MCP MySQL Server is a Go-based MCP server implementation that provides MySQL database interaction functionality, allowing MCP clients (e.g., Claude Desktop) to perform database operations.
MCP MySQL Server is an MCP project maintained in the cnosuke/mcp-mysql repository. The maintainer describes its purpose as “MCP MySQL Server is a Go-based MCP server implementation that provides MySQL database interaction functionality, allowing MCP clients (e.g., Claude Desktop) to perform database operations”. Read the project documentation for the complete scope.
The project provides a local client configuration using docker. Follow the repository’s build and installation steps before copying it, and replace example paths with the paths on your own computer.
The example declares MYSQL_HOST, MYSQL_PORT, MYSQL_USER, MYSQL_PASSWORD, MYSQL_DATABASE, MYSQL_READ_ONLY. Secret-looking values have been replaced with placeholders. Required and optional labels are shown only when the documentation states them.
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{
"mcpServers": {
"mysql": {
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"run",
"-i",
"--rm",
"cnosuke/mcp-mysql:latest"
],
"env": {
"MYSQL_HOST": "your-mysql-host",
"MYSQL_PORT": "3306",
"MYSQL_USER": "your-username",
"MYSQL_PASSWORD": "YOUR_MYSQL_PASSWORD",
"MYSQL_DATABASE": "your-database",
"MYSQL_READ_ONLY": "false"
}
}
}
}From the project documentation. Replace placeholders and example paths before connecting.
| Variable | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
| MYSQL_HOST | Declared in the maintainer’s client configuration. | Check documentation |
| MYSQL_PORT | Declared in the maintainer’s client configuration. | Check documentation |
| MYSQL_USER | Declared in the maintainer’s client configuration. | Check documentation |
| MYSQL_PASSWORD | Declared in the maintainer’s client configuration. | Check documentation |
| MYSQL_DATABASE | Declared in the maintainer’s client configuration. | Check documentation |
| MYSQL_READ_ONLY | Declared in the maintainer’s client configuration. | Check documentation |
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