mcp-sqlite-tools MCP Server

MCP server for local SQLite database operations

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Connect

Published as mcp-sqlite-tools on npm. Runs locally.

Known issues

10 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 7.

Most discussed

docs: add one-command MCPick installation

Problem

The README documents npm/source installation and manual MCP client JSON, but users of mcpick could add the server to a supported client in one command.

Suggested documentation

Add an Install with MCPick option near Installation / MCP Client Configuration:

npx mcpick add \
  --name sqlite-tools \
  --command npx \
  --args "-y,mcp-sqlite-tools"

That targets Claude Code's local scope by default. Include one example showing

Read the thread · 2026-08-16 · closed · 1 comment

Epic: SQLite MCP safety hardening

Goal

Turn mcp-sqlite-tools from a useful trusted-local wrapper into a database MCP server whose safety claims are backed by code and tests.

Scope

• https://github.com/spences10/mcp-sqlite-tools/issues/50
• https://github.com/spences10/mcp-sqlite-tools/issues/51
• https://github.com/spences10/mcp-sqlite-tools/issues/52
• https://github.com/spences10/mcp-sqlite-tools/issues/53
• #35

Non-goals

• Broad rewrite of the MCP transport/server shape.
• New end-user feature

Read the thread · 2026-05-04 · closed · 1 comment

Make SQLITE_MAX_QUERY_TIME real or stop claiming it

Problem

SQLITE_MAX_QUERY_TIME is documented and parsed, but not actually enforced as a max query runtime. This is misleading and leaves the MCP server vulnerable to long-running queries.

Acceptance criteria

• Decide whether the setting means lock busy timeout or wall-clock query timeout.
• Rename/docs-align if it is only SQLite busy timeout.
• If keeping wall-clock semantics, enforce via an interruptable execution strategy.
• Add tests or documented limitations.

Read the thread · 2026-05-04 · closed · 1 comment

Add regression test suite for SQLite safety boundaries

Problem

The package has no first-party test suite despite exposing destructive database operations to agents.

Acceptance criteria

• Add a lightweight test command usable in CI/local dev.
• Cover read/write/schema separation.
• Cover SQL identifier/schema-filter safety.
• Cover basic database lifecycle operations.

Read the thread · 2026-05-04 · closed · 1 comment

Eliminate SQL identifier and schema-filter injection risks

Problem

Multiple code paths interpolate table/column names and schema filters directly into SQL. Valibot length checks do not make SQL identifiers safe.

Known risky paths

• describe_table: PRAGMA table_info(${table_name})
• create_table: CREATE TABLE ${name} plus raw column names/defaults
• drop_table: DROP TABLE ${table}
• bulk_insert: raw table/column names
• export_schema: string-built IN ('...') table filter

Acceptance criteria

• Shared identifier quoting/val

Read the thread · 2026-05-04 · closed · 1 comment

Most recent

Stale data returned from cached connection after database file deleted

When a database file is deleted externally while a connection is open, subsequent queries return stale/cached data from the old database instead of failing or reflecting the new state.

Steps to reproduce:

1. Open database with open_database
2. Query data - works fine
3. Externally delete the database file (rm database.db*)
4. Recreate database (different schema/data)
5. Query again - returns OLD data from step 2

Expected: Query fails or returns fresh data from new file

Actual: Returns cached

Read the thread · 2025-12-22 · closed · 0 comments

execute_schema_query cannot handle multi-statement SQL or schema files

Issue: execute_schema_query cannot handle multi-statement SQL or schema files

Summary

The execute_schema_query tool cannot execute multiple SQL statements in a single call, even when all statements are valid DDL. This makes it cumbersome to apply complete database schemas that are typically stored in .sql files.

What I Tried

Execute a complete schema file with multiple CREATE TABLE and CREATE INDEX statements:

-- Developer Hub CRM Schema
-- SQLite schema for contacts, int

[Read the thread](https://github.com/spences10/mcp-sqlite-tools/issues/16) · 2025-10-03 · closed · 0 comments

[See all 10 reports Pod holds for mcp-sqlite-tools](/mcp/mcp-sqlite-tools/issues).

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