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Dbtrail

Dbtrail is an MCP server that adds database tools to AI assistants such as Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code. MySQL change tracking with instant row-level recovery and forensic attribution for compliance. It has 65 GitHub stars, is released under the Apache-2.0 license and runs as a remote server at https://api.dbtrail.com/mcp.

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Install Dbtrail

Generated from the server's MCP registry entry. Replace your-value with your own values.

Claude Desktop

Settings > Connectors > Add custom connector
URL: https://api.dbtrail.com/mcp

Remote servers are added as a custom connector, not in claude_desktop_config.json.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http dbtrail "https://api.dbtrail.com/mcp"

Cursor

.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "dbtrail": {
      "url": "https://api.dbtrail.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "dbtrail": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://api.dbtrail.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Config formats checked against the official docs on Oct 7, 2026: modelcontextprotocol.io (opens in a new tab), code.claude.com (opens in a new tab), cursor.com (opens in a new tab), code.visualstudio.com (opens in a new tab).

About Dbtrail

DBTrail keeps your MySQL tables as Parquet files you own, minutes behind the source, with every version of every row. Query them with DuckDB. Production never sees the query.

  • binlog
  • mysql
  • point-in-time-recovery
  • mariadb
  • percona-mysql
  • duckdb
  • duckdb-community
  • duckdb-database
  • duckdb-server
  • etl

FAQ

Dbtrail FAQ

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How do I install the Dbtrail MCP server?

It is a remote MCP server at https://api.dbtrail.com/mcp. Add it with claude mcp add --transport http in Claude Code, as a url entry in .cursor/mcp.json or .vscode/mcp.json, or as a custom connector in the Claude apps.

Is Dbtrail free?

The server is open source under the Apache-2.0 license, so running it is free. It does not declare any required API key.

Is Dbtrail actively maintained?

The most recent commit was on Oct 26, 2026. The latest release is v0.118.0, published Oct 26, 2026. appsgit only lists MCP servers with a commit in the last six months.