A lightweight, read-only MSSQL MCP server
Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
claude mcp add mssql-read-only --env SERVER_NAME='<SERVER_NAME>' --env DATABASE_NAME='<DATABASE_NAME>' --env SQL_USER='<SQL_USER>' --env SQL_PASSWORD='<SQL_PASSWORD>' -- npx -y mssql-read-only-mcp~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.mssql-read-only]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "mssql-read-only-mcp"]
env = { SERVER_NAME = "<SERVER_NAME>", DATABASE_NAME = "<DATABASE_NAME>", SQL_USER = "<SQL_USER>", SQL_PASSWORD = "<SQL_PASSWORD>" }
# codex mcp add mssql-read-only --env SERVER_NAME='<SERVER_NAME>' --env DATABASE_NAME='<DATABASE_NAME>' --env SQL_USER='<SQL_USER>' --env SQL_PASSWORD='<SQL_PASSWORD>' -- npx -y mssql-read-only-mcp~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"mssql-read-only": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mssql-read-only-mcp"
],
"env": {
"SERVER_NAME": "<SERVER_NAME>",
"DATABASE_NAME": "<DATABASE_NAME>",
"SQL_USER": "<SQL_USER>",
"SQL_PASSWORD": "<SQL_PASSWORD>"
}
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"mssql-read-only": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mssql-read-only-mcp"
],
"env": {
"SERVER_NAME": "<SERVER_NAME>",
"DATABASE_NAME": "<DATABASE_NAME>",
"SQL_USER": "<SQL_USER>",
"SQL_PASSWORD": "<SQL_PASSWORD>"
}
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"mssql-read-only": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mssql-read-only-mcp"
],
"env": {
"SERVER_NAME": "<SERVER_NAME>",
"DATABASE_NAME": "<DATABASE_NAME>",
"SQL_USER": "<SQL_USER>",
"SQL_PASSWORD": "<SQL_PASSWORD>"
}
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"mssql-read-only": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mssql-read-only-mcp"
],
"env": {
"SERVER_NAME": "<SERVER_NAME>",
"DATABASE_NAME": "<DATABASE_NAME>",
"SQL_USER": "<SQL_USER>",
"SQL_PASSWORD": "<SQL_PASSWORD>"
}
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"mssql-read-only": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mssql-read-only-mcp"
],
"env": {
"SERVER_NAME": "<SERVER_NAME>",
"DATABASE_NAME": "<DATABASE_NAME>",
"SQL_USER": "<SQL_USER>",
"SQL_PASSWORD": "<SQL_PASSWORD>"
}
}
}
}Environment variables
SERVER_NAMEDATABASE_NAMESQL_USERSQL_PASSWORD
Replace the placeholders with your own credentials and keep them out of version control.