Lets agents work with Microsoft SQL Server Express: run queries, manage tables and check the server.
Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
claude mcp add sql-express -- uv --directory PATHTOPROJECTmcp-sqlexpress run mcp-server-sqlexpress --server serverinstance --auth windows --trusted-connection yes --trust-server-certificate yes --allowed-databases database1,database2~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.sql-express]
command = "uv"
args = ["--directory", "PATHTOPROJECTmcp-sqlexpress", "run", "mcp-server-sqlexpress", "--server", "serverinstance", "--auth", "windows", "--trusted-connection", "yes", "--trust-server-certificate", "yes", "--allowed-databases", "database1,database2"]
# codex mcp add sql-express -- uv --directory PATHTOPROJECTmcp-sqlexpress run mcp-server-sqlexpress --server serverinstance --auth windows --trusted-connection yes --trust-server-certificate yes --allowed-databases database1,database2~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"sql-express": {
"command": "uv",
"args": [
"--directory",
"PATHTOPROJECTmcp-sqlexpress",
"run",
"mcp-server-sqlexpress",
"--server",
"serverinstance",
"--auth",
"windows",
"--trusted-connection",
"yes",
"--trust-server-certificate",
"yes",
"--allowed-databases",
"database1,database2"
]
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"sql-express": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "uv",
"args": [
"--directory",
"PATHTOPROJECTmcp-sqlexpress",
"run",
"mcp-server-sqlexpress",
"--server",
"serverinstance",
"--auth",
"windows",
"--trusted-connection",
"yes",
"--trust-server-certificate",
"yes",
"--allowed-databases",
"database1,database2"
]
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"sql-express": {
"command": "uv",
"args": [
"--directory",
"PATHTOPROJECTmcp-sqlexpress",
"run",
"mcp-server-sqlexpress",
"--server",
"serverinstance",
"--auth",
"windows",
"--trusted-connection",
"yes",
"--trust-server-certificate",
"yes",
"--allowed-databases",
"database1,database2"
]
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"sql-express": {
"command": "uv",
"args": [
"--directory",
"PATHTOPROJECTmcp-sqlexpress",
"run",
"mcp-server-sqlexpress",
"--server",
"serverinstance",
"--auth",
"windows",
"--trusted-connection",
"yes",
"--trust-server-certificate",
"yes",
"--allowed-databases",
"database1,database2"
]
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"sql-express": {
"command": "uv",
"args": [
"--directory",
"PATHTOPROJECTmcp-sqlexpress",
"run",
"mcp-server-sqlexpress",
"--server",
"serverinstance",
"--auth",
"windows",
"--trusted-connection",
"yes",
"--trust-server-certificate",
"yes",
"--allowed-databases",
"database1,database2"
]
}
}
}