A side-by-side look at the Planetscale MCP and MCP Server Mysql MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Planetscale MCP for databases work over a hosted endpoint; choose MCP Server Mysql for databases as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
MYSQL_HOST, MYSQL_PORT, MYSQL_USER, MYSQL_PASS, MYSQL_DB.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Databases | Databases |
| Quality signal | 49/100 · Fair | 52/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Remote HTTP/SSE | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | API key required | other |
| Pricing | BYOK (pay the provider) | Free |
| Required env vars | None listed | MYSQL_HOSTMYSQL_PORTMYSQL_USERMYSQL_PASSMYSQL_DB |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 672 | 2,153 |
| Directory activity | 2 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 3 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | Not listed |
| Full listing | View Planetscale MCP | View MCP Server Mysql |
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Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
{
"mcpServers": {
"planetscale-mcp": {
"url": "https://planetscale.com/docs/connect/mcp"
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"benborla29-mcp-server-mysql": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@benborla29/mcp-server-mysql"
],
"env": {
"MYSQL_HOST": "YOUR_MYSQL_HOST_HERE",
"MYSQL_PORT": "YOUR_MYSQL_PORT_HERE",
"MYSQL_USER": "YOUR_MYSQL_USER_HERE",
"MYSQL_PASS": "YOUR_MYSQL_PASS_HERE",
"MYSQL_DB": "YOUR_MYSQL_DB_HERE"
}
}
}
}