# Dbtrail (MCP server)

> 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 59 GitHub stars, is released under the Apache-2.0 license and runs as a remote server at https://api.dbtrail.com/mcp.

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.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/dbtrail/dbtrail |
| GitHub stars | 59 |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| Language | Go |
| Transport | streamable-http |
| Packages | none (remote only) |
| Remote URL | https://api.dbtrail.com/mcp |
| Needs API key | no |
| Official | yes |
| Works with | Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, Claude.ai, ChatGPT |
| Category | Databases |
| Latest release | v0.100.0 (Oct 7, 2026) |
| Last commit | Oct 7, 2026 |
| MCP registry name | com.dbtrail/dbtrail |

## Install

### 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

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

### Cursor (.cursor/mcp.json)

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

### VS Code (.vscode/mcp.json)

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

Config formats checked against the official docs on 2026-10-07.

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