everything vs mysql-mcp-server

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	everything by modelcontextprotocol	mysql-mcp-server by TickHaiJun
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Categories	Developer ToolsAI / LLM ToolsOther	DatabaseDeveloper ToolsAI / LLM Tools
Language	TypeScript	JavaScript
Last commit	this month	9 mo ago

everything · Summary

Official MCP test server exercising all protocol features for client builders.

mysql-mcp-server · Summary

A Node.js MCP server that connects to MySQL databases, providing SQL query execution and metadata retrieval.

everything · Use cases

Testing MCP client implementations against all protocol features
Learning MCP protocol capabilities through a reference server
Validating client compatibility with different transport methods

mysql-mcp-server · Use cases

AI assistants that need to query or analyze MySQL data
Database administrators needing automated management tools
Data analysis workflows requiring SQL execution capability

everything · Install

NPX (recommended)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "everything": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-everything"]
    }
  }
}

On Windows, use cmd /c:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "everything": {
      "command": "cmd",
      "args": ["/c", "npx", "-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-everything"]
    }
  }
}

Docker

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "everything": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": ["run", "-i", "--rm", "mcp/everything"]
    }
  }
}

Global install

npm install -g @modelcontextprotocol/server-everything@latest
npx @modelcontextprotocol/server-everything

mysql-mcp-server · Install

Installation

Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/TickHaiJun/mysql-mcp-server.git
cd mysql-mcp-server

Install dependencies

npm install

Configure database connection (create .env file)

DB_HOST=localhost
DB_PORT=3306
DB_USER=root
DB_PASSWORD=yourpassword
DB_NAME=yourdatabase

Start the server

node src/index.js

Claude Desktop Configuration

Add to Claude Desktop config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mysql": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/path/to/mysql-mcp-server/src/index.js"],
      "env": {
        "DB_HOST": "localhost",
        "DB_PORT": "3306",
        "DB_USER": "yourusername",
        "DB_PASSWORD": "yourpassword",
        "DB_NAME": "yourdatabase"
      }
    }
  }
}

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