MCPSqlServer

SQL Server MCP Server

A standalone MCP (Model Context Protocol) server written in C# that provides SQL Server integration capabilities for any MCP-compliant IDE or client.

Features

• SQL Server connectivity
• Database schema exploration
• Table and view inspection
• Column metadata retrieval
• Stored procedure enumeration
• SQL query execution
• Stored procedure execution
• Debug mode for troubleshooting
• Configurable logging path
• Dynamic Project Connection Resolver: Automatically resolves and overrides database connection strings dynamically based on the active file in the editor

Prerequisites

• .NET 10.0 SDK or higher
• SQL Server instance (local or remote)
• SQL Server client tools

Setup

1. Build the project:

dotnet build

1. Configure the application:

• Copy appsettings.example.json to appsettings.json
• Update the connection string and other settings in appsettings.json with your SQL Server details

``json { "ConnectionStrings": { "DefaultConnection": "Server=your-server;Database=master;User ID=your-username;Password=your-password;TrustServerCertificate=True" }, "LogPath": "C:\\Path\\To\\Your\\LogDirectory\\", "DebugMode": "false" } ``

1. Configure the MCP server in your IDE / client:

• Add the server configuration to your IDE's MCP config file (e.g., Windsurf, Claude Desktop config, or Cline/Cursor settings).
• Point the command to the path of your built executable:

``json { "mcpServers": { "sqlMcpService": { "command": "path/to/your/MCPSqlServer.exe", "args": [], "description": "SQL Server MCP Service" } } } ``

1. Set up GitHub integration:

• Create a new GitHub repository for your project
• Initialize a new Git repository in your project directory using git init
• Add your GitHub repository as a remote using git remote add origin
• Push your changes to the remote repository using git push -u origin master

Configuration Options

The appsettings.json file contains the following configuration options:

• ConnectionStrings:DefaultConnection: The SQL Server connection string
• LogPath: Directory where log files will be stored
• DebugMode: Set to "true" to enable detailed debug logging
• AllowWorkspaceOverride: Set to "false" to disable dynamic project connection overrides (defaults to "true")

Dynamic Project Connection Resolver

In multi-project workspaces where different folders or subprojects connect to different databases, you can avoid updating the main configuration constantly:

1. All database tools accept an optional currentFilePath parameter (typically automatically populated by the IDE client with the active file's path).
2. The server walks up the directory tree from the file's parent folder looking for the nearest appsettings.json.
3. If found, it dynamically extracts and uses that file's ConnectionStrings:DefaultConnection for the query execution.
4. If no config file is found, or if AllowWorkspaceOverride is set to "false", it falls back to the primary connection string loaded at startup.

Publishing

You can publish the application as a self-contained executable:

dotnet publish -c Release -r win-x64 --self-contained true -p:PublishSingleFile=true

This will create a single executable file that includes all dependencies.

Protocol

The MCP server communicates through standard input/output using the standard JSON-RPC 2.0 Model Context Protocol.

Request Format (tools/call)

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "tool-name",
    "arguments": {
      "param1": "value1",
      "param2": "value2"
    }
  }
}

Response Format

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "result": {
    "content": [
      {
        "type": "text",
        "text": "JSON-serialized tool output"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Or in case of error:

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "error": {
    "code": -32602,
    "message": "Error description"
  }
}

Supported Tools

1. List Databases (get_databases)

List all available non-system SQL Server databases.

Request:

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_databases",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}

2. List Tables in a Database (get_tables)

List all tables and views in a specified database.

Request:

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_tables",
    "arguments": {
      "database": "AdventureWorks",
      "schema": "dbo"
    }
  }
}

3. Get Table Columns (get_columns)

List all columns and column metadata in a specified table.

Request:

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_columns",
    "arguments": {
      "database": "AdventureWorks",
      "schema": "Person",
      "table": "Person"
    }
  }
}

4. List Stored Procedures (get_procedures)

List all stored procedures in a specified database.

Request:

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_procedures",
    "arguments": {
      "database": "AdventureWorks",
      "schema": "dbo"
    }
  }
}

5. Get Stored Procedure Definition (get_procedure_definition)

Get the definition of a stored procedure.

Request:

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_procedure_definition",
    "arguments": {
      "database": "AdventureWorks",
      "schema": "dbo",
      "name": "uspGetEmployeeManagers"
    }
  }
}

6. Execute Database Query (execute_database_query)

Execute a SQL query in the context of a specific database.

Request:

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "execute_database_query",
    "arguments": {
      "database": "AdventureWorks",
      "query": "SELECT TOP 10 * FROM Person.Person"
    }
  }
}

7. Execute System Query (execute_system_query)

Execute a SQL query at the server instance level (no database context required).

Request:

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "execute_system_query",
    "arguments": {
      "query": "SELECT name FROM sys.databases"
    }
  }
}

8. Execute Stored Procedure (execute_procedure)

Execute a stored procedure.

Request:

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "execute_procedure",
    "arguments": {
      "database": "AdventureWorks",
      "schema": "dbo",
      "procedure": "uspGetEmployeeManagers",
      "parameters": {
        "BusinessEntityID": 5
      }
    }
  }
}

IDE / Client Integration

This MCP server can be used from any MCP-compliant IDE or client (e.g. Windsurf, Cursor, Cline, Claude Desktop) to:

1. Browse database schemas
2. Execute SQL queries and view results
3. Get code completion for table and column names
4. Run stored procedures
5. Generate SQL code snippets
6. Analyze database structures

Code Structure

The application is organized into the following components:

• Program.cs: Main entry point and request handling
• JsonRpcHandler.cs: Handles JSON-RPC protocol and dispatches requests
• Configuration is loaded from appsettings.json
• Logs are written to files specified by the LogPath setting

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

1. Fork the repository
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some amazing feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
5. Open a Pull Request

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Error Handling

Common error codes:

• invalid_request: Malformed JSON or missing required fields
• connection_failed: Failed to connect to SQL Server
• missing_parameter: Required parameter not provided
• query_execution_error: Error executing a SQL query
• database_not_found: Specified database does not exist
• table_not_found: Specified table does not exist

Source & license

This open-source MCP server is cataloged on AgentStack and links to its original source — we do not rehost the code.

• Author: ian-cowley
• Source: ian-cowley/MCPSqlServer
• License: MIT

Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above.