# dbmcp MCP Server

Database MCP server for MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL & SQLite with PII redaction and write-prevention

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## Status

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## Connect

Published as `ghcr.io/haymon-ai/dbmcp:0.13.2` on oci. Runs locally.

## Known issues

**22 problems reported by people outside the maintainer team.** Issues filed by the project's own owners, members and collaborators are excluded — those are release checklists and internal refactors, not things that will go wrong for you. Showing 12.

### Most discussed

### Numeric columns returned as null via MCP (DECIMAL/FLOAT) despite valid values in database

### Prerequisites

- [x] I have searched existing issues for duplicates
- [x] I am using the latest version of dbmcp

### Version

latest container dbmcp

### Database Backend

MariaDB

### Transport Mode

HTTP

### Operating System

ubuntu

### Description

We are observing an issue where numeric columns are returned as null through the MCP server, even though the underlying database contains valid values.

This happens consistently with columns of type:

DECIMAL  
FLOAT  
DOUBLE  

Text and da

[Read the thread](https://github.com/haymon-ai/dbmcp/issues/141) · 2026-05-04 · closed · external user · 2 comments

### --allowed-hosts appears to be ignored in HTTP mode (always returns “Forbidden: Host header is not allowed”)

### Prerequisites

- [x] I have searched existing issues for duplicates
- [x] I am using the latest version of dbmcp

### Version

using latest docker

### Database Backend

MySQL

### Transport Mode

HTTP

### Operating System

Ubuntu

### Description

Summary
When running dbmcp in HTTP transport mode (Docker deployment), requests are rejected with:

Forbidden: Host header is not allowed

for any non-localhost hostname, even when that hostname is explicitly configured via --allowed-hosts. Only

[Read the thread](https://github.com/haymon-ai/dbmcp/issues/132) · 2026-04-29 · closed · external user · 1 comment

### Server crashes on startup: tracing-appender fails to create log directory on read-only filesystem

## Description

The MCP server panics immediately after receiving the `initialize` handshake due to `tracing-appender` attempting to create a log directory on a read-only filesystem.

## Steps to Reproduce

1. Run the server with `--database-url mysql://...`
2. Server receives `initialize` from client
3. Server panics and disconnects

## Error

```
thread 'main' panicked at tracing-appender-0.2.4/src/rolling.rs:154:14:
initializing rolling file appender failed: InitError {
  context: "failed to 

[Read the thread](https://github.com/haymon-ai/dbmcp/issues/8) · 2026-03-18 · closed · external user · 1 comment

### VAT_NUMBER regex matches uppercase English words (CERTIFICATE, INFRASTRUCTURE)

### Prerequisites

- [x] I have searched the existing issues and confirmed this is not a duplicate.
- [x] I am running the latest released version (0.10.2).

### Version

0.10.2

### Database Backend

PostgreSQL

### Transport Mode

HTTP

### Operating System

Linux (kernel 7.0.1, x86_64)

### Description

The VAT_NUMBER regex in `crates/pii/src/recognizer/rule/vat_number.rs:14-19`:

```rust
Regex::new("VAT (ISO2 + body)", r"\b[A-Z]{2}[A-Z0-9]{7,12}\b", Score::from_static(0.4))
```

matches any 

[Read the thread](https://github.com/haymon-ai/dbmcp/issues/148) · 2026-05-07 · closed · 0 comments

### Phone DE/UK regexes match any '0'-prefixed digit run

### Prerequisites

- [x] I have searched the existing issues and confirmed this is not a duplicate.
- [x] I am running the latest released version (0.10.2).

### Version

0.10.2

### Database Backend

PostgreSQL

### Transport Mode

HTTP

### Operating System

Linux (kernel 7.0.1, x86_64)

### Description

The 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:

```rust
Regex::new("UK", r"\b(?:\+?44[\s-]?|0)(

[Read the thread](https://github.com/haymon-ai/dbmcp/issues/147) · 2026-05-07 · closed · 0 comments

### Most recent

### feat: one-liner install script hosted on docs site

## Motivation

Installing 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:

```bash
curl -fsSL https://claude.ai/install.sh | bash
```

## Proposal

Create a `setup.sh` installer script so users can install with:

```bash
curl -fsSL https://database.haymon.ai/setup.sh | bash
```

or w

[Read the thread](https://github.com/haymon-ai/dbmcp/issues/95) · 2026-04-12 · closed · 0 comments

### feat: add typed structured output schemas for tool responses

## Summary

All 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.

## Background

The 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 

[Read the thread](https://github.com/haymon-ai/dbmcp/issues/82) · 2026-04-07 · closed · 0 comments

### feat: defer database connection to return meaningful errors to MCP clients

## Summary

Currently, 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.

## Problem

- The MCP server must be running and able to respond over the transport (stdio/HTTP) before it can send error messages to clients
- Eag

[Read the thread](https://github.com/haymon-ai/dbmcp/issues/81) · 2026-04-07 · closed · 0 comments

### feat: add alter_table tool for structured schema modifications

### Problem / Motivation

Modifying 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.

### Proposed Solution

Add an `alter_table` MCP tool that modifies table structure through structured parameters.

**Pa

[Read the thread](https://github.com/haymon-ai/dbmcp/issues/74) · 2026-04-06 · closed · 0 comments

### feat: add explain_query tool for execution plan analysis

### Problem / Motivation

Understanding 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.

### Proposed Solution

Add an `explain_query` MCP tool that returns execution plans for SQL querie

[Read the thread](https://github.com/haymon-ai/dbmcp/issues/73) · 2026-04-06 · closed · 0 comments

### feat: add drop_database tool

### Problem / Motivation

The 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.

### Proposed Solution

Add a `drop_database` MCP tool as the counterpart to `create_database`.

**Parameters**:
- `database_name` (string, required) — Name of the database to drop (alphanumeric and underscores only)

**

[Read the thread](https://github.com/haymon-ai/dbmcp/issues/72) · 2026-04-06 · closed · 0 comments

### feat: add drop_table tool with dependency awareness

### Problem / Motivation

Currently, 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.

### Proposed Solution

Add a `drop_table` MCP tool that drops a table with dependency awareness.

**Parameters**:
- `table_name` (string, required) — Table to drop
- `cascade` (bool, default: false) 

[Read the thread](https://github.com/haymon-ai/dbmcp/issues/71) · 2026-04-06 · closed · 0 comments

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