How do I install mysql-mcp-server?

Its own README gives this command: npm install -g mysql-mcp-server. Run it where your MCP client can launch the server, and check the README for any settings it asks for.

What does mysql-mcp-server connect to, and what does it need?

It reaches mysql. The credentials we found in its source are MYSQL_PASSWORD.

Is mysql-mcp-server official and is it maintained?

We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 73 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-09-22.

What licence does mysql-mcp-server use?

The repository declares the MIT licence.

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mysql-mcp-server

mysql-mcp-server is an MCP server, listed under databases. It reaches mysql. It needs MYSQL_PASSWORD to authenticate. Its repository has 73 GitHub stars and is licensed under MIT; we last read it on 2026-10-22.

This server provides read-only access to MySQL databases.

Install

Read from mysql-mcp-server’s own README, close to verbatim -- not written by us, and not guessed.

npm install -g mysql-mcp-server

View in mysql-mcp-server’s own README ↗

What it reaches, and what it needs

Reaches

mysql

Credential

MYSQL_PASSWORD

Maintenance

Stars

State

listed

Licence

MIT

From the repository

An MCP server provides read-only access to MySQL databases.

View on GitHub ↗2026-10-22

What mysql-mcp-server can do

4 tools documented in its README. An AI client calls these by name.

list_databases: No description in the README.
list_tables: No description in the README.
describe_table: No description in the README.
execute_query: No description in the README.

Read from the README; names are kept only if the README contains them.

mysql-mcp-server compared with similar servers

mysql-mcp-server compared with the closest alternatives, by services reached, credentials, stars, last update and licence
Server	Reaches	Needs	Stars	Last update	Licence
mysql-mcp-server (this page)	mysql	MYSQL_PASSWORD	73	2026-09-22	MIT
dbhub	mysql, postgres, sqlite(1 shared)	None listed	3,702	2026-10-21	MIT
mcp-server-mysql	mysql(1 shared)	None listed	2,173	2026-07-27	MIT
mysql_mcp_server	mysql(1 shared)	MYSQL_PASSWORD	1,402	2026-08-02	MIT
server	mysql(1 shared)	MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD	874	2025-08-09	MIT
mcp-alchemy	mysql, postgresql, sqlite(1 shared)	None listed	422	2026-10-15	MPL-2.0

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

Common questions about mysql-mcp-server

What does mysql-mcp-server do?: This server provides read-only access to MySQL databases.
How do I install mysql-mcp-server?: Its own README gives this command: npm install -g mysql-mcp-server. Run it where your MCP client can launch the server, and check the README for any settings it asks for.
What does mysql-mcp-server connect to, and what does it need?: It reaches mysql. The credentials we found in its source are MYSQL_PASSWORD.
Is mysql-mcp-server official and is it maintained?: We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 73 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-09-22.
What licence does mysql-mcp-server use?: The repository declares the MIT licence.

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