MCP Psycopg2 vs MCP Database Server

In-depth architectural comparison of the MCP Psycopg2 and MCP Database Server MCP servers. Compare execution transports, security boundaries, tool capabilities, quality scores, and ready-to-paste client installation snippets for Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code.

Which MCP Server Should You Choose?

Choose MCP Psycopg2 when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Databases domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

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Choose MCP Database Server when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Databases domain.
• You prefer remote streaming HTTP/SSE transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	MCP Psycopg2 Databases	MCP Database Server Databases
Summary	MCP server exposing psycopg2 PostgreSQL database adapter functionality	MCP server for SQLite, PostgreSQL, and MySQL with natural language to SQL and direct SQL tooling.
Category & Scope	Databases	Databases
Quality signal

Tools & Capabilities Breakdown

Ready-to-Paste Client Configurations

Paste either (or both) of these JSON server blocks into your client config file (e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-psycopg2": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-psycopg2"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-database-server": {
      "url": "https://img.shields.io/badge/License-Apache%202.0-blue.svg)](https://opensource.org/licenses/Apache-2.0"
    }
  }
}

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