How do I install dory?

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/dorylab/dory

What does dory connect to, and what does it need?

It reaches better and dory. The credentials we found in its source are BETTER_AUTH_SECRET, DORY_AI_API_KEY, DORY_INIT_USER_PASSWORD, DORY_MCP_TOKEN and DS_SECRET_KEY.

Is dory official and is it maintained?

We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 306 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-10-22.

What licence does dory use?

The repository declares the Apache-2.0 licence.

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dory

dory is an MCP server, listed under databases. It reaches better and dory. It needs BETTER_AUTH_SECRET, DORY_AI_API_KEY, DORY_INIT_USER_PASSWORD, DORY_MCP_TOKEN and DS_SECRET_KEY to authenticate. Its repository has 306 GitHub stars and is licensed under Apache-2.0; we last read it on 2026-10-22.

AI-native SQL client for humans and agents. Query, explore, visualize, and open agent database work as editable SQL workspaces.

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. dory’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 dory’s own install instructions ↗

What it reaches, and what it needs

Reaches

better, dory

Credential

BETTER_AUTH_SECRET, DORY_AI_API_KEY, DORY_INIT_USER_PASSWORD, DORY_MCP_TOKEN, DS_SECRET_KEY

Maintenance

Stars

306

State

listed

Licence

Apache-2.0

From the repository

AI-native SQL client for humans and agents. Query, explore, visualize, and open agent database work as editable SQL workspaces.

View on GitHub ↗2026-10-22

dory compared with similar servers

dory compared with the closest alternatives, by services reached, credentials, stars, last update and licence
Server	Reaches	Needs	Stars	Last update	Licence
dory (this page)	better, dory	BETTER_AUTH_SECRET, DORY_AI_API_KEY, DORY_INIT_USER_PASSWORD, DORY_MCP_TOKEN, DS_SECRET_KEY	306	2026-10-22	Apache-2.0
CodeGraphContext	neo4j	NEO4J_PASSWORD	4,360	2026-10-22	MIT
dbhub	mysql, postgres, sqlite	None listed	3,702	2026-10-21	MIT
mcp-server-mysql	mysql	None listed	2,173	2026-07-27	MIT
mysql_mcp_server	mysql	MYSQL_PASSWORD	1,402	2026-08-02	MIT
server	mysql	MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD	874	2025-08-09	MIT

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

Common questions about dory

What does dory do?: AI-native SQL client for humans and agents. Query, explore, visualize, and open agent database work as editable SQL workspaces.
How do I install dory?: 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/dorylab/dory
What does dory connect to, and what does it need?: It reaches better and dory. The credentials we found in its source are BETTER_AUTH_SECRET, DORY_AI_API_KEY, DORY_INIT_USER_PASSWORD, DORY_MCP_TOKEN and DS_SECRET_KEY.
Is dory official and is it maintained?: We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 306 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-10-22.
What licence does dory use?: The repository declares the Apache-2.0 licence.

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