MCP Server for MySQL databases
Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
claude mcp add mysql -- docker run -i --rm mcp/mysql mysql://host:port/dbname~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.mysql]
command = "docker"
args = ["run", "-i", "--rm", "mcp/mysql", "mysql://host:port/dbname"]
# codex mcp add mysql -- docker run -i --rm mcp/mysql mysql://host:port/dbname~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"mysql": {
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"run",
"-i",
"--rm",
"mcp/mysql",
"mysql://host:port/dbname"
]
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"mysql": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"run",
"-i",
"--rm",
"mcp/mysql",
"mysql://host:port/dbname"
]
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"mysql": {
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"run",
"-i",
"--rm",
"mcp/mysql",
"mysql://host:port/dbname"
]
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"mysql": {
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"run",
"-i",
"--rm",
"mcp/mysql",
"mysql://host:port/dbname"
]
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"mysql": {
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"run",
"-i",
"--rm",
"mcp/mysql",
"mysql://host:port/dbname"
]
}
}
}