Connectors · Developer & infrastructure

MySQL MCP server for AI agents.

actionlake is an MCP gateway: one remote MCP server that connects Claude and other MCP clients to your own MySQL database and the rest of your systems. Reads run read-only, enforced by the database server, one statement per call; anything that changes data is destructive and waits for a confirmation. Your agent never holds the MySQL password, and every call is recorded.

Connect MySQL free See pricing

100,000 free calls a month. No card, no email, no password: press Start a free sandbox on the next screen and keep the key it shows you.

claude mcp add --transport http actionlake https://connect.actionlake.com/mcp

the first call

do {  action: "mysql.query",  input: { sql: "select table_name from information_schema.tables" },  intent: "see what the connected MySQL database holds"}# Run a read-only MySQL query · read · 1 upstream call

3actionsin one signed file
1readlook, never change
0writecreate and update
2wait for a yesdestructive, confirmed first

Set up

Connect MySQL in three steps.

01
Add actionlake to Claude.
Run the command once in Claude Code; its consent page can create a free sandbox: 100,000 calls a month, no card. In the Claude app, add a custom connector with the URL below and paste your key on the consent page. Creating a new sandbox from the Claude app is not yet tested by us.
https://connect.actionlake.com/mcp
02
Connect MySQL.
Username and secret. No consent screen: your agent can connect it for you, but the key then passes through your chat. To keep it out of the model's context, paste it in the console instead. actionlake stores what you paste write-only, sealed under your tenant's key.
- usernameMySQL user — grant it only what actionlake should be able to do
- passwordMySQL password
- databaseWhere your MySQL lives: your database
- hostWhere your MySQL lives: your host
```
account { op: "connections.requirements", service: "mysql" }
# free: exactly what to paste, and what is found for you
```

Make the first call. Check before a write.

Ask in plain words; Claude picks the action. Before anything changes, check validates the call and prices it, for free.

do    { action: "mysql.query", input: { sql: "select 1" } }# run a read-only mysql query · read · 1 upstream callcheck { action: "mysql.execute", input: { … } }# free: inputs, permissions, cost and confirmations, nothing sent

MySQL at a glance

Sign-in: Username and secret. No consent screen: your agent can connect it for you, but the key then passes through your chat. To keep it out of the model's context, paste it in the console instead.
You provide: usernamepassword
Setup fields: databasehost
Limits we pace to: 600 calls a minute, per connection
Built from: MySQL's documentation, read 21 September 2026dev.mysql.com
Service file: Version 1.0.0, signed (Ed25519)
Cached reads: Not cached: every read goes to the vendor
Data: Processed and stored in Sydney, Australia. No US region yet

Capabilities

What an AI agent can do in MySQL.

3 actions in 1 area. Every one carries its effect, so a key can allow the reads and hold the rest.

1readlook, never change
0writecreate and update
2destructivewait for a confirmation

Database
3
1 read · 0 write · 2 destructive
Run a read-only MySQL query · Execute a MySQL statement · Execute a MySQL statement, with approval

Top actions

MySQL actions, shaped for agents.

The ids your agent types, what each does, and the one name it shares with other systems.

Action	What it does	Effect	Same name in
`mysql.query`Run a read-only MySQL query	Run any SELECT (or other read) against the connected MySQL database.	read	this connector
`mysql.execute`Execute a MySQL statement	Run any one statement — INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE, DDL — behind confirmation.	destructive	this connector

Try it

Prompts to paste into Claude.

Each one names the MySQL actions it will call, so you know what it reads and what it changes before you send it.

Readread
Which tables in our MySQL database have the most rows? Read only, change nothing.
callsmysql.query

Governance for MySQL

Destructive actions wait for a yes.

2 MySQL actions are destructive. These are all of them:

Execute a MySQL statementmysql.execute
Execute a MySQL statement, with approvalmysql.execute.approved

A destructive action runs only with confirm: true. Under the human policy the agent cannot confirm for itself: the run stops until a named person approves, in the console or from a signed link in an email. The cap on a key is refused before the call is sent, never after.

domysql.executeconfirm_policy: human

Execute a MySQL statement?

intent: the user asked me to execute a MySQL statement

run suspended · waiting for a named person · key mysql-agent cannot confirm itself

In the console, or from an emailed signed link.

a key for this connector

account {  op: "keys.create", name: "mysql-agent",  allowed_actions: ["mysql.*"], cap_calls: 2000,  confirm_policy: "human_for_writes",  approval_rules: [    { match: "mysql.execute", approver: "[email protected]" },    { match: "mysql.execute.approved", approver: "[email protected]" }  ]}

Illustrative. Scoped to MySQL only, capped at 2,000 upstream calls, every write confirmed, and the destructive ones approved by a named person.

Cost

What MySQL costs on actionlake.

Every MySQL action is one upstream call, the only thing actionlake bills. Searching, check, cost, account are free. Paid plans start at US$49 a month for 250,000 calls, with overage from US$0.30 down to US$0.18 per 1,000.

1upstream call per actionall 3 MySQL actions
0actions pageeach page of a long list is one call
0reads can be cacheda cache hit costs nothing
100,000calls a month, freepaid plans from US$49 a month for 250,000

See pricing

Action index

Every MySQL action.

3 actions by area: the id your agent calls, what it does, and its effect.

Database3

mysql.executeExecute a MySQL statementdestructive
mysql.execute.approvedExecute a MySQL statement, with approvaldestructive
mysql.queryRun a read-only MySQL queryread

Questions

The MySQL MCP server, answered.

Is there a MySQL MCP server for Claude?

Yes. actionlake is an MCP gateway: a remote MCP server that gives Claude, or another MCP client, 3 MySQL actions, through the same eight tools it uses for every other connector. actionlake is independent; it is not made or endorsed by MySQL.

What do I need to connect MySQL?

MySQL user — grant it only what actionlake should be able to do and MySQL password. Plus your database and your host. The free call account { op: "connections.requirements", service: "mysql" } lists exactly what to paste.

What does a MySQL action cost?

One upstream call, the only unit actionlake bills. Cache hits, searches, dry runs are free. The Free plan includes 100,000 calls a month with no card. Paid plans start at US$49 a month for 250,000 calls, with overage from US$0.30 down to US$0.18 per 1,000.

Can an AI agent change my MySQL database?

Only through the destructive action, and only with a confirmation. The read action runs read-only, enforced by the database server, one statement per call. Give the MySQL user only the grants actionlake should have. On Team and above a Dedicated IP gives your firewall one address to allow.

Does actionlake keep my MySQL data, and where?

actionlake processes and stores data in Sydney, Australia; there is no US region yet. MySQL responses are not cached. Each run's request and response is kept, sealed, for your plan's trace window: 1 day on Free, 3 days on Starter, 7 days on Pro, 14 days on Team, 30 days on Business and 30 days on Enterprise. Your MySQL credential is sealed under your tenant's key, never logged and never returned. Your traffic is not used to train models.

Which AI clients can use it?

Claude Code, tested by us end to end, and the Claude app as a custom connector, tested by us with an existing key. Other MCP clients that support remote servers over Streamable HTTP (MCP revisions 2025-06-18 and 2025-11-25) and OAuth dynamic client registration, or a bearer header, should connect the same way; we have not tested them. Or plain REST, under the same action names.

Give your agent MySQL today.