Read Only MySQL MCP Server

Name: Read Only MySQL MCP Server
Author: xwj30

@hovecapital/read-only-mysql-mcp-server · by xwj30

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that enables Claude Desktop to interact with MySQL databases through read-only queries

7 280/wk 19 tools GitHub npm

No known CVEs

MIT license

Actively maintained

Last commit 16d ago

Works with most clients

Transport: stdio, sse, http

19 tools · ~590 tok

Grade B · 0.3% of 200K ctx

MCPpedia last refreshed this data 23h ago

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Read Only MySQL MCP Server is an MCP server that a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that enables Claude Desktop to interact with MySQL databases through read-only queries. Its tool list has not been published yet over stdio, sse and http, requires no API key, and scores 82/100 on MCPpedia's security, maintenance and efficiency rubric.

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Step 1

Install in your client

Config is the same across clients — only the file and path differ.

Supported in Claude Desktopstdio, sse, http · Node 18+

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mysql": {
      "env": {
        "DB_HOST": "localhost",
        "DB_PORT": "3306",
        "DB_DATABASE": "your_database_name",
        "DB_PASSWORD": "your_password",
        "DB_USERNAME": "your_username"
      },
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@hovecapital/read-only-mysql-mcp-server@latest"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

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What Read Only Mysql Mcp Server does

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that enables Claude Desktop to interact with MySQL databases through natural language queries.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Read Only Mysql Mcp Server safe to use?: Read Only Mysql Mcp Server has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments. Licensed under MIT.
How do I install Read Only Mysql Mcp Server?: Read Only Mysql Mcp Server supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.
What can Read Only Mysql Mcp Server do?: Read Only Mysql Mcp Server provides 19 tools: INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE, DROP, ALTER and 14 more. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.
What AI clients work with Read Only Mysql Mcp Server?: Read Only Mysql Mcp Server is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and sse and http transport.
Is Read Only Mysql Mcp Server actively maintained?: Read Only Mysql Mcp Server is actively maintained — last commit was 16 days ago. It has 7 GitHub stars.

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{ "mcpServers": { "mysql": { "env": { "DB_HOST": "localhost", "DB_PORT": "3306", "DB_DATABASE": "your_database_name", "DB_PASSWORD": "your_password", "DB_USERNAME": "your_username" }, "args": [ "-y", "@hovecapital/read-only-mysql-mcp-server@latest" ], "command": "npx" } } }

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Read Only Mysql Mcp Server safe to use?

Read Only Mysql Mcp Server has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments. Licensed under MIT.

How do I install Read Only Mysql Mcp Server?

Read Only Mysql Mcp Server supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.

What can Read Only Mysql Mcp Server do?

Read Only Mysql Mcp Server provides 19 tools: INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE, DROP, ALTER and 14 more. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.

What AI clients work with Read Only Mysql Mcp Server?

Read Only Mysql Mcp Server is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and sse and http transport.

Is Read Only Mysql Mcp Server actively maintained?

Read Only Mysql Mcp Server is actively maintained — last commit was 16 days ago. It has 7 GitHub stars.