How do I install database-mcp?

Its README did not state an install command plainly enough for us to quote one, so we do not guess. The repository has the instructions: https://github.com/arifulislamat/database-mcp

Is database-mcp official and is it maintained?

We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 5 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-10-18.

What licence does database-mcp use?

The repository declares the MIT licence.

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database-mcp

database-mcp is an MCP server, listed under databases. It reaches mysql, postgres and sqlite. Its repository has 5 GitHub stars and is licensed under MIT; we last read it on 2026-10-23.

Connects to SQL databases including SQLite, libSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, and Postgres. Requires no credentials in logs, default read-only access.

Install

MCP servers are packaged differently from each other -- some run via npx, some as a Docker image, some as a plain script you clone and run. database-mcp’s own README did not state one plainly enough for this page to quote it rather than guess, so it will not guess. The repository below states it.

Read database-mcp’s own install instructions ↗

What it reaches, and what it needs

Reaches

mysql, postgres, sqlite

Credential

○ none found

Maintenance

Stars

State

listed

Licence

MIT

From the repository

MCP servers for SQL databases. One package per engine (SQLite, libSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, Postgres), two tools, read-only by default, secrets never in logs.

View on GitHub ↗2026-10-23

database-mcp compared with similar servers

database-mcp compared with the closest alternatives, by services reached, credentials, stars, last update and licence
Server	Reaches	Needs	Stars	Last update	Licence
database-mcp (this page)	mysql, postgres, sqlite	None listed	5	2026-10-18	MIT
dbhub	mysql, postgres, sqlite(3 shared)	None listed	3,702	2026-10-21	MIT
heimdall-mcp	mysql, postgres, sqlite(3 shared)	None listed	11	2026-07-16	NOASSERTION
mcp-alchemy	mysql, postgresql, sqlite(2 shared)	None listed	422	2026-10-15	MPL-2.0
dbmcp	dbmcp, mysql, postgresql, sqlite(2 shared)	DBMCP_TOKEN, DB_PASSWORD, HTTP_AUTH_TOKEN	32	2026-10-26	MIT
mcp-server-mysql	mysql(1 shared)	None listed	2,173	2026-07-27	MIT

Ranked by services in common with database-mcp, then by stars. Figures are from each repository when we last read it.

Common questions about database-mcp

What does database-mcp do?: Connects to SQL databases including SQLite, libSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, and Postgres. Requires no credentials in logs, default read-only access.
How do I install database-mcp?: Its README did not state an install command plainly enough for us to quote one, so we do not guess. The repository has the instructions: https://github.com/arifulislamat/database-mcp
What does database-mcp connect to, and what does it need?: It reaches mysql, postgres and sqlite.
Is database-mcp official and is it maintained?: We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 5 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-10-18.
What licence does database-mcp use?: The repository declares the MIT licence.

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