mysql_mcp_server
A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that enables secure interaction with MySQL databases
Runssource: GitHubhomepagePythonMITcommit d88c510f6034
Python, MIT licensed. The project labels itself: ai, claude, claude code, database, llm, mcp, mcp server and model context protocol.
mysql_mcp_server runs. An Argusic agent installed it in 30 minutes and hit 3 errors and fixed every one without help on a clean machine with no GPU, and the whole session was recorded.
MySQL MCP server installs, builds, and runs with all 26 tests passing against a real MySQL 8.0 instance. STDIO and SSE transport modes verified. All MCP tools (execute_sql, get_schema_info, get_table_sample), prompts (explore_database, analyze_table), and resources are functional.
What the agent ended up with on a clean machine, in its own words. How this is measured
Measured by Argusic on a fresh machine every time. Every number links to its evidence. Argusic Score 100 of 100 (the mean of this project's run scores).
At a glance
Subject data from GitHub, linked at the top of this page, refreshed . Test data by Argusic (CC BY 4.0); every number links to a run page with the full log, the recording, and their sha256 hashes.
What was measured
From the run that decided this verdict. Every line is a recorded value, not an estimate.
What went wrong, in the agent's own words
The agent's own words, worst first, never rewritten into advice.
- MySQL not available in container15 minutes
- First mysqld run crashed due to X Plugin socket permission denied and missing secure-file-priv directory3 minutes
- Externally-managed Python environment prevented system-wide pip install1 minute
- Install time
- 30 minutes
- Cold machine to finish
- 7 minutes
- Errors hit and fixed
- 3 hit, 3 fixed with no human help
- How the result was proved
- pytest tests/ passed 26/26 against real MySQL 8.0; end-to-end verification created table, inserted data, listed resources (1), read table data (3 rows), retrieved schema info (3 columns), retrieved table sample, executed ad-hoc SQL (SELECT 1,2,3). SSE health check returned HTTP 200
- Model tokens used
- 80,335
- Exact commit tested
- d88c510f6034
- Container image
- sha256:cdd920bce783
What was not measured
The other half, so you can see exactly how far this evidence goes. A gap is printed as a gap and never filled in.
- Peak GPU memory
- this ran on a CPU machine, so there was no GPU to sample
- Behaviour over a long run
- each attempt uses the smallest documented settings and a fixed time budget, so this measures whether it runs, not how it holds up under load
The end of the recording
The last lines of the terminal session that decided this verdict, exactly as they were recorded.
tests/test_server.py::test_list_resources SKIPPED (Database configur...) [100%] ======================== 25 passed, 1 skipped in 0.28s ========================= Here's the full summary. **Install:** Created a venv to bypass the externally-managed Python environment, installed the pack… **MySQL:** No MySQL in the container. Downloaded and extracted `mysql-server-core-8.0` and `mysql-c… **Tests:** All 26 tests pass. Verified end-to-end: created a table, inserted data, listed resources… tokens used 80,335 Here's the full summary. **Install:** Created a venv to bypass the externally-managed Python environment, installed the pack… **MySQL:** No MySQL in the container. Downloaded and extracted `mysql-server-core-8.0` and `mysql-c… **Tests:** All 26 tests pass. Verified end-to-end: created a table, inserted data, listed resources…
Replay the whole session, every command from a clean machine to this point.
How it was tested
One agent, one container, no human help. It installs the project the way its own documentation says to, runs it, and fixes what breaks. Everything below is recorded as it happened: the terminal session, the log and the exact commit. The full method.
Strengths and limits
Measured facts, not opinions. How this is written.
What went well
- Reached a running state on a clean machine, with the session recorded.
- Recovered from all 3 errors without a human stepping in, which says the failures are documented well enough to solve.
- Ran without a GPU, so it does not need one to start.
- Licensed MIT, as reported by its host.
What did not, or is not known
- Took 30 minutes to install, slower than the median of the 109 comparable projects Argusic has measured.
- Measured once so far. A single attempt shows it can run, not that it runs reliably.
Of the 110 ai projects Argusic has installed and timed, mysql_mcp_server was the 103rd fastest to reach a running state, and 76 of 110 reached one at all.
What it is a reasonable choice for
- Trying it on a laptop or a small server: it reached a running state without a GPU.
Also tested, in the same area
Every one of these was installed and run by Argusic on a clean machine. Nothing appears here that was not tested.
Run history
Topics (from GitHub)
aiclaudeclaude-codedatabasellmmcpmcp-servermodel-context-protocolmysql
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[](https://argusic.com/subject/mysql-mcp-server)Questions
- Does mysql_mcp_server run?
- Yes. mysql_mcp_server runs. Argusic installed and launched it on a clean machine in 30 minutes, hitting 3 errors on the way, and recorded the session.
- How did Argusic test mysql_mcp_server?
- On a fresh, disposable machine, with every command recorded and the repository pinned at commit d88c510f6034. One attempt is recorded, and the full method is on the methodology page.
- What did it cost to test mysql_mcp_server?
- The run that produced this verdict cost $0.06: real compute and model cost, not a list price per million tokens. It is recorded on that run's page.
- How long does mysql_mcp_server take to install?
- 30 minutes in the run that decided this verdict, from a clean machine to a running state. That is one measured attempt, not an average.
- Does mysql_mcp_server need a GPU?
- Not to start. Argusic reached a running state on a machine with no GPU.
- What goes wrong when installing mysql_mcp_server?
- 3 things broke in the recorded run, and 3 were fixed without human help. Each one, and the time it cost, is listed on this page.
- How does mysql_mcp_server compare with the alternatives?
- Of the 110 ai projects Argusic has installed and timed, mysql_mcp_server was the 103rd fastest to reach a running state, and 76 of 110 reached one at all.
- Where is the evidence for mysql_mcp_server?
- The recorded run is on this page, each linking to its full log and terminal recording, stored with a sha256 fingerprint so it cannot be quietly altered.