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database mcp mysql for Gemini CLI

io.github.arifulislamat/database-mcp-mysql

MCP server for MySQL. Read-only by default, row caps, statement timeouts, secrets never logged.

client:Gemini CLI transport:stdio runtime:npm

Install database mcp mysql in Gemini CLI

~/.gemini/settings.json · windows: %USERPROFILE%\.gemini\settings.json

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "database-mcp-mysql": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@database-mcp/mysql"
      ],
      "env": {
        "MYSQL_HOST": "<MYSQL_HOST>",
        "MYSQL_USER": "<MYSQL_USER>",
        "MYSQL_PASSWORD": "<MYSQL_PASSWORD>",
        "MYSQL_DATABASE": "<MYSQL_DATABASE>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Gemini expands $VAR and ${VAR} inside env values, so a secret can live in your shell rather than this file. Gemini CLI docs

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