App features simple yet powerful MySQL tool integration, type-safe tool definitions, enhanced error handling, support for request abort signals, and session awareness, ensuring robust and reliable database interaction with AI.