SkySQL MCP server and client repository.
https://github.com/skysqlinc/skysql-mcpWorking with databases while building AI-powered applications shouldn't require juggling multiple tools. The SkySQL MCP server eliminates the constant tab-switching between your IDE, database management interface, and AI assistant by bringing database operations directly into your development environment.
You're prototyping a new feature, need to check some data, update a schema, or test a query. Instead of staying in flow, you're opening pgAdmin, switching to a database client, copying connection strings, or worse—losing your train of thought while navigating a separate database interface.
Now your AI coding assistant can spin up databases, execute queries, and manage schemas without you leaving your editor.
The SkySQL MCP server connects your AI assistant (Cursor, Windsurf, or any MCP-compatible tool) directly to serverless MariaDB instances. Your AI can:
Rapid Prototyping: "Create a user analytics table and populate it with sample data" becomes a single conversation. Your AI assistant spins up the database, creates the schema, inserts test data, and shows you the results—all while you stay focused on your application logic.
Data-Driven Development: Instead of copying query results into your chat, your AI can query live data directly. Ask "What's the average session duration for users who signed up last week?" and get actual numbers to inform your feature decisions.
Schema Evolution: Testing database changes becomes conversational. "Add an index on user_email and show me the query performance difference" executes the change and compares results without manual database management.
API Development: Building endpoints that need database integration? Your AI can test queries, validate data structures, and even suggest optimizations using real database performance data.
Two installation paths get you running quickly:
Local Setup: Clone, run the install script, add your SkySQL API key, and configure your MCP client. Takes under 5 minutes.
Smithery Integration: One-line install that handles the configuration automatically:
npx -y @smithery/cli@latest install @skysqlinc/skysql-mcp --client cursor
The server handles authentication, connection management, and error handling. You focus on building; it handles the database plumbing.
As AI becomes central to development workflows, the friction between AI assistants and external services becomes a real productivity bottleneck. MCP servers solve this by giving AI tools direct access to the services developers actually use.
Instead of describing your database schema to your AI assistant, it can query the actual structure. Rather than pasting query results into chat, your AI works with live data. The result is faster iteration cycles and fewer context-switching interruptions.
The SkySQL MCP server turns database operations from a development distraction into a seamless part of your AI-assisted workflow. Get your SkySQL API key, install the server, and start building with databases that your AI can actually manage.