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MCP libSQL by xexr

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for libSQL database operations, providing secure database access through Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, and other MCP-compatible clients.

Runs on Node, written in TypeScript

🔧 Quick Start

  1. Install:

    pnpm install -g @xexr/mcp-libsql

  2. Test locally:

    mcp-libsql --url file:///tmp/test.db --log-mode console

  3. Configure Claude Desktop with your Node.js path and database URL (see configuration examples below)

🚀 Status

✅ Complete database management capabilities - All 6 core tools implemented and tested
✅ Comprehensive security validation - 67 security tests covering all injection vectors
✅ Extensive test coverage - 244 total tests (177 unit + 67 security) with 100% pass rate
✅ Production deployment verified - Successfully working with MCP clients
✅ Robust error handling - Connection retry, graceful degradation, and audit logging

🛠️ Features

Available Tools

  • read-query: Execute SELECT queries with comprehensive security validation

  • write-query: INSERT/UPDATE/DELETE operations with transaction support

  • create-table: DDL operations for table creation with security measures

  • alter-table: Table structure modifications (ADD/RENAME/DROP operations)

  • list-tables: Database metadata browsing with filtering options

  • describe-table: Table schema inspection with multiple output formats

Security & Reliability

  • Multi-layer SQL injection prevention with comprehensive security validation

  • Connection pooling with health monitoring and automatic retry logic

  • Transaction support with automatic rollback on errors

  • Comprehensive audit logging for security compliance

🔐 Security details: See docs/SECURITY.md for comprehensive security features and testing.

Developer Experience

  • Beautiful table formatting with proper alignment and NULL handling

  • Performance metrics displayed for all operations

  • Clear error messages with actionable context

  • Parameterized query support for safe data handling

  • Development mode with enhanced logging and hot reload

📋 Prerequisites

  • Node.js 20+

  • pnpm (or npm) package manager

  • libSQL database (file-based or remote)

  • Claude Desktop (for MCP integration)

Platform Requirements

  • macOS: Native Node.js installation

  • Linux: Native Node.js installation

  • Windows: Native Node.js installation or WSL2 with Node.js installation

🔧 Installation

# Use your package manager of choice, e.g. npm, pnpm, bun etc # Install globally pnpm install -g @xexr/mcp-libsql mcp-libsql -v # check version # ...or build from the repository git clone https://github.com/Xexr/mcp-libsql.git cd mcp-libsql pnpm install # Install dependencies pnpm build # Build the project node dist/index.js -v # check version

🚀 Usage

Local Testing

Global installation assumed below, replace "mcp-libsql" with "node dist/index.js" if using local build

# Test with file database (default: file-only logging) mcp-libsql --url file:///tmp/test.db # Test with HTTP database mcp-libsql --url http://127.0.0.1:8080 # Test with Turso database (environment variable, alternatively export the env var) LIBSQL_AUTH_TOKEN="your-token" mcp-libsql --url "libsql://your-db.turso.io" # Test with Turso database (CLI parameter) mcp-libsql --url "libsql://your-db.turso.io" --auth-token "your-token" # Development mode with console logging mcp-libsql --dev --log-mode console --url file:///tmp/test.db # Test with different logging modes mcp-libsql --url --log-mode both file:///tmp/test.db

Claude Desktop Integration

Configure the MCP server in Claude Desktop based on your operating system:

macOS Configuration

  1. Create configuration file at ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json:

Global install

{ "mcpServers": { "mcp-libsql": { "command": "mcp-libsql", "args": [ "--url", "file:///Users/username/database.db" ] } } }

Alternative configuration for local build installation:

{ "mcpServers": { "mcp-libsql": { "command": "node", "args": [ "/Users/username/projects/mcp-libsql/dist/index.js", "--url", "file:///Users/username/database.db" ], } } }

Alternative configuration for global install using nvm lts for node

{ "mcpServers": { "mcp-libsql": { "command": "zsh", "args": [ "-c", "source ~/.nvm/nvm.sh && nvm use --lts > /dev/null && mcp-libsql --url file:///Users/username/database.db", ], } } }

Important: The global installation method is recommended as it handles PATH automatically.

Linux Configuration

  1. Create configuration file at ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json:

Global install

{ "mcpServers": { "mcp-libsql": { "command": "mcp-libsql", "args": [ "--url", "file:///home/username/database.db" ] } } }

Alternative configuration for local build installation:

{ "mcpServers": { "mcp-libsql": { "command": "node", "args": [ "/home/username/projects/mcp-libsql/dist/index.js", "--url", "file:///home/username/database.db" ], } } }

Windows (WSL2) Configuration

  1. Create configuration file at %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json:

Global install

{ "mcpServers": { "mcp-libsql": { "command": "wsl.exe", "args": [ "-e", "bash", "-c", "mcp-libsql --url file:///home/username/database.db", ] } } }

Alternative configuration for local build installation:

{ "mcpServers": { "mcp-libsql": { "command": "wsl.exe", "args": [ "-e", "bash", "-c", "/home/username/projects/mcp-libsql/dist/index.js --url file:///home/username/database.db", ] } } }

Alternative configuration for global install using nvm for node

{ "mcpServers": { "mcp-libsql": { "command": "wsl.exe", "args": [ "-e", "bash", "-c", "source ~/.nvm/nvm.sh && mcp-libsql --url file:///home/username/database.db", ] } } }

Important: Use wsl.exe -e (not just wsl.exe) to ensure proper command handling and avoid issues with server command reception on Windows.

Database Authentication

For Turso (and other credentialed) databases, you'll need an authentication token. There are two secure ways to provide it:

Global installation shown below, adjust accordingly for your setup

Method 1: Environment Variable (Recommended)

Configure Claude Desktop with environment variable (macOS/Linux example):

export LIBSQL_AUTH_TOKEN="your-turso-auth-token-here"
{ "mcpServers": { "mcp-libsql": { "command": "mcp-libsql", "args": [ "--url", "libsql://your-database.turso.io" ] } } }

Method 2: CLI Parameter

{ "mcpServers": { "mcp-libsql": { "command": "mcp-libsql", "args": [ "--url", "libsql://your-database.turso.io", "--auth-token", "your-turso-auth-token-here" ] } } }

Getting Your Turso Auth Token

  1. Install Turso CLI:

    curl -sSfL https://get.tur.so/install.sh | bash

  2. Login to Turso:

    turso auth login

  3. Create an auth token:

    turso auth token create --name "mcp-libsql"

  4. Get your database URL:

    turso db show your-database-name --url

Security Best Practices

  • Environment variables are safer than CLI parameters (tokens won't appear in process lists)

  • MCP config files may contain tokens - ensure they're not committed to version control

  • Consider using external secret management for production environments

  • Use scoped tokens with minimal required permissions

  • Rotate tokens regularly for enhanced security

  • Monitor token usage through Turso dashboard

Example: Complete Turso Setup

  1. Create and configure database:

    # Create database turso db create my-app-db # Get database URL turso db show my-app-db --url # Output: libsql://my-app-db-username.turso.io # Create auth token turso auth token create --name "mcp-libsql-token" # Output: your-long-auth-token-string

  2. Configure Claude Desktop:

    export LIBSQL_AUTH_TOKEN="your-turso-auth-token-here"
    { "mcpServers": { "mcp-libsql": { "command": "mcp-libsql", "args": [ "--url", "libsql://my-app-db-username.turso.io" ] } } }

  3. Test the connection:

    # Test locally first mcp-libsql --url "libsql://my-app-db-username.turso.io" --log-mode console

Configuration Notes

  • File paths: Use absolute paths to avoid path resolution issues

  • Database URLs:

    • File databases: file:///absolute/path/to/database.db

    • HTTP databases: http://hostname:port

    • libSQL/Turso: libsql://your-database.turso.io

  • Node.js path: Use which node to find your Node.js installation path

  • Working directory: Set cwd to ensure relative paths work correctly

  • Authentication: For Turso databases, use environment variables for secure token handling

  • Logging modes:

    • Default file mode prevents JSON parsing errors in MCP protocol

    • Use --log-mode console for development debugging

    • Use --log-mode both for comprehensive logging

    • Use --log-mode none to disable all logging

  1. Restart Claude Desktop completely after updating the configuration

  2. Test the integration by asking Claude to run SQL queries:

    Can you run this SQL query: SELECT 1 as test

📋 Available Tools

  • read-query - Execute SELECT queries with security validation

  • write-query - INSERT/UPDATE/DELETE with transaction support

  • create-table - CREATE TABLE with DDL security

  • alter-table - Modify table structure (ADD/RENAME/DROP)

  • list-tables - Browse database metadata and objects

  • describe-table - Inspect table schema and structure

📖 Detailed API documentation: See docs/API.md for complete input/output examples and parameters.

🧪 Testing

# Run all tests pnpm test # Run tests in watch mode pnpm test:watch # Run tests with coverage pnpm test:coverage # Run specific test file pnpm test security-verification # Lint code pnpm lint # Fix linting issues pnpm lint:fix # Type check pnpm typecheck

Test Coverage: 403 tests covering all functionality including edge cases, error scenarios, CLI arguments, authentication, and comprehensive security validation.

⚠️ Common Issues

1. Build Failures

# Clean and rebuild rm -rf dist node_modules pnpm install && pnpm build

2. Node.js Version Issues (macOS)

SyntaxError: Unexpected token '??='

Problem: Claude Desktop may default to using an older Node.js version on your system which doesn't support the required feature set.

Solution: Use global installation and nvm node selection method shown above.

3. Server Won't Start

  • For global installation: pnpm install -g @xexr/mcp-libsql

  • For local installation: Ensure pnpm build was run and dist/index.js exists

  • Test locally: mcp-libsql --url file:///tmp/test.db

  • Restart Claude Desktop after config changes

4. Tools Not Available

  • Verify database URL is accessible

  • Check Claude Desktop logs for connection errors

  • Test with simple file database: file:///tmp/test.db

5. JSON Parsing Errors (Resolved)

Expected ',' or ']' after array element in JSON

Resolved: This issue is caused by stdout console logging. The --log-mode option now defaults to file mode which prevents this issue. If you see these errors, ensure you're using the default --log-mode file or not specifying --log-mode at all. Note, the error is harmless, and the tool will still work with it if you wish to have console logging.

6. Database Connection Issues

# Test database connectivity sqlite3 /tmp/test.db "SELECT 1" # Fix permissions chmod 644 /path/to/database.db

🔧 Full troubleshooting guide: See docs/TROUBLESHOOTING.md for detailed solutions to all issues.

🏗️ Architecture

Built with TypeScript and modern Node.js patterns:

  • Connection pooling with health monitoring and retry logic

  • Tool-based architecture with consistent validation and error handling

  • Security-first design with multi-layer input validation

  • Comprehensive testing with 244 tests covering all scenarios

🤝 Contributing

  1. Follow TypeScript strict mode and existing code patterns

  2. Write tests for new features

  3. Maintain security measures

  4. Update documentation

Development: pnpm dev • Build: pnpm build • Test: pnpm test

📄 License

MIT License - see LICENSE file for details.

🔗 Links

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mcp-libsql

  1. 🔧 Quick Start
    1. 🚀 Status
      1. 🛠️ Features
        1. Available Tools
        2. Security & Reliability
        3. Developer Experience
      2. 📋 Prerequisites
        1. Platform Requirements
      3. 🔧 Installation
        1. 🚀 Usage
          1. Local Testing
          2. Claude Desktop Integration
          3. Database Authentication
        2. 📋 Available Tools
          1. 🧪 Testing
            1. ⚠️ Common Issues
              1. 1. Build Failures
              2. 2. Node.js Version Issues (macOS)
              3. 3. Server Won't Start
              4. 4. Tools Not Available
              5. 5. JSON Parsing Errors (Resolved)
              6. 6. Database Connection Issues
            2. 🏗️ Architecture
              1. 🤝 Contributing
                1. 📄 License
                  1. 🔗 Links

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