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    {
      "Title": "Numeric columns returned as null via MCP (DECIMAL/FLOAT) despite valid values in database",
      "Excerpt": "### Prerequisites\n\n- [x] I have searched existing issues for duplicates\n- [x] I am using the latest version of dbmcp\n\n### Version\n\nlatest container dbmcp\n\n### Database Backend\n\nMariaDB\n\n### Transport Mode\n\nHTTP\n\n### Operating System\n\nubuntu\n\n### Description\n\nWe are observing an issue where numeric columns are returned as null through the MCP server, even though the underlying database contains valid values.\n\nThis happens consistently with columns of type:\n\nDECIMAL  \nFLOAT  \nDOUBLE  \n\nText and da",
      "SourceUrl": "https://github.com/haymon-ai/dbmcp/issues/141",
      "PublishedAt": "2026-05-04T09:01:29.000Z",
      "State": "closed",
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      "Title": "--allowed-hosts appears to be ignored in HTTP mode (always returns “Forbidden: Host header is not allowed”)",
      "Excerpt": "### Prerequisites\n\n- [x] I have searched existing issues for duplicates\n- [x] I am using the latest version of dbmcp\n\n### Version\n\nusing latest docker\n\n### Database Backend\n\nMySQL\n\n### Transport Mode\n\nHTTP\n\n### Operating System\n\nUbuntu\n\n### Description\n\n\nSummary\nWhen running dbmcp in HTTP transport mode (Docker deployment), requests are rejected with:\n\nForbidden: Host header is not allowed\n\nfor any non-localhost hostname, even when that hostname is explicitly configured via --allowed-hosts. Only",
      "SourceUrl": "https://github.com/haymon-ai/dbmcp/issues/132",
      "PublishedAt": "2026-04-29T10:59:25.000Z",
      "State": "closed",
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      "Title": "Server crashes on startup: tracing-appender fails to create log directory on read-only filesystem",
      "Excerpt": "## Description\n\nThe MCP server panics immediately after receiving the `initialize` handshake due to `tracing-appender` attempting to create a log directory on a read-only filesystem.\n\n## Steps to Reproduce\n\n1. Run the server with `--database-url mysql://...`\n2. Server receives `initialize` from client\n3. Server panics and disconnects\n\n## Error\n\n```\nthread 'main' panicked at tracing-appender-0.2.4/src/rolling.rs:154:14:\ninitializing rolling file appender failed: InitError {\n  context: \"failed to ",
      "SourceUrl": "https://github.com/haymon-ai/dbmcp/issues/8",
      "PublishedAt": "2026-03-18T14:53:29.000Z",
      "State": "closed",
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      "Title": "IPv6 regex matches Postgres '::type' casts in explainQuery output",
      "Excerpt": "### Prerequisites\n\n- [x] I have searched the existing issues and confirmed this is not a duplicate.\n- [x] I am running the latest released version (0.10.2).\n\n### Version\n\n0.10.2\n\n### Database Backend\n\nPostgreSQL\n\n### Transport Mode\n\nHTTP\n\n### Operating System\n\nLinux (kernel 7.0.1, x86_64)\n\n### Description\n\nThe IPv6 regex in `crates/pii/src/recognizer/rule/ip.rs`:\n\n```\n(?:[0-9A-Fa-f]{0,4}:){1,7}[0-9A-Fa-f]{0,4}(?:/\\d{1,3})?\n```\n\nuses `{0,4}` (zero-length-permitting) for hex groups, so `::text` pa",
      "SourceUrl": "https://github.com/haymon-ai/dbmcp/issues/149",
      "PublishedAt": "2026-05-07T18:45:34.000Z",
      "State": "closed",
      "Comments": 0,
      "Reporter": "Maintainer",
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    {
      "Title": "Phone DE/UK regexes match any '0'-prefixed digit run",
      "Excerpt": "### Prerequisites\n\n- [x] I have searched the existing issues and confirmed this is not a duplicate.\n- [x] I am running the latest released version (0.10.2).\n\n### Version\n\n0.10.2\n\n### Database Backend\n\nPostgreSQL\n\n### Transport Mode\n\nHTTP\n\n### Operating System\n\nLinux (kernel 7.0.1, x86_64)\n\n### Description\n\nThe DE and UK phone regexes in `crates/pii/src/recognizer/rule/phone.rs:21-22` accept a bare leading `0` as a country-trunk-prefix alternative:\n\n```rust\nRegex::new(\"UK\", r\"\\b(?:\\+?44[\\s-]?|0)(",
      "SourceUrl": "https://github.com/haymon-ai/dbmcp/issues/147",
      "PublishedAt": "2026-05-07T18:42:11.000Z",
      "State": "closed",
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      "Title": "feat: add result pagination for large query responses",
      "Excerpt": "## Problem\n\nThe server currently returns entire query result sets in a single response. For large tables, this can produce responses with thousands of rows, consuming significant memory and potentially exceeding LLM context windows. There is no mechanism to limit or paginate results.\n\nAdditionally, MCP list operations (`tools/list`) accept `PaginatedRequestParams` but ignore the `cursor` parameter entirely — all items are returned at once. This is fine today (~9 tools) but won't scale if the too",
      "SourceUrl": "https://github.com/haymon-ai/dbmcp/issues/117",
      "PublishedAt": "2026-04-17T18:34:05.000Z",
      "State": "closed",
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      "Title": "feat: add `init` command to interactively generate MCP client configs",
      "Excerpt": "## Motivation\n\nSetting up database-mcp requires users to manually create or edit JSON config files for their specific MCP client. Each client uses a different file path and slightly different format (some support `envFile`, others variable interpolation, etc.). This is error-prone and tedious — users must look up the correct config path, copy a JSON template, and fill in their database details.\n\nAn interactive `database-mcp init` command would automate this entirely.\n\n## Proposal\n\nAdd an `init` ",
      "SourceUrl": "https://github.com/haymon-ai/dbmcp/issues/98",
      "PublishedAt": "2026-04-12T13:57:21.000Z",
      "State": "open",
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    {
      "Title": "feat: one-liner install script hosted on docs site",
      "Excerpt": "## Motivation\n\nInstalling database-mcp currently requires multiple manual steps: download the tar.gz, extract it, and move the binary to PATH. This friction can be eliminated with a single copy-paste command, similar to how [Claude Code](https://code.claude.com/docs/en/quickstart) offers:\n\n```bash\ncurl -fsSL https://claude.ai/install.sh | bash\n```\n\n## Proposal\n\nCreate a `setup.sh` installer script so users can install with:\n\n```bash\ncurl -fsSL https://database.haymon.ai/setup.sh | bash\n```\n\nor w",
      "SourceUrl": "https://github.com/haymon-ai/dbmcp/issues/95",
      "PublishedAt": "2026-04-12T13:22:56.000Z",
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      "Title": "feat: add typed structured output schemas for tool responses",
      "Excerpt": "## Summary\n\nAll tools currently return unstructured `CallToolResult` responses with JSON serialized into text content blocks. The tool request parameters are well-typed with dedicated structs, but the responses lack equivalent structure.\n\n## Background\n\nThe MCP 2025-11-25 specification introduced `outputSchema` on tool definitions and `structuredContent` in tool responses. The spec actively encourages servers to provide structured output so that clients can validate and programmatically consume ",
      "SourceUrl": "https://github.com/haymon-ai/dbmcp/issues/82",
      "PublishedAt": "2026-04-07T16:07:36.000Z",
      "State": "closed",
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      "Title": "feat: defer database connection to return meaningful errors to MCP clients",
      "Excerpt": "## Summary\n\nCurrently, the database connection is established eagerly during server startup via the adapter. If the connection fails (e.g., wrong credentials, unreachable host, invalid database name), the MCP server process exits before it can communicate with any client. The code agent never sees what went wrong — it just sees the server disappear.\n\n## Problem\n\n- The MCP server must be running and able to respond over the transport (stdio/HTTP) before it can send error messages to clients\n- Eag",
      "SourceUrl": "https://github.com/haymon-ai/dbmcp/issues/81",
      "PublishedAt": "2026-04-07T15:53:43.000Z",
      "State": "closed",
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      "Title": "feat: add alter_table tool for structured schema modifications",
      "Excerpt": "### Problem / Motivation\n\nModifying table structure currently requires writing raw ALTER TABLE SQL via `write_query`. ALTER TABLE syntax varies significantly across backends (e.g., SQLite only supports DROP COLUMN since 3.35.0 and RENAME COLUMN since 3.25.0). A dedicated tool with structured parameters can handle these differences and validate identifiers for all column names.\n\n### Proposed Solution\n\nAdd an `alter_table` MCP tool that modifies table structure through structured parameters.\n\n**Pa",
      "SourceUrl": "https://github.com/haymon-ai/dbmcp/issues/74",
      "PublishedAt": "2026-04-06T09:38:39.000Z",
      "State": "closed",
      "Comments": 0,
      "Reporter": "Maintainer",
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    },
    {
      "Title": "feat: add explain_query tool for execution plan analysis",
      "Excerpt": "### Problem / Motivation\n\nUnderstanding query performance currently requires users to manually craft backend-specific EXPLAIN SQL via `read_query` (e.g., `EXPLAIN (FORMAT JSON)` for PostgreSQL, `EXPLAIN FORMAT=JSON` for MySQL, `EXPLAIN QUERY PLAN` for SQLite). A dedicated tool would provide a consistent interface across backends and support the `ANALYZE` option with proper read-only safety checks.\n\n### Proposed Solution\n\nAdd an `explain_query` MCP tool that returns execution plans for SQL querie",
      "SourceUrl": "https://github.com/haymon-ai/dbmcp/issues/73",
      "PublishedAt": "2026-04-06T09:37:15.000Z",
      "State": "closed",
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    {
      "Title": "feat: add drop_database tool",
      "Excerpt": "### Problem / Motivation\n\nThe server already provides a `create_database` tool for PostgreSQL and MySQL, but there is no counterpart to drop a database. Users must use `write_query` with raw `DROP DATABASE` SQL, which bypasses identifier validation and provides no safety checks.\n\n### Proposed Solution\n\nAdd a `drop_database` MCP tool as the counterpart to `create_database`.\n\n**Parameters**:\n- `database_name` (string, required) — Name of the database to drop (alphanumeric and underscores only)\n\n**",
      "SourceUrl": "https://github.com/haymon-ai/dbmcp/issues/72",
      "PublishedAt": "2026-04-06T09:35:34.000Z",
      "State": "closed",
      "Comments": 0,
      "Reporter": "Maintainer",
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    },
    {
      "Title": "feat: add drop_table tool with dependency awareness",
      "Excerpt": "### Problem / Motivation\n\nCurrently, users must write raw `DROP TABLE` SQL via `write_query`. This provides no safety checks — a table with foreign key dependents can be dropped without warning, potentially breaking referential integrity. A dedicated tool can check for dependencies before dropping.\n\n### Proposed Solution\n\nAdd a `drop_table` MCP tool that drops a table with dependency awareness.\n\n**Parameters**:\n- `table_name` (string, required) — Table to drop\n- `cascade` (bool, default: false) ",
      "SourceUrl": "https://github.com/haymon-ai/dbmcp/issues/71",
      "PublishedAt": "2026-04-06T09:34:51.000Z",
      "State": "closed",
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      "Title": "feat: add create_table tool for structured table creation",
      "Excerpt": "### Problem / Motivation\n\nCurrently, users must write raw DDL SQL via the `write_query` tool to create tables. This is error-prone and requires knowledge of backend-specific DDL syntax. A dedicated tool that accepts structured parameters would reduce errors and provide a better experience.\n\n### Proposed Solution\n\nAdd a `create_table` MCP tool that creates a table from structured parameters instead of raw SQL.\n\n**Parameters**:\n- `table_name` (string, required) — Name of the table to create\n- `col",
      "SourceUrl": "https://github.com/haymon-ai/dbmcp/issues/70",
      "PublishedAt": "2026-04-06T09:33:14.000Z",
      "State": "closed",
      "Comments": 0,
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      "Title": "feat: include server name and version in ServerInfo",
      "Excerpt": "## Problem\n\nThe `get_info()` implementation sets capabilities and instructions but does not include the server name and version. MCP clients use this metadata for logging, debugging, and display purposes.\n\n## Proposed Solution\n\nAdd `.with_server_info(Implementation::new(\"database-mcp\", env!(\"CARGO_PKG_VERSION\")))` to the `ServerInfo` construction in `get_info()`. This surfaces the crate name and version from `Cargo.toml` automatically.",
      "SourceUrl": "https://github.com/haymon-ai/dbmcp/issues/35",
      "PublishedAt": "2026-03-29T09:55:40.000Z",
      "State": "closed",
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      "Title": "feat: return tool execution errors via CallToolResult::error() instead of Err(ErrorData)",
      "Excerpt": "## Problem\n\nAll tool handlers currently return `Err(ErrorData)` on failure (e.g. SQL syntax error, database connection failure, permission denied). Per MCP best practices, this is a **protocol-level** error that bypasses the LLM entirely — the LLM never sees the error message and cannot retry or adapt.\n\n## Proposed Solution\n\nTool execution failures (query errors, validation failures, connection issues) should return `Ok(CallToolResult::error(vec![Content::text(message)]))` instead of `Err(ErrorD",
      "SourceUrl": "https://github.com/haymon-ai/dbmcp/issues/34",
      "PublishedAt": "2026-03-29T09:55:37.000Z",
      "State": "closed",
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