Set up MySQL MCP in Continue

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Locate the config file

Continue reads MCP server configuration from the following file:

~/.continue/config.yaml

Create this file if it does not already exist.

Add the configuration

Add the following to your Continue config file:

yaml

mcpServers:
  - name: mysql-mcp
    command: npx
    args:
      - -y
      - mysql-mcp
    env:
      MYSQL_HOST: YOUR_MYSQL_HOST
      MYSQL_USER: YOUR_MYSQL_USER
      MYSQL_PASSWORD: YOUR_MYSQL_PASSWORD
      MYSQL_DATABASE: YOUR_MYSQL_DATABASE

Set up environment variables

MySQL MCP requires the following environment variables:

MYSQL_HOSTRequired

MySQL host

MYSQL_USERRequired

MySQL username

MYSQL_PASSWORDRequired

MySQL password

MYSQL_DATABASERequired

MySQL database name

Verify it works

Restart Continue. MySQL MCP should appear in your MCP server list with 6 tools available.

This server adds approximately 3,090 tokens to your context window for tool definitions.

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