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mcp-server-mysql

A Model Context Protocol server that provides read-only access to MySQL database

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74
TrustScore
✅ Actively maintained, production-ready

Before you connect

🔑 Needs an API key / tokenNode.js

Config example (to connect)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp_server_mysql": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@benborla29/mcp-server-mysql"],
      "env": {
        "MYSQL_HOST": "127.0.0.1",
        "MYSQL_PORT": "3306",
        "MYSQL_USER": "root",
        "MYSQL_PASS": "your_password",
        "MYSQL_DB": "your_database"
      }
    }
  }
}

Install / Connect

# No npm package — install from source.
# See the repo's README for the exact command:
# https://github.com/benborla/mcp-server-mysql

Follow the official README; env and args vary per server.

🛠️ Maintenance weight 30% · 65 pts

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Last commit25 days ago
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Commits in 90 days27
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Median issue response9 days
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Repo statusNormal

📊 Adoption weight 25% · 59 pts

GitHub stars2k (90d +0%)
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npm weekly downloadsNot npm-distributed
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Releases per month

✅ Usability weight 20% · 100 pts

📋
Official registryListed
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Runnable entryResolvable (npx/remote)
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AuditabilityOpen-source repo, auditable

❤️ Health & community weight 25% · 78 pts

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open issues45
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open PRs
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LicenseMIT
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Contributors / forks30 / 242

Sources: GitHub API · npm registry · Official registry · updated 2026-07-24

90-day trend

⭐ stars +0%

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