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FROM node:22-alpine AS build
WORKDIR /app
COPY package.json package-lock.json ./
RUN npm ci
COPY tsconfig.json tsup.config.ts ./
COPY src ./src
RUN npm run build && npm prune --omit=dev
FROM node:22-alpine
WORKDIR /app
ENV NODE_ENV=production
COPY --from=build /app/node_modules ./node_modules
COPY --from=build /app/dist ./dist
ENTRYPOINT ["node", "dist/index.js"]
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# dbmole-mcp
dbmole-mcp is a stdio MCP server for PostgreSQL and MySQL. It exposes named
connections, optional SSH tunnels, and runtime connection management: you add,
edit, and remove connections through MCP tools without restarting the harness.
It ships as both an npx package and a Docker image, so it runs anywhere your MCP
client does.
## Quick start (npx)
Add the server to your client's `.mcp.json`:
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"dbmole": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "dbmole-mcp"]
}
}
}
```
That is enough to start the server. With no connections configured it still runs;
use `add_connection` to register a database, or supply connections up front
through one of the sources below.
## Connection sources
Connections are merged from three layers. Higher layers win on name collisions.
| Priority | Source | How to set | Mutable at runtime |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| High | `DBMOLE_CONNECTIONS` env | JSON array of connection objects | No (read-only) |
| Medium | Config file | `--config <path>` or `DBMOLE_CONFIG`, shape `{ "connections": [...] }` | No (read-only) |
| Low | Persistent store | `~/.config/dbmole/connections.json` (mode `0600`); override with `DBMOLE_STORE` | Yes (via tools) |
Rules:
- When the same name appears in more than one layer, the higher layer wins.
- `add_connection`, `update_connection`, and `remove_connection` only touch the
store layer. Editing a connection that came from the env or a config file
returns an error naming its source.
- The store is re-read on every operation, so several dbmole instances sharing
the same store file see each other's changes immediately.
## Connection config reference
Each connection is an object with the following fields. Unknown fields are
rejected (the schemas are strict).
| Field | Type | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `name` | string | matches `[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+`; unique across all layers |
| `type` | `postgres` \| `mysql` | the database engine |
| `host` | string | database host |
| `port` | number | defaults to `5432` (postgres) or `3306` (mysql) |
| `user` | string | database user |
| `password` | string | database password |
| `database` | string | default database for the schema and query tools |
| `readonly` | boolean | defaults to `false`; see Readonly mode below |
| `ssh` | object | optional SSH tunnel (see below) |
The `ssh` object accepts:
| Field | Type | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `host` | string | bastion host |
| `port` | number | defaults to `22` |
| `user` | string | SSH user |
| `password` | string | password auth |
| `privateKey` | string | key contents |
| `privateKeyPath` | string | path to a key file; a leading `~` is expanded |
| `agent` | boolean | use the SSH agent at `SSH_AUTH_SOCK` |
| `passphrase` | string | passphrase for an encrypted key |
A full example — a PostgreSQL database reachable only through a bastion, opened
read-only:
```json
{
"name": "prod-replica",
"type": "postgres",
"host": "10.0.0.12",
"port": 5432,
"user": "readonly",
"password": "s3cret",
"database": "app",
"readonly": true,
"ssh": {
"host": "bastion.example.com",
"port": 22,
"user": "deploy",
"privateKeyPath": "~/.ssh/id_ed25519"
}
}
```
## Tools
| Tool | What it does |
| --- | --- |
| `list_connections` | list configured connections and their source layer |
| `add_connection` | register a new connection in the store |
| `update_connection` | patch a stored connection; a `null` value removes that field |
| `remove_connection` | delete a stored connection |
| `test_connection` | open a connection and report success or the failure reason |
| `execute_sql` | run a single statement with positional params (`$1..` for postgres, `?` for mysql); `rowLimit` defaults to `100`, max `1000` |
| `list_databases` | list databases on the server |
| `list_tables` | list tables in a database |
| `describe_table` | describe a table's columns |
## SQL guardrails
`execute_sql` runs exactly one statement per call. Multi-statement input is
rejected before anything is sent to the database. Session-level statements
(`BEGIN`, `SET`, `USE`, and similar) are also rejected, because every call runs
on a connection drawn from a pool and must not leave session state behind.
## Readonly mode
Readonly is server-enforced, not advisory:
- PostgreSQL sessions start with `default_transaction_read_only=on`, set through
the libpq startup options.
- MySQL sessions run `SET SESSION TRANSACTION READ ONLY` on first checkout.
Both block DML and DDL; this is verified against `postgres:17` and `mysql:8.4`
in the integration suite. Trying to flip the flag back with a `SET` is also
blocked by the SQL guard. For a hard guarantee in untrusted contexts, still
connect with a read-only database user — readonly mode is defence in depth, not
a substitute for database permissions.
## Security notes
- The store is a plaintext JSON file written with `0600` permissions. The trust
model is the same as `~/.pgpass`: whoever can read the file owns the
credentials in it.
- For secrets you do not want written to disk by the tools, prefer
`DBMOLE_CONNECTIONS` or `--config`. Those layers are read-only at runtime, so
the tools never persist them.
- Database error messages — codes, hints, and object names — are returned to the
MCP client by design. The caller is the database client and is meant to see
them.
## Docker
Build the image:
```bash
docker build -t dbmole-mcp .
```
Run it from your client, persisting the store in a named volume:
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"dbmole": {
"command": "docker",
"args": ["run", "-i", "--rm", "-v", "dbmole-store:/root/.config/dbmole", "dbmole-mcp"]
}
}
}
```
Note: when an SSH tunnel targets a bastion that is only reachable from the host,
the usual Docker networking caveats apply. Use `host.docker.internal` (or host
networking) so the container can reach it.
## Development
```bash
npm run test:unit # fast unit tests (mocked IO)
npm run test:int # integration tests (needs Docker)
npm run coverage # unit tests with coverage
npm run lint # Biome check
npm run build # bundle to dist/
```
See [AGENTS.md](AGENTS.md) for the contributor style contract: code style,
TypeScript discipline, testing rules, and commit conventions.