Install guide · Claude Desktop
Install mysql for Claude Desktop
Claude Desktop reads mcpServers from claude_desktop_config.json. Restart the app after saving.
Open ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json on macOS, %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json on Windows, or ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json on Linux.
Paste the JSON config below.
Replace placeholder secrets, then restart the client if it does not reload on its own.
{ "mcpServers": { "hughhan1-mysql": { "command": "docker", "args": [ "run", "-i", "--rm", "ghcr.io/hughhan1/mysql@sha256:858da81df0d25bba99f485ae663208f2255b2278be711924f9b08032398e7093" ], "env": { "DATABASE_URL": "YOUR_DATABASE_URL", "CLOUD_SQL_INSTANCE": "" } } }}
Where the config lives
| System | Path |
|---|---|
| macOS | ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json |
| Windows | %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json |
| Linux | ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json |