Databases (read-only, switchable) MCP Server

Databases (read-only, switchable) is an MCP integration. Read-only SQL, MongoDB, Redis and Elasticsearch access, switchable mid-conversation.

Packages and local setup

The published npm package is @shibbirweb/mcp-db-read-only, version 1.1.0. Its declared MCP transport is stdio.

The package declares DB_URL: Connection URL to open at startup, e.g. postgres://user@host:5432/db, mongodb://user@host/db, redis://host:6379/0 or sqlite:///data/app.db; DB_PASSWORD: Password for DB_URL, so it need not be percent-encoded inside the URL; DB_PROFILES: JSON object of named connections to switch between, each a URL or {"url", "password"}; DB_DEFAULT_PROFILE: Which DB_PROFILES entry to start on; DB_CONNECT_TIMEOUT_MS: Connection timeout in milliseconds. Defaults to 10000; DB_QUERY_TIMEOUT_MS: Server-side query timeout in milliseconds. Defaults to 30000; DB_LOG: true logs every tool call, its statements and full output to stderr. Off by default; DB_LOG_FILE: Log every tool call to this file instead. Implies DB_LOG; DB_LOG_DIR: Save every tool call as its own JSON file in this folder, permanently. Implies logging; DB_LOG_FORMAT: pretty (default) or json, one object per line; DB_LOG_PORT: Serve a live log viewer in the browser on this port. Needs DB_LOG_DIR, DB_LOG or DB_LOG_FILE. No access control; DB_LOG_HISTORY: Entries the viewer keeps in memory when DB_LOG_DIR is not set. Defaults to 500; MYSQL_HOST: Legacy MySQL-only form, kept for drop-in compatibility. Prefer DB_URL; MYSQL_USER: Legacy MySQL-only form. Prefer DB_URL; MYSQL_PASSWORD: Legacy MySQL-only form. Prefer DB_URL with DB_PASSWORD; MYSQL_DATABASE: Legacy MySQL-only form. Prefer DB_URL.

The published oci package is docker.io/shibbirweb/mcp-db-read-only:1.1.0. Its declared MCP transport is stdio.

The package declares DB_URL: Connection URL to open at startup, e.g. postgres://user@host:5432/db, mongodb://user@host/db, redis://host:6379/0 or sqlite:///data/app.db. Use host.docker.internal to reach the host; DB_PASSWORD: Password for DB_URL, so it need not be percent-encoded inside the URL; DB_PROFILES: JSON object of named connections to switch between, each a URL or {"url", "password"}; DB_DEFAULT_PROFILE: Which DB_PROFILES entry to start on; DB_CONNECT_TIMEOUT_MS: Connection timeout in milliseconds. Defaults to 10000; DB_QUERY_TIMEOUT_MS: Server-side query timeout in milliseconds. Defaults to 30000; DB_LOG: true logs every tool call, its statements and full output to stderr. Off by default; DB_LOG_FILE: Log every tool call to this file instead, on a mounted volume. Implies DB_LOG; DB_LOG_DIR: Save every tool call as its own JSON file in this folder, on a mounted volume. Implies logging; DB_LOG_FORMAT: pretty (default) or json, one object per line; DB_LOG_PORT: Serve a live log viewer on this port (publish it with -p). Needs DB_LOG_DIR, DB_LOG or DB_LOG_FILE. No access control; DB_LOG_HISTORY: Entries the viewer keeps in memory when DB_LOG_DIR is not set. Defaults to 500; MYSQL_HOST: Legacy MySQL-only form, kept for drop-in compatibility. Prefer DB_URL; MYSQL_USER: Legacy MySQL-only form. Prefer DB_URL; MYSQL_PASSWORD: Legacy MySQL-only form. Prefer DB_URL with DB_PASSWORD; MYSQL_DATABASE: Legacy MySQL-only form. Prefer DB_URL.

Before connecting

Check the maintainer’s instructions for account access, authentication and the supported client configuration. Once connected, inspect the tools your client receives and try a small task that matches the server’s stated purpose. The registry description does not include a verified, complete tool list.

Project and source

View the publisher’s registry entry · Project repository · Project website. This profile uses version 1.1.0 from the registry. Registration identifies the publisher namespace; it does not establish that this is a first-party integration for every service it connects.

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