{"id":"simple-mysql-mcp-server","name":"simple-mysql-mcp-server","af_score":39.5,"security_score":33.2,"reliability_score":28.8,"what_it_does":"Provides an MCP server that exposes “simple” MySQL connectivity as agent-callable tools (for querying/updating a MySQL database) with configuration supplied by the host environment.","best_when":"You have an internal MySQL instance, you can control access/credentials, and you want an agent to perform database reads (and optionally constrained writes) via MCP tools.","avoid_when":"You cannot restrict the agent from issuing harmful SQL (DROP/DELETE/UPDATE), or you lack secure network/credential handling; avoid exposing the MCP server broadly.","last_evaluated":"2026-04-04T21:44:25.120207+00:00","has_mcp":true,"has_api":false,"auth_methods":["MySQL credentials (username/password) provided via environment/configuration"],"has_free_tier":false,"known_gotchas":["Agents may attempt to run unsafe/non-parameterized SQL; enforce allow-lists and read-only credentials where possible.","Agents may hallucinate schema/columns; require schema introspection or provide schema context.","If the MCP server does not clearly surface SQL errors, agents may repeatedly retry failing queries without improvement."],"error_quality":0.0}