Databases (read-only, switchable)
Install Databases (read-only, switchable) 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.
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"shibbirweb-mcp-db-read-only": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@shibbirweb/mcp-db-read-only@1.1.0"
],
"env": {
"DB_URL": "",
"DB_PASSWORD": "YOUR_DB_PASSWORD",
"DB_PROFILES": "YOUR_DB_PROFILES",
"DB_DEFAULT_PROFILE": "",
"DB_CONNECT_TIMEOUT_MS": "",
"DB_QUERY_TIMEOUT_MS": "",
"DB_LOG": "",
"DB_LOG_FILE": "",
"DB_LOG_DIR": "",
"DB_LOG_FORMAT": "",
"DB_LOG_PORT": "",
"DB_LOG_HISTORY": "",
"MYSQL_HOST": "",
"MYSQL_USER": "",
"MYSQL_PASSWORD": "YOUR_MYSQL_PASSWORD",
"MYSQL_DATABASE": ""
}
}
}
}